The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-17
THE GROWTH OF
HAWAIIAN TRADE
Senator Lodge G. mn,-nts "n
The Value ui u
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WASHINGTON. August Tone reason
why l am an expansionist," remarked
Senator Lodge. while discussing the pos
sitilities of our trade with our island pos
sessions. lis because have watched the
great growth of our commerce with the
Hawaiian Islands.
Five years ago. in 1895. the total Ha-
waiian trade with the United States
amounted to only sii 100000. Last year it
reached S33.5co.oco. having increased al
most threefold within five years. and
most Of this increase has occurred within
the past eighteen months or so.
I'VE may not think that a business of
So, 5o0 600 amounts to very much when our
foreign trade Is now running up into the
billions. but compare our trade with the
Hawaiian Islands, with their handful of
people, with some of the larger countries
of the world. and 1t gives better idea of
the value OF colonies to ale United States
which ship their products to us and buy
their food. provisions and clothing from
this country.
/ Let us begin with Europe. Our trade
with the Hawaiian Islands Is over $50 per
cent larger than our total trade with Aus
tia Hungary; It is IS per cent larger than
our trade with Denmark; 1t is 60 per cent
a. large as our total trade with Italy;
| II Is nearly four times as large as our
trade with Portugal: II is over 80 per
cent greater than our total trade with
Russia; II Is almost double our trade
with Spain; IL is 1Z5 per cent greater than
our trade with Sweden and Norway COM
'bned: IL is more Tan double our trade
with Switzerland; 1t is ten times as large
as our trade with Turkey: il is nearly
Thirty times larger than our trade with
Greece.
These comparisons are with the thick
" peopled countries Of Europe. Now we
Will take the American continent.
Hawaiian trade with the United States
Is equal to 30 per cent of our trade with
the whole Dominion of Canada.
1T IL nearly 80 per cent greater than
our trade with all the Central American
States. 1t Is 90 per cent as large as oul
usde with Mexico. II is 30 per cent larg-
err than our trade with all the British
Fest Indies. IL is nearly five times al
large as our trade with the Danish, Dutch
ard French West Indies. with Hayti anC
Sar Domingo included. II is nearly twice
as large as our trade with Argentine i
Is almost half as large as our trade will
Brazil, whence we import most Of our cof
! fee. tits nearly 400 per cent larger than on
trade with Chile. II is nearly 400 per cen
| larger than our trade with the Unite,
times larger than our trade with Ecuador
II is more than six times larger than on
trade with British, Dutch and Frencl
lGuiana. IL Is ten times larger than ou
= trade with Peru. 1t is ten times large
I than our trade with Uruguay. 1t is NOR
a than FIVE times larger than our trade wit
Z Venezuela.
. Now let us make some compariso
. with countries across the Pacific, and W
Q find that our trade with Hawaii Is with
g i'm 100000 of being as large our trad
4 with the empire Of China. 1t Is more tina
n three times as large as our trade wit
Q Hongkong. 1t Is nearly half as large a
n our total trade with all the British
!, Dutch and French East Indies. whic
i send us such large supplies of sugar.
r. Is equal to Go per cent OF our total trad
j. with Japan. 1t Is more than five tim,
y lsrger than our last years trade with II
philippines. 1t Is nearly twenty tim,
N larger than our trade with Asiatlc Ru
n STA. II was larger by 100000 than OF
e. trade with the whole of the Australasia
e colonies last year, with their five mi
70 liens of people. IL was larger last ye;
W by more than 100000 than our tra'
= with the entire continent of Africa.
Ia "As / said. the increase in our trat
he with Hawaii has been very marked sin
n its annexation by the United States. al
look for equally rapid improvement
e. our trade with Porto Rico and the Phi
ippines. These colonies will absorb sor
NJ of our surplus manufactures, and tn
viii also draw upon this country for the
. picvisions, thus increasing the demal
"a for the products OF the American farms