The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-18

u
view to mislead. Annexation was |
brought up and trotted out regularly, |
and was simply a substitute for the |
old missionary cry. When an cleo |
ton, etc, was over il would not |
be heard of again until a similar
occasion arose. Before being frigh-
tened by the annexation scarecfow
it was well 10 stop and think. All
history belied the idea that the Uni
ted States would ever take this coun-
try against the will of the people. 1t
had been the first TO recognize its in
dependence. Follow the history down.
When Lord George Paulet hauled
down the Hawaiian flag, what was
the position of the United States? A
United States frigate appeared here,
refused to acknowledge the foreign
usurper and, in defiance of him, fired
u royal salute Passing over this cpl
sode, which the British Government
right royalty retrieved, what was the
position taken by the United States
at the time of the French usurpation?
a treaty of cession was signed and
sent TO Washington, where it lay for
four solid months untouched,
and when the danger was
over it was returned without pre-
tence of any right TO retain what had
been freely given without solicitation.
The French have gone on until they
now own hundred islands. Daniel
Webster said that if the French took
the islands they would take them
back and restore their independence if
it took the whole power of the United
States to do it. That was their posi-
ton, and it had been consistently
maintained ever since. Again, it had
not been foreigners who proposed all
this. Kamehameha III. himself pro-
posed TO cede the islands, and just be-
fore be was going to do so be was
taken sick and died. The treaty lies
in the Foreign Office ready for his
signature, and may be seen by any
body. 1t was unnecessary to come
down to the events of the last twenty
years. They were within the know
ledge of everybody. The United
States had, out of its bounty,
given us a treaty for which
il received almost no monetary re-
turn, which had put millions into the
pockets of this country. The advan-
| tages of this treaty were now gone,
and additional ones must be sought.
Not only was it fact that the United
| States had stood between Hawaii and
! France, between Hawaii and Eng
land, had held our independence in
their hands, had given us a treaty,
but during the reign of the present
! sovereign a ship of war had been
asked by Her Majesty's Govern
ment if it would assist in pre-
serving order against internal enc
mics. Apart from these financial and
material interests, common decency
and common gratitude should prevent
these slurs and insinuatiOns on the
United States. 1t was an insult to the
Opposition, which was not less Loyal
than the Cabinet, and the ideas were
advanced simply to keep the Cabinet
in power In conclusion, the speaker
said it made 10 difference on what
ground members united against the
Cabinet if they agreed in having nc
confidence in it.
Rep. Bipikane said it had always
been his practice to scrutinize every
Cabinet. He had watched this one
He saw no advantage to be gained by
delay. If there was a majority il
favor of the Cabinet, the resolution
would not pass if there were not, i
would, and that was the sum of thu
matter. The resolution brought il
before was carried, so far as number
go. He voted for the Cabinet then tt
give them a chance to do something
They had doue nothing at all. If tn,
Cabinet had not power enough t.
remove the Marshal, they had bette
remove themselves. There was NJ
use in delay. The question did no
need any discussing. He had beer
watching Cabinets for thirty years
and never seen anything like thi
: before. Why did not the Attorney
, General put out the men whom th
people wanted put out. This was tn
fourth resolution of want-of-confidenc
which had come in. That ought no
: to be so. A few small branches ha,
: been Topped off, but the stump
the Marshal-was still there. The.
| voted a want-of confidence, and tn
Marshal was there still. If they vote
: if that was the way things were goin
J to go, the House might as well pac
: up and 90 home, and let the Cabine
2 own the country and make the law:
7 Let the Cabinet stick to their Mai
1 shall and run the government withou
= any aid or vote of money from tia
| AL IC nahtSu "tto
7 have the right done. 1t was tn
+ general wish of the country to hay
: the Marshal removed. The Cabine
/ should have whispered in the ear {
+ the Marshal: "If you have any re
} gard for us please resign, or we wi
t not be able to keep our seats" II
t would like to know whether, if b
!. would promise to support them, the
/ would make an oath that no NOR
e opium should be struggled? VIII
S was benefited when opium was smus
] gled in? All of them-they were a
D benefited. He did not make thes
+ remarks to assist the passage of th
0 resolutiOn-that was a foregone COZ
2 clusion-but on the Scriptural prir
t ciple He that hath ears to hear, Ii
/ him hear.n The Cabinet had ear
# and they had heard his opinion {
e them, but they had not done any
s thing. He moved the previous que
Y ton. Withdrawn.
: Noble Pua said this was the secon
t resolution against this Cabinet. Sue
d resolutions had been common sine
t 1887. The first reason announced W;
l. that the Cabinet had no financi
e policy. Yet they had the confidenC
It of moneyed men. If the introduc,
+ of the resolution and the member fl
e the Third Ward had been Ministe
8 they would not have been able to DO
e row one cent. He was sorry to 81
o the disposition among native membe
e. H.