Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume XII, Number 25, 31 January 1891 — HAWAIIAN THREATS. [ARTICLE]

HAWAIIAN THREATS.

19peaī:ing of tbe propogals of CoV onel As!iford io e&na'.ln for cultiv&ting trade rehitiona under a system of pT©ferentift]~<1oties. Fm«nee Miiii» ter Foster huvh, ihāt ARhford is not S]>cakk'.ng for Lis governmt;nt, bat if Oanada finds that the vohim« of trade of the Hawaiian It?!ands is sufficient to wanani it slie will douLtless make

formal propositions to them. The Hawaiiao Kitigdom may threatan tlie United S.tates witli a diversion o£trade to Canada under preferential duties, bnt there is yery little dangei of an attempt to carr3' out tbe tlireat. Oolonel Ashford who aeeme to be very active in the matter, has possi-W bly overloolred that seetion of tbe McKi»]ey bill whieīi provid6s tbat wheneTer the Presidēnt sha11 be satisfied that the government of any auy couutrj- producing and expoxting sugar imposes doties on prodaets of fche Uaited States wliieli he may deem eo be reciprocally unēqual and unrea-fi sonable, it sball be bis duty to sus-5 petid the free entry of sugar fromf sueh eoan{iy, aud all s'ngaT tliereafterl imporied diiring such pēriod of sus--5 pension from that eountry ahall pay| duties. 8 The natural market for Hawaiiiinp sugar is the United States, and the| natural source of supply for artieles of nearly all kinds for the FawaTiari Kingclom is this couQĪty. The minute Hawaii attempis to profer Ganada 1to tlie United Staies in the way of duiies, the Presīdeat will soapend ihe free entry of sugur., and it needs uo" commenta.'y to exnlatn what thatl woukl mean to the Hawaiian sugarf planters. We iake abort 25Q,000,a()C| (>ouiids of Hawaiiau sogar a year and were a duU- U) be imposed upon"it, the i6ceipts wou?d fall away to| uothipg, sJncesugar will be free from| all oiaei' coaat«*ies. | . Tiie p'-ovis*on of the McKinlev l>iIijf whieli has been cited was intended to| meet just sucff' eases as ihis, aud iti will prove eii'ectuaL It was seeu ihai, som« uountries might tiy io take ad-s vantagt> of the }:emoval o{ duties from; aud o t Uer ailielee, aad tliis sus-i peuaion elauae was put iu to give ilie whip-kaaU of iiiem. Hawau, iiow-» avev, ougUt to be uie iast country diserimmate aguiast the United St;vtei£ sioee sbe has heen given tha extraordioii) v > \ilefit< of £ree entry for her ā«lgar for a nvimber of years. It mav be &uspected tliafc with th.e suspensīon elause of the MciLinley bill in force, she w<U not attempt to discriminate against us &nd in favo? of Oanada to any great eiteat.—iS. F. Chronich. Coloael C. P.- laukea and the Hon. Sam. P»rLer went on board the U. S. S. Charleston vebtenlay afternoon to take to the Palaee, t'he personal etfects of His late Majeai.v King Kaiakaua. Senator Mahonev in the Cahfornia liegisiature at Sacramento ou Jan 21, announced the death of Kalakaua of Hawaii, in a few weU ehosen remarkM, and the Senatt adjourned that da>* ont of rospect to i»he Hawaiian Monareh's memorv.