Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 201, 14 April 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Th«* Sur .3 again e >ing ir.t > hyslenca and the j >urnalistic f Dtct*>r .v. .u everybody who is opp -i-d t> annex>tion fr >m th« Quee.> d>« n to taice the nexl \ steau,er f> r California and leave him :tn<l h : .s »uff in fuli D->sāe«3ion : of th<- c >ui trv. The 0<>ct'>r draw< a aoiemn c unanāon of onr late rev>-it w;ih the Br>z lian revnlution. h.it he overiookB the fact that the l itl r w. s the spontaneous outbnrf>i < f the p >pular will of the | people • f Brazil, while in the Hawaiian rtv«».l the t>e<>f le not alone took no parl whatever, bi t at the time and ever einee signified their die;i|>proval ai>d objeclion to the procetdingā. The Doctor is evidently not awar<; of the fact lhat this c<>untry doea not bei<>i<g to him, and the cliq'ie of f >reigners whieh he repreaenla, but that it ia the lai’.d of ihe Hawaiiani re{>resented by the Queen. and that the future of thia country will be determined uccordiug t<> the wiahea of the Hawaiiana —the {>eople of the aoil —and not according to the ulane of the accidental eojourners on thi! heaeh. After I)um Pedro had received the pr<K f tbat hia people demauded a change in the form of their governuient he quietiy 8ubmitted to the will of ihe sovereign j>€')ple and naturally went home to his faiuily and friends in Portugal. Dom Pe<lro w«s a meraber of the Bourbon family whieh ianot indigen<>uB to Brazil, and when hia reign was terminat«d he h<d naturally no further hueineea tbere, The Q<ieen of Hawaii has no other home than arooug her people iu Hawaii, and that people haa remained loyal aml faithful to her in apite of tenn>tations ai>d threata from the peo{)le wlio try to sell their eountry, and they will eonlinue to ahow their true patriotiBin no matter how obnoxioua and objectionahle thal nrtue may be to DoCtor McC»rew and hie clique. For eaeh articie appearing iu the Doctor’s eveuing {>otion aimilar to the one of Thursday niglit the annexation project loeea aupp<>rters, and, ifread m the United Statee, tbe Americans iu Hawaii who voice such scntimenta will loee sympathy and gain coutempt and odium. For the benefit <>f the D<'Ctor we will again point out that the e \ae of Hawaii ia at preeent before Cominiaaioner Blonnt who repre»enta the Umted 9u\tes with paramount i>ower. A whoieaale exi.ing of the witnesaes for the eomplain*nt could only lead to one eoneluaion and that iatiiat the defendant —the P. G. —is »fraid nf having the causes whieh led to the revolution a. i the mema by whieh it wia acoompl(sbed examined and #ifted properiy. What«ver the P. G. may do we feel confident that the United Stot*-s in duetirae will r«»ctity the wrong done by their representative, and whatever aelion they do lake. will be aeeepl•d peaceful!y and calm!y by the people of Hawaii nei. McGrew's soporific night bill aaya to tbe Hawaiian Queen and her )»d*is<.ra . ‘Tf you dou’t like this governraent, why you ean peek up and get out? Considering that the Uawaiiane are the original ownere of the soii, that they pay more taxes than any other

I natiooaIity, aud that thev own ! more money in the S4vinga | hank than any other n\lionality, j and last. but nol leaat, th »t this i 5 j vheir native c<>uutry and their own g<>vernment this is colossal impudenee on thc part of a Johnny-cotne-lately who b.»aa’t even heen | long enough h-re to be required to ,pa v a pwll-tax. We .vere here as a i.alion ln::'ire any <>ne c<>nnected ; witn the 'Ur Ct:ne here t<> make < money out of us, aiid we pr<.)p>5e ilost:iV Uere after v>u are g >ne. And if, r..>w that y >u youraelves h,<d said it. wheu you eame y<>u didn t iike our g<>vernment nobody had a «tring ou voa. Why didn’t yoa paek up and get out ? We ! s.iould have been better off and 1 m re |>eaceable if you had done ao. The St \r in ihe e >urae of a long edil rial urging thedeportation of the Queen aaka, “I? it a mere truce with monarchy that now exists?" To whieh we reply unhesitatingly, Yes! When Mr. S. M. Damon on beha!f of the Pr >viaional Goverument procured the peaceful surreuder of Her Majesty’a Government and forces it was done under protest, to be aubmitted to the United States Government whoae Representative and forces had alone caused the and on the distinct understanding that the Queen was to remain in hei Palaee with her guards, and every thing was to g> on as before, till the Governraent at Waahington decidcd what was right and just to be done. Rumors are becoming very pronounced to the effect that the government intends to declare an independent republic next week and give a constitution whieh—like that of 18b7 —would plaee the first election to be held three years henee. We have hesītated to believe the truth of this report heeauae we have always given Mr. Dole credit for more wipd<>m. The provisi<>nal governmect according to its own proclamation holds office until a union betvveen Kawaii and Ameriea has been effected. The negotiations for such Union are not abrogated yet as far as we laiow. Should Cominissioner Blount report f:\vorably for aunexation the po»gibility is that President Cleveland will present a new treaty ami that such treaty will heeome ratified. Sho\jld ou the other hand the Comraissioner report adveraely to »nnexation and disav<>w the actions of the United States Mini«ter to Hawaii and the naval f >rces. the United St ites has only one course to follow and that will befollowed if Mr. D>le calls him•elf the President of the Hawaiian Hepuhlie or President of the P. G. To the Hawiiian it is imrnaterial wh.it he calls himself or his government. The Hawaiians will patiently await the action of the United Statos and not bother them*elves ab>ut the style and title of Mr. D >le and colleague8. A Repuhlie would be very distasteful to the majonty of the responsible foreigners here. A republic would be the least desirable forra of government and the eountry would be in a constant state of ferment. The credil of the country wou!d be totally ruined and it would be impossib!e f>r any government to carry on th« business. If 9ay. the citizeus on the other Islands—who would be all ho«tile towards the government —?hould refuse to pay their taxea how would the government eolleel them? The Uw &s it stauds puniahee a refusal to pay penooal taxee by impri8onment. If now tbe Ubor-

ers of Spm.'iclesviile, saj 1.500 in Qamber. r-f :sr-d to piv their 15.00 the g TeP n nt v v.; I be There wou!d be oo m «aey t > pay f<r āupi>irt of or - >ner* s> eveu if they wer® arr€s:cd the g>v- ra:ueat o>uld not h >.d tne:n. And ;f lbey refoeed «rn -t the g >vernment wonM havetoae;id its artuy to Mauī to p *>>»• ■ ;td Th •* ' acare Ho nolulu «wiM i; ive *i- i. If ihe ! brmg- .g tn- > > rth« •>• >«f j t« > <»M r >;.-■• r>l - i >- l > us>» iu a play is en • .gh t-> aet the t >wu in • fev»r be.it h»>v w»u!d we b- it «II i the brave >v *r;i *r? >ver>* up >>u Maui coilei.-:ing tix * froiu r<tnc torv J ii>~? In one >f :i- Srst in terviews after tiie late revolutiou i Mr. C. R. Bish >p siid tlut iu I case a repu’:>lic w:-.> e5t.»blisiied in Hawuii, he wou!d cl<>ae his bu?iness aiul withdraw his eapilal and C!aus Spreokels s}>"ke very mueh to the 6aiue effect. The iiiterest on the Englishloan would fall due, and there wouid be nothing to pay it w:th. The way Engl*nd w >u!d interfere w >uld n<*t be by annexing ihe Islands, whieh some of the annexationists perhaps Jhot>e f>>r, bnt it would be by placing Hawaii under e fonu of g >verument whieh could guarantee the payment <>f the debts aud interest aa has been the case heretofore. It isjastas well for the gentlemen of the provisional to look at the question from all points of view belore taey leap into the darkness. • The Star says. that the report that Mr. Thurston had rec>>mmended the P. G. to appoinl certain Hawaiiana into the Cabmet emanated from r>>yalists. As the ruraor was first priated in Mr. R \V. Wile >x’s pa{ier the Liberal. Mr. \Vilc»x must be a royalist m the “plastered” mind of the annexation pill. When the gentleraen who now are the leaders of the Provisional Government. and their associate8 sat in the late legislatnre their chief cry against the Queen’s Governinent was at its extravagance. • Oailv, \veekly, aiul monthly, they callvd for retrenchraent and boldly asserted bith in their 8ubsulized org:»ns, and frora their piaee in t‘ne House, that unless the expenses of administration were reduced that the country woukl be bankrupt in less than no lime, and folln#ing their Cassandra-like lead the appropriatipus for the proper carrying on of the executive departmente of the c»untry were diminished so as notably to hanipertheir efliciency by the Legis!atare. When the Proviaional Govern mant was f>irmed, and the namea of the gentlein -n composing il were raade known, it was generallv suppo=ed that alill further r trenchment aud ecmomy wou!d be the order of the day. an>l tbat a severe and rigid rep'ibiicm simplicity would be the ideal stnvea after, in any changes whieh might be maile, pending the setllement of question at Washington. But what do we find on reading the weekly linaneial statcments made puhlie in the publ:ahed reporta of the sittingof the Couaci'a? Tbe handsome surplu8 in ihe Treasury at ihe time of the revolutjon haa disapoeared. Debta to the tune of over I350.00U have aeenmnlated. Th- Sxving« Bank fund» are rapidly being depleted. The Vice-Preaident. who ia also managing partner of ooe of our two banks. aUted that he doea not care to gooutborrowmg money

f>r the Guvernment- In other words that it is pr >b*»b!y a difficult tas‘s !or him t>> 3nd any»ue willing to lend. even m h s own bink. And a probab!e d-ficiency of $-'v 567 27 ealeulal d t » ex st at the •ndof thecurre;it mouth —Iesa thsn four m »nths afier the t-ikmg f i'ihee by our }>r - nt ruiers. i And in the f»ce <>f all this w- , find that a milit ry f>>r>,v has been f cre;ite>I. aad is c*>nlinued t* i>e | maint.»ined, at a o-: -*t itevi t > h~ | over IIO.UOO a n»onth—» fiu ire uiueh t-xceed;ug what, if ih- M>n »rcay h»d be-a ret »in 1, was a!loited for tle combined a!!>»\- \ ane a f»r t. ‘ > >vere gn. t!ie H«* r j Hj>t»arent, her tri}> thn»ugh Eur >}nj ! and Auienei. U>e Ch.»mb r!ain, ami a!l othcr ex}>enses t»r the Ri>v »1 lami!y and H»i -eh>>kl. ti.e H»nseh»'ld Guar»Is at>'l all mililarv f"rc>‘S »f the kingd»rn. the tl.ig-> and salut-s, aml the whole polieine of the Is’.and of Oahu. In other w»rds the new militarv force c>“*ts the country an»l its t»x >ayers n»t only m»re than the wh»le royal state and the milil »ry. hnt even »u»re than the whole polioe <>f the various isk»nds t»gether c»st under the old regime. Further. including this, it appears that the Pr»visional G»vernment, while not h:»ving lessened the taxpayers’ burdens in any direction, have in less than three months spent $49.937.83 f»r purpoaea whieh \vere n»t provided for by the late Legislatnre in the Appropriatuin l>i 11, in addition to those expenses whieh \vere so provided for. and have now passed a further act appr»priating #50,000 inore t» cover future extriordinary ei}>enses. It would be ainusing to note these contradictiona between the statements when »ut »f, and the actions when in power, were it not that as taxp »yers we have t<> help to foot the hill and th;»t ch.-tng s our »imiseinent t>> anger. For. in these times of business depression and stagnatio.i, eieepl a pr >p»sition to create and sell pr.iv sional p >stage st;»mps to starap-coHetors in three months Ihe financiers of the Provisional Government have apparent!v b->en able to find no so‘jrce of increased revenue to meet these ondnly extr »vagant expenses, corabin>-d with asteadi!y decreasing general revenue. And they bave caraful!y at the same time, by aboliahing the opium and lottery licens«*s, orevented any revenue coming in fr>>m th»ae propoeUiona of the late Legislature to find means of paying the piper. \Vhat is to be the end of it we mnst confes- we cannot f»resee. The surveyine hureau—that most aseful department of the g»vernment to every p*>rs»n who either has a home in the country, or wants t>> get one —ha? had tn cease work f»r want «f funds:the other executtve depart:nent$ are to be cut down in expenditures (except the Attorney Genefal’s Department) and for what? To mainlain a hundred men in tdleness at 140 a month. and boj!ed tongue and ereen peas'while thev are being waite«l on by Chinese c<x>ks and waiters, forsoothl And lhis brings us to another feature of the militarv regime we h*ve exchange»i our 3overeign and our civil right« for. \\ here eisewhere in the world do you find eooka and waiters supplied to private *oidier9? And where are

the m*n who oneo howknl aK>ut Chinese an<J Japant?*e eheai U- . Uirvrs. supp'antin(T lh* , R . n t m the govermuent servjce, but in the , ordmsrr Iabi*r caark* tuf the *>>un- . try? lf eook* «nd »aster< mn?t l*e sapplie<l t * th> -e w >:■.•!• r?ul herv>es with the ab*l»ty t ■ i.iv down the r Iiv<? ret«Mte l!>. why not have them Amerioao. (,i<ran>n. Portug iese. >r Hawaiian? Are ih re uoae oi lhese naiioualiliee novr unetup!oye<l. In e>nc : U'.on i• ?t any. n t fatuliiar with the figure> ol ihe Appropriation act, ».*r that we hu\v exagg r ;t-.i the e"t of the nnht.»ry we will simp!y extract Ihe l ulowing tigorts tor t'ne h ennial period froiu il. Q ieon, K V;>’ !!•' .><•;. ,'i, Hnr A|>par< ut- Ch »nib ri »in, « tc., tot.»l u *!d t>uar<l- ' Fl:«gs and S.! ; -V I. »H). !’• >.; >■ . t Oahu. M .rsh.il and ail oth r I . aalanea n*t u»cin<l>'d ;n t:»•• gvneral v>>te ab »nt |liv).0<X), or, f.*r all the iteios inentiou>d. .»n average <>f #10.01» p r iuouth,and the pre->at military are stated t > cost #10,'." '0 and odd. It must be und. rsti.K d als<> that the pi>iice anpr>pnation is still boing spent (with a few < xlra ojficers nol providei.l fpr by the late Legislalure.) The Star and Advartiser, th« raorning aml evening rags are trying to maKe consid> rablecapital >>nt of the 15th Amendraent t>> the eon9titution of the United St«tes. Either they are wiifully deceiving the Hawaiian» or they are abs >- lutely ignorant of tlieir owii eountry’s hifltory and c.>nstitntion. If this couiitry is annexed the fact of annexation will n«>t of itself cmfvr any right to vote on nnv Hawaiian or olher resident >>f tb* country, except th»sc who are Amenean citizen» at the time <>f the anneialion, unl>*3s congrvss hy 9pecial act natur.»!i<; s ali c.tizena or resideuts «>f this e >untry at ihe saiue time. T >-d;»y th >usaiuis, »f MexiC-tu «>r 3pauish d s«-eiit. h 've no v.«te in either T.*x is, Ar /ona. New Mexic«> or S >uthern C«Iif>rnia, heeauae they are not citizen§ of the United St »tes ;«!th»ugh they or their fathers have reeided there from bef)re the anoeialioi of th«>se plao*9 till now. And we reck»n Ihe Star and the annex«ti >n eluh takeu t«*gether, with the Advertiser thruwn in, h»ven’t 9utficient power to grant the franchise to «ny me not an Americ.in citizen, ua!ess congr ss eho >s«>3 Afl f r the Homes. the pr>wperity. and the respect for Hawaiiana, whieh t! a Star so glib!y pr»rai8e9, the Hawaiian is 9» thoroughly well aeipiainted with what thit 9beet’« owners, managen. and their aeaociates, and friends bave done f»r them in th»ee Lnea h-r ;tof re, that lhey raay well be eic'.ise<l for doobting the sincerity «>f th«se glib assertioii9 until tbey are back»*l up by s»methiug rn<>re eubstantial than a hill wr»p:> ti up in 5 cent’s w >rth <>f printer - i;■ k.