Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 5, 22 September 1893 — TOPICS OF THE DAY. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Wo are not needed f >r the parpo«e of fightiug Mt Noainaun'8 battles, and we shonld havc <akou no notice of tlie allegel arga?uent.s «dv aced by ..n anonymonsdunce in the Advertīser, who snbsoribe.s bimstdf Anneiationist, if it wasn’t that the writer in »kes sucli an exhibttion of ignorant:o of tho histor\’ of the U .itod 8tates, as to induce us to give him a lesson. This “ Annexationist” from Ilawaii—who has a rery Horneiy fliivor-attempts topresent reasons why thc United Stntes should nnnex tbesd Islands, even agaicst the will of the people. His or iaore, probab!y her «tteiupt to defend tbe cause of tlio auneiatiouists is estremely f itile. “Annexationist” evidoutly c<jnsiders Ha waii a conquered nation —eonqnered by the the forces of the United States, «nd now belong iug to the men who couspired against the Qneen, and to tho;r accessories before the fact. He 9 *, shows a uuiuber of iustauces i t where the Linited States have anncxed territories without the peoplo of such territories being consulted, and that is, where he makes an asa of himself. The casos montioned are those conuected with Texas, Mississipi, California, Floridi,and Alaska. The knaaina from Hawaii, should read a little more history before he rnshes into priut with his vulgar «buses of Mr. Neumaun. Tesas was joined into tho Uuion through a vote t iken among the residents • f that territorv. The govornor of Texas at the time of annexatiou, was Geueral Houstou, who previously was governor of Tennessee.— i There w s no annexation 4 ag »inst the will of the pooj>Ie, al | thongh,Mexicodis:»pprōved it believing that she h »d u kuleana in Texas. and the oomparisou drawn by onr H >r ed friend from Hawaii, is to say the 1east ! extr?mely Imie. Mississipi to whieh he ncxt refers was never a territorv, but w,ia sim..lv a 1 » ' * part of Lonisian«. When Loni8taim w-s tr»nsferred frora France to tho United States ! GovemTnent, nobo ly w »s deprive 1 of a frinohise alreidy enjoyod or exercised. The French g >v ernment owned Louieimai through oon»]uest and had a per- | feot right to do with it, what it , pleMse»l, but that is har»llv the case in regard to the P. G., and Hawaii to-day. Florida »ud Alaska. were at the time »tf thoir ’ lr»nsfer to the United States ! pnl ded by savage lndians only, and there nevor coold exist any reasonsforal!owingthem theright • of voting in a couutry, in whieh • thev had been snppressed aud ! conqnered by an intrnding nation. C.»lif >rni» was V;rtn-»lly conquered by tbe United States, aud in th»t manner heeame « 1 member of ihe Union, b’»t wo I have yet to learn th;»t the inei- |

<andi<ig of Captain | W t - iis i h - forces wu paramoan 4 to a cooquest of Hawaii. i - Tbv ProvisiooHl (fOvernu»ent ia ' fb» - ī t d.»y is not existing tb» t.*;e sn: port of the pe »- - : p •- Tbe act of John L. Stevens put r in i?s pr sent pl.ee—and tb t » t !; »s been tot»Uy ;»nd ab- “ S ’I ;t y di av wd by tho Uuited St G-jv rnmout. The ni“aus nf ie? hu»I .)f *ttack t.avebeon t iu »y from the H twai ; ans - tl; o g tho gency o? tliem*n - wiio •; i i il y rei>r sent d, but e 1 v.rt misr. presented,the UnitT ed s ' .' s Lere, but th dav is - ; eomi.iL,- w’ie • the Hawaiiana will > again ;> j>l ced in u positiOn to fightf •!• theirfireside,theirhomes, - an>ithe>! iade(*en»1ence—and‘ an-

nex-ti i ? t” aud t!ie rest of his 1 ilk •;i; •st?issured tbat thev will i n.. »■ I<;t tiie opport:inity slip \ t ;<r«>i;gh their hands ag;».u, and al!ow ti! ‘inselves to be disarmed — - ! cv n if the aPempi is raade b}’ ■ rn< •. i s ising tiie uame and the '• • o£'the Un:ied St »tes of [ Ai.u(.rica. The ini d;»bus6s in whieh “An- • n-\a;i >nist” indulgesag ;instPaul N iimmn, Claos Spreckels an.l theQueeu, we wi 1 not dwvll upon > i; is e tsy to be a eowanl, and un(1 r a nom-de-pluvie hide au iden- ■ tity of whieh the writer is evi-d-utly ashamed. Most likely, i the clurusy correspon>lent to the Advertiser has a grndge against | j eaeh ftheindividnalsmentioned. . j Wo ean only make a raudom guess, but the possibiiity isthere. thut he iiasbe-n ousted by Spreckels. snedby Nemnann, andrefnsed a “c.binet position by tbe Qu e i.” Wo mentioned in our columns , a few days ago the c«se of C. M. Siiortridge, the editor of the San Jo.<e Mtrcury, who was arrested for coutempt for having publishe.l the evidence ia u divorce case hehl with cb>ged doors, Mr. Shortrulgo has been ;»oquittod by the Snpreme Court of California, and the decision onght to b<» a less >n to our g .vernment, aud raore espec5dlly to our learned Attorney-G-‘neral Mr. W. O. Soiith. The opinion of the Coi;rt \vas v ritten by Judge Patterson, and. co,ncai’red in by Ju-t:oes De H ven, Fitzgerald, 9nrrison and ■MeF.»rland ( royalist name) uml is vor\* lengthy. We will qnote the finishing cliu.se whieh might be of great interest to our autborities, now ilo.-iring so ardantly to gct undor Americau nile. And this is what tl e Judges say: j • "The (’onstilution of every St<ite in the Union guarāntces exery eiiizen ihe riyiit to freely e/K-ak, irrife | an‘J puUiah his sentiments on all m>ojecfs, an>l prokibit a the /xissage ; uj any law torestrain or ahri>ige ! (he liber(y of speech or of ihe pres*. ; Wf»xi one may layfutiy speak, he HM'/ lairfvMy wri(e and puhlUh M'e realize that the above remarks will hurt the feelingsof the ' most learned Attorney-General. who dng np some repealed acd antiquated ne\vspaper-muzzling law frr>m Australia for the special benefit of the Holokpa, and we : therefore reprint a few itemsfrom the Japan Weekly Mail, to show him that there is at least one oonntry where editor« and news ! papers arc “sat npon.” After reading it, we e\pect that he will j tarn ont as a strong advocate of

H.iw.iii :» aiinex.itioQ to Jepan. Tfai» is how it *?oes in tbe eounI C try of the Chiysanthe.muai: “Tfae Chin:ei Xippo, oi Nagisaki, was suspen(led on tbe 14tfa inst. having pubTshed nn article vio!ating the ]>ublic peaee. j ' Tue Kvkkai has ag *in invited >uspension by pubiishing some , very violeat writings on Korean I subjccts/’ ‘•Judgment was givcn on Wed- , nesday on tfae charge of libel [ broogfat by various officinls ag*inst the edit >r aud printer of tfae Fiyu Shimbun. The latter was sentenced to three raonths’ hard labor and tlaed 15 yen. the forraer to five raonths’ hard labor and hned 20 yen. Both have appealed. The case amse ont of the Soma affair.’’

Of conrse, we know the hostilityof Mr. W. O. Suiith —learned in the iaw—towards J.*pan, « nd fur that reason, we will show h:m, that even England, the country he at one time desired to swallow Hawaii, is up to P. G. principles, and puuishes an offending editor by the pound. This is wliat Henry Labouchere got for using a great deal milder language thau the Holomua woukl have done ou the occasion: “Mr. Henry Labouchere, the e*litor and proprietor of Tru(h, has had to pay £150 and costs in au action brought against him for libel by Sir William Worsley, Bart. The words complained of. whieh appeared in Trvth in Augnst of last year. stated that Sif W. Worsley, who was the patron of the living of Hovinghain, had withdrawn his “angust presence’’ and financial support from the church on account of the vicar having iaken an active part in an election in the Radical intercst, Sir William being a Tory. The defendant pleaded thnt he had pnblished an apology and a correction to the effect that he found the fact to be that Sir William ouly withdrew a portiou of his pecuniaiy r support, and that he only partially withdrew his presence from tbo ehumh, that was to say, that he ceased to be a regalar attendant at all services. Aftor hearing tho«evidence of the pl iintiff, a verdict was given by consent for the plaintift’ with tlie damages mentioned. After all, let ns be glad wliile tho Autocrat General grieves, that we are to bo annoxed surelv to the United States. Ou behaif of the editors in town, we prefer American rule, an«l principles ielatiug to the freedom of the press, both to Japan, England, ami the irrepressible S. O. W. (turn hira over.) We do not desire to critizise Judge Robertson uunecessarily, because, we balieve that he has made a very good record for himself so far, but we deem it beneficial both to the Judgeas well as to the communiiy to make a note whenever a jadgment is given whieh to the eommon m ind eit her appears too severe or too leuieni. We commenied on the fine imposed on the New Hebridian who nsed bad lanj!nage (in his own vernacnlar prob»bly), and tfaereby shocked the virtnons Magoon (J. Alfred) bnt the severity of tbe fine imposed on that poor devil (not Magoon. bnt “Jack”) has been stil! more emphasized bj the Ught fine demanded yesterday, i

from tHe Japanese sen*ant. who . I assaulted Mrs. Lncas. We eonj sidcr $20 fine »bsolntely ia;ule- . I quate for snch an offense. If ( [ the semi-civilized servants em- . ! pioyed in this city get the impression that they ean almse [ : the ladies whom tbey serve . ■ during tlie abseuce of their Masters, withoot any severe punis!iment following a very bad | prece*lent will be established ; and it will be nnsafe for any 1 nian of family to leave his wife. 1 and chi)dren alone ami at tbo mercy of anv ferocious Japanese or Chiuese. The Jndge ought to have sent tbo fellow ou the reef for three raonths at loast aml thereby establishing a whqlesome example. There was a meeting of our good aod paternal CounciIs yesterday, at whieh uothing of intere?t was trausacted. Mr. D.inion i exbibited his usual pyrotechnical display of fiuancial figures, aud the Councillors yawned. Wo wish to remark tbatthe returns from the Post Office «s per ī)amou, only amount to $785. while a eouiemporary on the government side—statecl a tew days ago that over $3,000 had been banded iu «>n aecount of sales of stamp. May we ask where the halanee went toī To the reserve fuud perhaps / The Minister deserves credit for reqnesting that an investigation be held into the finances of the Military Department. The question is now if Mr. Damon dares to publish the expenses of that highly useful, and security ornanieut.il body known as the army. Are the tax-payers finally to know how mueh money is paiel mouthly to all the goldlaced gentlomen. who at present rnle the country? Are we to know how mneh cash it ccsts Huwaii to aecure tho services of its colonels, lifcutenant-colonels, in:ijors, and adjutants? Aro we to fiml out at last how imieh “extra ’ a hunk-ele-ik gets for posing as a military man, ami a hardwure merchant for canying the high‘ aml mighty title of Quarter - Master - General. (*>f 200 men)? Is tue curio?ity of the public in regard to the salar.es of tbe ordiaancc-offic r. t!ie secret iry of Comuiisuriat.and tlio Surge»>n-General. actually going to be satisfied? Wo coiuplimeut Mr. Damon yet, we w>ll bet that he won t pnblish there[K>rt whieh j the committee appointed w 11 | send in. The Advertiser is not a verv correct paper, althongh. it alwavs boasts of its original and fresh news. This morning it stites tiiTt tbe Waimanalo Plantat*on is a ' proper+y Iately acqnir*al by Irwin Sc Co.“ The Waimanalo Plautation belongs to the W.iimanalo Sagar Company and we don’t believo that Irwin h C<>. have a single share in that eoneem. The firm referred t<> are simply the agents of the eomi>any. The Advertiser prints a poor cnt of General Beaoregir l, and labels it Robert Louis Steveusoa. Besides haviog been execnted with a hoe, it is,inother resj>ects, “tbe most uufcindest cut of all.” A for whom wē have the greatest esteetn expr«-ss-es binise!f in this isaue in r girl to our criticism of the i nfficers. —While we «re per.‘ect!y

> J willh>g to nd >}>t th<» v*f . ur oomsr<>ndeiit, .iitd «daitt «• . s- ■ sibi!ily • i h.tv »Im t» ~- v re r >ve ZDU9t S >y. th »t ;uV 'fd ■ J to naval, and j»rn»y et!q «ett' as pract seif iu the different K >' ;• ;a c»unlri*>~, tbe A®eric*n> either be wry dffeclire i t. eir r>rr*» or they mu?t h »ve a oo<if of lhoir own. We ca not p>>-'.b’y undor>’ ad how Admiral Sttfrr»"tt cm * ihe officfrs of the B.-st->n t i• to the hall to b-> given u* thf i’, »ce. The refugol en of the F> ->toa • fficrr« t*> att-nd the h:>h • the HoUl the other night, giv ' the two aff»irs necessar ‘y a |* ’ '\I aspeet. A!;J w. ar» of tl «' -- s:on th-»t even the America vy des ; n s its • fficers to be ;V •- >rn the 3Jightesi t:nge or apjv' r ee of interleri-nce in the i; fer i.1 !iff:iirs of th<> countnes in • eh they are 8tatioued. !IoIdīng ti; selve? aloof fr«m the b.»i • t o Hotel given. hy the w,iv. hy l’ie must |>rmouaced aiinf.x t : • >'.s was an outr ig ous ineull to *ha Admiral, w!h> »ttended the lnll. In any other navy such » > hto the cotDmander-in-ctikf. v *?ild have been attended to. in such a manner, as would not < >ily be forg.itten. The aeeeplanee -f the invit ition t>> the ba!l at the P<«i >ca emphasizes the insult to the i.\d;es who gave the Uotel ball, and to the Adrair.il who honor* d tli.it ball wilh his uresenca and sho.vs the Bost>n officers in a very :nenviable light if they care t • be considered gentlemen and c> apeers of their European eolleagueg.

The Supreme Conrt in Biinco is sitting this afterooon. There are several cases «>n the ealendar to be heanl.