The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-02-01
DELEGATES
OF HAWAII


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countries of the world by the countr,
adopting it, of "There is my tariff
schedule, SO high that it to larg
extent prohibits your products from
entering this country. BE good to us
| give us what we want and we will
scale this tariff down so that you cal
trade with us on fair terms. If 20,
don't this tariff stands.'
As an instance in point, Germany
has adopted this policy, with re
sulting conclusion Of treaties with tn,
leading European countries, by which
they have obtained the benefit of the
lower schedule. The proposed applica
tion of the higher schedule to the Unit
ed States, would be disastrous to the
business of many exporters from Amer
lea to Germany, and an American com
mission has recently visited Germany
to try and negotiate a mutual tariff
arrangement which would secure tc
the exporters of the United States the
benefit of the minimum tariff
This is practically the Mckinley
reciprocity plan,' under which mum
Der of reciprocity treaties were negoti
ated by President Mckinley, only to
be pigeonholed in the Senate. Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Root have come out in the open in
support Of it.
Speaker Cannon's "Stand pat at
tachment" to this policy, announced
as above indicated, is to establish a
strictly protective tariff and then to
create second, higher tariff, which shall
be enforced against any country which
discriminates against us. In other
words, it is "stand patism" with the
addition of big stick for any country
which doesn't like it..
A PRo-JAPANESE RESOLUTION.
Hawaii was recognized by the APP
pointment of F. M. Hatch on the Com
mittee on Resolutions, the most i'm
portant committee of the convention.
Mr.. Hatch introduced, anu secured the
adoption by the committee, and eventu-
ally by the convention, of the follow
ing resolution, viz:
Resolved, That we condemn as i'm
polite, unjust, un-American and I'M
Christian, House Bill number 1915,
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shores citizens of the Empire of
JAPAN
It is safe to say that this resolution
expresses the sentiment of an over
whelming majority of the people of
the United States.
PANAMA CONTRACTS.
The bids for the Panama canal con-
tract were opened this week. The low
est bidders were William j. Oliver and
Arson M. Bangs, who offered to do
the work for profit of 675 upon
the cost. There were three other bids,
viz: 7.19 per cent, 1880 per cent
while the California company which
w. Ii. Hogs represented, brought up
the tail end of the procession with a
bid of 2S per cent. The lowest bid
ders are large and responsible con-
tractors and will probably be awarded
the contract, although an attempt is
being made by those who bid 1880 per
cent. to have the bid rejected and
new tenders called for.
KUHIO'S TRAIN WRECK.
Delegate Kuhio wired to Mr.. Nc
Clellan from Ogden, last Wednesday,
that he had been through train wreck
and would be eighteen hours late. The
weather throughout the west has been
so stormy, however, that the train ser
vice is demoralized, and the delegate S
train has gotten another twenty-four
hours behind. He is now expected to-
morrow morning.
HONOLULU AND HILO HARBORS.
After two hearings before the Board
of army Engineers and investigation
by two subcommittee of the River and
Harbor committee of the House, the
outcome has been that all three of
these bodies have recommended the
construction OIL the breakwater at Hilo,
and Representative Burton, Chairman
of the River and Harbor committee
has informed those representing Ha-
wall here that the bill will provide for
100000 each for the development of
the Hilo and Honolulu harbors.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. George p. Castle and her two
daughters are spending the week in
Washington, taking in the sights, They
will take steamer next week, from
New York, and make the winter trip
through the Mediterranean.
E. G. WALKER.
THE LADY OR THE TIGER?