The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-03-25
Translated from the Kuokoa, Of Mar. IS
The Memorial.
A MEMoRIALisr

Nh. EDITOR In the Commercial Of last Satur-
day l observe q matter Of importance emAna,ing from
foreigners Of Honolulu Il is q memorial 10 the
King IN respect to rcpopulatiOp. and mainly a1vo-
eating the bringing hither Of people from India
whereby this nation shall be reinvigorated.
Therein also the King is Recommended 10 seek for
information abroad from persons skilled in such
matters. This is not. I think. good advice; the real
meaning however is a contempt for the Ministers
because they have done nothing.
The astonishing thing about this memorial is that
the Hawaiian people are entirely len out in 50 i'm
pOr,ant a matter as proposition to bring people
from a foreign land to increase this nation.
The idea Of increasing the nation by bringing
people Of another country here. is a good one. but il
is proper that the Hawaiians themselves should be as
well consulted in the matter. But we are altogether
thrown on one side; and if the foreigners wish to
bring East Indians here TO increase without our con-
currence or knowledge, il will be altogether wrong
If this is really their intention, thus to treat us like
dumb animals, then we had better arise and seriously
consider this startling scheme that is being projected
among the foreigners.
Know o Hawaiian People! The Kings increase
of the nation is the Reciprocity Treaty When We
have got that secured and in operation, then we viii
consider in regard to getting people from India,
Japan, China or Malaysia; provide first something
for people to do when they arrive; but IL you get
laborers now, and East India population, where is
the work for them to do or the land TO give them.
The impudence and haste Of these people is sur
prising; they appear like a lot Of children. tuning
and showing their teeth at the Ministers, accusing
them and accusing the King Of having done nothing.
Indeed aud how about the Treaty.
Another surprising thing is that four members Of
the House of Mobiles signed their names to that pa
per. Messrs. Rhodes, Cleghorn, Smith and Castle.
Which Of these labored so hard TO put the King ON
the throne, as stated in the memorial I am OF the
opinion that the names Of some Of these persons are
those Of annexationists, who were strong for the
treaty when Lunalilo was King. IL is certain that
they did not vote for the present King, for they were
not then in the Legislature, having only recently
been appointed as Mobiles. / am of the opinion that.
they having thus dragged the Kings Ministers into
the memorial, it would be well for the King TO with
draw their appointments, or better still that they
return their patents as Mobiles to Ills Majesty-if il
was not for the fact that it would be unconstitutional.
Perhaps they want to become Ministers themselvesi
Yes, that is so; but if their judgments are thus per-
verted, they are unfit for the Ministerial Office, for
they would by and bye be doing something without
the people, and disaster might follow.
Let their desires be disappointed, and let the King
appoint none but native Hawaiians.
This is q matter for the Legislature to attend to;
but as we have not been consulted by the memorial
it is proper that we should stand and consider
is to be the end of this business.
Respectfully, EDWARD LrLIKALANI.