Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 247, 21 June 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Since thal raost rabid annexation paper the San Francieco Call ha« interj reted the remarks of President Cieveland to Mr. Thuralon a* a final indication that the Ameriean Governmen will not annex the Hawaiiau Islands under tbe present einmnihlaue***, it is ab<>ut time for the annexationiets in Hawaii to take a tumble, and realize that their eauae is ho|>eleg9, and that thev have been on the wr>>ng track in the whole affliir. It would indeed a m< st d.ingerou8 precedent, whieh would have been e**tablishtd if any American sdminiatration had backed Mr. Stevens and h.« piratieal exuedition to Hawaii. If the Hawaiian revoiution whieh it has been satisf.»ctorily proven wae concocted and supported from the Am»rican Legation in Honolulu had received thestampof approval from \\'ashington. the Great Repuhlie would have entered upon the most dangerous an<f the surest road to disaster. The result would have ahown iteelf very rapidly. By allowing ita official representatives to take an active part in the internal politic» of the country. where their official dutiea sent them, and by tolerating that these representativeB uaed the American forcea to assist in»urgent3 to overthrow the lawful goverriment, all weak powers whieh do not boast of well-equipped armiea or naviea would be compelled to 8$ver their eonneelion» with the United States, and reque«t the permanent withdrawal of American ministers from their territorie». Aud it wou!d eimply be a matter of self-protection fullv juetified by the Hawaiian incident. Any revoiutiouary party in any small eountry —ssy in C«ntrai or South Ameriea—would simply need t»i secure the co-oj>eration and »upport of the American Minieter to carry out their proposed revolution successlul, and the lawful governmeut alth«ugh »trong enough to eone with eueh revolutioni9is as long as they were dependent on their own resources would beobliged to watch with suspicion every move of the American minister8, and be eon8tantly in fear of eolluaion between rebels and American forcea. To prevent eueh an insecure eituation, it would heeome nece«sary for them to beg to be excu»ed for further attendance of Americau official8, and if necessary to expel all American« from their lerritories, and such a measure although it would have been fully it Mr. Slevens career in Hawaii had beeu approved would lead the United Statea into complication« whieh «ome day undoubtedly would have resulted in war. Aud what a rich field for «poil woold be oj>ened to tbe Ameeiean offioe-seekers if the diplomatic represeuUtive* were ahowed to eke out tbeir salariee by doing a little filibu?tering on their own hand a la Steven«l What ehaneee to mmke a pile out of a revolutionary oarty whieh of-coaree would be only too wiliing to oome up haodaomely if they thereby could «ecnre a aafe comforUble and bloodlee« victory through the aa«t«tance of American mannea and eannona! A number of the American joarnala to-day throwont broad hinU that Mr.

Stevens d:d not leave Hawaii emp-ty-handed, and that his active part in lbe Hawaiian revolution wa« not a outbur«t of American palriotism. or a etrong ' allaek of christian charity towardi . ’ tbe long-suffering, bounty-wanting, , boom-9j>ecalators of the Central Unien Church. but rather a matter of dol!ars and cents. Tbe error . in whieh the Amenean journa!s ; have fillen in expres»ing that idea may seem nstural enough in the ( States but here, where we are *o well acquainled with our missionary politicians, we know tbat Mr. Steveus might havegotany amount ofpromises from them —cash never! But the United State« w«re not led into a line of policy whieh would in th« future have caused untold trouble. Mr. Stevens wai promptly buudl«d out of office and all and every action of his disavowed. A commissioner was s«nt to Hawaii to learn for him«elf, how , far Mr. Stevens had carried on his piratical sch«me, and if he had comujitted such wrongs in the name of the United States that it will be nece««ary for that great eommonweailh to take epeeial measure« to undo the wrong for the sake of the honor of that foat•rland of freedom, liberty and popular righta. What that report will be. we will learn in due time. 1 We have no doubt as to the r«aulta of it —and we have no doubt that the United 8tat«« will act up to it and do ju«tice to the Hawaiian 1 nation. The United St»tea’a influenee in Hawaii has alwaya b««n paramount and tbe attempt of Mr. Steven« to jump clo«er relations into the unwilling throata of the Hawaiiana cou!d only impair tb« 1 extent of the American inAuenee and on!y tend to create «trained feelings betwe«n the two nations. f he action« of Mr. Clev«land,«o far have only further convinced the Hawaiian* how right they bave bt>en in placing full and unlimittd confideuce in the friend«hip and honor of the Uuited State« and w« have no doubt that the ouleome of ’ the whole trouble will still further cement the intimate relation« of the two c>)untrie«. But where the Uuited States specially would have heen the lo«er« if Mr. Steven«’« plan had not heen fru«trated i« not in Hawaii where they already held ihe control, but in San Domingo, Hayti and tho«e other place« where the United State« de■ire to control, but bav« not aa yet accompIishcd that d««ire. If tbe world had witnea««d the remarkable «peelaele of the great republic whieh ia founded on the liberty of the peopleappearingin tb« roleof a highway robber or a pirate the I«land« whieh it i« well under«tood frora time to time ara coveted by America and whieh would be of «ome advantaga to tbe republic owing to their position would take mighty good care that they cboked the friendshipiu its inf.mcy whieh American state«men are now carefully trying to foster among tbem.The Hawaiian affair is being watcbed attentiveiy in many direction«; a false step, a political alip would injure tbe wiaa foreign poliey and th« dip!omatic standing of the United Statas in an irredeemabl« manner «ven if the braying jingoiat and «creaming apread-eaglara wou!d g«t an opportunity to make a great noiae and play, “See tb« conquering bero eomea!” Tba enthnaiaatic aend-off given by tbe Ioyal people of Hawaii to Mr. Nordhoff npon hia d«partore to-day by the ateamer Auatralia,

shoald t«ach Mr. Doie who h»pp«ned to be pre»;?nt. a whieh we hope will bear fruit. It 3houid hart» shown to him that no more ean tbe voice of a nation be choked cff thau ean the Provi#ional Government’a band drown the mua:c of the Hawaiian National band. A demonstr.ition like that he saw today should teach him the difference between the homage offered spootaneou?ly. and from willing hearts bv free men to the artificial sentiments eiprees--d by hired mercenanea. Mr. Nordhoff ean afford to smile at the exhibitiou in ihe eouneile. and at the 9narls iu the Adverti3er. The people of H&w&ii showed to-day that for eaeh «nemy hia honeet and tair journaIism has created for him in Hawaii, he has gaine<l a host of friende. We und«rsUind thal it is ttie intention of Mr. Nordhoff to return shortly with his faraily to these Is!ands. and take up his residence for a prolonged period. He will be heartily we!comed by Hawaii. The loud and willing cheera given for President Clevel»nd, illustrate well the feehng of friendship and confidence with whieh the Hawaiians view ihe Chief Executive of the Great Kepuhlie. Those who falsely have claimed that anti-American feelmgs were being fostered among Hawaiian», received the lie direct from the enthu8iasm with whieh the name of President Cleveland was hailed by the large a8sembly on the wharf. Another eall for cheer« by Mr.John E. Bush was as heartily responded to —»nd in that every good Am«riean ought to have taken part —that for th« great flag of freedom, whieh never yet has waved over eiolen territory—the Stars and Stripe». The n«w« by the ‘ Hilo,’ s«emed to have paralyzed the vicioue villain. who hitherto has filled up the editorial eolumna of the Star with hia epleen and ignorunce. But his worst attempt at wit, was reseryed for the loeal eide where in an attempted-at Biblical parable. he wished.the writing on the wall to be seen at his so-called Be!sha*zar’s feast. Unfortunately though, for him and his supporters, the writing was not on the wall, but eame in the ahape of an ordinary notice to pay up, on paper headed Claus Spreckels Co. f and if not heeded by thoee mieguided men who dig up to keep the Star going, will probably he followed by another piec« of paper directing the Marshal of the Kingdom to levy on and eell in default of Batiafaction. That is the only writing bo far. A prominent member of the R«form party, took exception to a •tatement in one of 4ur editorial8 a few days ago in whieh we reminded the anti-reformers, who have joined the annexation party, and thereby assisted the mis3ionari«e mto power, of the perfidy and untru8tworlhiness whieh have aiwayi been charact«ristic of tbe Reform Party since its birth in 1887. We couid menlion Iota of inalaneee, wberein that «hirking to fulfil promis«8 haa heen fully illuatrated, and the victory of tbe Nalional Reform party in 1890 waa to a great extent due 10 the indignaiīon whieh Thurston’s Cabinet had created against tbemaelvee among their own ranks on aeeonni of their perfidy towards “the boy*.” Tbat theee tactics of political ingratitnde are 8till being followed, we aee examoles of every day.

Take the rvcenl instance of Mr. R. D Walbridge. We have had the honor of figbting that gentIeTian poiitical!y for several years, aml are therefore in a po«ition to know of what va!ue be has heen to th« Reform Party in at ieast iwo imP'>rlant elections. At tiie urgent re»juest of the Ref>»rm leaders. he tOi»k a seat in the I.eg!3l;itvires of 1890 and 1892. and sacrificevi a large p«>rtion of his time —»nd perhips thereby ihe interests of his private business. He was, dur:ng the two leeeion» in wiueh he served 88 a nohle, oneof the soiid men of the R-f<>rm Party and followeti them through ihiek an<l thio. After his 9ervices to his pany >vere over he was dropj,>ed. His employers complaining ovcr hi« pr >- longed absence —in the ean."» of the R-f>nu Party — frorn their plantation called f>r his resignation —and what did h>s po!itical friends d>» then? Nothing—abs>lutely nothing. T h«y were in power. They had unlimited offices at their disp»8ition. and they were all aware of the competency and ability of Mr. Walbridge to fill any office. The Consul-Gener »lshiu in San Francisco, heeame vacant and it wa« generaily expected that the R«form governraent would use the ehanee and pay the debt they owed to their political friend by appomting him to that oftice. Tbrongh his personal qualities and tbrough his marriage to the daughter of one of ihe most de»erving citizens whom thia country ever had and who for more than a generation labored in the service of Hawaii, Mr. Walbndge was by the community considered especially adapted and entitled to the office mentioned. But no, following out their policy from 1887 of ingratitude and of kicking their »upf»orter8 when they are considered of no more political use, the Reform government ignored Mr. W*lbridge and apuointed a mere boy without family and without anyother elaim to rec*»gnition than tbat bis father assisted in the provisional &nnexation naaeo to Wa8bington as a eomm issioner, and later on wae made Vice President of the P. G. The exception to our criticiam of the Reform Party is overruled. The following paragraph from the San Franrūro Report, is rather rougb on the missionaries. “ Ex-Minister Steven8’ address to the American people. whieh was publisbed in the Report yeeterday and will be published in tbe eolumii8of e»teemed contemporaries lhis evening or to-morrow, goes far to juBtify Cleveland’a aelion in repudiating and displacing him; and we are pretty aure that before tbe Hawaiiau inc*dent ia at m end facts will eome out that will ehow even better reasons for getling rid nf Stevens than have yet been ehown. Stevena waa evidentiy a bitter partisan in Hawaiian affairs —whieh is 8omething no United State» Minister should be. Neitber ■bould he be active in aiding a rehellion against «onstituted author□o matter how mueh justification he may believe tbe rebels hav«. Mr. Stevens bebaved more like a mi»8ionary than a Miniat«r.”