Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 36, 15 February 1894 — The Clouds Gather. [ARTICLE]

The Clouds Gather.

Last night’s meeting of the Chine.se was extremely signifi cmt. It was attended by all the leading Chinose, and as a demonstration »11 the Chinese stores closed at I n’eloek sharp as order- | ed by the Chine.se Society. As predicted in our yestertlay’s issue, the sj>eeches and resolu* tions were of such a nature as to convince the governmeut that any attempt to j)ass the unjust and objectionable act now before the councils will cause an oj>position wliieh may Iead to disturhaneo aml riot. The meeting was j>erfectly orderly, but the 4000 men who guthered there had detenniuation and couraga in their eyes. This is not a tritling raatter. If the Provisional Government bows to the demands of the American Leagne and passes tbe Chineso restrictiou act they iraj)eril their existence. If they . follo\v what we believe to bo ; thcir own ideas of fairness and justice and throw out the act, referred to, the members of tho 1 League threaten t» “burst r ’ the ; governmeut. i In llm.mponiinip everybodv interested m the couutry is Ioolitug with consternation ut the prosj)ccts. The Chinese who sj>oke at tho meetiug Iast night did not hesitato in expressing their oj)inions. Not a word was said whieh eouhl lead the planters to believo that the Chinese colony desires a further introduction of their countrvmen into Hawaii. All they demand is that thev should uot be treated like dogs or be at the mercy of the eupI rices of a number of white loafers who assume to themselves the ruuuiug ofthis country. Equality th.it glorious American priuciple advocated by Dole and companv is all that our Chinese citizeus demand. A refusal to treat tbem as equals of the ignorant Portuguese who don’t j>ay a scintilla of the ;.mount whieh the i Chiuese put iuto the treasurv wiil simplv fiuish the existence of the revolutionary goverumeut in Uawaii. Tlie Chiuese onght

f to he highly commended for the , moderate tone used both iu i speeches aud resolutions aud it is l ( i to be hoped that the committee apjxiinted by the meeting and whieh called ou Mr. Dole this noon will be met in the same kindly aud {>eaceful spirit as it is the intention of the Chiuese to use towards the government. A ' re{x»rt has been freqnently circnlated this afternoon, stating that the meeting of the Chiuese and the rosolutions passed by them were the work of tbe mis siouaries and of the Castle’s especially. We believe tlat we are jastified in repudiatiug tbut rnmor and in assuriug the countrv that the roovement of the j i | Chinese is simply tbe result of an hoaest opposition agaiust a glaring injostice and uot promot- ( ed by any political clique or i organization. | y