The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15

eeS1 t2- ses sympathy c-VSycd for Hawaii
eE= Nsege-G-s ccGrSe. B. wottst probably
la's Beer S-s&. ans We wogsld have
eee- rs3yirS GG-y O. car S-sar ae3 ricS
today
Thst thts aarse- = me-, i.,axsasr, IS
shown by SAe fast thst c-on the paSSSss
q oEe L&r.I et9. hawaiian rise was ac-
e16s-caElN- omitted FROM, rh5 exemption
clause S-G -trc-l The next session q Ccn-
-VssS vss,sGss2 ig al Hawaiian rice which
vs-g - yhs CciteG States paid Gugy. 81
-1cl--H tcr grSa-X -LS c1c- n tCtt torcT.
OK eC-trs- uclrt muse be considered IL
this connection E>roru .ybe giras that re-
ciprVclCy Was ErSc PROPOSED 70 the prvS-
EXT Gay thS S-s1r Planters u the United
States have beer our strongest opporsntS.
ara the California delegation has been
cG- cccc1CGcr> SJrpo-te--
Within : ysar there has come q change,
TcS bSSC sugar business q California IS
growing rapidly. and alrS&dy both the
California press and political representa-
riveS Sre assuming the tore that Lou
-SiS=a h&S used tc- al these years.
Not o1ly CSlito---lz. h-r Cr4h and NSo-
-zSSs. ars raising bsss sugar, ard as its
S-,ccsSS = hc-ls better demonstrated
many other States VIII engage In IL.
with & new enemy % Hawaiian sugar for
every Aere % cSStS.
Already there are indications % how
-he Situation viii develop
We are informed BY newspaper reports
that lS&9cS members % the C&llfo-nt2
delegation are ROW CrpOSeS - the annex
alton % Hawai- who, but year SSo,
we're g-crourcSGir in favor % IL
The sane reasons th&C led them 20 op-
pose annexation VIII lead them 70 oppose
reciprocity and the free importation c,
Hawaiian sugar INTO the Uuits6 States
OF any terms.
Il i not annexation a. annexation they
are opposing. hur annexation IS i me-
5tur, q Introducing fres sugar into Cali
forui2-
Ii i manifest. therefore. that the longer
annexation Is deferred the stronger the
opposition thereto i liable 70 prove. and
the greater the probability that the free
Importation Of Hawaiian sugar into the
United States viii terminate If Hawaii
Is an independent country.
The only certainty thar the Hawaiian
planter can have % stable and cOuriuu-
Gus market = The Incorporation o. Ha-
wasuzu territory within the boundaries
OF the United States. 50 that Hawaiian
interests viii 40 longer be football q
he kicked back and forth by the opposing
parties in every session Of Congress
Major Eugene Lee gave il as his opiu-
ion rh&C il is wrong for this Government
20 beg for SGni>>to1, the present Is !
valuable one and il the United States did
coc want IT, then let the Government OF.
fer IL 70 some other country.
AIr- ThUrsron said these monthly meet
LugS were beneficial. ii for no other res
son than because IL gave the people !
| chance 70 judge BY the people in the audi
sEcs who stood with them in the move
lsnt AS there were no other speakers
present he would consider the usstins
adjourned
Among the many present were the fol
I lowing
President Dole. W o. Smith Attorney
| General Dr. c & Wood. u. LouiSsou. J
| 3 ArhsrJou. J Mort OGI. Hon Il. NJ
/ Whitney, 7. J King & 2 Dillingham;
/ E W Peterson. Judge Perry. c \
1 Brown. r Laws J. ". Girvin. Captain
/ ALacauley. Hon D. l. Naole, ". c
/ Achi. W r Castle. 2. c Jones. ". r
/ SiES. Captain Macdonald. g 5. Ripley
/ A. V Gear, Henry Davis, Ed TuwSs. Jus
I Ctcs FrsEr. Colonel De Is YsEEne. l. c
| AblsS, John FzruSworuh, Julius ASch
/ Jonathan Shaw. J. Kraft. e. ". R 6iug
/ Colonel J. H Sopsr, J. A Kennedy. Ere,
I Lyman Colonel r H Mclean and F. &
/ 0at