Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25


business in the Islands, capital from the
United States was attracted and invested
the population increased the commerce of
the United States developed to remark.
able degree. and the American influence in
the Islands increased and predomnated to
a very great extent.
America Profited,
As trade grew and prospered 1t was
deponstrated that the balance was not all
on the side of the Hawaiians. Hawaiian
production principally sugar and rice) as
shown in the tables to follow, within a short
time increased fourfold, while imports into
Hawaii of the products and manufactures
Of the United States increased In almost a
like ratio. A large number of vessels both
sail and steam were built in the United
States for trade between the States and the
Islands and also for inter.island trade. 1t
was not long before new line of steamers
was established between San Francisco and
Honolulu, and line of sailing vessels be.
tween Honolulu and New York. The devel
opment of American shipping due entirely
to the production of sugar is one of the re.
markable and permanent results of the ad.
mission of Hawaiian sugars into the United
States free Of duty.
The development of the sugar mills and
the improved machinery used by the plan.
tations, nearly all Of which has been obtain.
ed from the United States, has given large
returns to American factories and has af.
forded employment to thousands of Ameri.
can mechanics and laborers
To go into the details of the effects of
the treaty and Of annexation. upon all the
various lines of business directly relating
to the production of sugar would make this
report too voluminous.
Trade Of American Ships.
In 1886, during one of the periodical eff.
forts made by mainland interests to obtain
abrogation Of the treaty, the situation was
very well summed up by the United States
COnsul'General at Honolulu In "a report to
his Government, as follows.
AS the tables herewith given clearly
show. the benefits of reciprocity do not all
come to the people of the Islands The 200
ships which have cleared from this port
during the year were built by American
shpbuilders and are the property of Ameri.
can citizens. The loss of the treaty Is n
certain loss of the business of these vessels
and a large per cent. of the capital invested
In them. Two.thrds OF the capital invested
duction of sugar is the capital of Ameri.
cans. Three.fourths of the money borrowed
for the prosecution Of the sugar business
In the Islands comes from American banks
All the immense investment In the two
great refineries In San Francisco Is Ameri.
can. Seventy.fve per cent of the insurance
on vessels and cargoes Is placed In Amer
can companies. Three.fourths of all the
imports into the Kingdom are the produc.
ton Of American farms and manufactures
and after the expenses are paid and the
dividends struck, almost the entire profits
find their way to the States for permanent
investment. But this Is only the dollars
and cents view Of the matter"
majority of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations In 1884 reported against
abrogating the treaty and in their conclu
sion, stated that whatever objections have
been found to the working or the results
OF this treaty are greatly Overbalanced by
the advantages we have acquired In ma
tional sense; and by the benefits to our
people of a profitable trade with the Hawai-
ian people and by the duty we owe the peo
pie of both countries to give certainty and
permanence to the gratifying prosperity
which this treaty has created"
For detailed statements showing the
operation Of the treaty from Il commercial
standpoint, see the following:
Report of Committee on Foreign Rela.
tons, U. S. Senate. 1894, Vol. /, page 1893.
Planters Monthly Vol l, p. 1888. 245.
Planters Monthly Vol. 2. D. 32S.335.
Annexation.