The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-02
THE LATE UNpLEASANTNESS.

EDITOR BULLETIN: The tidings of
the CHASTITY farce which was luckily
brought to so speedy termination
yesterday will find its way into the
papers all over the world in the
course of the next few days.
People who are socially or finan-
cially interested in the Islands will be
inclined to ask whether a revolution
has the same periodicty here as the
biennial system of the Hawaiian Lee
| gislature.
Two years ago about this time the
country was upheaved by revolu-
ton which brought with it u lasting
benefit to the nation at the cost of
no bloodshed or injury TO property.
All friends of Hawaii felt that the
gain was cheaply purchased and be-
lieved and told their neighbors that
now a stable government was esta-
blished and that peace and quiet
ness were assured for long time TO
come.
To-day the country is Inundated
by the possibility of such events as
those of yesterday. The seizure of
the Government buildings and of
the Palace bungalow by rabble so
irresolute that they could not OBJ
tain possession of the palace, al
though only held by handful of
native soldiers, is a melancholy fact,
and the people will want to know
whether it is necessary to have such
things happening occasionally to the
great detriment of the public credit,
or whether it is possible to prevent
them.
The thing was not sprung as
mine upon the city by clever un-
known conspirators. 1t had been
town gossip for weeks, and the
clumsy boys who got it up, had, ma
tive-like, given half their scheme
away from the outset.
When the thing was done the ri
femen set to work to Guell the dis
turbance in good and manful earn
est, proving that there is sufficient
material in the city to preserve or
der as. much as to restore it, but
whilst according the due need of
praise to the gallant colonel, officers
and men, it is to be hoped that
everything will be done to prevent
the riot being magnilied. 1t is GER
tain that attempts will beimade else
where so to color up the whole af-
fair in the interests of journalism
that Hawaii will be believed to be
in seriously disaffected state, the
Government unstable, Honolulu an
unsafe place to visit, and Hawaiian
investments things to be severely
let alone. How untrue such reports
would be only the people here would
know they have been believed be-
fore in foreign parts, and they will
be believed again.
Is it too much to ask, that some
investigation be set on foot into the
present system for preserving peace
and order in the kingdom with q
view to reassuring friends both at
home and abroad?
Everyone will congratulate the
defenders of the city on any re-
wards which the people may award
: them for their services; though pos
sibly they do not seek other reward
than the nations gratitude; but il
the authorities can organise sys-
TEN of such efficiency that without
the need of martial law and any
other weapon than the policeman s
truncheon, riots can be kept from
ever coming,to head, they will de-
serve still greater tribute from the
people.
London was electrified few year;
ago by the possibility of riot sucl
as that now famous as the Trafalgar
, Square riot, whena mob armed Will
sticks and stones took temporary
y. possession of the streets, and thu
: aid of the military was needed. The
! lesson learned was not TO alter thu
:, form of municipal government by
giving il more of military char
acter, but consisted in the complete
overhaul of the police system, spe
cially that of the Intelligence DE
r partment and the arrangements TO
u rapid concentration of the reserv,
0 police forces at any intended point
L The Frenchman said of the Eng
!, fish that the weak point about then
r was that they were all "too joll.
!. comfortable" and perhaps Homo