Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-11-27
SATURDAY PRESS.
NOVEMBER 27, 1850.

THE second installlncnt of "Some enight-
eminent " scarcely calls for the same notice as
we accorded to the first.
1t is mostly chronological record of min
istera events, not always strictly correct.
We are Informed that " on the 3Oth of August
"a letter Twas sent to the official Representa-
tive of Hawaii, residing at the Court of the
"Queen of England; to the President of the
"United States and to the President of the
French Republic, which means we suppose
that the letter in question was sent to the Ha-
waiian Ambassador at Washington and to the
Hawaiian Consuls in London and in Paris
The contents, or even the general drift of the
matter of this letter not given. The King
then, "by virtue of his intelligence under
f" stood the importance of filling the Office of
Ministers Of Foreign Affairs !" merely that
the pluralst Minister OF Interior, and a2 interim,
Foreign Affairs, might be enabled to attend to
| his work in the Interior Office, and " i'm order
"to fill the Cabinet Mr. W. L. Green was
"choser, because it was thought he was an
| independent man, wise and well adapted. "
Mr.. Green we are told was censured by the
foreign community for putting his foot in the
same boat as the then existing Ministry, which
is true. Our writer goes on to say that the new
| Foreign Minister was " full of cunning" lar-
ien-inasmuch as he MOugM he sdn a sisigha
| mistake in the letter sent to the three pow
ers. Next one of his colleagues saw that he
(Mr Grcen) "was no real friend to the Ha-
waiian:" no ground whatever is shown for the
statement, but it seems probable that the next
assertion, viz, that he. Mr.. Green, censnred
the action taken respecting the Representatives
of Foreign powers is fully borne out by sub
sequent proceedings in the Foreign Office. This
| writer goes on to assume, that though it is
"true in reference to this thing, there is reason
F" to doubt as to the right or wrong Of the ac-
"tion taken by the Ministry, but no one will
"deny that the wrong done by those who
shave been complained of viz, the Foreign
Representatives is very paramount Now
we do deny emphatically that any wrong was
done by the Foreign Representatives. They
saw that the influence gained, no one knows
how, by Moreno was distinctly prejudicial to
the interests they were sent to protect.
The Representatives of Engl and France
certainly had no personal pique, we might al
most say, no personal knowledge of Moreno,
when upon public, not upon private grounds,
they joined their American colleague in de-
clining to treat with him as Foreign Mi ?
lister. 1t must DO remembered that these Re-
presentatives are accredited directly to the
King, that the Minister for Foreign Affairs is
their official channel of communication, SO
that when this writer wanders otf into who did
or did not want or seek for the "nuch cOyet.
ed Office " of the Interior, he ia laundering two
separate matters together. Here follows de.
fence and laudation of the Bush Ministry
''NBusiness +" says our apologist, progressed
with no friction, works to increase the pros.
,, "perity of the various districts were takel
: "up,-the King lived comfortably. Lazaru.
\ "began to eat at the same table with tn,
. erich man. "
a Here there seems to be something to ponder
= indeed to puzzle over. We knew Of no diminu
!. ton of "friction in public business - what
! ever the phrase may mean. We do not know o
. any new activity as to public works, or wha
d districts received the increase OF prosperity.
II the King lived comfortably we ar
truly aud Loyalty rejoiced to hear it, SO nue.
: SO indeed, that we should like to learn wha
Z were the occasions Of Royal discomfort befor
+ aud siuce the model six weeks, for we ar
.. told farther on, that for the time this hope
!. dead" But here intervenes the strange sen
Il tence about Lazarus. Is it parable, poeti
:! form OF expression or what? does it mean iha
!. the poor Hawaiian lived as we'll as the rich
y if SO, we question its correctness or does
ss mean that Lazarus dined with the pluralis
Z place holder and that If the Bush -I.azaru
~ contract had been carried OUT, not only mig
d, Lazarus have eaten at the same table as til
e, rich man, but might Soon have been in a pc
ad sition TO return the compliment.
=, Continuing, we learn that "thcn for he fr
&c time was beginning made to lift up u
children the land, then for The first time W,
oy eonsidered the way, how to really save III
e., Life Of the People" We must here ask ia th
. true if not it is false, and designedly, NAL
4, ciously false.
,S' 'S Can anyone, knowing the barest outline
IA, Hawaiian history for the last seventy year
;er say that il was during the short, disastrot
nd period under review that then for Me H.
iims" beginning Was made to lift up Il
zee children of the land
,sss Then, the assertion, "but for the time, til
4 hope is dead. Ii this means anything
=, meaus that the only hope for the Hawaii'
! y race lies in the restoration Of the Bush Mi
ss, stry, and it seems sufficiently obvious that q
co, writer of this series Of papers hopes al
q strives to teach this, as an axiom TO the ma
n ns Of vote holding natives, end 10 trying TO pa
IS tho way for their return to Office Morer
IS Kussa and ell. We confess We look with yra
kss apprehension OH the efforts Of 80 wsll-informs
.n or 50 ell-inspired writer to reproduce t
ixs difficulties and dangers Of September last.
lar will not be until after this paper 10 in /
sss hands Of the public that We may know the
J, IO snlt Of tha iu,hacilitv nr clumav aetivi