The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-03-09
Lecture by his Majesty the king.

Last evening the basement of the
Kaumakapih Church was crowded in
every part by native audience to hear
lecture by His Majesty the King. Pre-
cisely at half-past o'clock His Majesty |
arrived at the church, attended by the |
Honorables Samuel Parker and Curtis 2. /
Iaukea, and was received by detach- |
ment of police. On entering the build
ing the choir sang Hawaii Ponoi."
After prayer by the Rev. j. Waiamau,
Pastor of the Church, His Majesty said
that he had been waited upon by two
committees, who desired him to speak
upon matters of interest to the Hawaiian
people. He had therefore resolved to
address them upon the natural formation
of the Islands and the history of their
people. During his lecture he referred
to a series of comprehensive charts pre-
pared by Captain Jackson, R. N, which
were displayed upon the platform. From
these he showed that the Hawaiian
Islands were the result OF volcanic
action, and consequently an original
country, and yet in the system of Ma
lures handiWork these Islands formed
an arch in the bridge for the migration
of population across the Pacific. 1t was
possible that the Pacific Islands were
tops of a submerged continent, but His
Majesty could scarcely agree with those
who thought the Hawaiian people were
derived from Malaysian source. Had
the Hawaiians been derived from such a
source their ancestors would have known
/ how to read and write, and SO far as his
researches went he was satisfied their
ancestors were unacquainted with letters
before the advent of foreigners, His Maj
J esty then took up the broad chart
} of the Pacific, and pointed out
2 the islands that had been taken
7 possession of by various European Gov
r ernments. He called attention to the
: great strategic advantages enjoyed by
a England and other countries from these
e ACQUISITIONS, and said that the groups o
s islands not yet annexed were those
: which, in the nature of things, should
d come under the influence and authority
II of the Hawaiian Government. The
King next drew the attention of his audi
: ence to the geographical position of the
} Hawaiian Islands in reference to thu
d future commerce of the countries border
ing on the Pacific Ocean, and showed
i that they were in the highway of the
g worlds trade whether the Panama O
y Nicaragua canal were constructed. Thi
Y being self-evident, it was absurd for an
y one to suppose that this country woul
/ impair its strength or barter its nation
n atty for any consideration whatever.
= was for the Hawaiian nation to prov
IS itself worthy of its high destiny by faci
r itating the commerce OF other countries
d frequenting its ports. There were tw
, eras in the history of the Hawaiian pee
3, ple The first was before 1910, the othe
K was subsequent to that date. Befor
s, 1910 all foreigners who came were onl
Of guests of the Hawaiian people; afte
i 1910 they were allowed to obtain land
10 There had been no conflict between tn
IS races, but there was now one spot upo
foreign occupation, and that was th
S~-S
the nation rose from obscurit
to its present civilization throug
re the influence of foreigners. FC
III that they should ever be grateful, bu
Is they should always remember that to tn
H. Hawaiians belonged the land. Let the1
Is hold to their land, and so preserve tn
re life of the nation. Let them also remen
E. Der that the laws of the land and tn
e obedience paid to them crowned tn
ID Kingdom of Hawaii, as they had mad
prosperous and powerful the great n'
tons of the earth,
m His Majesty was listened to with gres
to attention, and the applause was frequer
o. and loud The lecture lasted an houl
~ The National anthem was sung by tt
s. church choir as the King left the builC
lie ing.
-