The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-12-04
THE HAWAIIAN PROBLEM.
An EX-Prime Minister Talks of the
Dangers ii Presents.
philadelphia Times.)


is stopping in Philadelphia for a few
days, and in an interview with
Times representative last evening
gave expression to some very inter-
esting views concerning the present
political and social situation in Ha-
waii and the relations of that country
with the United States. Signor
Moreno is at present the representa-
tive of the Hawaiian Nationalist and
IN correspondence with the leaders
of the party, which is opposed to the
reigning dynasty.
He declares that England is most
DESTROYS of gaining possession of the
Sandwich Islands, and her represent
tatives, Woodhouse and Cleyhouse,
are doing everything in their power
to further this design, while the re-
preventative of this country is a man
entirely untitled for his office, and
does nothing in our interest. Queen
Liliuokalani, the reigning sovereign,
he says, views this country with very
unfriendly eyes, while she is at all
times willing to advance the interests
of England, the representatives of
which nation shower gifts upon her
and show her every mark of respect.
BITTER AGAINST sPRECKELs.
Mr.. Moreno is very bitter against
Claus Spreckels and denounced that
gentleman transactions in the most
vigorous manner. 1.-The United
States pays the expenses of recipro-
city," he said, land England gets
the advantages. Claus Spreckels
sides with the party giving him the
most. He is neither American, Eng
llsh nor Hawaiian. He sides with
the English, he sides with the mis-
sonaries, he sides with the Amerl-
cans, the Portuguese, Chinese, Japa-
nese and South Sea Islanders"
''What is the influence of the mis-
sionaries?"
''The missionaries preach on Sun
day and do every worldly thing dur
ing the week and NEEDLE with politics
all the year around The majority
of them are Americans from New
Bedford, Mass, but they have lost
their nationality because they have
sworn allegiance to the Hawaiian
crown. The balance are English and
Scotch and some ran away from Aus
tralia. The head of the body is q
man named Alexander Macintosh
and he is an Australian jail-bird.
Honolulu is another Montreal in one
respect. 1t is the refuge for all the
runaway bank cashiers and defaulters
of the Pacific COAST Those people
are afraid of the native Hawaiians
who have been so long oppressed and
cheated by the missionaries, who go
there poor men with carpet bags
filled with Bibles and mortgage
blanks.
THE MISSIONARIES STRONGHOLD
"The missionaries to- day own half
of the property in the Sandwich
Islands, and the other half is the
monopoly of Claus Spreckels, who is
the enemy OF the missionaries, and
the missionaries are his enemies,
bat they will always join hands to
gain advantage over the natives.
"Now new problem is before the
State Department Of the United
States. These missionaries have sent
a commissioner to Washington named
Rev. DR.. Mott Smith, who asked from
Mr.. Blaine new treaty, which would
permit the landing of American
sailors from men-oi-war to protect
the greedy ard the INSCRIPTIONS
missionaries from the revolution Of
the native Hawaiians who are tired
of the missionary tyranny, which will
rebound to the exclusive benefit of
the English, who are ready to take
possession of the Hawaiian Archi-
pelago, the key Of the Pacific Ocean.
These Sandwich Islands, by their
commanding geographical position,
are the Intermediary point between
the continents of America and Asia,
and will be strategical outpost
menacing the western coast Of the
United States.
"Shanghai in the far West, Sgd
ney in the far South, San Francisco
in the far East and Honolulu in the
centre will be the clearing houses
and the principal factors of the trade
of the Pacific Ocean.
A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Under these circumstances, what
can our State Department do?"
This bayonet clause will be q
weapon in the hands Of the English
for wiping the Americans out of the
Pacific islands, for the Americans, in
helping the missionaries, injured
themselves and benefited the Eng
lish. Therefore Mr.. Blaine, as an
able American statesman, should not
fail to see that, and if he does fail he
hurts his county and shows himself
to have always been an overrated
man.
"There is no doubt that Mr..
Blaine has been misinformed all the
time about this Sandwich Islands
question, The United States have
always sent second-rate represent
atiyes, Ministers and Consuls, Mr.,
Stevens, the present Minister, aud
the Rev, Mr., Severance, the United
States Gonsul-General, are entirely
under the control Of the missionaries
and Claus spreekels, who pay them
heller than Uncle sam does. ~