Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-09-02


ote ilor, than mere "wordy phnse" by making
| this va occasion tl express IN no uncertain tome
the American sentiment 90 these Islands. Zap.
/ plnuscJ Tho desire 10 assert this sentiment Is
shared not only 10y the American residents hcrc. it
IS the wish ot nearly MI the property owners of
foreign origin, whether of British, German. or
other nationality that this be done. They clearly
Hf" that thct interests nrc involved iu and depend
upon American interests. The intense desire TO
assert this feeling b.. OF course due O. increase
Of patriotism, foi love ct country 81 Unborn and
docs not dcp9ud Tor .g sincerity or strength upon
more circumstance The present expression OF
feeling Is duo t1 other causes, 20 certain changes
and cvouts. which have been developing here fof
several yclr7, mud tn conviction that interests OF
Americans require that American views 10, as.
sorted What nro those American interest. Are
=, American Interests thing and the interests of
Americans another thing | trust that they al.
ways will be Identical The treaty OF reciprocity
with the United States has wrought an immense
/ change upon this country, Ii has caused the in.
vcstment hero of millions Of dollars. No one can
inollgontly shy that this treaty on the part OF tho
United states was made from commercial reasons,
which could be made apparent during ita seven
years term, for, although Ii has made trade with
the States, especially with California, its present
COMMERCIAL disparity against the United States is
clear. Nor do think that the sentimental view
had much influence IN the matter. No country
ever gave to another such commercial advantage
~ the United States has given TO this country.
hut diplomacy between nations, IL not based on
Hobbies rule of unmixod seliishness, seldom loses
sight OF the more refined maxim of " self interest
well understood !Applause.l The United States
must nave expected, II has right to expect some
advantage, some tangible benefit in return for the
advantage and benefit which this country derives
from the treaty (ApplnuseJ No American states
man, no European statesman, can or could have
thought otherwise. We may feel assured that this
treaty will be renewed no other conditions than
those which show that IL subserves not only the
interests ofhmericans here, well ms of Hawaiians
and of foreigners generally. but also that IL sub
serves the national interests of the United States
Cheers and applause.l Such showing am con-
iidant, can and will be made in due time. Before
the treaty, sugar production had become sonrce
of uncertain profit. The plantations were strur-
CLING along many OF them on the verge of bank
ruptcy. Since then. planting enterprises have
been started Throughout, the country many of them
IT is true with borrowed capital and still loaded
with debt. The cost of living and OF labor as well
as the difficulty of getting labor, have, meanwhile,
almost doubled. Without wishing to discriminate
unjustly, or to disparago the work done by others
i'll developing the of those Islands IL 10
fair to say that it is American capital and enter
prise which started our railroads, (applause)
which made the great irrigation works OF Maui.
which established the inter-island steamer lines
and are about to establish steamer line with:San
Francisco; cloud applause which have made ont
of former barren wastes those sugar plantations
which are unequalled for size and productiveness
by any i'll the world. tApplause.) Going back
to what was done years ago, it WAS, [ say il
| hope with pardonable pride, by Americans that
waiian nation was builded If tho framework
was faulty. 1t was because the builders sought TO
make democratic structure with monnrchial
roof over it Long continued laughter and an
plause.) The monarchial institutions of tho Brit
ish empire were not based upon ndiscriminatipp
popular suffrage such as exists here. The security
OF fe liberty and property which the first article
OF the Hawaiian constitution guarantees, has
been confded to the keeping of Supreme Court.
always with two or three exceptions, composed of
Americans. Applause | hardly need refer to
the great work done largely by Americans, in es-
tablishlng The religious institutions and the educa-
tonal institutions of this country. Sturdy de-
scendantsof American missionaries who came here
forty and more years ago, almost with their lives
IN their hands, here. Those descendants, of
whom many have never seen their home rs they
can ~ across the sen, have their all at stake here
Such is the outline of the interests of Americans
| in Hawaii. Applause)
1t is useless to disguise the fact that those inter
eSts are lmperllled from two sources, one from
within and one from without. The Hawaiian
Legislative Assembly is composed of two bodies
one one OF Mobiles appointed by the Crown, of
representatives elected by general suffrage, sit
ting together as one House: that this House fairly
represents property owners cannot be pretended.
The whole system is only too liable to be subject
to the caprice of mob, of despot, or the wiles
OF demogogue, or even to all three combined.
Continued applause.) The sovereign may if he
likes so control the legislature by public patron
age and personal influences, as to capture bodily,
and make its deliberations mere showing of
hands to carry out his personal objects; or such an
Assembly can easily control the whole Executive
Department of the Government, and in either
case vote appropriations of public money in which
they have little or nothing at stake. If this
country shall be SO fortunate as to survive these
conditions, it will be because its rulers shall here
after see that it is for their interests to cause the
conservative element of the body polite to be
very mild statement of the case to say there is
deep concern felt on this matter. (Applause) The
other source t OF danger is from the diseontin1,
cents pound shall be replaced on sugar, the re-
suit will be that most of the sugar plantations
must go into other hands. The mercantile enter
prises will soon follow. That, means nothing more
nor less than that Americans rs well as others in
terests will pass into the hands of Chinese Now
whether Admiral Schufedt's view is adopted, that
tytf tat,. -
the Pacific Coast; or the policy of general neu-
trality shall prevail the prospect, either from an
American or European standpoint, of seeing
American Capital and enterprise absorbed by
emma, Is far from being agreeable. applause
1t is not for me to suggest how on what con-
ditions the continuance of the, treaty, and the
safety of American interests in this country will
be secured; but that in some manner this must
depend ON the preponderanco of American i'll
country is not like Egypt, with an unchristian
civilization. and system of government not pre-
tending to conform 70 constitutional rules. Capt.
tai has been invested and built up here on the asslr
ance OF ample protection. II eiH he protected
Sensation and applause.) The United States will
foster the interests which il has created and the
other powers Will willingly accord to America that
precedence which they are not willing to accord
to one of themselves. No foreign power is likely
to be at war with the United States but complica-
tons are unfortunately possible at any time be-
tween European States with controlling Ameri-
can influence in Hawaii. there is no cause of
anxiety and jealousy between the other powers
residents as rule fully appreciate all this, for
! they desire that their material interests shall
| flourish and be safe IL is due to an honorable
national pride, to have no disparaging compari-
| sons, no pretentious assumptions. But We know
that the men of other nationalities here are men
of sense and forethought, aud that they for their
own sakes, wish to see American influence here
strengthened. III that shall be the condition on
which the treaty is renewed, there will be no iuse
curity or uncertainty III regard to American inter
terests i'll Hawaii. Thus explain why American
interests and the interests of Americans here are
coincident. lLone and loud applause.)
One incident in Mr.. Hartwell's address
is worthy of remark. AT the place where
he spoke of the democratic superstructure
erected in Hawaii, surrounded with n
monarchical roof, he was greeted with
applause, but the full sense of the incon-
gruous idea did not at first strike the
hearers. The applause was succeeded by
a smile which, rs the full force of the idea
was seen rippled and swelled into explo-
sions OF laughter and loud applause.
His view of affairs in Hawaii evidently
struck chord TO which every citizen pre-
sent responded. II was the keynote of
the evenings remarks.
The next toast, Children OF American
Citizens born in Hawaii was responded
by one of them Mr. s. B. Dole who said