Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 196, 7 April 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

The Alsmeda arriveil th.? ni rning. anii by h*r retarne*J Frince David Kaw.manaknii and Hon. Paui Neumann from W ashioglon wiiere tnev have brought their mission l<» a close. Hon. E. C. M»cūrlane w.i» also a passeng r an«l we beartiiy weleome all three gentleu’en b .c>t to their homea. Fr»mour prtv.ite advices we learn | that everything ia working smootbly. and that Kawaii ean j l(»ok wiih full coiifidence for jus- | tice from l*resident Cleveland. 77i •• wUl < j thr people will he dom. | Jj6t the Hawaiiana continne to ( preserve » dignified attitude and thesr j.atience and trust in Americ.t will be rewarded. fhe Provisional Government s high e >mmissioner Mr. L. A. fhurston has honored (?) several of the leadiug royalists by \vriting to them and askii.g tt.em f>r assistance in inducing ihe natives to favor annexatiou. We are surprised that Mr Thurston ai last h«s fouud out thal the Hawaiiane should be consulted iu regard to tiieir own country, bnt we fear that he is a dayhthind thr fair! One «.f the representatives of a leading foreign paper now in town, received a letter from the m.inaging editor of his paper in whieh it is stated from conlideutial s urces in \V;tshington tliat I'resident Cleveland is absolutely opposed to annexatiou and that tlie resloration of ths monarchy ean be expett<d at any date. Another fragment of the Provisional Commission wns n turned bv the Alameda in the sh ipe of the Sunday-school addressing Mr W. R. Castle. They went a« ay in the Clniidiue in great style and with great eclat. but they return gathered in by the fo.»I-k 1 1 ler and shipped back to the g »vernment whieh 8ent them. Mr. Wm. Shaw Bowen was a pnsseuger by the Alameda. Mr. Bowen i? considered one (*f the cleverest newsj*aper meii of the United St.ites. and is connected with the New Y«*rk \VorId. He is a leadmg demucrat and personal friend of Clevelai d. We trust that Mr. Bi>weu will enjoy his visit to our c.ountry whieh will remember that the jonrnal whieh he rep resentH has l*een a staunch and formidable friend of the Hawaiians diiring the recent trouble. Tne aniuxationists here are now coii3idenng the propnety of j*reseniu g the country —whieh they don’t own —lo England a- a punishment t * the United States for j refusiug U> be a receiver of stolen i goc<is, but they ean rest assured that they are placed on record in Loudon as well as in Washi;ig tou and sized up in b th j>Iaces jiretlv oorrectly. We repriut an ed:t irial fr un the St. Louis Re- j puhlie as a g *»)d sampte of how ihe Amenean pres? talks now : Hawaiian Ann<riatian. Tiie recall of ihe Hawaiian treaty practicaliy seltles the question so far as annexation is concerned and we sh»U probably he-r noth;ng further on the subject from the Hawaiian conspiralors. Ther played a good game and were beaten only because the defeat of Harrison forced them to precipi-

iate the crisis Kf re their prep- • ar iti 'iis had l>ecn matureil ■ rather m rthau bef. re. f r lhey have exi~ sed t ::-;r :>urp s> s ttid *>j>ened i>e*)j>le’s eves to their true eh iracter. The Uu.iei 3t :es will not aid them ' and ihe plantera will have t*> settle | ,with the n 1 1 1 ves as best they ean. \Vhether < r iu>t it would be g.xxi po!icy to allow any other nation to | take ihe is!;tnds may have t<> be j dcbat» d in ihe i e.*r future. Bnt even should lhis l>e decideil in ihe negative it d**es u*>t folb.w that we j m -t anuex 'hem. lt is not liaely that England or ’ ; any other power would di?regard a | n*>tice from our G>*vernment that I an occupation would be di6tasteful. A simple declaraiion from Preai- ! deut Monroe was accej ted by f*>ri eigu j.owers a? definiug wtiat they might and might not do on the American continent, and lbe Ha- j waiian lslands are not sueh a i j>r:ze that any European p*>wer will waut them with tb.e consent : of the Uuited 3tates. In his annual message in l'hō. Mr Cleveland remarked and there are no re..s.>iis to believe that he j j has changed his mind: *‘l do not : favor a policy of acquisition of men and di8tant terntory or the incorporation of remote interest? with our nwii.’’ F.ir absolute audacity and ontrageous fil?ehood? commend ns to the attitude of the Advertiser and Star on the <juestion of giving Hawaiians the franchise should annex ition eome t<) j)ass. In the tirst tlush <>f victory knowing how backed np by the strong arm of the United States. they had made an easv aiid bloodless c<>nquesl over a friendly and defencele88 jieojile, these pe<ijile yelled therasel\vs huar?e in assertmg that the government of this c<)iiutry should be as the distr;ct of Columbia. They asserted that the Hawaiian? were ineapahle of intelligently using the francb se. They clairaed that unblushing bribery and corruption were the unfailing eoncomitant of Hawaiian participatioo m .egislation or government. AII this wae doae and said when they tbought that the Unit- d Stales nalion would, like its minisler res dent here, be d izzled by the g!are of other j>eople's property and \\ouid greedly grasp at the ehanee to eouuuil robbery. N iw however when lhey s *e that the Amenean nation is neither gree<ly grasping or unjust, but is determined i > d<* justice aud to tiud out what the ileepised kanaka waots d.me, they unblushing y change their tuct cs aud prete d to be the fneud and well\vi?her of the meu whose country thev have r >bbtd by force, and w!iose very nalional existence ' and elaim to ruie-his own country. they have sought t- obiiten.te frooi *he f.*ce of God s earth. Now they recognize tbe fact that the despised Uawaiian must be consulted, aml his g**odwill gamed before they ean gain the end they desire. Down taey b >w.and fawn, and criuge aud iie themselves blacker in the ūee than even ihe tint of their fouI hearts. No we never aaeanl to take the franchise from vou. We thiuk you are sens:bla tnocgh tc* v»te. On’y Americanized aud ask £«■>! annexation. that ia all. and you ean do as you please. Bul these audacious lies do riot dec«ive the Hawaiian. The former statements are too

ivcetit in min<l and ring lou l in hi' e;>r-< ■•> b** rtmov-.i.l by a ?'rni :• • ‘ : • • i.tr.<rv. lt :s n • »;«t. x if-»n «l •# t >t? trvinir w ->I e h;m int * believiog th.it they a»>;ie are ! frtendiy t> t. a Ae*f>r*. And no ' honest meo ■■• •. i r lry a deceitf :r> »ch *rv>us c *ur”»-. bnt t <•>!■'’.• - ' r= •'’••■ ?C'P r ’ , e Btrmita tnd straigh( • ■ ' i* lesdtns theai. I — We c!it> the f.»{K>»riiig rem:«rki u’nle s-nt;IO' nt? fr >'U the St;ir j etlit ri; -ot v «t r>l;iv a« it sh >w * h>w <i Il'r ;it v tiiesiute liiii look tu 8 .. ■ people. The Star I pillu!ar conc >cter i« mueh exer ' cised over the <i « ; re f the J.t: « t» vute and he expre«s-« hiui9elf thus: *‘Much is urg»-<I by the J .paneae a!>out a *moral rigtit’ t<> v«>te in these is!aiul« whieh will not bear ■ ana!ys;«. A ‘m r.l rig:it’ t > v.>te inhen « t<> an a<l It who wa» either b* rn in the country w nere he w;shes to exerc s- the stiffr.ige, or who, after a cert tin lengt*i <>{ residence there, takes the oath of alligtance to its government. He should be a man wh<> e.in read and write the prevailing language and wh<> is n*>t a trans:ent r.sideut coming for a short t-r:n aiul then intcuding t>> g > elsewhere. Neither should he be in any «enseabonded chattel. If under such just rules as these the Japanese ean make a proper showing, then by a!l meai s admit them wlu-u ihe time comes to deal with the equal rights question to the v<>ting privi!ege. lf not, then, to our ntind, the question of Jap mese moral right t.> a hallol mav be dismissed as an id!e faucv.’’ If the Star’s views on Japs vot;ng what views have they >n the que«tion >>f American or any otlter f»reigners voting in this country‘ > We are afraid they would certainly require to be ilt<-red to suit the actualcircumst »nces, b«cause t!i<>se views are the ou!y ones that Hawaiians have claiuied siuce the bayonet constitution of 18S7 shouid b« the guide in voting here. And, because of those the howl has beeu rais«d by the Star man’s own party that every while would be disfranchised it they were carried out. What is sauce for the Japanese g.>ose is m>l sauce f>r the Advertiser gande^ Une very interesting st.itement is frequently oiade by the l’. G. orgaus aiul their f>llowers, and that is that tbey de{«>sed the Queen for her revolutionary aelion in altempling to pr >iuulgate a new constituti.*n. N was a matter of fact tne Queen di<l n<> such thing. A new constitution was presente<l t<> her by her Hawaiian subjects and s!i« un lbe advice < f hcr Ministers, acc>rding to that coiislitution t> whieh stie had t>.ken the oath. did r.o( promu!gate the uew oue at the insi«tance of tier p'eople. and soleujn!y assured the people by procianiation that she v>ill nol promulgate any e>>i - ātit>>tion or interfere in any but in a c»ustitutional way. Now what oth«r revolutionary act did she c»mm’.t after that? Let Mmister Stevens and the P. G., an«wer, if they ean? It w»uid be interesting to know. K. W. WiIcox Ī9 9aid to b? f>rm ing annexation clubs, but we doD’l hear thal he is making any 9ucce»s of it. Hawaiian* know when a mau is bired about u well u anv

bo.lv e!«-- a!;.i th»-y dec!i:.'‘ :•> all w anybody to be hired to decide wh.it th»y t!i < 9 l-es* ...1 ni it honest f r theu.M‘.v>« ami th- r I o>untrv. N» man ha.i at >>ne tirue a bettcr eh »nce th.m ihe -inie I man to be oxisid<red .t h»r-> aod * ; le.ui r hy his c>untry oieu. but by • - • I: ' ..f h’« • .u!’trv th»v h »ve io«t »11 faith aud revesenoe f>r him and he t«>-d;ivi' i r >1> .b y with Kawainui aud !• s»pa ti.e uieu wh «e ii.li - enee aud we;g!.t with h 9 c»untrv t ■ -■ t>ne thing a Hawaiian de9pis>-9 n)■•r>• th.m any ot!;er Ī9 to 9ell his e >uutrv's 1 feh!»od f»r a tr>tle t<> i e.it. ami wear, aud to lickspittle for a ehanee of a billet (whieh never comes) U> people who des- | pi«e v »ur e•. >r, yotir r.ice. your educ .tion and everything elae. The my«terious*r 'bber;e8 ol the crown diamuiid« ai.'i the t?tation House op'uiu have caused many to cor.8 ; der tliat it would have l>e»u better t > have l>.>rue tbe il!s we knew thaii fly to th»>se we wot in.t < f l)ur;i g M‘>rshal \V i.« >n‘s iucuu»beiicv f t »enty t»v.> m<>uth.« m"re opimu was g ithered in th;»n in the fo»»r yvars previ»’U8ly. but not a tin was uiis«ing »>ut "f 2,000 when be tur.ied it <>v»r t" the new g"veniment. N\> s >oner il > the pe>q>le g> - t b >ck who were tiiere b f >re !iis acce.«sioti t>> oftice than the ntysteriou« oocurrences 1 three vears ag> are brought t>> mind. This time ihe agents of the rnvsterv have heeu ec»>iu»micit. f r they have left neilher bricKs straw m>r poi in the plaee ot the opiuui. They have simply caused it to vanish. However, the m<'St ordinary inteliect has not t<> exercise itself mueh t<>s»‘eth..tt!iecharge« agi»iist the Wi 1 s >n adaiiui«tratlon of the l’oliee Bureau made by the Advertiser never h;.d my gr »unds t > start on, hut h>th the :>d!uiuistrations bef>re a"d after him eannot say the sa.ne. If the investig.iti"ii3 said t" be under f»'t ;»r>* conducted hone«tly, the r»’9uit8 will startle tl o-e people who believe (if there are any such) in the honesty of the P. G. henehmell.