The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-16
Senator Lodge Thinks That
They Should Be Joined.
he REVIEWS THE TARIFF BILL
And Claims That Democrats Want TO
Punish Hawaiians--tfe Cites Many
Instances Tending TO support His
Assertions.

me very extraordinary that so httle at
tention has been paid by the newspapers
TO the Hawaiian clauses in the senate
edition Of the Wilson bill. BY those
clauses the reciprocity treaty is abrogated.
This puts a duty back on sugar and
rice, the principal products OF Hawaii,
which have been built up by free admis-
sion TO our market OF these great indus
tries, of much benefit. both TO us and the
islands. BY abrogating the treaty we
destroy those industries.
without any encouragement by treaty
from us, the people of Hawaii have also
developed q large industry and profitable
trade In raising bananas and pineapples
which have both always hitherto been on
the free list. The senate amendments
PUT heavy duty on bananas and pine
apples. thus breaking down. so FAR as Is
possibl these other two industries.
Pearl River Harbor.
s'But this is not all When we ex-
tsnded the Hawaiian treaty the clauses
which gave us the Pearl river harbor for
naval and military purposes were added.
At the time OF this extension OF the treaty
Mr.. Carter, the Hawaiian minister, made
the point TO Mr.. Bayard in note, If
am not mistaken, that the Pearl river
clauses wsrelcoterminous with the rest OF
the treaty. To this Mr.. Bayard assented,
and an extended treaty with these new
clauses was, ratified with that under
standing. x
Therefore the senate Amendment alb
rogating the treaty not only abrogates
thereciprocity with the islands, but de
stroys the Pearl river clauses, and also
the clauses that provide that during the
continuance of the treaty no grants OF
auy harbor shall be made to any other
power, nor any reciprocity agreement EN-.
tered into with any country but the
United States.
"The purpose OF the Hawaiian amend
ment to tho Wilson bill is apparently 10
punish the people Of the Hawaiian Isl
andafor having desired to become part
Of ths United States. That is. the senate
tariff proposes, 90 far as possible, to ruin
the material prosperity OF these islands,
which ought to be, and will one day be
come. part Of the United States.
whore England Comcs Tn
''There is still worse side to this plan
Of revenge npon the people of Hawaii.
The abroeation Of the treaty win not
merely deprive us Of valuable privileges,
but will force the islands into the arms OF
England. Quite recently the Canadian
minister OF commerce, on his way home
from cable convention In Australia,
stopped at Honolulu. He theE told the
Hawaiian government that IL we abro-
gated our reciprocity treaty with them.
Canada would be glad to renew 1t.
The Cansdian market is, of course, far
from being 81 valuable ~ ours, and the
people of Hawaii have no desire to con.
meet themselves with Canada. But if we
strike down their prosperity by abro.
eating our treaty for mere self-preserva-
tton, they will do the next best thing and
come to an agreement with Canada.
Canada, OF course, means England, and
thus by means Of the extraordinary
amendments tc the Wilson bill we are
throwing away the islands aud driving
them into the arms Of England. This is
something which j don't believe the
American people would tolerate and
which might lead to serious complica.
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