Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 14, 3 October 1893 — TOPICS OF THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The satisfaction whieh the annexation organsseem togaln, as thev elaun the “Cz;ir" of Hus-ia has recognizc<l the ProvisionaI Govemment. is really amusiog. If the annexatiou editors knew the tirst thing aln»ut the manuer iu whieh (!i[»louiatic busines.s is carrieii out in Euroj»e, ami raore especially in Hussia. they wouhl have saveil thcir enthuaiastn for 8ouie other oeeaaion. Becausc they wouhl have been awai-e that the letter from the Jlussian Foreign C)ttice, is simply an acknowledgment of the receipt of the letter from the Hawaiian Foreign Othce mailetl jsomc time during the latter part of January, and the time clajwed before the answer is conij»aratively sliort. It gen- ' crally takes a year or more to fmish a communication with the Foreign Otfice in St Petera.l >urg. Thc word usc<l in the Hus«ian Ictter, terming Hawaii the Ha waiian Rej)ublic, is suffioient pnK»f thatthe Hussian Foreign Otfioe doesn’t know the first thing—nor do we believe that »t cares to know-—about the present eituation in Hawaii. Mr. de Giers may have some fikint idea of where Hawaii is, • but if the form of goveniment «8 rej)ublican, or imjvrial, or raouarchical, is far hevoud the w V eeaeh of his knowledge, and does not command his attention or interest In regani to the C*ar. and still more the Czarina. it is well known that thev ¥ - «mphatically and strongly disoourage and object to any overthrow of monarchies, It is considored by them as hy otlier royal persons in Europe, a very l»ad preoedent, and a method wliieh should be opposed in any jK»ssiblo form and manner. But hy all means. let the eannons fired in hooor of the Czarofall the Russias. While he never will know aU»ut it, tlie P. G. will have tlie satisfactkm of sjxniding their jx»w<tor and iuentallv shaking hands V O with tho autoorat, whose prineiplee &nd fonu of goveming ihey 90 ably are trying to imitaU;v Long live the Czar and Siberīa.

mon$hs&po Mr Kenyon | at th«t time cditor of tbe Hawih | Hoi.omi a . v«s arrasted on a j ok«rg« of libel praferad «gainsf j him W the P. G. on behnlf of | J. L. Starans at ihat tune Minist- j w pienipoteotiAnr oi tbe l’i ited c

" .. _ , I SUte» H.»wa,i. lt»e aUegea ; <lTense coosisted in n?printing a | cert«iin editorial fr* m «n Obio ! pa|>er īn whieh Mr. Stevens was severely critic*ze<i. The Star ami tbe Advertiser b«-th how!etl lively for the scaips of evenbody connected with the Holo*va īn theirv.rtuoos iodignation becaa.se tbe represent«ttve of the l nited States h d been insulte«l Now f.»r a change, we find the very ; <»aje Star beaping insults on C<»nsnl General Mil!s in the | m»>st brazen and ung*?nt!emaniy inanner, snd yvt the P. G. seems to be silent and indiffereut in orotecting the repub«ti<m nnd gooii Ddiu6 of the abseut C<>nsnl General. The Stnr sj>eaks abont ConsolGeoeral Mills in tbe f »llowing terms: (I.) He is a clerical lackey. (II.) He showed no sympathv while h- re with the American colouy an»l >f known by the eompanv he kept. is a man of Royslist l»redileotious. III.) He h«s impressed the public as an anglom.miao (IV.) His >»pj*ointment has been welcoraed by the eneraios nf the P G. ns one pecnliarly «greeable t<> themselves. We d >n’t know wh«t a ‘ clerical 1 >cLey” is, bat we suj>pnse that Mr. M>lls is cilled so, because •»e h«s held cleric«l positions ia Wasbington as well hs with Mr. Bloant. It is probably jnst on Mmt veiy nccouat tlmt he has been ehoeen to fill tbe important positi«n to whieh he has been ap!>ointetl. and weshonld consider it f»rmore reasouable and wise to select a man who h »s bad Mr. UiUs “e’eneal ’ experie»ce to be Consul-General,than, cs bas been done befDre, select a dismissed Hawaii a Consal-General to beeome an American Consal to Hnwaii. We need not take np the c«ase nf ConsuI-General Miils. Attacks like tbose in whieh the Star indalges does not hurt him. Mr. W. G. Smith is not bolding such a stauding in tbe commanity that he will be considered comj>etent to critici&e or injare Mr. Mills, who has made nameroas staunch friends here. That Mr. Mills' has reasons to cordially despise, Mr. Smith and his gang was kuown before he left, and be m>ide no ©ffort tobide his feelings. The attempt of retaliation will prove as fotile ss anything else andertaken by his “tired’’ sapporters. *'Theonly thing thntcan beGirly pre«l'CHt«d of tbe future is that Mawaii will remain !n civilized 1 and Christ!an hands and that \mericans will rule it. Come what may there will t»e no ch«»g<» in that respect, f>»r Ameiiean prineiple* aud fealty «nd Am*-ric»n are here to say and U> eonlo»:.’’ , " Star. ’’ i May we msk if the Star propo«s t» rale Hawaii wuh a fr»ctioo of Ameiieane bere whe coostitute «I- 1 tcgetber 2.14 per eenl of the whole 1 x»pitlatkm, and if soch minority ! niie b an exmmple of Amenean i pnneiple* f We only ssk for tfce ' 8iK« of 'BfornMtkra heemoee Amer- ’ >c*n pnoeiple» aeem to be of one > tind in Americ«and very mueh r.f 1 snother kiud wheo **spread eagled" oa io Hawaii.