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Vol. III. No. 582.
HONOLULU, H. I., MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1897.
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IKCI.IJMNO
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i. A gams, Sorgos, Lining, Etc.
ALSO '
White Linen and Cotton
Dack '
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p.tf.imiift2$onf
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Jeweler &nd "Watclimaei?
)9 Having bought out the entire
I stock of J. 10. Gomes I am prepared
to furnish First-class Jewelry at rea
sonable prices.
WattluiiEkiu mi RepajflDj a specialty.
8T Native Work of all kinds. Also
Wlro Ornaments.
FRANCIS DUNN,
Architect and Superintendent
G, Oftico: 305 Fort street,
Sprcclcels' Block, Room 5.
WHOSE THE CHIEF BOON?
tMiii,r.ri: exposition of iridi:
DNnlC.t IlKOII'HUOIIY.
Klliiwhlir llinl till" llllllnl Slnlr Sttm a
I. ii mi' I'rullt Iriiln r.lllni; Com-
mrrrlHl ItnlnlloiiH.
Tho following uble and exhaus
tive analysis of tho advantage to
tho United Statos from the Hawaii
an Reciprocity Troaty appeared
in tho San Francisco Financial
Letter of. April 2: ,
Sinco tho announcement that
efforts would bo mado looking to
tho abrogation of tho Hawaiian
Ronipromty Trr.?.ty, it is roporled
that a memorial to the United
Statos Congress was in courso of
preparation, advocating tho pass
ago of tho measuro; and that this
same memorial was allegod to bo
in favor of thoso persons interest'
cd in the beot sUgar industry.
Premising that no citizen of tho
United States would or should so
act in nuy projndioiol manner, ns
to Btiilo or retard any industry
that will enable us, by its opera
tions, to becomo independent of
any foreign baso of supplios; it
cuunol be denied tiittl llio question
of tho yigor prodnctiou of tho
Hawaiian Republic, an industry
owned anil fosteied by United
Slnles citizens, can or will be con
tillered by uny xinbinsed and Btud
ious observer as being inimical to
the interest of oi'u'ior tho cane or
beet sugar industries of tho Unit
ed States.
A study of facts and figures will
convinco that if wo, as a most
favorod nation by tho Hawaiian
Republic, wish to maintain thoBO
relations, two courses are open for
our Government to pureuo. Eithor
let us annex tho islands, so that
thoy may becomo an integral
part of this Ropnblie, or olso let
us rofrain from' any move that
may bo regarded as looking to tho
abrogation of tho Reciprocity
Troaty.
When tho fact is considored that
in return for reciprocal advan
tages onjoyed, tho Hawaiian
nation has conceded to tho United
Statos tho almost exclusive right
to sell its products in their midst,
it sooras boyond tho bounds of all
common roasoning, that any per
son or body should bo bo selfish
and short- sighted ns to dosiro the
abrogation of this treaty, that
boneiits in n commercial sense tho
ontiro country at large.
Tho opponents to tho continu
anco of tho troaty can scarcoly
havo considered tho question in a
calm or unbiased light.
Ltt us bupposeil U.? this troaty
bo abrogated, what will bo tho
rosult ? The merchants of
Honolulu, Ililo, and othor
towns will say, wo intond to
buy our supplies from thoso
countries that favor us, hero ib
Australia, Canada, Japan, coun
tries closo to our gates, roady
and willing to ontor into all man
ner of arrangements with ub to
toko our sugars, our coffees, and
othor produots, at reciprocal ad
vantages, why should wo bo in
fluenced by any foolings topatron
izo tho United States, n country
that has troatcd us bo shabbily?
For "old ncquaintanco sake"
and natural ties and feelings, that
to tho United States, through
whoso citizens thoso islands havo
boon improved and developed, wo
owe soma gratitudo, wo purchoBo
our noodB from thorn, but as wo
now see that jealous interests nro
working to put an ond to tho
troaty that binds tho two coun
tries, wo intend to cast Bontimont
to tho winds and buy in markets
that offer ub advantages.
This is tho opinion of tho mer
cantile community of tho Hawaii
an Islands and thero is no reser
vation in declaring that had it not
boon for this sontimont,tho manu
facturers and producers of the
United Statos, and especially
those of tho Pacific Coast, would
ore this havo found thoir business
with tho islands at a low ebb.
For it has long boon known
that desporatc efforts havo boon
rando by English, Gorman, Aus-1
tralian, and Canadian firniB to sell :
goous to tno lslanaors at tar
lower rates than wo can quota.
Not only nro overtures boing
made to tho authorities of tho Ha
waiian Islands by Canada and
Australia, but Japan is now in
tho fiold, roady and willing to!
grant all sorts of ndvnntnges in J
me iorm or reciprocity, in ox- i
chaugo for tho sugars produced.
Japan will only bo too willing
to grant a protoctorato over tho
islands, and this offor in itself is
a serious mouaco to tho Uuitod
States.
The land of tho Rising Sun is
destined to 'become a .formidable
competitor in thoso islands, as
well as in othor parts of tho world
with all nations, andjt would not
bo a pleasing spoctaclo for tho
peoplo of this country to .have as
their neighbors a race who, whilo
advantageous as laborers, would
not bo dosirablo as rulors of the
islands and subject American in
terests to restrictions and con
trol. That tho Japaneso legation in
Washington is watohing the
efforts of tho Sonators and othors
to abrogate this Reciprocity treaty,
thoro is no doubt, and the least
speck upon tho horizon that may
indicato that tho treaty will bo
annulled will bo taken advantage
of by tho diplomat, and his Gov
onment notified.
Tho statemont has boon mado
that plantations of sugar cano and
other industries of tho Hawaiian
Republic aro owned in tho main
by foreigners. Oflicinl data (that
may bo consulted in tho U. S.
State Department at Washington)
will provo to tho contrary.
taiile showing the amount or
OAriTAL INVESTED IN SUflAH
PLANTATIONS jM' THr. HA
WAIIAN IIEl'UllLIC.
Total umouut in
vested..,.' .. ..$ a2,14C,C01
American citizens,
Hawniiau-born
Americans, and
Amorican - Ha
waiian half
castes own of
this snm 25,51G,47G
Rnlunco 3 G,G30,125
This amount iB owned by Brit
ish and their Hawniiau offsprings,
Gormans, and Hawaiiaus of for
eign parqntago.
In addition to theso sugar in
vestments a sum of SG,1G0,70G is
invested in various industrial en
terprises, oloctrio light and tele
phone companies, railroads, in
corporated trading firms and other
financial institutions.
Citizens of tho Uuitod Statos
and thoir descendants own of this
sum S3.G72 011. Foreigners and
natives owning $2,178,011. With
in tho past four yoars invest
ments by Amorican citizons ond
thoir descendants amount, in tho
aggregato, to sevoral millions,
sums expended iu coffoo planta
tious, improvements to tho sugar
rnnkiug plants and various othor
enterprises.
With eunh n notable oxposition
how oau contention bo maintain
ed, that Amorican intorosts do not
predominate?
And it is owing to that pre
dominance that "Americanism"
today prevails in Hawaii in its
best form.
Tho statement that tlwUnitcd
States has been tho loser by tho
operations of tho Reciprocity
Treaty is somewhat contrary to
figures and facts, as tho following
resumo will show:
nnsuaiK of united states gains
UNDElt TnE TDEATY
1875-1893.
First Dutios ro
initiod by Ha
waii $ 8,5G0,'J'J9
Socond Profits
mado and pro
perty acquired
by Amoncans:
1. From inoroaso of
sugar produc
tion: 1 Increase of Biigar
property owned
by Amoricaus.. 23,235,010
2 Profits madu by
Americans out
of sugar
5 Commissions
paid Amorican
agents
2. From inoroaso of
exports from
tho United
Stale? to Ha
waii, profits on
832,117,510....
3. From increase iu
Bhipbuildinufor
Hawaii trade:
1 Profit on build
ing vessels for
the inter island
trado
2 Profit on build
ing vessels for
Hawaii foreign
trado
3 Valuo of Amori
can e'nnpitig
engaged iu Ha
waii trado
'1. From freights
earned by Ame
rican ships:
1 Foreign freights
2 I n t e r i s 1 a n d
f roights
5. Property in Ha
waii acquired
by. Aiuoricaun:
1 Incorporated
property (other
than sugar and
ships), which
aro enumerated
abovo
2 Unincorporated
property (othor
tbau sugar and
.ships)
G. Premiums collect-
ed by Amorican'
" Insurnnco Com
" panics
14,830,858
3.00G.OOO
3,211,851
100,350
218.C.00
2,G3G,000
7,825,4-11
1,152,000
3,973,505
5,000,000
2,189,350
Total Amorican
gains under
treaty $ 70,973,404
Deduct American
losso3 under
treaty 42,080,70(5
Amorican not pro
fit under treaty.? 28,292,008
' This does not iucludo tho pro
fits to thousands of Amorican
merchants who aro indirectly
bonefited by reason of oxports to
tho islands, nor thoonormous sum
received by Amorican vobboIo
in carrying passengers. Noorly
all vesBelB employed in theoarryiug
trado of tho islands aro Amorican.
ItESUME OF UNITED STATE8 ESTIM
ATED OAIN8 UNDEH THE
TIIEAY.
1894-1890.
First Duties ro
mitted by Ha
waii Second Profits
mado and pro
perty acquired
by Amor i
caus: 1. From incronso of
sagar produc
tions: 1 Increaso of BUgar
Croporty owned
y Americans..
2 Profits made by
Americans out
of BUgnr for
three years....
3 Commissions
paid American
agouto
2. From exports from
Uuitod States
to Hawoii(throQ
years)prohts on
. SI 4,33 1,818....
3. From increaso in
ship - building
for Hawaiian
trado:
1 Profit on build
ing vcbboIs for
tho inter-island
trado
2 Profit on build
ing vessels for
Hawaiian for
eign trado
3 Valuo of Amor
i c a n o w n o d
shipping engag
ed m Hawaiian
trade.. ,
1,500,000
3,872,001
2,171,809
GOl.000
1,133,181
20,000
40,000
500,000
Continued on Sth Paye.
SMALLPOX BREAKS OUT
IHt. DAY Itri'OltT.H TWO 1'tSI.S
AT Ut'AKAMriM: STATION.
l'rwuiillout Tulion li.v llunril ol
llcitltli .11 tiilnlvr Coopr KciiolliiO'i
llio' Illlllllsil-ulloll llllillCl.
A special meeting of tho Board
of Health was hurriedly called at
9:30 this morning by Minister
Coopor, who presidod. Thero
were present Drs. Wood aud
Emerson, Messrs. Lansing, Ko
liipio and Brown, members; health
agent Reynolds, olork Wilcox and
a Bulletin reporter.
Minister Cooper slated that tho
object of tho mooting was to hoar
Dr. Day's report and tako action
on the outbreak of smallpox at tho
quarantine station.
. Dr. Day reported verbally that
in making his customary investig
ation of tho Japaneso at tho qua
rantine Rtation this morning ho
had noticed two of tho men who
showed signB of Bmallpox. He
hud them promptly placed in tho
hospital. One of tho casos was
well marked, thero could be no
doubt cf it; thr ctl.; was nol cu
plain, but in both tho oruptiouB
were only a fow hours old. Theso
immigrants wero in tho lot which
arrived on Friday on tho Japan
ese steamer Kiuai-niaru. That
vessel brought a clean bill of
health, all the passengers had been
vaccinated and had gono through
tho prescribed period of 14 days'
quarautino previous to em
barkation. Iramedately on land
ing nt tho quarautino station all
tho effocts nnd clothing of the
peoplo had boon disinfected. In
view of all theso precautions the
doctor could not at first account
for tho appoavanco f emnllpox
when all danger should have been
ovor. After finishing his duties
at tho station ho immediately
visited tho Kinui maru nud ex
amincd ovory man in tho crow.
Ho then interviewed the captain
and told him of tho outbreak of
smallpox. Tho captain then
acknowledged Uiat one man had
djed on tho trip ovor and had
been buried at sea. Tho captain
said ho foil down tho hatch and
was killed. Dr. Day thought this
was very strange, as tho hatch
ways aro not gouorally opened
whilo n vessel is nt soa, and camo
to the conclusion that tho man
must havo had smallpox. At any
ovout he was acting on that theory
nnd thought tho stato of affairs
sufficiently alarming to cause the
.board to tako immeuiato action.
Alt r , 1 " i' o j r
sion ou the doctor's report, Dr.
Wood suggested that tho vory first
thing to bo done was to ucttlo tho
status of tho immigrants nnd find
out how many wore entitled to land.
Tho rest should bo sent back to
the ship nt onco and roturnod
homo without any delay.
Minister Cooper ngrocd with
t'm "!,,;' ?' and nM ho lnd
aFready takou ineasures to con
tinue tho examination immediate
ly tho Board adjourned. Ho
thought ho would, be ablo t'o finish
it by 0 o'clock this ovoning.
Dr. Wood then moved that it
was tho opinion of tho Board that
tho examination into tho status of
tho immigrants should bo finished
forthwith; that thoso who had
boon engaged iu it or would ho
today should bo forthwith vaccin
ated, and that when their work
was finished" thoy should go into
quarantino until such time as tho
Board rolcasod thorn. Carried
unanimously.
Minister Coopor said that in
anticipation of samo such action
on the part of tho Board ho had
conferrod with Collector Goncral
Castle. That gontloman had kind
ly placed his rosidenco nt Wai
lciki at tho eorvico of tho Board
for quarautiuo purposes and if
thero was no objection Mr. Castlo
nud himself and all thoso engaged
in the investigation would go in
to quarantino at that place after
completing thoir work. This
would onablo tho ollicials to tran
sact necessary business with
grouler convenience while iu
quarautino. This was agreed to
Rud bo ordered .
Dr. Wood then moved that it
was tho soneo of tho Board that
all those immigrants who wore re
fused landing should bo sont back
to tho fillip on which thoy camo
foi th with. Carried.
Dr. Wood nest moved that nil
thoso who had becu at tho examin
ation of immigrants on Saturday
and who woro to continue it today
bo sent for nnd vaccinated ou tho
spot, offering to perform the
opointiou himself. Carried.
Tho Board thou camo to tho
conclusion that it was best to eond
a physician over to tho station to
remain thero until tho further or
ders of tho Board, and to mako a
thorough inspection of all thoso ou
tho island twico daily. The posi
tion wr then offered to Dr. it. P.
Myers at Sl5 per day and expens
es. Tho doctor wns telephoned to,
enmo beforo tho Board and asked
for an hour in which to mako up
his mind.
Superintendent McVeigh's tele
phonic request for eight addition
al guardB was promptly grantod
aud Agent Reynolds instructed to
procuro them at once.
In reply to h qm stinn Dr. Day
stated that there was not tho
slightest danger of any of tho
Chinese who woro discharged
frnin finprntttinn en Ratti'diiy hav
ing the Binnllpo.v or communicat
ing it. Thoy camo on r different
vessel and had been kept apart
from the Jnpnupso.
Aeut Reynolds Baid ho had
heard from various sources that
it was possible that tho Kauiwa or
somo othor Japaneso war vessol
vob on tho way hero. Tho last
time tho Naniwn wns horo thero
was a qunrnntino of 14 days iu
force against Yokohama. When
tho Nnuiwa camo tho pilot had
boarded her and told her captain
of tho quarantino nnd that ha
could not bring his ship inside
the harbcr. Tho reply was thnt if
tho pilot would not tako tho vessel
iu tho captain would, quarantino
or no quarantine. Ho desired to
ask tho Board for instructions
how to act in case tho samo stato
of affairs should occur again.
Mr. Reynolds waB instructed to
notify tho captain of any war ves
sol coming from Japan that 18
days quarantine would bo strictly
on forced and that ho mustuot bring
his vessel insido without permis
sion of the Board.
Tho statemont was also mads
that no mnmber of tho Japanese
Lcgntiou had taken advantage of
tho Government's offor to visit
this lot of immigrants and that no
one olso but thoso engaged iu tho
investigation had been allowed to
communicate with thorn.
At 10 o'clock tho Board ad
join tu a uuu Li. Vu.ni h)ld a lit
tle seance iu nn adjoining room,
whoro ho vaccinated Minister
Cooper, J. B. Castle, Chester
Doyle, A. St. Martin Mackintosh,
Captain Reukon, B. L. Marx and
any othors who wished it. Whilo
Ministor Coopor was waiting for
his arm to dry, tho Bulletin ro
portdr asked him for n Btutemont
concerning tho fuels developed as
fur as his examination of tho im
migrants had proccodod. Ho
said :
"Tho examination has showu n.
Btato of affaire that is simply dis
graceful to thoso concoruod iu
bringing tho poor immigrants
horo. Tho peoplo themselves nro
not to blnmo, thoy havo simply
boon doludod and decoived by
unscrupulous immigration agents.
The Btato of affairs developed iu
tho last two investigations was
bad enough, but this one showu
up ton timos worso. Many of tho
immigrants hato boon cruelly dc
coivod with bogus contracts, Thoy
nro all consigned oither to the
Uiroshirao or Kobo Immigration
Company, mostly to tho latter. I
will give yon an instance or two.
Thoro is ono lot of sixty who havo
ironolad contracts with tho Kobe
Immigration Company to giva
thorn employment on a sugar
plantation at Kalaupapn, Molokni,
at $15 por month. You know thoro
is no sugar plantation on Molokni
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