Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-04-12

per cent from the Atlantic ports
of the United States, making
67.27 per cent of entire trade en-
joyed by the manufacturers and
producers OF the United States.
The carrying trade OF the Ha-
waiian Republic for 1896, both
imports and exports, was CON
Quoted by American vessels, or at
least 1888 per cent Of the whole.
In addition to this, 5.26 per cent
of the trade was enjoyed by YES
sells that at least 10. 16ths Of
which are owned by American
citizens.
Again it may be stated that the
carriage of sugar from Hawaii to
Atlantic ports of the United
States during the season of 1896
was effected mainly by American
built and owned ships, 1880
tons out of total of 5l,111 was
shipped upon these vessels, the
balance upon three vessels-two
British and one Hawaiian-owned.
AS a matter of fact, the Ha-
waiian trade with the United
States is the only sailing route on
the face of the globe monopolized
in any measure by the American
flag, and this is simply due to the
circumstance that American citi-
zens own the greatest bulk of the
property in Hawaii and control
its interests. Our trade with the
Hawaiian Republic increased
over million dollars during
1896, beyond the values in 1896,
and it bids fair to show yearly
augmentation, provided no ad-
verse legislation intervenes to
prevent its growth.
In return for the sugar, rice,
coffee and other products of the
Hawaiian group, the consumers
of the islands have bought the
lumber from our forests, the coal
from our mines, hay, flour and
grain from our farmers and mill
men, butter and cheese from our
dairies, fruits from our orchards
and canneries, wines from our
vineyards and winemakers, textile
and fictile products of our looms
and factories, and a multitude Of
our varied manufactures. Even
the refined sugar used upon the
tables of families on the Islands
is returned from the Pacific Coast.
Nothing is produced on the
Islands for home consumption
except few fruits and vegetables,
no factories or manufactures exist,
except for the making of raw
sugars or the hulling of rice, but
everything needed on the islands
comes in the main from the United
States.
The Hawaiian Islands are no.
and can never be competitors in
commercial sense with the United
States, until the day arrives when
the Pacific Coast produces suffi-
Gent beet sugar to supply the de-
mands of the entire United States
hoIuc COusuuptiOu.
The fruits sent to the Pacific
Coast in no wise compete with
any products of the United States,
on the contrary, the bananas and
pineapples that now arrive en-
able consumers to purchase the
same at lower rates than those
asked for similar products of Mex
leo or Central America.
Then, too, the increased produc-
ton Of Coffee, expected within the
next few years, will enable Amer
lean consumers to obtain that
valued article of consumption, at
lower rates than either Central
American or other countries can
supply the demand.
The profits derived from this
new branch of industry will revert
into the pockets of American in
vestors, and thus another source
of gain will be derived from the
Hawaiian Islands.
The point at issue is, will the
Producers and Manufacturers,
the Exporters and Shipowners,
the. Bankers and Insurance men,
together with the thousands of
Lsborers, Farmers and Mechanics
OF the United States not object to
the obrogation of treaty that has
enabled them to obtain profits
and obtain wages by its opera
tons?
1t seems that the initiation Of
the opposition to the treaty is of
"a sectional character and il Con-
gress intends to consider the