The morning call., 1892-06-01

i tic SO-Gdilcu uprising IL law All 10 uOb
of a nature to excite serious alarm either
in Queen Liliuokalanfs kingdom or out of
il. a few malcOntents, such as exist in
every country, have INDUCED in wild,
visionary harangues at a public meeting,
and everybody was quite aware next morn
lug of the foolish things they had said. The
Government also appears TO have been
aware they would use the bold language of
conspirators, and was in fact waiting for
this c0usummation in order to find an eX-
euse to arrest them. 1t is probably a cheap
way og rising to nOtOriety in the Hawaiian
Kingdom. Nobody need anticipate there
viii be any very solemn State trials over
mere violence of speech. Ii Is In the main
good policy to allow the effervescenCe of
political frOth to be worked off in this way.
The muddled heads who engage in the busi-
ness get laughed at, for when the grievances
are unreal there can be little sub
Stantiality in an upheayal movement
There was no attempt at re-
sort TO force of arms. 1t was
only chatter about what the grumbleTS would
like TO sec done. Presumably the punish
ment will be light for this silly shaking of
patriotic band was depOrted TO some island
in the group where they could enjoy the
benefits Of home rule unpolluted by the vices
of mOnarchical sway, perhaps their moral
elevation might be promoted, 1t is not all
clear that Hawaii would be improved BIZ
turning republican at the present moment,
but the time may come when, under pro-
tectorate of the United States or complete
annexation, it will enjoy the benefits OF
republican institutions. AS race the
kanakas appear to be doomed 10 extinction.
Who is 10 take up the Government of the
islands? They are too fertile and too
salient in position to be left 10 the chances
Of a relapse into barbaTism, and other ma
tons might like TO hoist some EuTODean
flag over this equatorial paradise. Even
the Chinese might like to take a hand in
annexation as well as colonization now
going on vigorously.
One cannot help remarking the vigor of
the language used by these Hawaiian agi-
tators. One Of them used phrase so steT-
lingly striking that it may pass into the
circulation of language currency. 1t was,
sell your pigs and buy a rife" There
was here a variation of the phrase, Pool
your issues" which has been accepted as a
happy invention, both in politics ard in
railroad warfare. Tie orator who created
this phrase also denounced the missionaries.
He remarked: The missionaries are the
ones TO blame. They first took your lands
next they introduced foreign immigration,
and. last Of all, they brought in men to
shoot you down" And more in the same
hammer headed, violent fashion. and some
very diSrespectful language about the
Queen and her constitutional exercise OF
authority. It IS pretty generally admitted
that there IS a considerable amount Of feel
ing against the missionaries IN the Sandwich
Islands. Some Of them have married native
wives and have acquired enormous terrific
rial influence. Their labOrs in pTOselytiZ'ng
have not been so exclusive that they have
not found opportunities to study the mate
rial advantages of being well-to-do In this
world. Hence the envy Of the agitatoTs,
who are rather among the demagogues than
the sensible thinkers Of their own race.
The fight between Jackson and Slavin
profoundly agitated the Californian mind
yesterday morning Nothing ia news of
real significance could match this personal
encounter in magnetic attraction on the
misunderstanding mind. The struggles of
the politicians for the moment were CON-
pletely eclipsad. Whether ii was Hill or
Cleveland. Harrison or Blaine was appar-
emily side issue compared with the trans
cendent importance of knowing whether
Slavin had slogged Jackson or the latter
had knocked the former out Of the ring and
the possession OF the championship belt.
There must have been some betting TO
assist the interest, but the interest was gen.
eral without betting. The newspapers
went like hot cakes in the morn
ing. Everybody was talking about
the fight, and North and South the
winner, negro, seems to be admired. He
certainly has shown better training as
pugilist than SlavIn, and just as good physi-
cal endowment. As test of public interest
a good priZe-fght seems to be supreme. As
a newspaper sensation it is better even
than first-class murder of the Deeming type.
Mankind has lost none Of its taste for deeds
of physical endurance and cOmbativeness
since the days OF gladiatorial contests in
The Roman arenas and its thirst for in
formation about the horrible, when 1t does
occur, is uDappeasabe. There is pride in
achievements physical as well as intellec-
tual, and, after suffering eclipse for a time,
while be fought with bare knuckles, the
pugilist is again rising in respect, while he
wears gloves and has noblemen for specta-