The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-09

The Majority Report ON Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. EDITOR: Absurd throughout!
It would be difficult outside of bed
lam to find anything more ridicul-
GUS. The grotesque, the laughable,
and the satirical are blended in
about equal proportions. To begin
with, the scope of the resolution
under which the committee acts is
much beyond the rules Of all the best
governments of the world. Even
where popular liberty goes, so far as
it does in the United States, the
committees Of inquiry in Congress
as to treaty negotiations, are always
limited by the proviso, 'if not incom-
patible with the public interest"
Full inquiry and discussion are post
poned until treaty has been nego-
tiated, and then the question is on
its ratification or rejection. The
Ministers have certainly gone to the
utmost limits of propriety in answer
ing the extraordinary demand of the
committee on Foreign Relations.
The attitude and spirit of the major
ity II the committee are grossly i'm
proper, subversive of dignified gov
eminent, and disrespectful to the
United States, always friend to
Hawaii, to her autonomy, indepen-
dence and welfare. MARQUES and his
three associates are greatly troubled
about the Independence OF Hawaii.
What have they ever done for the in
dependence of Hawaii Nothing
can more strongly tend to destroy the
independence Of people than such
insane twaddle as this Of the major
ity Of the committee of Foreign
Affairs. It brings ridicule and con-
tempt on the Hawaiian Kingdom.
The strong and well-mansged gov
ernments of Europe tolerate no such
nonsense and signs Of anarchy in the
islands and little countries near
them. They just brush aside the
noisy demagogues as they would
flies, and place over them governors
or viceroys to maintain order and
decency. The United States, con
scious of her great power, always
generous toward the weaker nations
does not deem it expedient to intrude
| in the affairs of Hawaii, which il
close to her doors. If anything car
be destructive to Hawaiian indepen
dence and best interests, it will be
the anarchy, the turmoil, and utter
incompetency for government, ol
which the report OF the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Affairs furnishes strik
ing illustration.
Can anything be more ridiculous
than A. MARQUES claiming to speal
for Hawaii? Who is he? Whenct
did he come? Think of his masque
rading as a Hawaiian representative,
against the honesty and good faitl
of such men as Messrs. Damon
Thurston and Austin; men who, b,
many years of intelligent effort, hav'
sought to promote the prosperit.
and good government OF this LITTLE
kingdom. The hero of Samoa; wa
he not an associate of the adventure
Moreno in isdorder and misrule! /
Marques hoping to play the part o
the Italian adventurer? Is it the fat
of Hawaii to be annoyed and mad
ridiculous by two italian adven
turers? Are such men to be toler
ated in launching insult at tn
United States just at the time whel
cool prudence and common sense ar
needed to SO negotiate with on
great and generous neiglbor tina
the business and prosperity of thes
! islands shall be secured! There is n
doubt that the United States is On
tirely willing to grant the mos
favorable terms to Hawaii in a ney
treaty. But she cannot be expecte'
, to do this, if Hawaii allows hersel
to be represented by such adver
turers and charlatans as now are in
dulging in the grotesque and insan
babble of the majority OF the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
HAWAII NEI.