The morning call., 1894-10-01
AN EMISSARY TO CLEVELAND
To Ask Why We Do Not Go Into
Their Market.
OUR GOODS IN GREAT DEMAND.
Can Compete Under Present COndi-
tiOns-The Pacific for the Eng
disappearing Race.

Monowai from Auckland on a very impor-
tant mission to the United States, which,
stated briefly. is TO promote commerce be-
tween this country and the Australian
colonies. He is stopping at the Occidental
Hotel. Mr.. Witheford is we'll equipped in
every way with business experience. enter
prise and data to further his end. His OBJ
jective point is Washington, where he ex-
poets to lay before Mr.. Cleveland facts
enough TO at least set the executive to re-
arranging his notions about our merchant
marine.
I'VE have great market in the South
west Pacific Ocean. which is growing with
tremendous rapidity and is being largely
absorbed by the French and Germans.
THE western coast of America presents
distance of 1000 miles against 12,O00 to
France and Germany. We prefer Ameri-
can goods. Why don't you come down
and deal with us?
This is the terse and direct manner in
which Mr.. Witheford states his case:
All the colonies are developing very
rapidly. The mines are the richest in the
world, and the Government is using extra
ordinary means in their development. pay
ing the passage of men to the mines. and
even Stalking them, as you would say,
with tools and provisions.
New ZEALAND is about to arrange for a
fund OF e3,000.00O to be loaned to farmers
at per cent per annum to encourage the
development of the farming industry. All
this is having the result of putting men
to work and creating great demand for
picks md hoes ana axes and shovels.
There is the closest feeling of friend
ship in the colonies for Americans and
everything American" said Mr.. Withe-
ford enthusiastically, "Your tools are
on ha n 81
YOU are allowing the French and Germans,
to say nothing OF the English traders ana
shippers, to do all the. business. Why is
it?- Simply for the lack Of a subsidy that
alf:the:other Governments freely grant to
get the ships If at.
''What Is the use of your white navy ?
You lost two ships down there, the cost of
which would have gone far toward putting
some merchant competitors In THOSE
waters. You have two ships sailing into
tn ose ports where you should have AT least
one every week.
Il will say this to you, that the placing
of the two big steamers In the trade from
San Francisco had the effect OF very
largely increasing the tonnage and all
round equipment and service of England's
=. and o, line. They saw that you had the
advantage in location, and unless they
balanced up by some other attraction all
the passenger traffic of the giobe-;rotters
".
ger traffic is an immense thing which you
are by no means getting your share of.
Every passenger that comes this way
look 4at.ihe money he leaves with railroads,
hotels and. merchants? They are people
who. have money; they spend it ana get
out =: II: :..<.<.
!: Tariff and ,reciprocity,have little to do
with it. OF course it has something, but
not somuch as it is credited with. tell
YOU that you. can cOmpete with France,
Germany and any other country in the
colonies Under the conditions prevailing.
OF course we are loyal to England, but we
have very brotherly feeling for the
United States. We look upon this country
as being little ahead Of us on the same
lines.
I'VE are very much further advanced in
DEVELOPMENT than America was when it
set up for itself. We have cities and rail-
roads, and OCT territory is as large as
yours. But the French and the Germans
are acquiring not only trade but territory,
and this we do not take kindly to.
1--WE think that the Pacific should be
held for the English-speaking race. There
are beautiful islands down there that are
being settled by people whose language
and manners are foreign. Australia is
destined to become "the United States of
Australia" and we want to fraternize with
the people of the United States of America.
l.
us with your manufactures.
IF your merchants would godOwn there
and see the trade that is there and the
signs OF what is to be, they would rouse
themselves TO their opportunity, especially
when they saw the magnificent ships III
the Messageries Mari,imes (French) and
the Norddeutscher Lloyd that have been
butt especially for the trade. Why, the
French line is reducing the time on the
2. & O. boats from England"
Mr.. Withsford is member of the Auck-
land Harbor Commission. He will remain
here for some days getting what informa-
tion he desires and then 60 on to Wash
ington to see Mr.. Cleveland.
He had much to say of interest concern
ing the legislative economic snactments
and their results in New Zealand that
have caused so much comment here. He
says it Is mistake 10 suppose they have
adopted the single tax theory, but that
the have met proposition half way that
VIII have to be met everywhere"
"The rich," he says, "are required to
bear the burdens of the Government as
they are nowhere else. They have to pay"
he saws, land the poor are relieved from
taxation" They have a graduated land
tax and an income tax. as we'll as customs
duties.
women are given the complete fran
elise. and the effect has been all that its
champions prom sed for II. The elections
have been quiet and orderly. and the best
results have been attained.
1.-The women who have homes to vote
for have chosen good men and voted for
safe measures, while that class OF men
who only STAY in one place long enough to