The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-03-21

republic and yet be annexed to the
United States is a secret, which, per-
haps, he alone could explain, unless
it is to be carried out on the plan of
Ia Leo, which holds out the glories
of rcpubicanism, annexation and
socialism on the English page, while
on the native page the glories of the
monarchy, which a new constitution
would make perfect as in the good
old days, gladden. the eye of the un-
suspecting l1anaka.
How the present state of affairs is
to be improved by overturning the
monarchy and creating a republic
with its attendant disquiet and in
creased possibilities of revolutionary
disorders is another secret of state
craft which your correspondent can
not understand 1t will certainly
not create larger demand for our
products than at present, nor even
raise the price of susar
Annexation would give the "sugar-
baron" the coveted two cent bounty.
But we are talking of annexation rs
though all that is necessary is for us
to make up our minds and say to
Uncle Sam, "Here, old boy, just
give us the two cent bounty on sugar
and you can have our islands"
Put yourself, Mr.. Editor, in the
position of our good neighbor with
her billions of money and 60, 900, 900
of people who are in possession of
every new-fangled thing under the
sun, and you may realize the impu-
dence of such an offer. Probably
our offers or overtures will be
promptly returned endorsed ode
clined with thanks"
What has the United States TO gain
if she consents TO annexation? The
costly privilege of digging harbor
for naval station which has already
been granted her under the treaty,
10000 new subjects, but what a
desirable CD lot-l5,00 Chinese
who would certainly make use of
their privilege to cross to the main
land of the United States; 10000
Japanese 81 800 native Hawaians,
who would want to divide the COVER
norship and presidency between
Bush and Wilcox; 5000 half-castes,
ditto; 5000 Portuguese, and only
about $500 of the class considered
desirable on race or color divi-
sion. Twelve hundred lepers would
be part of her acquisition, and last
but not the least she will be expected
to pay our national debt of $780,
600, and, of course, pay annually
out of the treasury at Washington
from five to six millions in bounties
to our sugar planters.
A hasty glance at the above show
ing explains why annexation is gain
ing popularity, but the old saw of
call that glitters is not gold" is
never more true than in our case.
AS o part of the United States the
cheap contract labor system would
have TO go, and the sugar kings would
be as bad off with high-priced labor
as at present with low prices for
sugar. However, we will still be the
gamer in the bargain. If Yankee
generosity overcome Yankee patrio
tism%and party jealousies, two sena'
tors and one congressman may bt
allowed to represent in Congress oul
mongrel mixture of newly-madt
"Yankees."
Whether our minor industries viii
be benefited by the change of flags
is entirely matter of speculation
When Hawaii nei with her hundreds
of thousands of cattle has to import
her table butter, your readers vii
own the force of the above remark
If the guava jelly can crowd ou
some of the cheap jellies THAT are
still being imported, then fortune
making in that line may be looked
into.
AS to the growing desire for an
neXation or for republic among
native Hawaiians it does not exist
except in the imaginations of disap
pointed politicians Note how care
fully the would-be republicans ant
anneXationists denied and disowneC
what they are chattering about nov
during the late elections, and it would
not require specialist to point on
the trend of native ideas on that line
NERO.