Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 298, 9 October 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

K LEO O KA LAHUI.

John E Bush.

Luna Hooponopono a me Puuku.

FRIDAY, OCT. 9. 1891.

Hands off Uncle Sam.

The publication in San Francisco of dispatches from Washington, concerning Hawaiian political conditions and prospects, throws some more lights upon the attitude which certain parties or factions in that capital seek to have in the United States government assume toward Hawaii. The most recent and interesting of these dispatches is to the effect that the State Department aware of the Hawaiian Queen's having ignored and antag@@@@d the native population, in @@@@- advised pandering to the wh@@@ missionaries, fears that a revolutionary movement by the natives is imminent, and that the United States is going to be prepared for any such emergency, by the presence here of an ample naval "police" force.

Our English contemporaries have @@published this dispatch, with comments "all their own," while each of them declares there is profound peace in the land, and no prospect, even remote of revolutionary enterprises cropping up, yet the Advertiser belies its pretended confidence by invoking the armed intervention of foreign powers to suppress any revolutionary scheme that may break out.

We choose to disregard entirely, for the purposes of this article, the question whether an early revolution is probable or improbable in Hawaii. But it ma not be out of place to bere remark that the native population have been taught by His Honor the Chief Justice in the celebrated case of Rex. vs. Wilcox that the right of revolution always and everywhere exists, and the act of revolution is always sanctioned by its success. this lesson has sunk deep into the native mind, and is there to stay. He has seen its truth illustrated in Hawaii in 1887, and in Chili in 1891. He also saw the reverse of the proposition illustrated by the nonsuccess of the Hawaiian insurrection of 1889, that movement was criminal, because it failed; had it succeeded, it would have been just and lawful. Such is the law, and such the logic of political revolutions, and the law and the logic are equally agreeable to KA LEO.

But whatever the rights of the people with regard to revolution, they will insist upon a due respect being paid to those rights by foreign nations. It is claimed in our behalf that we are an independent government, a sovereign state. Is that claim well founded? Is it it true in fact? or is it a mere fiction, for use in diplomacy, and for suppression, instead of assertion, in time of need? We declare our belief that our claim of political independence and sovereignty genuine, and well founded, and that Hawaii has not yet sunk to the depth of vassalage to which the missionary -Sugar-Baron combination have of late been trying to consign her. We are not yet so reduced as a State, as to be obliged to yield to foreign dictation in our purely domestic concerns. We are not obliged to ask the permission of foreign powers to make desired changes in the fabric of our government. We are not yet reduced to the condition, so lately sought to be imposed upon us by the missionary-planter elements, of subserviency to foreign bayonets, brandished in the suppression of freedom, and in support of a greedy and irresponsible faction of foreign "thrifts."

Hawaii is still independent, in fact, at well as in name, and the people of Hawaii still retain the exclusive right to order their own domestic affairs, as to them shall seem best. The invocation, the appeal of the Advertiser. to the ship and bayonets of foreign powers, to intercede for the suppression of any efforts that may be made for the restoration of his rights to the Hawaiian in his own country, is disloyal, undignified and cowardly. The mention of foreign guns is no longer the bugaboo it once was to the Hawaiian, who claims, and, upon just occasion, will assert the right to settle his own quarrels in his own way, even though that way should involve a revolution, And if, upon the happening of such an event, the desire of the aboriginal population should unhappily be balked through the agency of a foreign faction on our shores, let not the intermeddling faction suppose themselves exempt from the visitations of a just retribution. Those who owe so much of wealth, comfort and security to Hawaiian docility, should be careful to not too violently abuse or impose upon such declivity. The awakening from their dreams of security might be rude and discomforting.

Meeting of National League.

The National League held another interesting meeting last Tuesday evening, when after some preliminaries Mr. R. W. Wilcox, responding to a call, spoke at length about his present political standpoint and past history - among others he said that he had been a royalist on account of having been favored by King Kalakaua and had been educated in a monarchical military institution in Italy -  but returning from there, he had found everything different under the new or reform regime; the King had been stripped of some of his rights and privileges and was unable to do anything for him, and those then in power would not give him any kind of employment or work whatsoever, and in fact, he, as a born Hawaiian in his native land, had been worse off than any stranger just coming in. Now time and circumstances had changed his political opinion materially -  in times gone by he had been a staunch royalist, to-day he was in that same degree a Republican, he was a strong believer in freedom and justice and was in favor of a government of the people. by the people and for the people; the people should have the privilege of some choice in the selection of their rulers and election of officers. He was in favor of universal suffrage and would stand by people to the last. Mr. Huntsman also spoke in favor of a republican form of government and of a new and popular constitution, and in his opinion, we would have it in no distant time It had to come and was bound to come, as nobody and nothing could stop the wheel of progress.

A score of other gentlemen present expressed themselves in the same strain, all were in favor of a republican form of government and corresponding constitution, - the greatest harmony and enthusiasm prevailed when the League after admitting twenty-three new members adjourned till next Tuesday.  H. VON W.

The Chefa Game.

The gambling mania has reached the Hawaiian. It is currently understood that there are about twenty banks established and run in this city principally by Hawaiians, and two favored Chinese cooks belonging to the elite of the country, one of whom has lost his master lately. It is said, these two favored servants, give their countrymen and others away who are engage in the Chefa game, and this they do to secure a monopoly of the business. In other countries moral indignation has been aroused agsinst gambling but so indifferent has the standard of morality reached this community, only excepting against certain vices, that no special effort has been made to stop the vice. On the contrary, gambling is tolerated among our best society people and for that reason, we presume the raid against chefa has not seen as vigorous, as it should be.

Correspondence.

EDITOR KA LEO: - In your issue of Sept. 29, you have partially, and I believe unintentionally misapprehended our belief with regard to the Jews and the House of Israel. from only having heard me state a part of our belief upon this subject. Therefore I ask space in your columns to correct your statements that this misapprehension may be corrected with your readers.

That we believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet, and we are prepared to prove it. He also taught the literal gathering of a part of the Israelites to the Holy Land, and that a part would be gathered upon the American continent. And also that Jerusalem would be rebuilt, and that the Holy Land would yet bring forth in abundance. And from present prospects we have no reason to change our belief in him or in his prophecies, as he only corroborates the Bible prophets, which your space will not permit me to quote, so I will content myself with a few quotations from reliable newspapers which fully attest our belief.

Bethleham has been rebuilt and the str@@@ts are lighted with gas. Cesarea is having a building boom. Nasareth is becoming the head quarters of big olive oil s@@@@tors. Corner lots is Joppa are going up with a rush and real estate in Mount Cormel is largely held by speculators for an advance. The sleepy inhabitants of Ramoth Gilead think of building a glue factory. Jerusalem is waking up also. Even in they valley of Gehenna the price of land has gone up. - N. Y. Tribune.

"Improvements in Palestine. The towns are growing, imports increasing and trade passing from the hands of Europeans into those of native dealers. Beyreut has increased from a squalid post of 15,000 or 20,000 inhabitants to a thriving city of 80,000, It has a handsome European quarter well paved and lighted and clean; it is provided with water works built by an English company, has a public carriage service and a large paper mill. Jaffa is equally flourishing and the value of land in the vicinity has increased from ten to fifteen fold. The country about has been converted into a vast orange orchard. In the Interior the peasantry are going into stock raising, an industry that was hardly known a few yeras ago and the production of olive oil has been greatly developed. Jerusalem itself shares in this progress. - London Spectator.

Another correspondent says their are from 40 to 50,000 Jews in Jerusalem: the present condition of the Holy Land and Israel frilly sustains our belief and the teachings and prophecies of all the holy prophets Joseph Smith included.

Very respectfully yours,

ELDER A. HAWS,

of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Honolulu, Oct. 6, 1891.

ON DIT.

That the L@!so Hawaiians has become the property of Hon. A. Marques, and will undoubtedly be continued in the cause of popular government.

Platform of Principle

OF THE

HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION.

1.  We deem that all Government should be founded on the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity; we hold that all men are born free and equal before the law and are endowed with inalienable rights to life, to liberty, to property, to the pursuit of happiness and to self-protection against arbitrary concentration of power, irresponsible wealth, and unfair competition. We believe that just government exists only by the consent of the People, and that, when it becomes necessary for the public welfare, they may abolish existing forms and establish more advantageous and equitable system; and, as the present Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom never has had the approval of the People, but was established by intimidation and fraud for the benefit of a adoption of a new and more liberal Constitution, to truly secure a Government of the People, by the People and for the People.

INDEPENDENCE OF THE COUNTRY

2.  Out of consideration for the inherent rights and present opinions of the native population, we de@sire to retain the independence of the Country and defend its autonomy, under a liberal and popular form of government; but our Treaties with Foreign Powers, and especially with the United States of America, should be revised, so as to better meet present necessities and to obtain more equitable advantages in exchange of those granted by us.

JUDICIARY REFORMS

3.   Our Judiciary system and Code of Procedure must be submitted to a thorough revision, @@ @@ to secure a cheap and prompt administration of justice, free of all @@@@@ or @@@@ spirit, and to render the Judges more directly responsible to the People; and we are in favor of a more liberal interpretation of Constitutional guarantees of the freedom of speech and of the press.

TAXATION

4.   A more just and perfect system of Taxation must be inaugurated, to abolish the present inequalities, by which the property of the poor is excessively taxed, while much of the rich man's goods are under valued for assessment or entirely escape taxation; we shall therefore demand the passage of laws that will more effectually subject the property of corporations and rich citizens to @@@ just proportion of public @@@@@, while granting more liberal exemptions to the poor; and as a means of discouraging the locking up of large tracts of uncultivated lands, a differential tax should be levied in addition to the usual assessment on valuation which should be in proportion to the fertility of the soil. We shall also favor the establishment of a graduated income tax, for conducting the government and attending to all necessary public improvements without any further calls on the masses.

MONOPOLIES

5.  We shall use our efforts to obtain laws by which all favoritism in the government and all monopolies, trusts and privileges to special classes shall be rendered impossible, by full, definite and mandatory statutes.

PUBLIC SERVANTS.

6.   Better laws should regulate the Civil Service. The principle of the election of officers of the government by the people should be established, and no man should be allowed to hold more than one office of profit, whilst salaries should be adequate compensations for the services rendered. All excessive salaries should be reduced and all @@@ @@@ or superfluous offices abolished.

PROTECTION TO HOME INDUSTRIES

7.   We are in favor of encouraging all home agriculture and industries andali our native products , like rice, coffee, wool, tobacco, etc. should be protected and fostered by proper tariff regulations; and also it must be the duty of the Govment, in its contracts and other operations, to give preference to national products over imported ones.

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

8.   We desire a more liberal policy towards the different Islands of the Kingdom, outside of Oahu; they should receive a fairer proportion of the public moneys for the development of their resources and the satisfaction of their wants. In fact, the principle of local Self-government should be extended, whereby giving localities may choose the most important of their local executive officers, and levy taxes for the purpose local improvements of a public nature.

PROTECTION TO THE LABOURING CLASSES

9.   We shall endorse all measures tending to improve the condition of the working classes, and consequently, without injuring any vested rights, we will advocate laws to prevent all further importation or employment of contract labor of any kind, upon conditions which will bring it into a ruin@@@ and degrading competition with free Hawaiian or white labor. We shall also, in the interest of the better protection of the poor, ask for more liberal exemptions of their property from forced sale on execution, and from seizure in bankruptcy proceedings.

SMALL FARMING AND HOMESTEADS.

10.  The wealthy fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the development of an independent class of citizens; the public lands have been acquired and have been tied up in a few hands or parcelled to suit favorites, and small farmers and planters have been driven out by corporations or combinations of capitalists; but as small farming is conducive to the stability of the State, it should @@ encouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act, by which the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon of families of our presentation population, - and especially of the native Hawaiians who have been left almost homeless in there country, should be rendered possible. To that end, the Government and Crown lands, (in so far as can be done without invading vested rights) should be devoted as soon as possible to homesteads, and conferred upon bona-fide settlers free of taxes for a limited period.

It should be the further aim of government to, at once, so far improve the means of transportation, - local, national and international, - as to provide, in all the districts, cheap means of conveying the product of the soil to market.

ELECTORAL RIGHT.

11.   We hold that upright and honest manhood, and not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, should con@@@ the right to vote for nobles as well as representatives, and no more power should @@ @@@@@ the ballot of @@@  @@@ @@@ than to the ballot of the poor man. The @@@@@ in favor of wealth @@@ @@@ @@ @@ Constitution is contrary to all the eternal principles of right and justice, and must be abolished. To this end, we will favor a leveling of the present distinction of wealth and classes which blemish our @@@ with respect of the right to vote for nobles, thereby restoring to the native Hawaiians privileges which @@@@ to them in their own country, and of which they have been unjustly deprived.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

12   We favor the expenditure of sufficient sums to secure a number of needed public improvements on Oahu and other Islands: school, railroads and harbors and whar@@@, public light, and also a thorough system of reservoir and water-works, not only for Honolulu, but throughout the other Islands.