The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-09-17
THE THIRD
v ARNING VOICE!

To the Honorable Noble G. j. Nc.
earthly, Chairman of the Com
mittee upon Military Matters,
; and Gentlemen composing the
Committee.
GENTLEMEN: Inspired by an en-
tirely pure and patriotic motive, /
have ventured to approach you gen
tlemen upon matter of which /
consider my duty to touch upon
while the Legislature of the King
dom is now in Session assembled.
The subject of Military in this coun-
try, has always been put down, as
useless and costly appendage. /
would readily accede to this idea, if
our late experience have not been
shown to the contrary, then l would
say and admit, that the force of my
remarks has no weight. But what
have we observed for the last sixteen
years? Riots, bloodshed, lawlessness
and murder, and observe the outer
world where every civilized and en-
tighten nations of the world are all
arming and are armed, only too
ready and at any moment to "Let
loose the Dogs of war" We may
not expect it, but it will inevitably
come, in spite of our expectations
and hope it will never come.
We have been a warlike race for
generations to generations back, and
for nearly half century we have
enjoyed the blessings of peace and
the Imagination of our permanent
security, but the evil day come, and
caught us with surprise and for the
last IA years, there has been clash
of sentiments caused by divergent
interest, that the nation is imper-
illed at every moment to political
strife, and the loss of its Autonomy
and independence. What have been
as warning voice in the past, will
worthily suit sagacious admins
tration and astute craftsmanship with
a wise and patriotic Legislature to
perform, is to carry out what is
deemed and an actual necessity, 80
that any clandestine movements in
the future can be put down with
vigour and energy. Thus saving
thousands of innocent lives, the un-
warrantable destruction of property
and the loss of prestige and honor
among the family Of nations.
There are always to be found in
every we'll regulated community,
men of such stamp as have figured
largely in the late event. Unscrupu-
lous, greedy and bigoted, that
nothing is mean enough, but to sat-
isfy their lust and ends. Though
unsuccessful and down now, will
like the hybride ophidian will raise
again to take another snap at the
bird that innocently roams from
branch to branch and from flower to
flower, for brief period only to be
swallowed by the hydra never to ap-
pear again. This is the condition of
the country now, and now is the time
to take seriously into heart and con-
sideration to ward off in time an in
evitable doom were we to remain in
passive ease and in silent assurances
that no such danger may be ex-
pected. The exhibition of weak
and timid policy is the ruination of
the nation, and nothing can exon
crate the character of men and Leg
islature to allow the country to drift
to this end, but stamp upon their
brows as partizans to undermine
and ruin the country.
Surely there is enough means to
carry out the organization of a re-
spectacle and effective force for any
emergency, were the authorities alive
to this matter. If the Government
and the Legislature finches from
the labor of financiering for the
Military; then let the Military au-
thorities work their own destinies.
The question may be pertently asked
whether the full resources of the
country have been properly deve-
loped? Have the cultivation of val.
liable plants been worked out sys-
tematically? Of cocoanut, tea, ba-
mana, coffee, castor oil, tobacco, olive,
grape, the fisheries and sundries of
articles that will surely conduce to
the commerce and to the financial
welfare of the country. From Ha-
wall to Ocean Islands Echos? Clam
orously answers-No. mol! No!l!
The display of our energies, knowl-
edge, tact and push, have been sadly
wanning IN this respect. We have
! boosted highly of our intelligence,
our schools, our houses of worship
and charitable institution. The en-
joyment of our luxuries, the mocha
mic that built our houses and the
feed we eat are all from abroad
This is sad, indeed, when we consider
our education for the last fifty years
have not produced one genius, not
one talent. Not one artist nor me
chanic to prove that our education
has been a benefit to us. Echo
Family smiles and says-Oh! Oh!
Oh!ll
Let us take a glance at the pas
two and three years and register tn,
profits of our plantations and Sc,
whether the assessment of them hav,
met the proper mark of their values
The rise of price upon sugars, hav
enhanced their value from Is pc
cent. to 40 per cent. and some a