The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-24
NOTES FROM
WASHINGTON
No Record Now
OF Hawaiian
Exports.
TREES FOR THE
ISLAND FORESTS
The Disadvantages Of Porto Rican
Laborers.-.Warrant Chief Mac
Lehman About to Start.
Especial Correspondence.)

WASHINGTON, April Through
not including the export figures of Ha-
waii and Porto Rico and the unsettled
conditions in China, the record of ex-
portation of manufactures from the
United States in the fiscal year which
ends the 30th of next June is not like
ly to equal that of the preceding fiscal
year.
The first of these reasons is appar-
ent when we consider that the export
ers engaged in commerce with the Ha-
waiian Islands are now refusing to
furnish to the Bureau of Statistics the
statements of their exports, as in for
mer years, holding that their exports
are no longer foreign commerce. and
that, Therefore. the bureau has no au-
thority to require the usual state
ments which the law authorizes with
reference to commerce between the
United States and foreign countries.
The reason for the falling off in re-
gard to Porto Rico is that the exports
to this island are now separately
lclassifed and no longer included in the
general statement of foreign COM
merce.
| fully one-half because of the condi-
tions now existing in that country.
| Our new citizens in Hawaii next
spring will be sent by the Agricultural
Department, through Delegate Wilcox,
supply of young trees. This is Sec
retary Wilson's own idea, who has de-
cided that, instead of sending such a
large quantity of seed throughout the
country, he will distribute young trees.
Mr. Wilson believes that this will prove
even more popular than the seed plan.
| The forests have been rapidly disap-
Ipearing and it is believed that unless
something is done there will be a tim
Der famine. An investigation has
been made to discover the trees which
thrive best in various localities, and
each member of Congress will be given
so many of the seedlings to send to his
constituents. It is believed that this
plan will produce at least 1900 600 trees
yearly as long as it is kept up.
Maurice w. Smith of Honolulu. who
has arrived in this country. has a griev-
ance. He is bitterly opposed to the
immigration of Porto Ricans who he
says are giving trouble in Hawaii. He
is quoted as saying THAT they are a
bad lot, taken as a whole.
They are indolent," he said. "I look
for serious trouble in Hawaii from
their Importation sooner or later. Those
already there are unruly and mean.
They started a riot on board ship,
and for a time it looked as though we
would have to call out the Guards to
stop it. They are not to be compared
10 the japanese. The latter are lively,
active and good workers. The Porto
Ricans can never compete with the
Japanese as laborers.'
! w. F. MacLennan, chief of the War
rant Division of the Treasury Depart
ment, has bade his friends goodbye
preparatory to leaving for Hawaii. He
leaves for Honolulu to pay off the debt
of the Hawaiian Republic and will car
ry with him $500 600 for this purpose.
He will cash the bonds held by the
Treasurer of the Hawaiian Republic
and close up the affairs of the Govern
ment which preceded that of the Unit
ed States. J. HARRY DAVIS.