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BILL ARP.
The Hawaiian Incident Furnisnes
Him Food for Thought.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution.
Ever since was boy, the Sand.
which islands have attracted peculiar
attention from the civilized world.
Captain Cook, the great navigator, dis
covered them and gave them that
name, and, by reason Of the discovery,
England laid claim to them, which
was the custom in that day. Cook
went back there the next year, and.
because some of the natives stole boat
from him, he took his marines and
went ashore and seized the king, and
was taking him q prisoner to his yes
sci, when they all got into fight and
Cook was killed. This was in l77S,
when there were over one hundred
thousand Inhabitants, and Cook re.
ported after his first visit that they
were of q tacile, yielding, initiative
disposition. Within the next fifty
years, the population was reduced to
half that number, for the European
and American sailors introduced vile
diseases among their women and car
ried away their best young men on
whaling voyages. They learned to
drink rum and chew tobacco, and An
derson says that. In 1920, they were a
nation of drunkards, thieves and de-
bauches. But, about that time, the
missionaries got there anil treated
them 80 kindly that the natives fell in
love with them, and very soon won
derful change came over the people ;
schools were established, and they
eagerly embraced the religion and the
manners and customs of the mission
aries. They had courts and prisons
and churches and q code of laws.
They adopted farming implements and
machinery, and became q happy and q
prosperous people. There are thir-
teen islands, but only seven are inhab-
tied. Hawaii is about twice as large
as all the others put together, and 1t is
only about as large as five of our av.
erage counties. The population Is
now about one hundred thousand,
Well, now the missionaries work Is
done-and it was well done. The
island was not only civilized, but 1t
was Christianized, and its commerce
became inviting to our people. In
1910, the king gave to his people a
written constitution and established a
limited monarchy after the English
model. In fact, he went over to Eng
land to learn how how to govern his
people. When this was done, Great
Britain and the United States simulta-
neously agreed to recognize the Sand.
which islands as all Independent king
dom.
What is the cause of the present
trouble over there, I do not know, but
I'll bet dollar that there is job in 1t
somewhere for somebody, and I'll bet
another dollar that Mr.. Cleveland finds
it out. Already some of our yankee
cousins have "snuffed the battle from
affair."" and are talking about war with
England like it was small affair and
q desirable thing. They see contracts
in it and jobs and big moneys for
northern manufactures like they had
in the war with US. England hasent
said word, and yet politicians are
talking about getting ready for fight.
If they dident have a sneaking sus-
picion that they were going to do some
thing wrong, what are they putting
on their war paint for? My opinion
is that there are some shrewd white
men at the bottom of this business for
personal advantage, aud, with the
lights before ME now, l am opposed to
the whole business. The queen has re-
signed under protest, and has publish
ed it to the world. Now, If all that
the malcontents say IL true, why not
let them settle their own quarrels,
OF why not let England and the
United States join in a protectorate
that will keep the peace on the islands,
and keep peace and good fellowship be-
tween England and America. We es--
tablshed the Monroe doctrine, and
England has not sought to violate 1t
but here are some little islands, 1000
miles from our coast, that we have no
right to in the world, and that have
been used peacefully as coaling sta
tion and a resting place for all the
ships that sail on the Pacific ocean,
and if we annex them they will cost
Us more than they are worth, for they
will have to be protected and defended,
and. before we know it, we will be in
IN war with somebody. England will
have a right to complain. She yielded
her right of discovery and joined with
The United States in declaring Hawaii
IN Independent kingdom. Her mis-,
,ionaries were the first to 60 there and
ours followed. The French tried 10
'orce Roman Catholic missionaries
lpon King Kamehamea III but he
1ident want them, and appealed to
he English government for help, and
England sent troops over there in lS43.
In lS46, the king make q liberal treaty
nifl, Ennlnnd In nnnaidaratinn. of re-