The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-04
A GOOD WORD.
General Armstrong on the Ha-
waiisu Situation.

waiian Situation.
My thoughts have been much oecu-
pied OF late with the recent Hawaiian
Revolution, which all the papers are
discussing. Those islands seek an
nexation and are vigorously courting
the United States for that purpose,
but the American policy of refusing
new territory seems likely to prevail.
England's chances for getting control
Of the most important strategic point
in the Pacific ocean ara steadily i'm
| proving. The Provisional -GoTern-
/ ment Of Hawaii is sound and clean.
It's head and Provisional President,
| S. 3. Dole, vas an old schoolmgte OF
mine. I know him TO be one Of the
soundest and best Of men. The Ha-
waiian Commission now in Washing
ton will get proper attention from
President Harrison and his Cabinet,
for they know the gravity OF the stu
alton and how important 1t Is to Sc
cure to the United States the control
OF Hawaii. It remains TO be seen
whether President Cleveland will
have as broad. clear and wise a grasp
Of the Polynesian problem as does
AIR Harrison.
There are possible complications
about it that make prompt action
difficult. There is likely to be delay,
but hardly danger to anybody, for
American ships OF war ard their
marines have Honolulu well under
control. All Hawaiian male adults,
excepting Asiatics, are voters. Ma
iority rule there is dangerous, from
a demagogue element that has al
ready made trouble and is to be
feared should the islands become
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annexed to the United States the
Hawaiians would soon become recon
cied. There is not kinder, better
disposed people in the world. They
are the children of sunshine, consti-
tutionally happy, amiable and hos
: pitable to the highest degree. Their
, youth are capable of any degree oil
education. Yet q crowned Hawaiian
seems capable Of any degree of folly
The now extinct dynasty of Kameha
o meha contained two or three soyer-
eigns Of remarkable personal talent:
4 and gifts. When of pure blood they
2 were at their best. Many believe
that an admixtura OF foreign blood
has been the source Of al the mis-
chief.
e I little expected to have occasion
@ TO write this farewell to Hawaiian
royalty. which my father for man!
e years did much to build up ant
! maintain. The last three sovereign'
q were his pupils and wards He loved
y that amiable race because he coulG
II not help it. Weak and sensuou
j. children that they are; always smil
, ing and gay, loving horses, riding
> like centaurs; they are gailopin:
e merrily to their doom, decked wit!
IT wreaths of flowers. Their land i
=, festooued by Nature with beautiful
, flowers and verdure, and they dec
of themselves gorgeously on sll festiv
occasions. The grand old Paciti
Ocean, breaking in constant roa
around their coral shore. will foreve
sound requiera over the decay
has witnessed. Never was more de
voted missionary heroism show
than by our fathers and mothers VII
gave their lives for that people. Br
it paid" Such work is never i
or vain. The good seed sown bore fru
ed in the turning of many to righteou
ness and noble living. Only th
:, shallow and skeptical can call an
: trne missionary work failure
Southern Workman.