The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-05
No Reciprocity Treaty Framed by
the Government at
Havana.
Especial to the Advertiser.)


tised instrument drags. Congress is
now only ten days away, and there is
almost no hope that the treaty will be
ready for the Senate, as it ought to
be. by the time Congress convenes.
Indeed, If any treaty is ever framed
in the face Of present obstacles 1t may
not be ready until after the holidays
and that gives its enemies additional
opportunities to defeat its ratification.
The work was taken away from
Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister
here, recently and now the authorities
in Havana are struggling with the
task. There are evidences OF foreign
interference, particularly on the part
OF the British minister, instigated by
British merchants who are 10th to al
low the Americans to gain any undue
advantage In the matter Of trade.
Just now II looks as though the treaty
would surely be doomed for this Con-
gress, but, Of course, there may be
some Developments soon that will
change the aspect Of things. President
Roosevelt Is as thoroughly committed
to a Cuban reciprocity treaty as a
President possibly can be, and the in
ference is that he will leave nothing
undone TO press it to ratification this
winter. But the Cubans must first con-
sent to the framing of treaty and II
they do not hasten to comply with the
wishes OF this government in that par
ticular OF course this government can
not be held responsible in the minds OF
the cuban people.
THE Nj rCHELL COMMISSION.
Senator Mitchell, chairman of the
subcommittee that went to Hawaii
last summer, is still laboring earnestly
on the testimony submitted in the Is
lands ! saw him today entering the
Department OF Justice for a word with
Attorney General Knox about some
matters affecting his own constituents.
There is nothing new / can say
about the Hawaiian investigation, 4"
4 said the Senator. NO, we have held
no meeting yet of the Subcommittee
: My colleagues, Senators Foster and
Burton, did not come as ] expected"
1t was reported several days ago
from Kansas that Senator Burton had
started for Washington, but he has not
yet arrived. Senator Mitchell Is un-
able to specify any date when the re-
port OF the committee will be ready,
but OF necessity 1t cannot be until
quite a while after he has had oppor-
tunity to meet and consult with his
colleagues.
Assistant Attorney General Russell
has I'm charge the investigation OF the
Organic law as affecting the right of
the legislature Of the Territory of Ha-
wall to impose municipal and county
taxes. He told me today that he had
a lawyer looking up the authorities for
him, but that no decision had yet been
reached and probably would not be for
at least little time.
GOVERNORS REPORT.
The Department of the Interior mail
ed today TO Governor Dole a complete
copy Of his annual report. The Gov
ernOr has already received the proof
sheets, as did the Advertiser When
Governor Dole returned the corrected
proof he embodied in 1t another rec
ommendation, which was not in the
original copy. This was a recommen.
dation that election inspectors should
serve two years instead Of four years
as at present, and that the Governor
OF the Territory should be empowered
to remove these inspectors at his dis
embodied in the Governors report a!
, finally printed, and Secretary Hitch
cock makes a note of it in his annua
report, which will be out now in few
} days.
THE PORTO RICANS.
Some weeks ago ! mentioned tn
) essential facts in Governor Dole's re
: port 10 the Interior Department abou
e the alleged ill-treatment of Porto Ri
70 cans In Hawaii. Since then, and feV
- days ago, the Department has mad
. public the text OF Governor Dole
Y letter. The entire report will be for
warded 90 the Governor OF Porto Rico
2 who made the complaint on whicl
10 Governor Dole was requested % report
g Mr.. Dlgatau, the commissioner iron
C Porto Rico, Was made acquainted Will
b the facts OF the situation long befor
the complaint with the governor O
q Porto Rico was filed and told proml
= ueut people here that he was entirel
70 satisfied that his countrymen In LA
q wall bad no just cause 90 complain,
= The latest phase Of the contrOyers
% is an attempt by the Federation q
1 Labor 90 stir Il further, That organi2
a alton has passed a resolution author
70 iEing an investigation and asking tha
#" Congress bo asked to apprOpriat
money for transporting The Port
Rcans back 30 their former homes
the complaint rs shown tu naYe fGun
dation
Governor Dule's letter 0f transmits
% sion presents the case of tho poH
h. hlrans brIrhy 30 says,
"Afier lhe receipt ~ the complaint
Instructed my private secretary Ml
q llaRrs lri lp pnIrrni 90 IA
faauilp plantation, ihe locality I
MI which most ~ iha recent complaint
haif prislnlirdi ani investigate sur
b. complaints ana ascertain lhe senfim n
"a ~ lhr Porto llirans ~ lhal pIanlalia
p ln Teyali lp lhr proposition N lflR
lTfIWpri 90 Porto Rir0