The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-01-09
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IrArr. MAR efsosoA. De:. 2ad ISL
nraR FsfrSn -: This letter Will bring b
yuu nv best wishes for the New leais iSSi which
may Be pregnant 81 political and oelligerous
eyouts; the ola adare Of the Romans 81 rs fsfrrs
psra biisr, Is in full praciieo now in Europe as
in Eastern Asia about the rroiecieraie which
France intends % hosi7T urcp lonkin- and an
.sqpe China intends 10 orpose.
frctcctnrate Is a well invented diplomatic name
* covvring the Word Oonqsosi bot :, f7rf' -
idfriicsl; blind are they who DO not sec Il.
fThe Conquest Of ronkin which the frcuch Re
pahle not very adrcitly aud uniirnely aims At. Is
leon III, Who on the dsy q s7sh Februa-y, IsSsS.
IN the Palace Ct the Tuiiicrirs in Paris IN Pre-
snca Of the Minister 81 Marine Of the Empire Of
that eroch. Admiral Bicanlt de-tienugilly, earn
esiy assed me % psepafs fer him Napil.eea l,sll
which proiact I quickly prepared aud presented
isnsunsily 10 the Empcuor on the md March. lsSS,
and Il would have beon put in exoai,ien at that
hsd not the political situsiica q Europe been 50
cou,piicafe1. For the rurpcse q soundinc rub-
lie opinion. Napoleon NJ. caused that some cx-
traces 81 my p7oieci Be puhlished IN the JesrHai
icoed in the Treach. Italian. German, English
and American newspapers al that time, lS'S; the
same thing was done tins year iSs2. in which my
rroieci inch by inch was PCT IN execution by the
French Repuhlic.
I scnt souie neusuapyrs discussing this affair,
M proiect for the Conquest u Ioukin - Hon
nerahle --. faTu'eriy a member of ii. N.
hivy Coancil. please ask hin IL ~ has rcoeived
..iem and TO be kind enough to hand them TO His
Majesty the King.
have rad the protest signal BY Mr.. W. ".
Gibson eonccrlins the Islands Of The Eaciies pro
tcctorate or annexation or fricndly advice; this
idea Is not new. u was suggested % HIS Majesty
Hing kalakaua over time wears aco The protest
lacks Of Pivot As well rs 81 diplomatic tact and
ias--rr. The pivot. more than International risht
should he the consaucuiRIty Of the Hawaiians
with inhabitants % those Islands and their desire
10 offer 10 them the benefit Of their yuunc and pro
guessing civilization etc, etc, etc, and show with
mathematical precision that 10 the Hawaiian hins
dom, better than any other state for its proximity
aud hosnoccneoasncSs. belongs the high mission
10 elevate and bring into the family q nations the
inhabitants Of the Pacific Islands not vet visited
by modern uruguess aud civilization. In diplo-
macy \ humane and benevolent proiect makes
easily its viz through with PLAZA words than with
such crandloQueni ones as the Gibson protest Is
composed 81; newspaper articles writing Is one
thing and quite one other j. writing diplomatic
isOtes or pnitesis-
To oonolnie. for politician like Jour Premier
who has s very limitcd knowledge O.. the world and
has no; reoeiyed classical pos collegiate educa-
iiou the protest is we'll worried enough and will re-
ceive the little attention Il deserves
A few days ago I wrote an opsn letter to the
Mag and sent cory - the editor o. the
for pablicatioa; ten the editor q the papoT @
pahliSh the letter adirssci ~ Mr., Bash and the
King.