The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-03-08

1ltlzeus which WIS presented TO His Majesty on
TUESDAY, Feb. %, by committee Of the signers
T. lis Wqj.sty ne Eotg,
siErs-Wc. tire undersigned, subjects and resi-
euts % this kingdom and friends Of your Royal Per-
s1u, ia view Of what We deem grave condition Of
Tzti1 Affairs, take the liberty to address you in
srri q fraukuess and loyalty in order to point out
hs danger that threatens the state, and at the same
tine the necessary measures to avoid the national
re-L
We desire 10 say at the outset, that prompt
ID Co take part ia this address not only account
% loyal and friendly regard for Your Majesty s
7s5n but also by reason Of strong desire to see
maintained, with ample honor and prosperity, the
I1dependence Of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Ihe FropEieiy Of according the privileges of indie
pendent sovereignty to a state so much reduced in
people as Your Msjesty's dominions is very much
aaesi5nei, and the discussion is most detrimental
ra The dignity and permanence Of the throne. This
question was even raised in past years, when Hawaii
numbered far more souls than at this time within
Der borders When the commissioners Of Kameha-
ueha III presented the claims Of this archipelago for
recognition independent state to the Govern
usnt q Great Britain in 1885, they we're met at fret
sisl pergmptory refusal from Lord Aberdeen, the
British foreign minister. on the ground that the state
1 Hawaii was o mere ehieftaincy under foreign in
s1euces. aud too small to be entitled to diplomatic
s1ariesies and treaty making powers And If such
yeW could be taken OF state thirty-three years
ago vhen We numbered about one hundred thou
sad people. what mus; be thought OF our cspabity
jog Independence now. when perhaps we number
barely fifty thousand souls, natives and foreigners
ell tllds
and yet this decline Of the people, and the sad
AID ruin0us disrroportion OF sex 60 patent to every
observation, has not, sorry to say, aroused
luy vel concerted policy, any line Of action what
ever looking to the increase Of population and the
-ssuperalion OF the kingdom And at the same time
sc al bear in mind Your Majesty's patriotic utter
au1e- 8; the commencement Of your reign, that the
increase Of the people should be the watchEord of
ylgr royal policy; therefore we cannot doubt how
much you have at heart the stay and the recupera-
tiaa q your declining state. And some Of us can
recall. the words Of preceding Hawaiian kings, de-
f.-Iiug the loss Of their people and praying for
measures o. repopulation; and especially may we re-
peat a. tins TINE the words Of the enlightened aud
patriotic kamehameha ", addressed 10 his legisla-
tarr. Wheu be said
"A subject Of deeper importance than any have
sex mentioned Is that OF the decrease of our popula-
t1u- Il is subject in comparison with which all
;bgrs sink into insgn6csnce for our first and great
Outs Is self preservation Our acts are in vain uu-
l9ss stay the wasting hand that is destroying
cur people. / feel a heavy and q special RESPONSE
hiiy weighing upon me in this matter, but it is one
which you all must share; nor shall we be scouit-
tcl by man or our Maker Of neglect Of duty if we
sd. 60 sci speedily and eiectually in the cause Of
people who are every day dying before our eyes
But after al this solemn appeal and invocation
SHAT action has been taken,-what line Of national
policy pursued IN reference to this great subject Of
replTua1n, in comparison with which all others -
.iu this kiugioml - sink into insgnifcance -
What action indeed Why, we have procured
ilE Chinese male laborers, and are expecting few
hundred more to add to the present mschievous dis
proportion OF 1881 Chinese males to l07 Chinese
females This is not action in any benefcent direc
ton, but is simply reaction, and is a mere expedien-
q designed to subserve particular industry there
Gore We look N vain for any commencement of q
policy that has in view national recuperation.
The increase Of males, especially when we have
70 believe that they are utterly unchaste in
char cier, must aggrayate still the stery Of
hEuaan women, and so tend 10 increase the rate Of
deterioration Of Your Majesty's Hawaiian subjects
The rate Of decrease has been for some time past
little over one thousand year;-and here we
s1cunly appeal to Your Majesty to pause and cOnsi-
der.-that AZ period which may come within the
limit Of your lifetime, the decline Of your peo-
Die may have reached that point when not only will
the autonomy Of the country be considered iBcOnss-
tent with the paucity Of its numbers, but all hope Of
the preservation Of the Hawaiian race and name will
have passed away.
Il may be said that as production Of material for
commerce has not declined but rather increased in
The kingdom, and may not be diminished in succeed
~
coming and our political order and autonomy may
SUI 60 on But should your people continue to de-
cline, the consideration Of your Majesty the chief
q independent tribe Of people must in such event
be FAR diminished, that the present courtesy of
i.regn recognition viii be withdrawn.
We would avert this issue. We, Q king, who
hoped and siruve for your accession to the Hawaiian
throne, would hope and strive again far it may
be proper for US, TO see you continuing to fill it with
increasing honor TO your person aud blessing to your
people And therefore We would appeal TO you in
the behalf Of your declining race, in the cause Of
humanity, and in the name Of all generous hearts
and philauthropic souls throughout the world who
vOud glory in the cause Of the preservation of de-
ching people, that your Majesty will determine con-
jointly with able and faithful 10 your kingdom,
30 initiate measures and TO carry out a policy that
WI aside an other minor considerations Of state
and VII look singly to the repeopling Of your do
mn0ns, and 10 the preservation of your nations in
--lfill4llce ana lei TINS new departure OF your /
kuCdom begin without farther temporizing or delay
i is for you, o. Chief, chosen to be the Sovereign
and the leader Of this feeble yet most interesting
uatOns-it Is for you, indeed, TO be its political
savior and its father You are the hope of Poyne- 1
sis You also an object Of interest to humanita-
rams abroad in respect 10 the preservation Of your
race Upon you devolyes the great mission, not |
only Of the recuPeration Of your people, but the
successful ilustration Of tropical civilization;
therefore every device and measure Of Your Males
tvs Government should be directed towards the
acquisition Of people. and the preservation Of the
lie Of the Hawaiian State.
Pardon us, Sire, when we say that this must be
aone- That is 10 say, the intelligence Of the civil
ze3 world vii require that the only ground for ac-
guiesoeuoe in the self government Of this mere
nominal State viii be IN the earnest pursuit by its
Ruler and People Of policy for self preservation,
and 10 maintain respectable independence. For
e say, that this is Of great States and
tder, also. that State like Hawaii with bri--
Eaae Of people. with a machinery Of government
lH1Eely in excess Of its needs with official ex-
endture that precludes all hope of internal improve
ueut, and that is times sufficient for the pres
ervaton q It's peace can hardly be much longer
Recognized among the family Of nations.
Therefore, there must be a radical change in the
policy 81 this countryside PRONUNCIATION Of en-
lgAtened measures for national resusctation, to be
followed up BY persistent course Of action, which
Ehal include determined retrenehment Of expendi-
'uTt throughout all the departments Of government,