Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 157, 9 February 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

A o>rresp- mMnt in yesterd*y i “Advert =er’' give- a gentle hint to ihe governuient, that it won!d be verv mueh in order now to donate say 6») acres of lAu! t > eaeh one of the {>i'r5on> wh>> ihon!dered u gun in the j»r- - nt revo!t. That ir u .“plendid idea. > >me of the l>rave warrior- evidently oonsider themselves incouipetent to hold office ■ uod»-r the governmeut, und there j wouid anyhow not l»e office« enough to go n»und. und f>>r the=e the 60 acres would eoine in very handy. The correspondent d»>e5n't state where ihe governraent is to take the land.« but we presurae that the CrownIande wou!d do. Of cour«e he overlooks the tact that both the Crownlauds aud Governinent lands are moetly leased umler long leaeee, but the 1*. G. cou!d of course break such lease for a eoinpeneation and then donate the iand. That the revenue of ihe countrv thereby would be sudly diininished i? no object worthy of coneideratiou as iong as tiie drei hundred are -itislied. If English bondholders should deniand the interest on their bonds and ask the Knglish Government to collect thera, the drei hundred will turn out in full f«>rce and whip any English raan-ol-war who conivs here for such objectionable purp se. As m«>st of the Governraent lands are on theother Islands the donation of them would lead to an em ; gration of the “faithful from Honolulu and where wou!d the P. (i. then be. Perhaps the lan<l could be selected on Oahu. so as to retaiu the i >rces here and make everything still raore lovely. 6(J acrcs to eaeh of the drei hundred wouhl make 18,000aeres. Now if that area could be had rigln in Honolulu, say ou the Esplanade or the maiu streets, there would be a jubilce indeeil, and h is pretty sale to say that there wouhl be a large numherofreal estaie transactions within a few weeks. and then a departure for home and lagerbecr wita ihe boodle. We eomplimenl Mr. D. L. Huntsraan for having had the honesty and cour ige to print the followiug reraarks in yesterday’s Liberal whieh certainly throw the proper iight on ttie main lever whieh set therevolution machinery in motion; “The revolution was a g<xisfnd to many people oot of work. They (the drei hundred) shouldered their guns to fight for bread as mueh as any thing else. Whiie the guard was raaiutained they had very oongenial employment and good pay. It is no slight matter to he in Houoiulu wilhoul employmeut as times are.’" Where. Mr. Advertiser-man, ianow the geiural uprising of the penp'e to fight s*ilely for principles and righta? We have vēry little to eav in the fight for spoils whieh naturally follows any revolntion, but we wou!d like the Lihenl to tell us wheie on earth the government is to procure tbe necessary money to p*v the heavy expenae whieh wonld be incurred if th« military foroee had heen continued on duty ? We are utterly at » loee jo und«r-

stand how the government aad ils supporters eipect to meet even the runnine eif>enses of the day. There have heen increa'sed expend;tures āinee the ?tart and no attempt to increase the revenue. It is reported that the opium licenses will not he so!d, an>t we are inclined to believe this, as-b >th M---rs Jones and Smith were strongly opp<>se<i to ihe raeasure. The lottery has been knocke<i on the head, and we d »ubt that the u>>vermnent will bave the cour <ge j an<l eheek to ask for an increase in , tax»s withoat giving representation by ballot. It would be interesting if the Adverliser and the Liberal wouM give us a little rest |on annexation, and the allege<l 1 prosperity two years henee, and treat us to an essay on the finaneial situation of to-day. The marshal has established a night patrol of five men. We fully approve of this move, and we are glad for the boys who have got thejob, but we must eommenl on the action of the government, raore especially of the Attorney-General, in spending more raoney for the regular business of the department than was recommended by the Coniraittee of Ways and Means and appropriated by the Legislature. Mr, W. 0. Smith was one of the members who passed the police-appropriation at its present figure. He adraitted that it was hardly a sufficient appropriation fur theefficiency of the department hut what could be done. We could not possibly afford to spend more, and we wonld have to get aloiig with the smaller amount. When that appropriation passed Mr. Cecil Brown was Attorney-General, and Mr. Jones Mimster of Pinanee, and both agreed with the expression of the rnember from Koloa and Lihue. Now Mr. Smith i? : Attorney-General, Mr. Jones is N(inister of Einanee, and Mr. Cecil Brown is a member of the Advisory CounciI, and they immediately find sufficient money t<> increase ihe poliee force in a degree whieh wiil make it impossible for the department to cover j the increased expenses through its j regular ai>propriation. Such action is neither honest nor dccent, n<>r apt tocreate confidence in the government. Twoverv insignificant idiots who j carried gnns. but haven't yet shot i anvthing else than their own j shadows are beiug used as tbe ; stalking horse for Mr. Huntsman ; to g>'t his views on getting a hillel int<> the “Advertiser” colutuns without having to sign his own name t»> it. B>>th are so ignorant that they ean neither wnte, spell nor speak English, and their records, except in thegun-carrying-act, such, that six feet inst°ad of sixty acres of grouud. would be the correct amount to be donated by any governmenl. • Under the heading of “A Sensihle Native.” the “Advertiser'’ reprints an alleged letter fmm a Hawaiian on Kauai m favor of annexation. Allowing that the letter is geauioe will the “Advertiser” . honestly admit that il cunsiders the reason9 givcn in favot of annex*tion by the Hawaiian to be sound and aeeepiahle to the P. G. »nd the SefofDfl ?arty. Ifthey *fe *nd Uie Provj6ion*I Governme*t will eome out plainly *nd endorse tb» sentiment* pohliah»!, w» ah*U be willihg te I»y down our qnili *nd shake h*nds with tbe whole g*ng on toe oah«r-«fle» «oi eiaw»

there i« no «uoh luek for u;?. The native gives as some of hi« ieason« for favoring annexation that: “ America is the leading and invincib’e country in the universe." (Rah ! for the 3tars and Stripea. We are w:th him answers the Reform Eeho. I *• The polilieal righls of tbe aborigines will be the same a? the vrhites." (N >t if *e know if»ays the Eeho. uo Kau.ii.i voters for us to put us in the smoke.) " The lab r e >ntract -ystem will ! end." (The man is crazy. where wou!d our ? igir stocc b.*, h->llers the horrided K. E ) “ The youths of Hawaii will be privileged t > a uiore liberal system of higher education.” (They have got too d mueh education for their own and our good as it is, and no more shall they get, except on the Hosmer-01eson plan and that is—nil, swears the Ceutral Euioii Eeho.) “ The people will be freed lr-)iu the oppression and aggressi<»ns ot t privileged few.” (That sounded ail right 50 years ago, says the P. G. Eeho, but as we are the oppressors aud aggressors now, we aiu’t looking very vioiently for any change justyet.) And that naiive who by the way only f.ivors annexation "if monarchy cannot be restored” the “Advertiser” calls sensible! We next expect that the morning screech wilī approve of aml endorse the Holomua. It is too bad that ihe P. G. won’t allow Mr. J. 1). Paris to run the district of Kona and appoinl othcials suitable to his wants. A missionary governor in eaeh little pettifogging district with full power to perf-irtn all aots within the jurisdiction of the Executive Council would briug us nearer the go!den era even than we are now. What next! The holy morning screech admits that the P. G. isn’t absolutely perfect» lu regard to the regulations re Chinese permits it says li posibility of fraud is almost exclnded." 3onny ! It wiil depend on wliieh hungry supporter of the P. G. gets thejob whcther there is fraud or nut ! Anolher shot was fired last night iu the palace-yard to the great disturbance <>f the sluml»ering U. 3. troops in Aliiolani Hale. Isn't it about time to give the provisional guards un!oaded muskets before somebody gets hurt. Hlank cartridges will be just a? ornamental and fear inspiring as sharploade<I, and very mueh less dangerons. The gallant commander of the Boston must have some funny ideas of naval etiquette. We should like to know under what rules he fired 21 guns when Mr. Dole the other day visited his ve«sel. Mr. DoIe is not President of the Hawaiian Islands. but simply Chairman of the different Councils whieh constitute the Provisional Government. and only entitled to the salute gouera!ly accorded the Minister of Foreign Affairs. As the Un»ted States are rich andCaptam % Wiltae’i powder «ee:ns eheap no damage isdone. anda little moreor leaa ridicale doean’t worry—by Gtngo. We ar* informe4 tha$ the Provi*ional GovermpBn$’a band «erenaded the Cathoiic mwaion Uet Tut«day erening. Fearing a repetitioQ, it ia §uted, diapatche* ware ■eni to Maui adviaiog the Bishop 1i ri*iin n th»t peacrfuī ialand.

while there has been a notable drop m hou«e-renl and real estate iu the vicinity<>f the Church. Our reporter d.vs not mūwm us i;' . le “pn»fe«st)r” - iow»d suffic:ent courage to be present at his “new band's" first concert. .ind we w:il give him the b> ’efit •: *he dou t 'We will disf>eu-e w;t . p ihlie < ouoerts unlil the new i-.in l is new. The kahunaa have cirried the day in predicting that ihe late r.»iny s{»ell would Jet up on Wedj nesd:ty. the d.ty when tiie Australi i w«>uld arrive m 3an Francisco with the Royal Commi-sioners. It cleared up iu ihe aflernoon and t<>-day we h.»ve fiue weather. Where, oh where is Holy Joe aud hoarySereno? Put m the co!d, as it were, in this iuslance.