New-York tribune., 1897-06-17
HOV IT rs VIEWED HERE.
A BEET-sU ARGUMENT AGAINST 1.-THE
COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES SHOWN
nv THE HAWAIIAN CONSUL.


"Iook,pr at this proposal to annex Hawai from
a nar,lcuIarly commercial basis. | must CONFESS
canuo; ,see where is advantages come H. @
fundamental reason why I say this IL because iiA
wal! is too far away to affect the Interests VI ''
largest class Of our popuationI mean the farmers
And no, only that this treaty VIII tend 70 put '"
ward and delay the development Of the d'me'uo
bcet-s,gar Industry. and this development was o''
of the prncjpal objects Congress had In view IN ue
terminIng to place a high tariff on sugar Inc
Sandwich Islands are capable. It must he remem-
bcred OF doubling and even trebEng ther p'e'e"'
production OF raw sugar
1T would SEEM In the face Of the treaty. that the
Government upon one hand IL endeavoring 10 pro-
tect the domestic sugar industry While upo" 'ie
other hand. with the aid OF this annexation Pro
posal the Administration is trying 10 couhteroa'-
ance or destroy altogether the good effect oil the
high tariff There be no question that the ho'"e
beet-sugar industry. IN the course OF Few years
under tie provisions Of the new Tariff bill. would
Increase sufficiently to supply half the requirements
OF the United States. But this intention OF aHHe"hB
the Hawaiian Islands Is serious drawback 10 an!
anticipation of increased production The ahheN"-
ton would interfere considerably with our donestic
sugar industry because the sugar grown IN 'he
Sandwich Islands will be landed In San Francisco
free OF all duties and from San Francesca at a
moderate rate OF freight. the Hawaiian sugar VII.
easily reach markets as far east as the Assou
River covering the very trac; OF territory IN thA'
beet sugar and thus taking away from that scctioh
the possibility of marketing its product In view
OF this fact few capitalists would venture to risk
their money In this domestic industry. And 10 me
II seems almost like a calamity 10 destroy. as 1t
were this industry. which Is likely 10 become
wonderfully useful and financially successful ad-
junct 10 the trade conditions Of the United states.
Elisha H. Allen the Hawaiian Consul in this city.
expressed himself on the other hand AZ being ex-
tremely pleased n tho treaty OF annexation ana
demonstrated TO a Tribune reporter many reasons
from commercial point of v'ew-the Only one
from which he would discuss the MATERNITY thv
plan would rebound to the advantage OF Doth 'he
United States and the Sandwich Islands
FOR botn countries he said. 'it Is most I'M
portant step from whichever way 1t Is looked at
In fact do not think that any one who Is familiar
with the workings Of the reciprocity treaty can
doubt that the annexation Is desirable Ine Tade
between the United States and Hawaii mas grown
rapidly and consistently. At the present moment
1t has reached large proportions. and when inc
annexation treaty gees into operation II Will IN
crease with still greater stride. American money
has been invested in Hawaii As a result the ISL
ards have prospercd and Americans have received
the greatest benefit thcrefrom HOW America HAS
developed the resources of the Hawaiian Islands Is
shown by figures compiled by William r. Castle
late Hawaiian Minister In Washington. In 1895
Hawaii imported s7l6..5sl ~ In value. OF which no
less than s. 4G4 2oS % bought in the United
States 1t exported sI15i5,2S0 IL, and OF this the
United States took sl5 4G00as l5 or. In other words
q. % per cent OF whole trade and commerce
Great Britain had 333 per cent. Germany less than
per cent while China and Japan had 216 per cent
although they number over 10000 out Of popula-
American ships carried sS175i2 81 of this trade,
and vet il is said that the American flag has nearly
Sisa anpeared from the sea All OF our lumber,
bricks. lime and other building material. as Mr.
Castle d has se p1nieSa sa States The Of nai
locality will also share in the benefits OF the treaty
as well as hay and grain to feed our cattle and
other animals is bought there. Much OF our sugar
machinery and other hardware comes from the
The The opposition that may be raised to the an
Hawaii win never raise beets and our limit is
about reached in cane-sugar PRODUCTION because s,s
two hundred and fifty thousand tons. while the
it must not be- forgotten that Hawaii is 2ioO miles
from our nearest market, and neither reciproclt!
aGF Also II he treaty is succestu it viii have the
tendency of encouraging people to 60 to the islands
Commercial com facilities. and with these and the in
PRODUCTION of American progressive ideas the ISL
ih%s Haws W vanasle colony TO the United states.
Coils p. Huntington. president OF the Pacihc
probable Effects of the treaty upon the United
States, for the reason as he explained that he
two countries SILL he added, so far my
knowledge takes me | should think tina, the treaty
islands and this country. Hawaii would serve
q good purpose as an outlying station in the Pacific
for American naval ships. | think also that the
American steamships plying TO the Hawaiian ISL
ands will do greater trade.
The sugar crop OF Hawaii extends from May 70
May. The figures OF the last four seasons Weld
are as follows 1875 10000 o. tons SsS-S @ 2Ol S52
1895 the imports at San Francisco reached i5oge zee
four Atlantic ports. New-York. Philadelphia. Bal
there existed contract between the Sugar Trust
and the Hawaiian planters whereby the Trust
bound itself TO take the whole OF the sugar crop,
sugar from other countries. The planters received.
however. one-eighth TO one fourth of cent less a
pound than was paid for other sugars which came
Mays crop. and the planters refused 10 renew Its
provisions. Their refusal based upon a de-
mand for the same price for their product as was
paid for other sugars brought here
no CONFI10r WITH JAPAN. SAYS ITO
Paris. June I6-The "Nfatin' to-day publishes an
interview with the Marquis to- OF Japan, who is
now IN this city on his way to attend Queen VIC
torla's Jubilee celebration In which he says that
Japan never had any idea of entering into a conhic.
with the United States as an outcome OF the
troubles between Japan and Hawai-incidents he
added, which have been greatly exaggerated.
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COMMENT FROM PARIS.
men,Ing on the Hawaiian annexation treaty to-day.
says:
"Only Great Britain and Japan have enough In
terest In Hawaii to oppose it's annexation. especially
Great Britain. In these times OF imperial unity
there will probably be Lively regret at seeing the
American Repl;blic installed In important position
4 in tho Pacific between Canada and Australia.