The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-06
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From Ka Leo Ma Lahui EDITORIAL
WHAT ARE THE MINISTER'S DOING To EARN
THEIR SALARIES?
This is a question that many people
are asking, and echo answers back the
last word-'salaries." If anybody can
give US a better answer than echo we
will willingly publish it for nothing and
present the author with Premier Parker's
speeches bound in Waimea sheep. How
ever, the ministers are quite prompt in
drawing their salaries. The sun never
goes down at the end of the month with
this important ministerial function left
neglected, in fact this part of the public
work is the most successfully performed
of any of the public works authorized by
the last Legislature. The exertion re-
quired, however, in drawing out the
draft is apparently so great that mental
prostration Immediately follows, and the
poor victims do not again recover
strength or courage sufficient to more
than renew the struggle of drawing their
salaries when pay day rolls around again.
So far as is known, we find that our
minister-in-chief is being used for glib
tongue, to tag around with the Queen,
thus placing himself in the not very en-
viable position with lot of attendants
| and flunkeys, making catch speeches to
his countrymen in favor of Her Majesty
and in palliation of the anti-Hawaiian
and non-progressive attitude of her gov
eminent. Now, we submit, that if there
| is any necessity for such work to be done
| in the interest of Her Majesty's royal
progress, some cheaper official may be
employed, who could more gracefully
and successfully compete in praising
second-rate school teachers, and who
could talk with greater effect than the
premier, who is more widely known as a
thinker than an orator.
If, then, substitute can be obtained
for the government leader for stumping
the country in favor of waning royalty
and against budding democracy and an
nexation tendencies, it would be wise and
for the benefit of all to make the change,
and allow the honorable gentleman at
the head of the administration to attend
to the more important duties required of
him at the present time.
The necessity for the consideration OF
questions of vital Importance to the well
fare of the country demands strict atten-
ton to duty on the part of every member
of the Cabinet. The last Legis.
lature, foreseeing the necessity for re-
consideration of our treaty relations,
passed by an almost unanimous vote q
resolution directing the Cabinet to en-
deavor to extend our commercial rela
tons with the United States The
editor of this paper said then that there
was no need for political treaties, but the
country required an extension of our com
mercial treaty relations with the United
States.
Now the golden opportunity opens w
to our embrionic Premier to show his
craftsmanship, and to initiate foreign
policy that will restore joy to the capital
list, contentment to the agriculturist anC
grazier, and hope to the mechanic
laborer and people throughout the
country What Hawaii needs is full
reciprocity with the United States. We
want all our products to be admittef
duty free into the United States, al
nearly everything is now received here
from that country.
Why is the Cabinet not attending t.
this matter? Our Ministry seem to bt
better adapted to play the role of cour
tiers at Her Maiesty's Court than of mer
suited or capable of approaching theil
duties as public servants.
If Hawaii is to receive the benefits O
the reciprocal exchange of commodities
which nations are endeavoring to make
between one another, her rulers should
arouse themselves from that lethargi,
condition which they have been in sine,
they took Office, and apply themselves
to the task of opening up negotiations fo
full reciprocity or free trade with the
United States.