Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 192, 3 April 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Tntr «ith<lra'v »1 <»f the Am**rican Pr*t*ctorjte :y Gonoinia?.*>ner B ■ aeem I »to cfiai ti. -•! laU ’U in any miteri.i: w:.v. Tlie j.r«»teCtor:Ue wa« ! uever nee*led t r the purpv»se of eheekme any m »veinent agiinat the Frovisional Government by the oi>poa:ti*»n. h no stepa ol aueh a ii:.t*ire have ever been or will ever be contempiaied by ttiem, but w.19 s;mi»!y inetituted to protect the 1*. G. againat their own soldiery. The Hawaiian nation hae left the question of annexation to the gv»vernment in \\aahington and will peaeahle ad*>pt whatever the United States may decide to do in regard to their countrv. It beho‘»vee the Hawaiiana now more than ever to show 10 the representative of the great Hepuhlie that they are an intelligent, peaceful, aud dignified nati«>u, perfect.y ahle to exercise the priveleges and duties of self-government, and the on!y way in whieh they ean dern >nstrate this f,*ct is to preserve a quiet and conservative altitude, and ahow their true love for the g<)*xi *>f the country by piacing no obst .cles in the way of the Provit*ioaal Government as far as the ordinary carrying out of business is eoneeme*.!. That the u!timate destiny of this country is to heeoine a n*ember of the great Union under the Stars and Stripes, though poss:bly aot f«»r another generation, we fully believe, and when the moment for such Uuion arrives it will be well t*> point to the report whieh Mr. Blount will make, and there be able to show tbat his impressions were that the Hawaiians ean make as g*x>d citizens and be trusted with self-goverii-inenl as well as ihe citizuis of any uther nations who gather under the protecting wings of the American eagie. With what < i»jeots in view d*»*s the Advertis r both in its moniing editi*m and in its eyening edition under a different uauie rill its columus by prii:tinga lot of stuj>i«l and idiotic rum*»rs s >me of whieh may be heani on the str-ets, but sotne of whieh wesuspect are being } pr»duce*i iu the fertile brain of the ni >rning and evening staffs. l>r. McGrew in the Saturdav i-sne of the Pearl H.irb>r Advertiser fills a whole eolumn with a uiosl outrage.)ns and lyuig b gus i:iterview of the J ipanese C*msul by a rova!isl We should ihink tbat it would be b**tii in the interest of the I’rovisimial Govermuent and «»f the ivpresentative of Jaj>an and of I)r. Mctirew to tr*t out before the puhiie the royalist (?) who bas guyed the old Doctor in such a u-rrible d*,-gree. The Japanese Consul iu this mornings Adverliser denies the yarn in t->ro—a step quite unneceesary, because there art' hardy anybody in the town, outside the Iunatic asylum. light headed eaough to awallow Dr, McGrew'sd*>s-* in g.*»d faith. 7 lu an-'ther plaee iu th« t>il!ular slieet is quoted an a!leged remark of Major Woo*.rnonse iu wliieh he is accuaed of «dvisingthe Uawaiian News Co. “to p»t the Amenean tlags ju & b-g ” That Mr. M odehouee in the most reticent of all the retic*ut diplotuats here, and that consequently nobody will credil ihe yarn, does not troub!e the jourua.istic doctor one liule

bit. but as the alleged remark is s * very «hort. he only devotes & short paragraph lo iusult the repr- —?ntative of England while he slings bis ink over a whole j .-olumn for the nurp<>se * f !ibelling the representative of Japan and the Captain of the "Naniva” by putting any amounl of idiotic aud insane remark- in their moulh^. | Mr. Emmelulh had blo*xi in his ejm when he spoke about the iloi.omi'a in the Advisory Council last Friday. We would never insinuate for one minule that Mr. Emmelulh is j«rejudiced against us, because he is financially iutereste*i in the D‘ictor’s Evening Comet. and. altliough prepared to lose his investment for tne «aored cause. still is iuclined to see his journalistic enterprise boom,which it can’t do with s«> raany c*ompetitors in the field, bul he is decidedly unkind towards us. We will not retaliate, because we are eminent!y just. and Mr. Emmelulh at ihe same meeting tx»k a stand f*>r whioh we eomplimenl bira and give him credit. He conderaned the Councils f«>r coutinually going into secret sessions and adyocated that all measureB be discussed openh’. The majority of the Council differed frora Mr. Emmelulh. but we will plaee it on record that he for oncehas followed the true spirit of a popular and liberal government responsible to the people. Whatever we niight say in re gard to the indiscriminate dismissals of faithful and eapahle gov«rnment otficials we give the government credit for raaking very good appointraents. The dismisail of Mr. C. A. Brown shows the intention of the government to be honest in spite of partisan feelings, and it has created general satisfaction. His successor is a man well qiialified for the otfice; he bas m*>reover . n*>t heeu oflensive during the late revolution towards his polilieai opponents, but has rather exj>ressed himselfin a eonciliatorv and conservative raanner. He it court"ous aud gentlemanly in his official dealings, »nd we have no doubt will conduct his ollioe with f.iirness and justice l) *th towards the puhlie and h s siibordmates. Though he has the misfortune of l>eing a hr<>ther of Hennery that makes hiiu rather entilled to our sympathy than to our censure. The new edit*>r of the Liberal shou!d eitht-r change the name of hi> paj>er or change fais sentiments whieh are decidedly nnt liberal. We would a?k hini t<> give us some precedents s:\\’ from Amtrica —wliioh country he praises and glories in—where newspap«rs have heen suppressed —because they difi feretl iu opinion? from tbe government in power or for that raatter for any other polilieal reasons. Newspapers occasionally get suppres?txi f*»r indecency and ob»ceuity.and a few more paragraDhs. like a certam one conlained in the l«sl Liberal, would make that i paj*er a fit subject for notice by the j»lice authorities. The edilor finishes fais harangue against us bv presenting two motions, one that we receive a coat of tar and feathers, and one that he be ridden out of town on* a rail. The first motion we consider out of order while we cheerfully second the l»tter.

We reprint part of an editorial trealing of the revolution frotn the Dubuqut TeJegraph w?:* h fur-.i9hee ri- >tne iuteresting reading ; Tbe foreigners who perl rme'l thie n-«p ,i'et'i ? are principa!ly Atnericai.s havir.si a pecuniary «ttke in the i?:and3 ae su e ;,r rai'>«'r>. pr '{le: - !!' owners and nierchante, and u > a w:trn»nted »sgumpti>m that t: < y re- >rt d t>> the { revoIutio'»!iry tat tivs sole!y in their own intere?t aiul wiiol!y rt>:srduss of the interesi.« and rght9 <>t the native j»»[)ulati>'n. Q'ieen Liiiutv kalani an>i her supporters have nol been directly beard fn>m, and until they have and ali llie inaterial fact9 re;ating to the j>re?ent eiluation and ils cause9 are known, it certainly 9eems no more than pmper that the annexation propoaal •hould be held in abeyance. It is reported that just before her deposition. aud when the Iatter 9eemed inev>tal>le, the «jueen dispatched a message to Great l>ritain asking auccor from that government. 0f eourse the United States cannot tolerate Knglish annexation. pirotecti«>n or control <>f Hawaii. For reasons vital to the safety and prosj>er ty of our eommerce in the Paeific and to the defenae of our interests at home and abroad, we cannot permit any other nation to acquire and exercise a predommant inlluenee in this imj>ortaut halting |>lace on the highway helween our western coast and tiie orient. If ii neces•arv to prevent this, forcible annexation, whieh in the circumstance9 would beequivalent to eonquest, would be justifi ible. But ifthe Hawaiian8 object to a union with the United States, and they are willing to agree and keep their agreement not to crant j>rivileges to any other government whieh they deny to this, we eannoi in harmony with our polity or p»licy use coercion or emj>loy unfuir methods to force tliem into an allianee. There are about 60,000 «atives and n«>t more than 6.0O0 whUea in the islands, and of the total only a fractiou of the whites ask for annexation. It is j>ossible. that a large iuajority favor the proj>)sition. but as this is not known it would be <>bvious!y inequitable and in conflict with the practice since the foundation of our government for the Dresident with or without the sanction of congress, to neg«>tiate an annexatīon treaty with a provisional government representing a very small foreign elemeul of the people. We would not attempt the annexatīon ofCanada in such circumstances, aud what we w«>uld not essav in the c>se «>fourenlightene«1 northern neighb>r weshould not undertake in the case of weak Hawaii. lf at an untrjnwnel»-d election held to determine the matter two-thirds of the Sandwich Is!ander- should dec!are for annexation. no g >od re >?»n w««u!«l ex;st why their desire -h- uld not be gratitie«j. But to anuex Hawaii (»n the petition of a few tbousaud i foreiguers who have usurped the i government and 'wanl the lslands made a part of the United States for their own selfish purpo«es, wou!d be an outrage unworthT of the repubiic. Save to prevent ihe country from falliug into ihe hands of some other power, we cannot honorably and justly aunei Hawaii wīthont the consenl of her people free!y given. Lovers of liberty every wbere despise England becait9e, to protect ihoee of her people who have invested in Eg\*ptain 9ecuritie9, she h»s in▼&ded and is holding Egypl in

subjection. How mueh more deserving of »dmiration the United States wou!d be. if to gratify »nd fnrther enrich a tew adventurers u shou!d for< 'bly - ; l«j- t H iwaii :•> j its jurisdicti>«n, the reader e n f determine f>«r him? It.