The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-30

power to correct the error very QUICK
". il such correction is essential, and
III II is fearful of such disaster and de.
structiOn. by virtue OF the one yeal
clause; why then let il remove this
clause without prejudice to the balance
OF the treaty. and let il hold IL within
its power 70 abrOgate this treaty al
such time when II shall be shown and
conclusively proven that the acts Of
the Hawaiian planter shall have shown
themselves antagonistic TO the beet in
terests of California, but not until
then. and let us not incur hardships
upon our people and upon those who
have invested their fortunes in Hawaii
relying and depending upon a continu-
ance OF the treaty until a sacrifice OF
these fortunes and the destruction OF
these people shall become desirable
and an absolute necessity for the pro-
lection of our own people.
IT is most remarkable that the beet
growers who were loud in their con-
domination of this government in re-
moving the bounty, and who cried out
shame and dishonor TO the government
who would cancel it's promises made TO
them, and upon which they claimed
they based their investments, and up
on a continuance of which they claim
ed their safety was dependent, should
now unnecessarily appeal to this same
government to cancel the treaty with
Hawaii, irrespective of the tremendous
losses that such abTOgation or cancel
lation must necessarily incur upon
the people of California, when such
treaty, up to the present time, has
caused them no injury, and promises
them greater protection than with its
abrogation.
We claim that under an abrogation
Of the treaty with Hawaii, with the
present condition of the beet industry,
and the large interest held in the vari-
Gus industries by the Trust, that CAPT
tai will not dare to enter into this in
dustry, and that the building of the
Salinas refinery, If it ever be Built, will
be the last one for years, for who will
dare TO build a refinery on this Coast
with the known fact that the industry
was under the control and under the
power OF this large corporation, and we
maintain that to the Independent re-
finery the abrogation of the Hawaiian
treaty will be an injury which, while
they may not at the present moment
realize and understand, will prove none
the less true. Under a continuance of
the treaty, guided entirely by common
business sense, there can be no attempt
on the part OF the Hawaiian planter to
commence a war against the local in
dustry. which would antagonize the
people of this country, and justify the
very act that we are now discussing.
We claim that under a continuance
of this treaty, if the trust be not the
purchaser OF Hawaiian sugars, that it
will regulate itself, and only so much
OF the sugars from Hawaii will enter
this port as will command ready sale
at it's full value.
We claim that if the contract with
the Trust be not renewed that indie
pendent refineries will be opened up at
various points on this Coast, giving
occupation as before.
1t must naturally be evident to the
Trust that if they fail to control the
Hawaiian sugars that the opportunities
of manipulating the entire output of
beet sugar is prevented, since, with
friendly relationship between the beet
interests and the Hawaiian interests,
the beet refineries may remain indie
pendent. may operate for the full year.
may mix their sugars in the same man
ner as the Western Refinery has, and.
owing to the absence of the duty. the
which heretofore went to
the refner will now go to the smaller
and by virtue of such planters
by reason of the absence
of duty. il places him in a position to
assist the beet industry by using a
portion of these advantages in any
conflict that may arise between the
Trust and such local refiners.
Whereas. if the treaty be abrogated
and the Hawaiian sugars be denied
e. H.
have il within it's power to oblige the
beet industries to confine themselves
to the manufacture of the raw sugars.
entailing upon them the burden of
shipment to San Francisco, there to be
refined, and reducing the values of
their output to the extent of the cost
of packages, the freight. the drayages
and the percentage which the Trust
would naturally insist upon for its
share of the profit.
With the honest belief that the Ha-
waiian planter will cooperate with the
beet industry. and forever separate it
from the Trust. we fail to find good
Judgment on the part of the independ-
ent beet industry in furthering the
abrogation of the treaty, although we
can naturally see the advantage to
such beet refineries as have contracted
or desire to contract with the Trust,
to deny life and prospects to the indie
pendent refiners.
We trust that nothing will be under
stood as being intended offensive to
those whose names have been mention
ed, but in the same manner as Mr.
Spreckels is willing TO sacrifice certain
portions of the fortune and is actuated
simply and solely by a desire, according
to his ideas. TO see the sugar industry
of California fostered and improved.
so il is believed that the contents of
this reply are written with the honest
that the statements are cor
rect. and that the ideas are for the
benefit of that same industry, and in
the same manner as Mr.. Spreckels is
to concentrate his fortune
in the State of California, so it must
be added that whatever the proper
lions NAV be, the advocates of recipTo-
citv are eouallV Interested