Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 32, 24 October 1893 — ANNEXATION. [ARTICLE]

ANNEXATION.

III. Iq tbe roosideration of tbis sabject in its tbird most importsnt sspect, Iet os briefly sommsrize the exact relatioo of people and a!ftirs in Hawaii. Tbe 2.1i jter eenl. of American men. women aod children. who are arrogatiug the right to eontrol this conntry. are bnt «n insignibcant fraction of the whole popniation. and only a fraction of the white popalation. who by a large majorit\- are not enamonred of the pretonsions of the iittle Americaa clique of conceited filibusterers. N'eitbor are the snpar plantations whieh represont Hawaii’s weallh. owned principal!r by the grue«ome /J j*rc*nt. Compiled tables that are extant, show that the Bntish an<l Gortnan interests exceed the Aroerican by a eonsidorabie amonut. Fnrthermore, the larger half of capital invested hore, whether under American, British or German ownership, may properly be called Hawaiimn eapiial. Under a fostering care of onr monarcbial government whieh cost the tax-payer» hundreds of thousands of dol!ars the sngar planters were lavishly as>isted to bnild np their indnstry and attain a wouderful pro«perity aud wealtb whieh they reinveste«l. Hawaiian laws aml Hawaiian soil made possible tho occnring woahh whieh may ligitimatcly be called Hawaiian eapilal. We aulieipate the argumont that it was the bouuty of the United State» reciprocity treaty that made this possibIe. The argument will not hold watar. Tbat treaty was a triumpb of bnsiness statesmauship whieh bcnefited Amerjca as mueh if not tuore ihan Huwaii. It was the k« vnoto of «n ooonomieal j>olicy an<l denionstrated a theory ihat heeame the crowuiug glorv of Mr. Biaino's «listingnished c«roor. The l'uited St;«tes r>diuquisbed a eert.«ia amouni of unport duties thnt was not absolotely, neeessj«rv to ber revenues. th«ireby euabling tbe residents of Hawaii to utilize faliow nature, and secure to Americaa coramerco a necessary article of con.samption, iu ex* cbauge for her own prodncts and manafactnres. Fignres have been oomptled to prore that the dnties reliuqnished bv the l nit«d States government were largely overbalanced by the profit» to Amenean farmers and mauufaolares. merchauts and ship ownere. and the array of men emploved bv the increased traffic. Auother gi«l«lv elaim of the is that lbeir missi«>nariea I cirilized Hawaii and therefore tbey inherit the rigbt to gorern. Rot. True it is the early misaionaries di«l cre«Iitable work as teachere. but Hawaii was reallv cirilixed by the flag of commerce, and that was not sotely Amenean. The missionaries wen» not aitog»ther the self denying disciples of Christ th*t tbeir callmg indicate«l. Tbeir bible teach ings had good resuits. but they were aasocisted with scbemes o( aggraudiaemeQt whieh bistory reconis wen» the souree of many confliets betwecn missu>nary and memhani. All credit to tbe missionaries for tbcir —monil letcfcings, but more credit to th« pioneen o( trade wko taoght the

s;mple natīves the ralne ol Iand, prodnce and money. Again the :.Ji and tbeir claquere in tbe United States sneeringty refer to the Hawaiiao» »h a semi ciriliz«d race. nnfit to > govern themselres or to rule orer f foreigners. The early royagers au lbistorians bave testified to the high character of the Uawaiians. ani Fornander’s genealogv* has dem«mstrate>l their descent from the same eoinmon stock ahieh in other migretioos have produce«l the angle-saxon of the present age. They eraerged from their barbaric relapse quicker than di«l tbe Britous and Saxons of Enrope, aud in one half centnry attain-d a high «legree of civilization whieh gave tbera a rauk araoDg the nations of fhe wor!d. Tbeir raore a«lr«nced white brothere nobly assiste«l in this resnlt. The Napoleonie • achievements of Kaiuehameha I and the record of constitutiuQHl government under snccoe«ling dynasties is as gootl a history as tbat of anv pther natiou. Tho whites fonnd wor tby wives araong the Hawaiiana and laid the fonndation of a new. rigOrous and bandsome race whieh seeros fatefully destine«l to replace tbe old iu order to meet tbo altere«l conditions of the new era, and to have raore vitality than tbe unacclimatized foreigner. It is a known fact tbat the pnre anglo-saxon progeny in tropical climes degenerate both in pbysiqne aud cbaracter. Bnt the admixture with native stock is always vigorous, with the pbysique of the mother and the mental endowments of father. A«lmitting that tbe native Hawaiiau is not yet able to govorn without the aiil of the white man, it is a f;«lse lil»el to say that he is semi-cnri-liz->l an«l unab!e to fulfil tbo «luties of a goo«i citizen. T!iere «loes not exist a more km.l. h«Hpitiible 01 intelligent jieople tlian the Hawaiian, and his eilneaiionai attainments are a higber uvorage than in any city of £ngland or Americ*. Travel anv whero abont these islands aud you will n«>t fiiul a mt>re peaceful, domestic or prosperous peasantrv anvwfaere. He is snp plieii iiberally with newspaper literatnre in his own language, and has an intelligent comprebension of puhlie topics. A rigid compariaon would prove him the equai if not the superior of the eommoo cl*sees in Amenea or Enrope. Either in city or countr>*. there is less crime. porerty or <īegnidation among the Hawaii&na than tben? is in similar communities &ny where else. In tbe exercise of the francbise the Hawaiian displsys more judg meut au«l intelligeuce ihan tbe eommon run of roters in anv American city, who are notorionsly manipai«te«l by nnscrnpalons politic«l organi£Ations. Both in Araerica and Cuglan«i tbe baliot in Ihe cities, go to the party with the biggest sack. and polilieal «tfaire are rampant 'wilh brībery and eoimpiion o( alt degrees. Uuder the Hawaiian fi«g are gaih«red maoy difieront alien nalionaliUea from Amenea. Eorope and ihe Ortent ail absorbed m money making enterprisee. All hare been coateat to porene tbeir pwace(u! arocations nnder the M(īd mle o( a ne«tral consti- 1

totioQ&l znoD&reh utl t govemcneQt tbat bas be«n more than pat«rual in promoting ao! assi<tting their rentQres. protecting the iodiTidaaI nghts. aod taxiog bat j lighth- the motley popalation. The torm of government tras well saited to oor eonditions. There were oo intemationaI jeaIousies for ail were on neotral ground aad were permitted the extraordinary priTilege of voting as citizeas of this conntry. while still retaining aliegiance to their mother conntiy. Bat for tbe bombastic coneeit, ‘ an<! utter mLseonception of Ameriean principles of govKrnment. of a smali of discontentevi ag.tators,we raighl still beenjoying tbe peaco£ul onler of a liberal govomment. instead of chafiag ander the militarv of seventeen very mediocre men. lf aonexed to the United States we eonhl hoj>e for uothing bot S sorae form of eolonial government whieh wouid be rnn by a set of polilieal carpet-baggers from ; Washington, and in whieh the i residents of these Islands would have uo voice. lt is an iusnlt to the inlelligence of this commuuity to pretend that we h«ve no men bere competent to head our pnblic ari'airs. We have such meu, but they are not iu the ranks of tbe missiouary clique. Situate as we are so remote from other lauds, our public needs are peculiar to Sach laws and legislation as we require. we ean obtain in a parIiament of our own electiou tbat wonld give it due deliberation and accoraplish resn!Ls in aeeonl with puhlie need and public opiniou upon the priciple of roajority rnlo whieh is the only fair way to govern a commnnitv. Why give up this privjege of self-gnvernraeut and the right to regu!ato our own atfuirs in aocord with the wishos of onr own ! j»eople who are the b*stjndgesof what they nee«l. Whv forfeit i the bighly priz« <1 privilege of a i civilized ci>mmun‘tv t«> vote and thns h.«ve a voice in the govern- . ment whieli is to ruie over hiiu: j The governmeut tbat annexatiou wonld give os would permit no voice to us. Why entrust the government of tbe conntry to the Congress at Washiugton 5000 miles away when we. knowing wbat we want ean do it better ourselves. Amen'ea is a vasi conntry and hasiramense interest of national importance to weary ber Senators. Does the acnexationist snppose thut if Hawaii were annexed we conld always command the attention of Congress to secnre some needed matter that, of bnroing impoiianee to ns localiy, might be contemptnously cast aside by them’ We migbt plead in vain and gct sat on by tbe great home government. But as an independent st «te regnlating our own aff.»irs. We woold get whai we want in a home parliameni. It ia a rare privilege the people of Hawaii bave eojoved. that of self-goverument. ami being respecb>d as a n-»tion by all uations. It wou!d be an anh«ppv d.vv for Hawaii, if lbe b!md and <!isloyaI policy of the annexationist ahould triumph. deprive onr populalion of ail voice in tbeir gov«nunent. and make them subserr;ent to tbe control ol Sen»tors and CoDgre&smen loo»ted 5000 milee away. who might sometitne. in legislating for th« beoefit of the whole of America ruthleeely im- ■ peril our loea! eoaHiliow. Let os rem«in iodepeudent and govern oorae)ves. aod in view of tbe motb cbararter oI oor popelalion. Iet Ihe monarchical fonn eoniiaoe.