New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-27
TRADE STATISTICS BLOCKED.
RECENT ACT CONSTRUED AS MAKING
HAWAIIAN COMMERCE COAsTwIsE.

HAWAIIAN COMMERCE COAsTwIsE.
Washington. Aug. 26 (SpeciaD-The people Of
the United States likely to be deprived Of some
much desired information regarding the commerce
OF the United States with the Hawaiian Islands.
Inc recent act Of Congress which extended to
these Islands practically ali of the laws of the
United states Is construed rendering the COM
merce between the United States and the islands
'coastwise" in its character. The laws with ref
erence TO the gathering Of statistics of commerce
require importers and exporters to file with the
collectors Of customs at the ports at which their
goods enter or at which they leave the country q
specific statement of the quantity and value of
each article imported or exported. The law does
not require, however this detailed information
with reference to goods passing from one port Of
the United States 10 another port Of the United
States Taking advantage of this condition. nner-
chants OF San Francisco who are engaged in the
trade with the Hawaiian Islands are refusing to
1urnish to the Collector at that point regarding
goods sent to or from the Hawaiian Islands the
general class of information which they have for
years been furnishing, but from which they claim
they are now exempt under the new conditions
me erect or this will be to deprive the Bureau
OF statistics and the people of the United States
at present at least. OF all information regarding
The commerce with the Hawaiian Islands No
feature OF American import and export trade has
atuacteo so much attention during the last year
as that with the Hawaiian Islands It was one
spot Where the effect of annexation uuon com
merce with the territory annexed could he s+,d,e5
since. in the other territories brought into close
relations with the United States conditions were
not in American favor by reason of the war which
had existed previous to Immediately following
the new relationship. While the growth of com
merce with Porto Rico Cuba and the PhtIlippine
Islands mad been great, II has been diffcult to
determine what proportion Of the growth was due
70. war conolConS or what proportion to the new
Te-auons thus established. In the case OF the Ha-
ralian Islands, however war conditions eX-
listed, either previous subsequent to annexation
ana the growth of the commerce with the United
states may be attributed chiefly, If not wholly TO
the close relations brought about by annexation
ana the general business revival which followed
that event.
The growth of the commerce with the Hawaiian
years 1899 and 1900 has Deen phenomenal This
CROWN Is especially interesting IN view the new
relationship which has been established with the
islands and the marked increase which accom-
pInied the final determination Of that event In
1870 the exports Of the United States to the Ha-
WaIan Islands were $,7l14l7. and in 1897 were 81
1890 the imports into the United States from the
Hawaiian Islands were $123l209S, and in 1897 We're
Sl3.eS,799. showing but slight growth.
Inc treaty OF annexation was signed at Wash
the fiscal 1898 felt the effect that step in
the process of annexation. In that year the ex-
ports OF the United States to the Hawaiian Islands
were 50 SN155, an increase OF q per cent 1897
when they amounted to $,690075. The treaty
was ratified July Z. 1893 and sovereignty over the
islands formally transferred to the United States
the fiscal year 1899 within the period following the
mplete annexation. The exports the Ha-
waiian Islands in the fiscal year 1899 amounted to
S9305.470 increase of 50 per cent on the
import side; the year 1898 showed an increase Of
S300GO0 1897 and the year 1900 showed another
increase Of s.. 10000 1898 and 1899
The following table shows the commerce between
the United States and the Hawaiian Islands in
each from 1890 1900: