Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 198, 11 April 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

WiiV '1< t■ e beathen nge >*nd ihe »«*• p v uu->i!ine vain thiugs ? | H - • B 8. K - I>r J. S. V!<-<irew and H.N. C:»!-tle, j all three a:mf-xalion newsi»apvr , «iil.*r-. g >ing inln frantic and hy«uric tl -hr eks over B*»mething whieh they have evolved trom their terr »r ?.ricken hearts that dv 1. s.iid lh:»t L'»mmīS" 3io i Bl"imt wil: r*-!-t'>re the Queen ! forthw!th. The very th>*ught th»t ther-by their schemes f»r j>ower and p—ii will van:rfh int*> ihīn air aad “iike the h.isele?>» fabric of a i visioii, Ieave not a wrack behmd" han |>ut ihem int > -ueh paroxy?ms „f drivelliig fear that they have not scrupled to drag th.it luaii w vie« - and actions int » such a line with the:r own i»r' jud c-s aud 8landcrs that they tell hun it will be an alr 'ious in8u't. a fool alander. a hideous insult. etc., etc., if he does d> anything whieh they denounce. ‘Vhile we h«ve no des;re t*> drag ihe l>>mii.'ssioner into the eon- | trov» r-v. we would simply ask him to < i v read these utteranc 8 and not;ce the expressions used tnd thc ideas whieh underlie them. And theu ask if he c,ires to kn >« h>»w many tiraesthese gentlemen and tlieir wives f»r the past twentv fears have intimately visite<l and i>cen entertainēd or worked t>*gether with th<>se whem they now slanderand defatne iu <>rder t<*create rej*u!sion in the minds ofatrangers. How r. cently, it it is recently, is it that they have diso>vered lhese slanders ? And how many tiiues siuce have they as«'>ciated on tcrms of intimate friendship or wi»rk with these dis graceful bemgs th**y now go into aueh fits of homhle tear about ? Aiui has pers»nul quarrels, or refusa! of advice been Uie grounds on whieh all this defaniation is bascd ? \\V venture to prophesy, sh»uld this country be fortuuate as to receive that justice from the Uuit**d Statcs hs t> have its Queen rest<>re<l. that these same pers ns, together with many others who lolluw tiieir lead. would be amongst the first t*> pay their devoire lo the S'*vereign niul assure her th->t it was the hui uien behind them who forced them to s*y these things. and that in jH>lilics like love or w.r all is fair. And they wouki crtnge as lowly, on bebalt of themselves, or their relatives, to any who c»uld, by w.iy of s»*cial invitatioa, or g.fl of »flice, in any way till their p.*ckete or feed their pride. I?uch is the nature of the beast but no doub f the Oommissioner has met llie species before. Three olk guys wiio d-em theinselve« wary Bu»U on the pUn oalted m*seionary Tur«!e annexers disguste<l—very — At Curses eome hume t > rooet. Tuetirst one's called E. Bishop \Vith a J*vu«w e ui-sp>t »n the top Of his healhen emnium'a hoary top Like a curse eome home to ruo«t. The next or.ee nnue'e H. N . Cast!e Whoee Dateh beery intellect'8 seate<l well. Al the oppoehe end you'd expect to tell. Like & curse eome home to rooet, The Third ene'» ety'ed J. S. McGrew Whoee manne corporoaity!s said to be due To too many pille with sai!ors few Whoae conv*Tl eome home too . rooet.

j The Advertiser is -till harpin2 en th >t nin* t*-nth« of the brain a:,d wealtb of the country desire annexation. We wiil not quarre! i with Mr. H. N Castle in r-gird to | ■ the 'ju stion < f brain-. He appears unueua!.v ui'*d* > st t<> us on th:s tccasion a? he ouly claims nine tentbs »f th- br:«in8 in the c»untry ■ fiv»rii g anneiati»a. T*> j*.:*lge ' from his writn>gs snd g*-neral behaviour. we have always bcen un-d*-r the impres?ion ihat he ai»ne (»n h'f >wn mind) p "?seB8ed eonaiderable more than uine tenths of the intellectual jx>wer available in Hawaii. It eilher ehow? that the | rest of the annex itionists have no hrains at all. or lhat Hen-nery is | beginning to fi:id out that he i doesn’t know it all after all. If ihe late rev»luti'>n has had the u*>expecte<l result of knocking s»me of the eoneeil out »>f him it has not been a failure altogether. Giving to the annexationists Hen-nery, his brain (on toast or otherwise). and all the inteliigence and wisdom whieh the country ean spare, we must refuse to give them the wealth of the community. Considerine the character »f most of the annexation supporter8, we have uo d»ubt that they would be 1 mighty t>leased to put their fingt*rs ■ on ti»e nine-tentns of the country’s weallh wnieh the Advertiser elaime ib repr*sented by the annexation club. We have referrtd to this question of caj>ital several times in previons i?9ues ar.d we have deni**nstrated lhat the greatest capitalists and property ho!ders are ranked against the anneialion raovement. Why d esn’t the Advertiser publish a string of the prineipal name» whieh ho!d the nine-tenths of the ■ wea th of the country and still are to be found on the books of the ciub? Tr t out the great eapilalists who sj>ort the hlue badge and weehall d» some interesting figuring showing where the al!eged wea!th i« and perhaps also to whom it is mortgaged. Who J>ays m »re tax**s than Claus Spreckels, The»philus Dav:es, James Campbell. Sam A*len aiul H. Widemann, everyone of theu» are determined!y opjK»sed to annexatior». The Hawaiian Women’s Patri»tic League represent more wealth than the wh<»le annexation club put together. if we leave out the bank of 15 shop A Co, and its rej)iesentaiive. The representatives of an overwhelming j*ortion of the wealtb is decided!y opposed to the piratical scheme whieh was eonc»oted by the republican adrainistration and carried out by the irresj>onsible element of the eoinmunity. assisted by United States marinos, and guns. and manipulated bv tne j)r»>fessional pc>liticians of the reform purty under the supervisiou of the United State« Legation. The scheme. as was necessarv. has utlerly failed. It f-»led b n canse it wss impnsstble for the Araericin people lo lend itself to the furtherance of a scheme whieh was condemned by the nation wh»se interests were at stake. and to accej»t a proj>osition to deprive an unwilling j>e*>ple of aelf-goverament, a:ul independence. aud f«>r the purj>*se of financially helping a few eelf-expatriated couutrvmen. d)shonor the Hawaiian flag aud ruthlesslv trample on and destroy everv feeling and seatimeut of j>atrīotism and love of couutry engrdve*l in the bearta of the Hawaiians by American teachers. The honor of the United Sutes ha* been seriously imperilled. Every Amenean ean look

with a feelh;i: : ref and gr:itij tude t» }'re-?: ie':l Clevelar,d and h-« iv>- ■. i v g pr-* -rve-i i the A.ner:c“in K »g e 1. ani j -- • untarnished Ta-rc h»s h'eu $•* ur.ich tiik and - . manv rum *rs in reg*rd to . ■ Coi -- I th.it ne w. 1 reprint an article fr>*m the New V rs W>>r d wh'.eh that >t r.!per ea; « an exc!usive aunouneeuienl of Blou:.l s instructions. The n; u v rern irkablt sng-g-sti *ns and r '.**r'* «nd fi.ee ; siatenientd in r g.rd to Mr B!ount, as eman.tti:'.g frum ihe { r visi.*n;il governmeiit s >'rgiiie, have simp!y i been made in ihe hope that the ! Commi86i<>ner w<>uld t tke n»tic-e of them and in refuting them be I obliged t<* define the of his missiou and his plans for futureac- ; tions. This is what the W»r!d 6aV9; - Col. Bi»unl ! 8instructions arefull ! and ex{*l:cit and his aiission is of an extremely delicate character Hi’ rarries crtdrn(i(ih whieh authori:e him to confer riU>rr icith the de/>.»cd Queen Liliuokalani orthe provitionol Goren\vnent de jnrto <\t Hnleaii. He is not in a leehnieal 9ense accredited t>» the provisioual Government, nor is be ex; ectcd t>* recognize it further than is neeeasary to C'>nfer with its members upon the ol>j-ct of his mieāion. He cannot administer oaths nor ean he take formal te8timony. Col. Blounfs investigation will covcr two iraportant {»>ints. one >>f them being t>* detenuine the part borne bv rejiresent.itives >>f the United States in the recent revoluti«*n, and the other. whieh is the chiefissue iu the pending controversy, to asc-rtain whether the pr>>- • visional Governmeut fairly represents the maj»rity of ihe Hawaiian jie»ple. In determining the latter question Mr. Blo.mt will give attention to Uie t.re|M»nderance of ihe interests >*f the foreign b»rn citizens of Hawaii and a!so to the coii8titutional provisions regardiug the exerc sr of th* - francbĪBe by the upper class of native Hawaiians. He will not be guiiled altogether by the numerical strength eilher of the Queen's party or of that of tlie provi8i»nal Governnient. Although President Cleveand disc»untenance8 b»th the c»nduct of Minister Stevens m aiding the revolutionists in deposing the Queen and the hasty actiou »f Secretsrv F»ster in nishing the treaty iiih* the Senate. yet he feels that the h»nor >.f the Uuited States is p!edg>-d ta see that no hanu ahall c»nie to the Hawaiiaii j>eoj>le from a s»ddeu removal »f the props whieh now support Ihe Governuient de f.icto. The unenviable p»sition now occupied by the L uited States Mr. Cievt!and reg>rds ss a Ieg »cy from Ihe last Admiiiistration, and while he w»u!d be very glad t> undo t rr''sd r,r ’° bv Minister Stpven<* he rec*>guizes the f.»ct that the conditions now existi:ig in the islands w:ll n»t permit of hasty aotion. He hae irapressed these con8ider.»tions ui>*u C»mmis3ioner BIount, and whatever recommendatious th*- latter may bring back with him it is alt gether j>r»bable tbat. f»r a tirae at least, a protectorate will be maintained over the ialands by the United States. Col. Blount, it is thougbt, will recommend a metho*l l»*r putting the queetion of the g >vernment of the islands t» popular \’»te. so thal the rule whieh m»y th**n be established and whieh muet, for a time at least, be maintained by the

United States will rej>resent a maj»rit\' of ihe Dev»j*le. j Previ >us to i> departure fr >ai ; Waahirigt4>u. Vr. P-au Neuman:. I !;a>l interriews U*tri wiih Presi- ■ Gresham. The \\ »r!»l « rei*ort >■; I int« rvirw are I *:I»w ; Paul Neun’anu. Q :eea Liliuokalani s eni *■»! on Pres;»l*‘;.t ClevelaD*l by speciai anpoinluienl • i; o’eloek to-day and -{■«•:.>1 .» h«!f l;>*ur discussing the Hawaiian • tuation. The Presideot w,is very anxions t>* un»ler»taud fu 11y the attitude of the Q leeu »n the >{Ues- , ti»u « f annex»t»on anJ assured j Mr. Nenmann lhat no h»s:v steps , will be tnken. Tne Q i»eu’s envoy , ex[>resaed hie gr:»lifi.'it;»n at the | actiou »f the President in withj drawing the lreaty aiul j>rovid*.ng i f*»r a thor»ugh investigation »f th** aituation in t!ie is! iiuls and a»ldeJ, | with mueh f«-eling. that Presi*lent j 1 Cleveland's uame w iuld always be rever«.ni by the j>e»iiie of Ha»vaii. The President dismissed his visit»r with the as- :rance that n<>ltii!ig w»uld L*e d <ne with«»ut «iue c»nsi*l«ration, »nd that so far as the Adinitiistrati*>u is al*Ie just.ee w»uld b“ d»iu t<> all c»ucerned. * L'p»ri leaving the White H.*u8e Mr. Neuinaiin went t» the State Department, w;i*t« he iiad a I»ng conference with Secretary Gresh»m. The secretary questioiied Mr. Neumann very closely as t<» the •trength »f the Queen's party in the islands and it- attitude t»wards the Provisional G<>vernment. Mr. Neuminn n-pliel thit nine-tenths of the v»ters were friendlv t<> the Qneen aml werc anx!ous t» see th*’ statup quo r*‘S-tor*-d. While ht cast no reflecti<*nf upon the j*ersonnel »f the Pr»visicnal G»veriimei t, he deciared they reurese!ited ouly a ; small facti*m »f the f»re!gu p»pulalion of the island9. and that wilhoul the assi8tance «>f the American sailors and marines the revolution cou!d neither have been 8ucce8afully accoraplished n>*r afterwards maintained. ‘•Tl>e Queen.” Mr. Nenmann 9aid. in closing, “would gladiy abide by the decision <*f the Americau Commi89ioner.” The bosh whieh has been pnnt«-d by the “Evening Pill and the M>*riiing P;;dder" in regard to the api>roval by Clevelaud and his Cabinet of Mr J. L. Stevens attitude here and about Gresham’9 buruing »le9ire to ret »in Steveii9 in office is plainly exji<*ee»l bv the following 9tatement in the New York World The recall »*f Miaister Stevens at an e,»r!y day ha? been determined uj*on by the Pres;<kfiit. The Minister. h»wever, »ill n»t ieave his uost until a suitable 8iiccee»»r haa lieen ch»8en. The Prtsident is canvasBing the qua!ification« of l two or thre<* ra»*n of ex'*erienee, and will pr»bab!y nominale a new Minister bef»re the adjouniment of the pr«-»eiil Senate. It is und*-r«t*x*d that in the de«patche« sent !a«t night to Minister Stevens. a!i<l whieh w*-re | aent in the Austraha whieh «aile>i from San Fr*%c;sco t»-day, an intimation was given the Aroeriean M4tiis(er that he wiil n<>t be mueh lmig*-r require«J at his pre»ent joet • r It is evident that the cry on behalf of the threatened Chrutianity on tbese l9lands as a reason ; for anr>exation d<*es nol meet with i »ny olher reeponse except ridicula

in the United rno H:sh.'i> an'i the Ui't.e C n'.m *- * oner civn- ;> r l-' the An- r. '»u d.*tVmier» the Chri«f.»n r- gi <n ! has li.'l had nuiea succes» an<l ; haven t heard aK»ut *nvb>tiv tak;iig up the cr «si lo āgi.t the heat‘ie: > 1" H:»«a»i. A t» st reraark»be r comraeiuUtion i r Ha* K»ii t > be »d nttel .«s a >t ue in the Amenoan L'ni*'n th.it ohr:«tianity and ciTi!i«»tinn are t > the wall. The Chicag<> Ereniog J*»urnal la the t'>llowing e»i;ti>rial t »ke> .» wrv »eneib!e v!e>v of thi> invitalion t> & !l.aw;»:i.»n cr tsade: A lR. ’< • //’; : .1 ation. William R. Cai»t'e. one of the Hawaiian Coinajiesioners. addre»*ed a church ineet’i:g al inehendon, M;»ss., y«*9terday, and arguni f>r annexati<>n on the gr>und that the Queen "is an ido!ater, ami th«t the w--rk of the m;ssionarie» »i>ul*l be h>st if we refuse»l t>> ta<e the islands. It «eeme. theu. th»t ' our Governraent phou *i ent*>r up- * on a cnii*ide f>r the pr >j>ag'*tion ; of ti>e ■ i»« spel. aiui if that he so, why aho’ihl we t*t«>j» at Hawaii.’ There i« l'hina and Jap.«n ui d a great t>art *>f Afric;« whioh sh*>uhl •!>e amu‘\ l. As vet »ve have had uo eall from iheae parts of ihe earth, hut that ; i« a aimple matler t<« »rr.«nge. a mere bag.«telle. . AIl that is iu< eaearv is t-> s *:)>l r, > t!)- n a h iudl )1 of American adventure« wh » oau asaemble in s*«tne se>)p*>rt tii.it is i overawe*l by an Americ »n g inb>at. ! |>roolaira a proviaional g >vernment and iss>ie t!ie nec>‘'S;iry petiti>>n. Thi> is the Hawaiian situati>>n exactlv. The i>*s>ple »>t llawaii l h;«ve n<»t b<‘en h**ard. All tiiis clamor has been mrde by 2 per cent. of the popul«tion wh<» are f*»r ihe nx>3t part aliena. What * farce toinv >keth** nuiue <>f religi »n in ai<l of aueh an enterprise! What 9hameful inc<>iiaistency f<<r this Republic, whieh is ever preacbing the <loctriue of home mle, t<> lend itself to aeheme whieh contemptuously s*?t> aaule the home-mle principle! hop-ihopo e na inakamaka i ke kipa ana ae e ike ia Kauka M. Goto oiai aia ko makou Kakauolelo rae ia i na h<<ra hana oka auina la mai ka hora 2 a ka hora 5. N<> ke kokua ana iaia ma kana oihana i na la a pau.