The San Francisco call., 1897-06-06
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Some of the Reasons Why 1t Should Be
Abrogated.

OF Wndt American producers pay hFeTdB-
ing $12 per month, against $50 here.
IS. What are the possibilities for the develop
ment of this industry in the United States
under proper conditions?
Answer-With proper encouragement we
can supply our entire home consumption
of 100000 tons, thus keeping in this
country about $50 100000 annually now
sent abroad.
49, Does the continued fostering of this in
dustry in Hawaii interfere with the devel-
opment of the industry in the United
States?
Answer-Yes.
20. Should the United States, and is it her
policy, to develop the manufacturing in
dustries of foreign countries which COM
pete with and prevent the development Of
similar industries in our own country?
Answer-No.
2I Will the continuation of this treaty, with
out duty on Hawaiian sugar, prevent the
development OF the Deet-sugsr industry of
the United States2
Answer-Yes.
D Will the abrogation of the treaty, or a
duty on sugar from Hawaii, permit the de-
velOpment of the sugar industry of the
United States?
Answer-Yes.
%. Win the abrogatian of the treaty cause the
loss of the export trade of "a, 1874 ,351
Answer-No.
The real issue then is, Shall we develop
the sugar industry of a foreign nation, or
shall we develop the sugar industry of the
United States?
The two interests making the fight are
those who advocate developing the foreign
country and those who advocate develop
ing the United States.
Here we have the spectacle of American
citizens. living on American soil, owing
allegiance to the United States Govern
ment, under the protection of United
States laws, who have removed their caDi-
tai from the country, using it for the de-
yelopment Of foreign nation instead of
using 1t to give employment to our own
labor in our own country.
For the purpose of this discussion, all
those foreigners advocating the develop
ment of Hawaii must be classified as Ha-
waiIans, whether they reside in England,
Germany, France or the United States
The incident that some of them live in
the United States does not alter this fact
that they are in relation to this question
Just as much foreigners as are the British
French or Germans. And in regard to
this very point Daniel Webster wrote to
our Hawaiian Minister, Mr.. Severance,
under date of Ju.y IA, 1851:
You inform US that many American
citizens have gone to settle in the islands: ::
if so they have ceased TO be American
citizens. The Government OF the United
States must. of course, feel an interest in
them not extended to foreigners, but by
the law of nations they have no right fur
tier to demand the protection of this
Government. Whatever aid or protection
might under any circumstances be given
them must be given, not as a matter OF
right on their part, but in consistency
with the general policy and duty OF the
Government in its relations with friendly
powers"
The only reason why these Americans ad-
vocate the treatyis because they are making
money out OF it personally. and they seek to
mask their private ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at the
expense of the whole people, under the
plea that 1t is for the benefit of the coun-
try at large. Capital is sought to be made
of the fact that the profits made by the
Americans at Hawaii are invested in this
country, but no explanation Is given why,
If 1t is a good thing to have the profits. il
Is not better thing to have the balance
of the industry too.
The San Francisco Chronicle also be-
Titles the beet sugar industry, on the
ground that it Is not worth protecting
anyhow, because our farmers will all rush
into it and bring it to the condition of the
5eet-raisers of Europe and of wheat cult
ure IN this country in a short time.
1t seems, lowever, that the Chronicle
was only one short year ago opposing the
treaty, while to-day it is advocating it.
In view of the Chronicles present atti-
tude, the following extract from the
Hawaiian Commercial Journal, June %
1896 is interesting, to say the least:
The San Francisco Chronicle a few
months ago opened a campaign against
the continuance of the reciprocity arrange.
mems between this country and the
United States
"(Chronicle) But wines are not the only
American wares exported to Hawai- which
should receive special favors there. By
virtue OF the reciprocity law the islands
have gained enormous wealth in the sugar
trade. 1t Is claimed that they have the
richest population per capita in the world.
Ihis year their probable revenues from
sugar are said to be more than SIG OO0. 600
in gold coin.
The entire import trade of Hawaii if
held by the United States would not be
much of an offset for this auriferous boon
Morally speaking, this country is
entitled to all the Hawaiian trade. The
islands get their wealth from us and their
general protection from rapacious foreign
powers. In return they merely propose
to do something for our wine interests.
That is good. as far as it goes, but reci-
procity ought to go much further to show
that it is RECIPROCAL
ut would appear from the foregoing that
the Chronicle is ready to go back on its
former principles to render a service to
the wine men or any other interest"
But why this change of heart on the
part of the Chronicle? Why did that pa
per say about one year ago Steadily and
surely the trade of San Francisco mer-
chants with Hawaii is dwindIing into a
huckster's traffic.
That they decline to so use their un-
doubted power (the Hawaiians) to make
hawaiian tariff laws in favor of Califor-
MA puts their hostile attitude toward San
Francisco and California producers into
com plete relief and underscores the COM
pie'e lack OF reciprocal spirit which the
tnleham med reciprocity treaty and its bene-
hciaries collectively display.
flalniy speaking, San Francisco and
Cahiornia when they were enlisted for