The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-04-30

tUrtuouS and fatal policy The hlnE> Z
speech L j decidedly unsatisfactory docu /
rlent. and the more It l. studied the more
unsatisfactory 1t Is
TIE Hawaiian schooner Ja,is left Homo
lulu On the 31st Of July. 1SS3 A. far
as The public were permitted 10 know She
WIS To return some laborers whose con
tracts had expired and to bring back. If
possible. fresh recruits Soon after her
departure the information leaked Out that
other thin the syuwed objects OF her cruise
were 10 be attempted whilst she was wan
dsrInS about ths Southwest Pacific Il
WIS said that her master, having been pro
yidsd with q second hand uniform. WIS
armed with some mysterious diplomatic
powers. tending IN invitation to the Chiefs
Of sunCry and manifold Islands or groups
Of Islands that they protest against any
colonization or occupation by European
powers, and suggesting that they look TO
the dread sovereign Of HawGn for some
vague, Ildshned support In maintaining
their own Sayassry OF Of casting IN their
lot with the said dread sovereign. Ii be
came also known that another individual
also provided with ! csst-of uniform. w,Es
associated with the master Of the Jz'5E IN
this expedition.
Just at this time 1t became known. IN
the columns Of the GAZETTE. that q certain
prspostrUUs protest had been sent abroad.
secretly u concerned Hawaii. IrreEularly.
discuurteOusly a. concerning the represen-
t1tIVss Of the powers TO whom It was
addressed
On the disclosure Of tins scheme by the
GAZETTE StamusrrinS sort Of ezplana-
ton was made by the Foreign office paper
10 the effect that the GssuciEte cuumis-
sionsrSyas to collect botanical and other
curiusties ostensIbly for the National
MussGE A to the noted protest,
We al know that 1t was received with
something Ike silent contempt N Europe,
and with positive rIdIcule N the Colonies.
Of its reception by the simple and iguo-
rant savages for whose acceptance It was
supposed to De cOncucted- We have vet To
learn since either the commissioner has
neglected 10 report on the subject. or the
government does not condsscend to en-
tighten the public
The account published by the Foreign
office organ L absolutely vaIueless. II the
courtesy OF the commissioner be Es scant
towards the minister as towards his mouth
piece there L very little to be thankful
for
At the expense Of not a little ingenuity.
tIlse and temper. the following points Of
I the cruise Of the JQlis were dlssIItangled
/ from the confusion OF the 1frsrfissr
/ columns Arriving of Lsvuka on October
/ 2lst. the commissioners were astuuished at
/ the slaborats harbor regulations. and the
/ officials Of the colony were puzzled at the
/ sight OF the Hawaiian national faE. These
/ little preliminary difficulties sJIrm0uuted.
/ the FIiian authorities instructed as to the
nationality Of the flag. d short period Of
/ delightful innocent butanisIug was en-
/ ioyed and sundry crutJns transferred 10
/ own WarJIan case No thoughts Of
| heavy dinners, brilliant speeches. and ob-
structIvs police disturbed the even tenor
OF their way These important functions
I executed OUT gentle commissions. with
the crutous safe on board prUceejlsied on
| their bersfcent mission
I On the 7th November the JsT5l reached
| HEvannah Hzrbur. Sandwich Island
/ sailed thence on the Ilth- returned again
| On the 18th December. aniIed again on the
/ 18th for the Banks group With a boats
( crew u natives who were away all day
I and every day the attempt at recruiting
I laborers was commenced results not pub
/ llsGed- but that there was something about
I the ug Of the JEiir or some occult cause
OF other which acted preiiuliicially. and
/ the certain ChleftaIns and their simple
/ and ignorant people did not take kindly
( TO the ship OF To the eunmIssiClers or their
/ Promises. or the prospects held out. From
I Banks Islands thSy seem to have Euls to
/ the kInEsuil and anchored for a day at
/ an ISLSud called OuztO- Finally however
Jan 1lth- they hit Nukuha0 OF Byron
island and managed 10 land the schooner
I with three feet Of water under her amid
| ships Thence Mr. Commissioner Clarke
made his way home to his patron the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. and Mr. Com
missioner Irpp viii presumably follow N
| due time
Now, compare this report with that 0f
/ Captain IIeTuy, On his return fruu a
Cuizs on behalf Of the Planters Labor
and Supply Company, and compare the
results OF the two Missions 1lr- Clarke
| does not tel T. when or where the return
/ iaborers we're landed We hear nothing
/ about the fights and uassaeTes consequent
[ u the return OF these men with their
/ Remington rifles
| Inc eoIcIHftllg portion Of the narrative
/ n the Foreign 0flce -ifrertissr casually
mentions sixteen laborers at the time Of
| the ETeek- not much progress f1r five
I and halfnOnths cTuIZIug
When the Legislature gets fairly To
T'lrk on OvsrhaUlIng expenses and CON
parI1g them with results Ee may perhaps
learn the eDst OF the JziiE expedition the
result beng less than nothing
As 10 lIr- CornmIssi0ner Clarke. he
might quote the needy knife grinder
and say, Story God bless you- I have
noae 70 tell 81 r
Is to the PzJrEsr. where L IT.