The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-04-03

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uits taken to advance the cause IN
Europe. bu cur ctulrl de- sayourh II,
cafe has taken chtrAc of thc prlplgan-
da n Europe | am informed tllt ~
Germany. l.aly and ospe 10 ~ IN
SPAN. everything Is progressing won.
dcrfuily
1T is almost certain that CONNER
clal conventions VIII be made by which
Belgium wiz take all The coffee II not
far more than has been heretofore
taken by HdNgc, while hamburg. &C.
nol Trieste. Fiume, Barcelona and
Spanish por,s will more chan double
what has been sent TO Other French
ports.
Already arrangements have been
made with the German, Austrian. ltal-
ian and other lines with Santos, Rio
Janelro and Bahia on the Brazilian
end and Cadiz. Valencia and Barcelona
at the Spanish end.
IL am sure chat ! am not undulv
sanguine when | say that should
France continue to insist on her pres
ent selfish policy she alone will lose
by her want Of foresight.
From Belgium, Spain, Italy and
other countries the French consumers
of coffee will receive their usual If not
far larger quantities of our coffee at a
price far inferior to what they now
pay while all the trade be ween France
md Brazil in articles bought at pres
ent in Paris can be furnished us jus.
as well by London. Berlin and other
European markets.
The Centric de Savoura de Cafe is
only waiting for the last word of our
Ministers at Rio de Janeiro and in Eu-
ope TO begin crusade in favor of our
2offee in every city and town in Ger
many, Italy, Spain, Austria and Rus
sia.
I'VE have received kilograms from
he Spanish agent Barragan. who left
Rio at the end of February, confirming
I'll the statements made to us while
here.
The present policy of Spain, after
osing all her coffee and sugar-prGduc
ing colonies, is highly profitable not
only TO her different markets. but also
20 ours.
The policy of Italy is also very ia
vorable to the growth of our trade,
Ind all the ports of the Mediterranean.
We have already powerful aides in -..e
Lioyds of Austria and Royal Hungarian
Schir. which are already making voy-
ages between Brazil and the ports o.
he Levant, where we expect to extend
he sale of our coffee to ConstanIinop4e
Is well as otner ports.
early in May and perhaps in April |
We hope to be able to show a great I
Improvement in our foreign trad. ,rne |
more we extend the use of our product |
ne better the price OF the article"
The correspondent of The Associated |
'ress today received a telegram from
Paris stating that NJ Cai.laiux, Minis
er of Finance, has resolved to double |
he duty on Brazilian coffee, and he
equested DR.. Campos Sales, Presi-
lent of the Republic of BRAIN, to state
What would be the policy of his Gov
rnment in such an event, and what
would be the result financially and
to Brazil and to France.
lis Exce.lency said that the two gov
were still in the act of ne
otiating in regard to the question of
Office; in fact, the Brazilian Govern
nent required decrease of at .east
0 per cent on the actual tariff, to be-
in with The system OF maximum and
minimum tariff was adopted in France
n 1892 and Brazil, Adopting The same
ystem, had no intention of making re-
rlsals, but meant simply to oblige
lose countries that employed prohib-
i've duty to modify the praclICe or
uffer the consequences. Ii the fac.s
lated in the telegram are true, then
series OF articles published in the
lecle are true and the act, classified
nj. Ives Guoyot an act of madness
IL the part OF me Minister of Finance,
rould cause the ruin of French trade
18th Brazil withouL in any way affec.-
lg Brazil.
All the Brazilian coffee sold in
rance would reach the French mar
els through Belgium, Spain, ItaIy,
nd even Germany, at a cheaper price.
lille all the goods imported at present
'om France would be bought in Lon
on, Hamburg and other European
larkets at as cheap or even cheaper
rices; the only sufferer would be
rance, and the latter would be COM
e.led to procure new consumers for
bout 100000 francs of French cloths
nd trimmings; 100000 francs of
.aythings, brushes, buttons. e.c.; g.
10000 francs of prepared skins; $780,
10 of butter; 100000 of cotton goods;
OOO, 900 of ready-made clothes; $780,
10 of wines; over 100000 of metal
roducts; 100000 of drugs and rnedi
mes; 100000 of machinery, AMI for
amy mi lions of francs OF silks, glass
I'D hardware, saddles, crystals, per-
mery, etc. DR., Campos Sales refuses
} believe that France will adopt SO
licldal policy towards a country
lat is, if possible, more French in it's
lbits, policy and manners than Por-
guese, having even adopted the ZACH
July as national festival.
The President showed statistics
owing that the policy, supposed to
I'VE been adopted to protect the coffee
owing colonies of France, does not
ZEN benefit her co onies, and that out
about 100000 bags of coffee used
France no more than $4,000 bags are
'oduced by her colonies. and the Pres