Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 330, 24 November 1891 — Treaty Revision. [ARTICLE]

Treaty Revision.

The news from Washington is, that Mr. Mott*Smith. acting as the Hawaiian diplomat?c representative, has announeed that his miesion is to negotiate for a new treaty tvith the United Btates. As the National Party has no eonfidence in the present adminis- ; tration it is to bo regretted that the j cabinet should at. this juncture j tn>ke at>f attempt at nep;otiation with I T nited States for a renewal or revision of the present treaty n ntil they are sure t hat thev and the ]>artv who supi>ort them in office are in a tnajority in the coaiin<y session of the Legislature. Otherwise there rnight arise the unpleas- j | ant necessitv of repudiating their i | protocols, and running Ihein under j | the policy of the popular or Nation- j |al Party if they are in the aseen- i dency. We mnke this sfatement publicly and wiil forward many copies of tfiis paper to Washington and elsewhere iu order that those concerned may beinforiiied that two political parties are eonfronting eaeh other for the coniing elections. One party is the part v of ihe people, the native Hawailans and the injdustrial «od farmers elasses, who ! ajre not in sympathy with the preadrnir<iBtrAtiori, and who frorn pres©nt imlication are likely to be in the majority in the next Lej»islature. This party has announewl a definite platform. and is strongly imbned with a friendly feelinj* towards thr I T nited States ttnd haa in reserre eertain ideas for a renewed treaty. whiel» it is believed will be mtltu;)līv isatisfaetorv and ndvantageous, The secoud i>arty (or, l first, if yov please) are tho sngar i plauter elass nml their dopendents j who aro nou in .1 sorrv 'īilemma,! the <»nlv sulvatio;i of wliieh appearsj to lio iti tho importation of ehoan| Easfc I.ndia or i.'hin--. i se eoolie i;il)orJ I'ut thry nre d!S<»rganized and nn-*f ■oorhun io «,r iioliow! Their-vested i.t)tv»rc:sls ou<rht to lx» i i»r, »i«'t*t*•«l aiul **uved fn»n/ ruin :ifj poMt>ie. b!:t the \ntioual Partv j ol>ifft u> havinu tlic \vho!c poliiioal [ intcrosls of thc <*oi»-nLrv ]vtuiiTed! subsorvient to a handful of wealthv HUgar pUuter?*. Tbe solution of all these diffieulties ?s essy enough if the proper man ?\lfewed to hamll'e tho rein>» ot government. 1 - ♦ • H«* Ha4 a Ohmaitifiii. | The nM;cv «b»y a oonoiave ufconioi »he C!ul» " Md o» 1 140l 4 o tipen ::ir «Jelibeiato Oh fho of ?Vom lbe oon'.ra<jtor a «'ei^ain

m the yard, whieh by virt«e j of the aiterations bad heeome his | property. It waa a building of four sides with a door and a roofof sound lumber. worth any way fifty dollars, aud the owuer was ofFercd flve dollars for it, and declined. A high£T fiKure was mentioned but the question of altering and placing it in position loomed up beforo the eommiueemen and before the eontractor could 4 assure them that the cost would be moderated the eollector ofcustoms eanie to the rescue. He told his brethren that he had a ('hinaman who was a general genius and eapahle of shingHng the buildi»g before th£in or even puttiog io ā uew perporated seat thete* in, of course hia time waa of no value. We have smce-(liscoveredthatthe ehinkee iti question boasts that Prince Charlie has educated him up to the point ofcleaninghis shoes, shaving him'and curling his eyebrows. Also that he ean stew porridge, peas, brose and haggis, sew on buttons and scrub the floor, and, espects to replace T his hoss in the Cust6m ;House, as he remarks it would heap save dollars, in faet he would take the ehanee of w hut piekings there mav or may not be in it. ! \Vhy should the ea,rpenter not be! in a positio to get a ehea» eollee- : tor of custon» to serve him and his s fellow woi-kmen and m lighten their j taxes, Monil for the )aborer: put not vour trust in princes who ft>r- j get -that thev onee worked fi»r a ' day's pay.