The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume], April 25, 1898, Page 4, Image 4

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THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER : HONOLULU, APRIL 25, 1S98.
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
W. N. ARMSTRONG EDITOR.
MONDAY
APRIL 23.
UN E t U A L T A X A TI ON .
"We publish in another place, a table
containing the amounts of personal and
real estate taxes assessed and paid dur
ing the year 1S97.
An analysis by percentages shows
that of the entire amount collected,
there were paid by the different na
tionalities $759,703. The percentages
are:
Per cent.
American and Euro
pean corporations.. $230,170 30.30
American and Euro
pean firms 40,885 3.37
American and Euro
pean 131,384 17.29
Chinese 119.C03 15.74
Japanese 95,719 12.C2
Hawaiians and part
Hawaiians 112.S84 14.85
Portuguese 28,224 3.72
Various nationalities. 823 .11
In answer to an inquiry made in the
Legislature, it is also officially stated
that the assets of the sugar corpora
tions are $21,002,000; assets of business
corporations are $14,886,708; total $3G,
489,463. The assets of the Individual Hawai
ians, part' Hawaiian, Chinese, Portu
guese and Japanese are not given. Do
they amount to 20 per cent, of the as
sets of the corporations which are own
ed substantially by the Anglo-Saxons?
Do they amount to 15 per cent?
The Hawaiians, Japanese, Chinese
and Portuguese pay 47 per cent, of the
taxes, while the great sugar and busi
ness corporations, with all other Amer
icans and Europeans pay only 53 per
cent, that is to say only C per cent,
more.
Knowing as we all do, where the
wealth and capital of the country is
placed, and knowing as we do, the rela
tive poverty of the natives and the
Asiatics, the glaring unequality of tax
ation becomes very apparent.
The Japanese, mainly laborers on
small wages pay 12.62 per cent, of the
taxes, while the Americans and Euro
peans pay 5.62 per cent. more.
The Japanese and the Chinese pay
28.36 per cent., or nearly one-third of
the entire taxation.
It is said that if the assessment lists
are carefully examined, the details of
this gross unequality will be apparent.
We do not now discuss the interests
of the native Hawaiian in this matter.
They have had, and now ihave the full
est power to participate in the regula
tion of taxes.
We have, for sufficient reasons, cut
off the Asiatics from any participation
in the Government. We deny them rep
resentation. We tax them without
their consent. We claim to be "just"
to them.
The dominant power is, therefore,
under a solemn, moral, if not strictly
legal obligation, to see to it, that they
are equitably taxed. It is probable that
if they could get this strange and ab
surd system of taxation fairly (before
the Courts, they would secure a read
justment of it.
If we refuse to let 40,000 men, vhQ
contribute to, almost make, the pros
perity of the Islands, have any part in
the Government, we voluntarily as
sume the double and triple obligation
of -dealing with them. We post at
every cross-road of American soil,
the notice that "Christian civilization"
dominates here? It is a part of our an
nexation literature. We boast of re
deeming the 'eathen, as Kipling calls
them. But would it not be well to call
a halt for a while and look over this
business of taxing these 'eathen, who
have no voice in the matter? It is not
for them to demand equity. It is for us
to do equity, even .if it takes off one
per cent, (from a 40 per cent, dividend.
NO TROPICAL FRUITS.
A citizen purchased in a King street
store on Saturday a box of California
oranges. "Can't you buy good native
oranges?" we asked. "No."
One reading in the States or else
where the pages of the hand books is
sued from the Foreign Office, and the
press, in which are depicted in vivid
colors the rich tropical resources of the
Islands, concludes naturally that fruits
and vegetables abound here. He hur
ries down to prospect ithe country and
he visits the markets in order to in
spect this tropical wealth. "Those
lemons raised here?" "No, came from
California." "Those grapes raised
here?" "No, came from California."
"That celery raised here?" "No, came
from California." "Those onions raised
here?" "No, came from California."
"That horseradish raised here?" "No,
came from California." "What do you
raise here?" "Sugar and climate."
A visitor several years ago, was in
Mobile, Alabama. On the street, before
a grocery store, stood a large pile of
clean, dainty wooden boxes filled with
grapes raised near Lake Erie, 1,500
miles distant. "Can't you raise grapes
here?" asked the visitor of the grocery
man.. "Finest grapes in the world," he
replied. "Why do you bring grapes
1,500 miles?" "Niggers are too lazy to
work, and white men aint much bet
ter." Meeting a Southern "colonel". he
was asked why the people did not raise
vegetables for the Northern market.
His reply was: "Sir, we raise cottcn.
We don't know how to raise anything
else. We are too d d lazy to learn
anything new. This is a mighty rich
country, sir, we are too lazy to get
away from cotton."
The importation of tropical fruits
and vegetables from a point distant
2,000 miles shows an unhealthy indus
trial condition. "Well, suppose it is a
bad industrial condition," says the re
spectable citizen with sugar fat par
tially closing his eyes, "it will regulate
itself in time." That is just what the
Chinese say when cholera gets into one
of their towns, and it regulates them
into corrouption and death. Industrial
diseases produce ilabor fevers, commun
istic fits, and finally the paralysis of
profit. They always have, and always
will. Only diversified industries is the
medicine or tonic which make the
blood of the community fresh and
wholesome.
It is a pretty play to the American
galleries to exhibit our resources of tro
pical productions at the Chicago Fair,
and now at the Omaha Fair. But let us
be honest with ourselves and the Am
ericans, and post up this notice at the
expositions: "We, the 'Hawaiians im
port tropical fruits and. vegetables
from America."
President Mc!Kinley probably takes
the same view of the relation of .Ha
waii to the United States that Presi
dent Harrison did.
When Mr. Stevens raised the Ameri
can flag over the group, President Har
rison, through .Mr. J. W. Foster, Secre
tary of State, wrote to Mr. Stevens:
"So far as your action may appear .to
AUCTION SALE
OF
FIREWOOD
On Tuesday, April 26th,
AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON,
;At Brewer's Wharf, I will sell at public
auction,
'About 25 Cords of South 'Sea Island
Fire Wood. Terms Cash.
Jas. F. Morgan,
AUCTIONEER.
ADMINISTRATORS' SALE
OF
VALUABLE PROPERTY.
In pursuance of an order of the Cir
cuit Court of the Second Circuit, the
undersigned will sell at public auction
at the auction rooms of Jas. F. Mor
gan, Honolulu,
ON TUESDAY, APRIL 2G, '98,
AT 12 O'CLOCK NOON,
The following described premises,
situated at Kamakela, Honolulu, and
more particularly described in Deed
from Bruce Cartwright and Alexander
J. Cartwright, Mortgagees, to W. H.
Halstead, said deed being of record in
Liber 146 on pages 308, 309, 310, dated
Nov. 21, 1893, being:
Lot 3 Commencing at west angle of
this lot on mauka side of road 150 feet
from angle of same and running: 1
N. 53 50' E true 105 feet along 'lot 2;
2 S. 42 40' E true 75.5 feet along L.
C. award 3155 apana 2 to Male; 3 S.
53 50' W. true 113.2 feet along Lot
4; thence, 4 N. 36 10' W. true 75 feet
along road (25 feet wide) to initial
point. Area, 188-1000 acres, and being
a portion of Apana 1 of Royal Patent
No. 19S5, L. C. A. No. 6245, to Kalaeo
kekoi for Kalakini, together with all
the tenements, hereditaments, ease
ments,'' improvements, rights, privileges
and appurtenances .thereto belonging
or in any wise appertaining.
There is a dwelling house on the
property, containing, parlor, dining
room, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, pantry,
etc.
TERMS: Cash in U. S. Gold Coin.
Conveyance at the expense of the pur
chaser. GEO. HONS and CTIAS. WILCOX,
Administrators Estate of W. II.
Halstead.
Sale subject to approval of the Court.
JAS. F. MORGAN,
Auctioneer.
1957-3tF
The balance of the goods saved from the big fire in London must be cleared this week, and in order to do this
fo we will offer them at the following prices.....
New, Up-To-Date Shirt Waists, 35c; former price, 75c.
New, Up-To-Date Sailor Hats, $1.00; former price, 1.50.
French Organdies. New Patterns, lOc a yd; former price, 25c.
All Other Dress Goods in proportion.
j7-An effort will be made to clear these goods
by the end of the month. Now is the time
to secure bargains.
impair the independent sovereignty of
that Government, by substituting the
flag and power of the United States, it
is disavowed."
However earnest President McKinley
is to accomplish annexation, he will
not for a moment violate the laws and
Constitution of his own country. Con
gress can put the flag up on these Isl
ands, in one hour or less, if it cnly
chooies to do so. A call of the roll of
the Senate on the ratification of the
treaty may be had in 15 minutes. If as
a war measure in connection with
Spain, the Senate sees its necessity, it
may be done, and will be done. But
neither Senate or President will raise
the flag here, in the event of immediate
war, until they can send a fleet to pro
tect it.
Owing to the fact that so many of
the invitations to Miss Towne's exhi
bition of china painting miscarried, it
will be continued in the art gaKery of
the Pacific Hardware Co.'s, this and
tomorrow afternoon trcm 2 to 5. AH
are invited.
Services are now held regularly iby
the Rev. Mr. Usborne at St. Clement's
Chanel, in Makiki, the 'branch English
church held tabu 'by the Bishop of
Honolulu.
AND
A walk through most
any section of this city
at night when all is still
will cause anyone to won
der why more sickness
does not exist. The ob
noxious order3 from defec
tive sewerage and many
other causes ought to be
overcome and that at once.
5
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Look after your cess
pools, water closets and
garbage barrels. They are
fever producers. Keep
them free from offensive
odors.
It saves doctor's bills.
0
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Much, simpler and more
convenient than Chloride
of Lime, Carbolic Acid
and many other disinfec
tants. Used in all the
prominent Hospitals and
Public Buildings through
out the United States.
Sold In any quantity
from 25 cents upwards.
Give It a trial.
Sole Agents.
Horses!
A large shipment arrived by the
Bktne. W. H. Dimond. Family car
riage and driving horses, single or
double teams. They are in good con
dition and will be sold on favorable
terms. Apply at
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TIMELY TOPICS
April 2r;, 1898.
We have before spoken of
our Boiler Covering, but
at that time had only the
plaster itself. Now we have
the Sectional Pipe Cov
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2 and 2 1-2. We have also,
spoken of the favor in which
this composition is, held by
the steamship companies
here, but since then we have
been able to make another
test even more convincing.
One of the most prominent
sugar plantation engineers in
these Islands furnished us
with a diagram of a compar
ative trial which he had
given Asbestos, Scotch Com
pound and our
These were all put on one
surface of exactly the same
thickness and the results
were as follows:
Asbestos 1 1 50 F
Scotch Compound. . . 1080 F
Anti-Caloric Boiler Compound, 191 F
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