The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-02
They Want an American War Vessel Sta
TONED 1T Honolulu PermAnently-Rea-
sons Which ActuAted the Chamber OF
Commerce In FaVoring that Course.

tain memorable occasion, when the
merits Of the Hawaiian Provisional
Government, annexation and other
kindred and allied topics were un-
der consideration by the nation'e
Legislators, saying:
"When a crown falls in the West
ern Hemisphere it is pulverized.
When a scepter departs it departs
forever"
The debate on Tuesday afternoon
last in the Chamber of Commerce
of San Francisco, says the San
Francisco Bulletin of January 18th,
in reference to permanently sta
tioning an American war-ship at
Honolulu caused an interview yes
terday with Claus Spreckels, who
explained why the present
conditions at Honolulu are con-
sidered unsatisfactory by him. The
force of Lis interview was found in
a few points. He believes that the
United States interfered unwar-
rantably in the affairs of the Ha-
waiians. He believed that the Re-
public is a sham in that it does not
represent the large majority of
the Hawaiian people. He be-
lieved that the Hawaiian
people should settle their own
affairs in their own way, .and
that a warship of the United States
is not needed at Honolulu. More
over, he believed that the geo.
graphical position and trade adj
vantages held out by San Fran
cisco insure Us the commerce of
the Hawaiian Islands.
The resolution which called out
Mr.. Spreckels' remarks before the
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
afternoon was drawn and intro
duced by Hugh Craig. There
was no antagonism between Mr..
Craig and Mr.. Spreckels in the
chamber. The former, in an inter-
view today, tells of the CONNER
cial considerations which were
back of his resolutions. His state
ment contains statistics which in
dictate care in complication.
"The point is," said Mr.. Craig, !
that it is absolutely necessary
that the United States should |
foster the friendly relations which |
exist between this country and the
people of Hawaii. The friendly
intent of the Hawaiians toward the
United States is manifested by theB
fact that they refused to lease one
of their islands without conferrins
with us. The Chamber of Conf |
merce of San Francisco took up
this matter because OF the value of |
the Hawaiian commerce TO this
city.
"The foreign commerce Of Ha-
waii amounts to about $1S,000,OO0
per annum. Of the total the United
States has II per cent. of the i'm
port trade and 95 per cent. of the
exports. In short, we do over 90
per cent. of the total foreign trade.
Estimating the total population of
Hawaii at 10000, it will be seen
that the foreign trade of that
country amounts to 5000 per capita. |
That far exceeds the per capita
amount of foreign trade of Great
Britain or the United States. Reck-
oning the English people at 78, OOO,-
900, their foreign trade averages
only 800 per capita. With 10000
600 persons in the United States,
the foreign trade of this country is
only about $25 per head. In twenty
years the Hawaiian people have
a phenomenal foreign
commerce, as these figures unmis-
indicate.
San Francisco does the bulk of
this business, and about 20 per
cent. of the whole is carried in for
eign bottoms. San Francisco, there
fore, has large interest in pre-
serving this advantage for our
people. There is another point
worthy of mention referring to for
sign investments in the Hawaiian
Islands. Of these fve-eighths are
by Americans, one-fourth
oy the British, and one-eighth by
he Germans. This supplies an
,ther reason why we should take
his stand as a Chamber of Com
nerce, an ounce of prevention being
worth pound of cure. If friendly
Citations should be disturbed, the
reatest sufferers would be the peo-
lie Of California.
"a warship of the United States
t Honolulu would not be there for
be purpose of putting down any 1
emonstration among the Hawai-