Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 31, 6 February 1894 Edition 02 — DOUBLY DOOMED. [ARTICLE]

DOUBLY DOOMED.

I , The verdict of Stanford*s Students Supported. “Tlie annexution of the Ila- ; waiian islamls to the Uoited i St«tes is not a commendable I proposition.” is the text of a | decision rendered at the Gfand I Operu House Jan. 26th b\Snpreioe Justice Beutty, United States District Jndge Morrow i and Superior Jndge Slack. This opinion \vas not based upon the I ments of the case, seriously and j carefnlly considered, but npon i ihe prepouderanco of oratorical ! weight in a t\vo-honrs’ debate on 1 ihe qcestion; “ Rtsolved , Tnat! i the Hawaiian islauds shouhl be ' ' 1 annexed to the United Stutes.” Irviu M. Scott was to bave | assisted General . H. L. Barnes ! in presenting the affirmutive i | portion of the argumeut, bnt a ■ 1 ■ sudden and serions illness pre vented his attendance and the , ; General’s duty was cqnsequently < | doubled. Rer. Horatio Stebbins «nd John P. Irish sustained the ’ negative in a successfnl w«y, as 1 ' ' evulenocd by the verdict of the , I judges. < There were npward of 1.000 ' persous present, and the most ' abs<>rbing attentiou was mani [ fested in the raasterlv manner in i whieh the pertinent question was • handled by its friends aud oppo : 1 neuts. President Jxmes D. Phelnn, in introducing the oratora, said the 1 debate \vas designed to precvde j * theCongressofdebatesof lheMid-1 * wiuter Fair, and that its res«!ts L wou!d be devot* d to the entertain- j , meut of the disiinguisbed gnests 1 i who would soon nsit this citv in the interests of att aud of scieuce. I • Mr. Phelan referred pleasantly to tbegentlemen who bad been ehosen as referees, and then briefly ( explained the topic of discnssion. t He tben introduced General W. i 1 H. L. Barnes to the audience. A | warm applanse greete<r tbe ( popnlar spe»ker as he begaa a j littie legal retrospectioQ bearing e npon the primary motive of lbe ' discnssion. 8 1B A.VXKXATION ABGOIE5T. I *‘W« are prepared, in some d«gree I hope,” he aaid, *‘to dis- g

cos« fn|Jy the mer;ts of the qu» stion. tbongb I canD*>t asaure yoo of my own read ness. I 1 recal! a rrmaik of James G. ; Elaine, wbcn be sa:d he consid ered tbe Hawaiinn is , .'ui-ls of so , mneh iroiH>rtance to the Ul»ited | State> tbat “be e ohi not coneeivhow such a gdt con!d be refos- d. ” • The speaker painted a beantifnl j word picture of the samtner j •shin>ls. showicg viv:dly their : wondrous elime an>I surpassing i fertility. “Modern inver.tion has roade ! it possible for a first-cl»ss vessel | to go to H. noluln froro San Francisco in five days *nd some bours —-iess tirae tban it requires fo | reacb tbe Atlant;c coast ami with > tbe con»trnction of a cable the j dīst»nce cou!d well be annibilat ed.” General Barues then turned his attention to the Alaakan pur- j chase, inst >ncing the policy that indneei1 its pnrch»se and the op pcsition t!iat met the plans of Secretary Seward. “The only thing that fails to j give Gre.it Britaiu complete eon- ; trol of the Pac.fic oeean is the j posse-.sion of the Hawaiian Islamls,” excl!iimed tbe General» and then he cited the geogiaphieal feiitnres that are calculated to render the islauds impēratively i necessury to the marine snprema- | cv of the Uuited States. “We shou!d have not only possession. bnt aPo a fi tg \vith no Blount t>pull it down.” he tliumlered, and tbe great theatre rang \vith approval of the sentiment. “France und Great Britain have repeatedly attempted to t.»ke possession of these islands,” he continued, “but wnrds uf warning eame from Washingtou, and hands were off.” Tbe freqnent treaties and propositions of annexation were reviewed fmm the time of King j Knmehameha down to the arrivul ] of the Claudine in the liarbor of San Fraucisco »t the time the Provisional Governraent took possession of tbe island <«f 0 »bu. The patriotisra of the islanders aml their reverence for Amenea and its institut on« were eelebrated, and then the recoramandations of navy und army officers were cited to confirm the argument that the Hawmian islands were necess.ary to the supremacy of the American people. “They tell us we d<>n’t want the islands ! because they have a debt,” he ; insisted. “So they have, but tiiey buve assets so great that j two years of Amenean administration would make them independently rich. The people to be considered are uotthe natives, they are tiie people of our own flesh and b!ood who have gone their to live.” THE PROVI8IOKAL OOVER.VMENT CE.N3URED. Oolonel John P. Irish opened for 1 tbe negative bv reviewing tbe present status «>{ puhlie opinion and the arguments of sentiment aud fellowsliip. He canstically criticised G*-neral Barues’ refer enee to the AmericHnizing «>f tho j islands and cited the low r-ttio of native boru and Amene-m voters. Under the$3,000 property qualifi cations, be said, oniy 637 Americans wereregistered, wliile9,00«) uatives had by thrift an.l mdustry gained the requisite competency. “The 8,000 doraesticated Portugnese have 2.000 qualified voters, while the Germans are nearly as great m uumbers as the Ameneana,” he proceeded, “yet my friend suys tliHt wt siion!d consider the claims of none but American eil’ien». Ttm i»st p»>iicv 1 imp»* »•> , ste ud»nt- d by the Uovernment «-f my o «ntry i» appTnv.il when a handtui rf expatrinted ar.d de-nati>-nai!z-d Ameneane rise up in ; revult ag;-i st t.ie Government } und«r wh.eh they have »ougiil t<> iVe. Th«» Com’iiiite>“ of Safety and Frovigi‘«n»l G ver>iment were verbally d s.«eoted ai d hehl up to oraluriol ndicnle. Tne sueaker ! cUsstd the present Hawaiian G\»v- | enimeul n» a hybnd growth and | not contaiiiiug the i-8sentiais «»f any : n-o-en'ieil i> r:»»«>t rule. •The v;rt i.f the ruler <*f Hawaii bas heen ass-ii.ed.’, he stid. | “What matter her mora!s to ua? ! We cannot eoter upon a crusade | and. wiih the wbite cr ss in | our lapels, start out to figbt for : tbe euforcemeot uf all comraaud- | ments. We must iay aside all mandlin sectiment iu cocsistent [ lv reusouing npon tbe aanexation of Hawaii. Let us deal principally witb tbe bu$tness portion of tbe proposition. Tbey say we waut it to defend, for to proteet it wonld cost more tban all tbe sea eoaai of Amenea. If we take Hawaii as an e«seutial tn oor naval sopremacy we will m fntnre be eompeiied to eeek adv«nUgeons isles and ooniinenie on tbe

reroain«1er of the e*rth. If we take Hawaii in the Pac ; fic. wbo ! wīll tak- Hiitt an»l San D>*iaingo * ie the Allanliel Onr s.«f*tv- is in| prpserv.ng oor power rtg»fr.st the- * robber natīon s>iid n> t in » wk- | ening oar strength by annataral I : gmwth. Let us Iend onr j | l>ower to aid in tbeestibli.shment | j «»f a great neatra!Iity on Hawaii | Xo nntion ean then tonch ber | Tbere is no danger of a n*tarn to; ■ savagerv and the worship of, | Pele. The Anglo-Saxon race j does not flonrish in Hawaii, and j | tbat is wby American rule will, : never be worthy or possible.! i N itnre bas interposedan insoper I able objection to the transport1 *tion o*f tbis moe on Hawaii‘sj , soil, and for physical reasons : alone a stnrdy malurity c*nnot; j exist when natnre and nature’s; j G«xl bave decree»l to the contrary.” .At the corclusioo of O'l^ne!; i Irish’s *rg"in.ent, Fr-rid»-nt j ! Phelnn sUttsi that, owing t<>; | the s-i>lden i,In»-«s of Irvirg M. ,50-11. he wm-lil n t h»- «b> t>-; | api»e»r. ai d that (b*neral B rnes! ' w»u!d he e nipelled to «io d-»uhlej id«ity. Resamtng his *rguuent.‘ | G»*ner-1 Barn»*s shi»I: “I want ti'i : t;ike up n>v disc«ssi»n where C-*l * Iri«h int»-rriii>ted me. H ■ referred j to his ancest»rs ss Druids and 1 speaks of his r-verence f-r the »ak. \fter listenir g to his entire epeeeh ; I feel that it W»lild be whollv i»roj.>er t-» take th« l>>pmost b»ugh | ->f his :deal w-»rshii> ar.d apply it ; where it would d>> the m»st g »>d. TheGeneral then revi©wed that pirt, •>f his j-redeoessi-r’s s{>eech whieh he termed fallacious and vagne i I ■ CoU>nel Irish says he isn t afraid aud that I »m afraid.| Well, thcre’s a certain cla8sofj people that rusli iu where iugel> fear to tread. He isn’t afraid-i not this administratioo,” be ar gue«1 “Does be know that men of j I war >•{ any European nation eau get here, but ean t get back witb the eoal tbey ean carrv? Does; he see the advantage of Honolulu, as a coaling station —that thej eommeiee of the world passes by| the door of Honolulu? Does he| know that the uatives own only ■ oue sixteenth of the island acre j age and thut they fnrnish but 9 per ceat of llie labor? W ho says the Hawaiian is to be deprived of his moiai right or that Queen , Lilinokalani is not as goo-l as she miglit he? She is out of the question altogether and will | never sit on her throne unless she comes to the Midwinter Fair. She struck at the liberty of tbe Americ-«ns who uiaile herconntrv \vhat it is. She sought to «lis frunchise them and usurp their possessions. The people of Hawaii are seeking a safe and | stab1e form of governmont, and for more than fifty yeirs America j has been protecting that island groop like a mother watchiug j her children. Tlie tuue has corne j for adoption, and all parties are ; willin» for the union. God i detached that island frora ihe j c<»utinent, bnt we will brmg it j bom« again.” XOT WANTED. Rev. Horatio Stebbins closed 1 for tbe negative. aml incideutally I reviewed manv of the salient j points brought out by the otber speakers. He took up point of ! internationaI law, saying that it was not a law, but a c-onfessiou that there w..s degree of aek owledged just ee b«tween state and ; i state. ‘ The people who have pnt a ; S3.000 tax ou a civilian’s vote are j i not fit to cast a ballot for free-l dom ” he said. ‘Tf, nnlikel England. the sun does set on onr ; | domiui»n. I tlia.nk God that we| c«n be trusted in the dar<. Toi | submit the question of| | annexation to the voters j of Hawaii woukl be thel 1 aeme of ahs«rd:ty. an<L hnd ln-iP-p be ?«hmitted to ihe colored vot»T9 of Louiaiana. We have en<»«gh ; d-»m.«in on our ha>>ds Our histoTV ; has heen, eome to us. We have said it t>>o l»ng. and we tn«»l n»w 1 be ciref«l. We d>» not want Hawaii at anv orice; we do not want her . • - in the family; we will mainlnin the j st > tu q«o, and soine <1 y it m•> y be ; n-<**3S*ry to lell 9»me »ne to keep a** ay. h.it Hawaii is noi i.eeded in the laiuily.” j 1 Th 3 o>ncli,ded tbe arg«aient *ndl j the q'Jt-9li»»ii «»8 given ii.lo thej hand? of ihe Judg-e f»>r a deci9ion j In a few minutr9 Chief Ju»tice; : Beuty appn>ached the f»»t iight9j | at>d sa:d; • '•Wedecide, not tlie meritsof' the questiou, bat the mer:ts of ; the argoment. We do not al-l i togetuer sgree ou all pomts, but ' we do agree on one point, and ; that is th»t tbe weigbt of the | argument to-night is in favor of j the negative.” An DDcertain approval greeted ; the verdict, appareotly an I evidence of tbe f«ct thāt tbe frieuds of annexation cumpriaed the majority of the audienc i.