The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-09

Expense of Collection, Gus
toms & Internal Revenue. 1915 70
Net Revenue 21A months 81, 269,632 II
How Applied and Expended
Annexing Hawaiian Islands
to the United States. .....$ 9,S4S "a
Salaries District Courts Ter
ritory of Hawaii ........ 1890 81
Salaries of Governor, etc,
Territory of Hawaii....... II, S39 81
Contingent Expenses .... 4,353 03
Improving Pearl Harbor... 10000 90
Quarantine Service ......... 55,S09 20
Repayment to Importers. 27,273 80
Debentures, Drawbacks, etc 1871 70
S POS, 626 SO
Net Revenue above all or
binary expenditures ......$2,0 61, 055 81
or at the rate of S95,S6O72
per month.
Hawaiian Debt Paid by the
United States Treasury
Payment of Debt of Terri
tory of Hawaii. 1913, 129 70
Liquidation of Deposits in
Hawaiian Postal Savings
Bank ..................... 761,457 50
Total .....................$3,9 1884, 5S7 81
Balance ..................$1,S 1893, 561 AZ
1884, 5S7 81
Balance against Hawaiian Debt,
March 81, 1902, $l,S93,5 Sl As.
Should the above-named average
continue, by the beginning of the next
fiscal year of the United States, July
LIST, 1903, the Hawaiian Islands will
have practically reimbursed the Unit
ed States Government for every dollar
paid out in behalf of annexation, fur
nished the Government with lands and
sites for it's various purposes, leaving
the title of all public lands and prop
erty in the United States Government
without cost to itself.
This is an unparalleled public finan-
cial showing land it is doubtful if ever
one country was absorbed by another
at no cost in so short a period.
The withdrawal of such proportion
ally enormous sums of money would
hopelessly bankrupt any like poulation
in numbers in Continental United
States, and cannot be indefinitely con-
tinued here without dire results.
Reciprocity Advantages: These were
not all on the side of Hawaii. A very
large per cent of the accumulatiOns
from the financial benefits of Recipro-
city have been re-invested in new and
enlarged plantations; much of it has
been thus lost or become absolutely
non-income producing.
The sugar situation throughout the
world is a disturbing problem; to us,
a vital one. The Federal Government
should not look backward, but adjust
our relations to the conditions.
Relations to Continental United
States: This organization does not
pretend to indicate the Constitutional
To no RI
tons that affect our status, nor point
out how our welfare must be brought
about by enactments of Congress, but
we do submit that from distance and
circumstances we do not enjoy the di-
rect and immediate benefits that cover
the Continental United States and Ter
ritories in the financial operations of
the Federal Government.
We submit cur situation resembles
more that of a colony, and that the
revenues should not be unduly trans
ferred fro mour Territory to the Unit
ed States, and expended elsewhere.
Recommendations: We ASK .. your
Committee, that by it's recommended
lions it urge:
That all Government contracts and
work so far as skilled labor is concern
ed, both directly and indirectly, be let
only to other than alien labor and so
stipulated,
That should political unrest and in
competency continue the fundamental
law be so amended that business inter-
ests may have the protection at least
of an enlarged veto power, placed in
unbiased and impartial hands.
That a means be promptly and ear
nestly sought to, by suitable appro-
priations or a proportional return of
revenue to the Territorial Treasury,
cease the Federal drain upon the re-
sources of the Hawaiian Islands.
That there be a positive reimburse
ment by some legal means from the
Hawaiian Federal Revenues, of an
amount equal to the cost of the Leper
maintenance, and provide for a reason
able increase, that further benefits may
accrue to these unfOrtunates.
In presenting these claims we seek
no advantage over other States and
Territories, but believing that we are
somewhat situated as other new acqui-
sitions of the United States, we ask
such consideration as goes toward the
maintenance of good Government, Am
erican civilization, and sound financial
condition, and a proportional cessation
of the present drain on our resources.
Respectfully submitted,
The Builders and Traders Exchange
of Honolulu, Hawaii.
A. GARTLEY,
II. j. AMWEG,
l.. E. PINKHAM,
w. w. HARRIS,
Committee.
Note-In support of statistics given
we refer to the official reports of the
United States Treasury Department, as
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