The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-24

port Of the Commissioners at large in the
South Pacific demands attention, not from
the intrinsic value Of the precious docu-
ment and its appendices, but from the
utter absurdIty of ii and from certain
extraordinary statements which Hofs suo.
the Government apologist has managed to
group around his central idea.
In the first place the statement is made
that criticism on this affair eInauated from
the enemies OF the King" We doubt
very much indeed whether this idea Of in
ter1iewing petty chiefs Of half starved
islands emanated from His Majesty mind.
The idea originated in the fertile and
Eastern imagination Of that one OF the
Ministers whose opinions dominate those
Of the rest. Granted however that the
King did originate the folly. why should
those who criticize it be regarded Us enc
mics Of the King Can King not err Can
he not commit folly2 Is heditferent from
other men and is folly not TO be laughed
at We trOw not.
We criticize our friends. the shafts Of
wit and Of satire are found beneficial in
social life, why shogld they be withheld
when such Legitimate game Us the South
Sea Annexation scheme came on. The
men who satirized that scheme and the
members Of the expedition were far more
the Kings friends than those who went
upon it, or who first planned it. "King's
enemies, the phrase Is absolutely absurd
The opponents Of this stupid scheme but
pursued q Legitimate course in laughing
at huge joke which the unfortunate tax
payers Will have TO foot bill for II satire
Is legitimate between private individuals.
II Is Legitimate against sovereigns no mat
ter how lofty OF how lowly they may be.
whether they rule all the Russias OF
rel floating in q southern sea. The Kings
enemies are his Ministry which has made
him thoroughly unpopular.
The next statement We would like to
review is that as the report Of Capt. Trip
came too late for cmbOdyiug in the L. ..
Report to the Legislature. the implication
Is that the report could not therefore be
put before the country. As an act Of elem
cncy. and thanks to the efforts Of that truly
unofficial organ which so ably mirrors the
wishes Of the Government the information
Is put forward about nine months after 1t
was received. 1t Is absolutely absurd to
gull people that 1t could not bc supplied
before. The fact is that as long as d trial
was hanging over the heads Of the Cabi
net, they dared not publish It because they
knew not what might be elected but the
chance Of u trial having disappeared from
their horizon, they were then prepared to
cook their story 90 suit the Hawaiian
palate, and lHr. produced IT, This Is the
result that most people come TO when they
set to work to think about the matter
For results OF this valuable expedition.
we have 4 wrecked vessel and a bundle OF
letters, signed by half a dozen uubreeched
)wbmians who, thanks to the educating
Of the Hawuiiau Envoy. burst
.orth into full blown Kings TLatmighty
DOteutatc by tine Grace OF God King Of
Butaritari. who was visited by the "God
II Gods while away in zone OF the pro
-inces Of his kingdom and ended his
work in tins world to rest in the other
world, we find on examination dwelt on
IN island exactly SIX miles long by one
iaH TO a mile wide, We must criticize |
he Hawaiian Envoy; he has not taught |
he lesson properly The smaller the ter
ItUry, the greater should be the assump-
ION of titles. There was once a territory |
welye miles IN circumference, inhabited |
" piglnios six inches high whose mon !
rch understood how 90 assert himself. |
n celebrated state document which has |
,een preserved. fortunately. to our own |
lines he styled himself:
"Golbusto MOmurem E0iamc Gurdilo |
,hepin Mully Nully Cue. most Mighty En-
'eror Of Lllput, delight and terror Of the |
inverse. whose dOminidns extend five /
housand Hnvriags labout twelve miles in |
TO the extrcmitics Of the ]
,lobe: Monarch Of all Monarchs taller |
han the sons of men; whose feet press I
.own to the center, and whose head strikes |
gainst the sun; at whose nod the princes |
f the earth shake their knees; pleasant as
pring, comfortable as summer. beautiful .
5 autumn. dreadful as winter.
Now had the Mighty Monarch Of Maxim.
T Butaritari started his letter something
fter the above mould, We should have felt
hat the expedition had not been in vain,
hat the light Of literature had begun to
hinc in the South Pacific, that civilization
'nuld spread among the isles Of the sea,
nd that 70 Hawaii's brow another laurel
'ould have been added Alasl that so
olden an opportunity has been lost. The
ext Envoy that goes southwards should
OF forget to take a pocket edition Of Gul-
yer along with HIM. All VIII then 90
ell.