Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 190, 16 August 1894 — OUR NEUTRALITY. [ARTICLE]

OUR NEUTRALITY.

The Advertiaer comes out in ; defen.se of the ridiculoos neutra- ! lity proclamation issued by the Dole-Hatch combinatiou. The serui official orgau says that •* The publication of this proolamation will have au effect upon tho conduct of this alien pop nlation whieh caunotbt ignored.’’ ; The “great papier” does not deign to explaiu where and how J the “etlect‘ coraes iu. That the ! procl imatiou hiis had auefft-cton the risible raoscles of the alieu J population we «re ready to admit bnt that is all the effect it will havo. Tho Chinese and Japauese 1 resideutins Hawaii don‘t eaie a l fig for the Hawaiian governraent or its proclamations» The Chi- ; nese are, if auything, hostile towards the governinent and the Japanese only obey the represen- I tatives of their home-government. 1 It is inaiuly doe to the great in I Auenee and pronouuced tact of Mr. S. Fnjii tbe eliplomaiie agent j jof tho Mikado that the large Japanese population here has j kept so quiet and refrained from | all irritating and insulting exulj tation over their Chiuese neigh- j bors. Anybody conversant with the true situation here will kuow th it feelings aud sentiments i aro very strained between the | subjects of tho two belligerent j nations residing iu Hawaii. lf j an open clash is avoided it is I ' solely due to the good offices of ; Mr. Fojii aud tho ealm demeauor !of the leading Chine.se. Mr. I Hatch’s proclaraations are ■ neither read or noticed by the | j>arties in qnestion. When will | J tke “republicaus” get rid of their i “big heads.”