Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-23


1t is literally correct to say. that &C.
cording to the Hawaiian census tables of
1880. there We're then but about 1000 per-
sons residing in Hawaii who We're born in
the United States. But in addition to these
large part of the 1900 born on the is
lands OF foreign parentage and put down
and they make an important portion of the
American colony. They We're educated in
American ideas and sentiments. their lead
ing men being graduates of American
schools and colleges. Some of these served
in the army of the Union during the rebel
lion, suffered in rebel prisons bear on their
persons honorable scars, or sleep in graves
redolent OF American patriotism. 1 have
seen some of these men on Decoration day
march through the streets of Honolulu,
in their Grand Army Post. to the beautiful
comrades are buried. amid tokens of pub
lie respect not surpassed in any Of our
American cities.
zone of the dead heroes. born in Honolulu
| of American father and mother. who did
long and noble service to rescue the islands
| from barbarism and to save them from
hostile European domination. was Gen.
Armstrong, who for many years served
this country so devotedlv in the great edu-
Icatlonal work for colored men at Hampton,
and who, not long before his lamented
death, made a powerful plea to Americans
to stand by Hawaii in her trials and in her
aspirations to come under the American
flag.
Voting on the Question.
but hear a whisper in the air: Let
the islands vote on the question This de-
mand comes from three distinct sources.
1t was first made by the British minister
at Honolulu. tory in his political views
many years a resident in Hawaii, persis-
tent antagonist of American interests, and
by personal bonds and family relations
strongly attached to the fallen Hawaiian
monarchy. Immediately after it's organiza-
ton in January last, he urged this plan on
the provisional government. This scheme
was subsequently brought forward by the
queens attorney. The lottery and opium
rings, of which the fallen queens lawyer
is believed to be the agent. favors the plan.
While the ultra Tory English and the Can
adian Pacific railroad have purposes in
and the lottery and opium rings. they are
agreed as to the method of defeating an
nexation.
'"The ex-queen's attorney has often been
| the paid agent of Claus Spreckles, and the
latter makes part of the alliance to kill
annexation by the plebicitum. This is an
| alliance powerful as 1t is disreputable
/ 1t is not admissible by honest Americans
/ for the following reasons: 1t would surely
result in the raising of an enormous corrup-
| ton fund by the allied parties. The Cana
dian Pacific railroad is a great power in
Canadian politics, and in the past has used
vast brlbes to accomplish its designs, and
wants to have its foot and hand firmly in
/ Hawaii.
|
money to be the chief power in politics,
and would pay out enormously to keep the
sugar planters of the islands under his
grinding monopoly, to restore his prestige
lost by the fall of the monarchy, and to
1 carry out his scheme to make the island
| an outside field, mainly for cheap Asiatic
labor and raw sugar production. He would
| carry out his threat to load his steamers
and out vote the provisional government by
| an extensive colonization. The powerful
Pacific opium ring with its ramifications in
British Columbia, California. Hong Kong.
/ ana Honolulu, wish to make sure depot
/ in Hawaii from which they can operate in
their vast field. which they could not do
with United States authority established in
the Islands. BY this combined power OPP
eratioas would be surely carried on in the
name of popular suffrage, which might
overcome seven-eighths of the property
holders and permanent residents. and all
OF the really responsible men of the islands
the men who have made them what they
are, and on whom their future welfare de-
ponds.
"The respectable citizens of the islands do
not believe in wholesale bribery, and the
| importation of voters, and should they even
| take into consideration such a method of
accomplishing their wishes they could not
| fail to see that Spreckles, with his millions
| the opium and lottery rings, and the ultra
| Britishers in Canada and England, could
| throw into the contest a bribery fund
| which they could not and would not try to
equal. 1t is, therefore, obvious that the
plebicitum scheme has been devised as the
most sure to result in striking down Ameri-
can civilization and American interest in
the islands, flooding them with an Asiatic
population, and ruthlessly sacrificing what
the American board. the american mission
| aries, and the American teachers have ac-
eOmplished in seventy years.
ut was less than ten years after Asa
Thurston and associates sailed from Boston
around Cape Horn to help rescue Hawaii
rom oarbarism and to plant there an
| American COLONY rha
United states were deeply stirred by the
efforts of the Turks to crush newborn
Greece. 1t was in the forenoon of Henry
Gays fame as an orator that he made
his stirring appeal in behalf of an imperiled
! people, and ii was then that DR. Samuel q
Howe OF Boston went to Athens with Amer
! lean contributions to aid in this struggle
| of Christian civilization against the Turk
] The aroused public sentiment of the world
finally compelled the leading nations to go
/ to the rescue of the suffering Greeks
Some of you remember when Hungary un-
der the mighty inspiration of Kossuth and
Deak. sprung to arms as an emancipa ted
to the earth by a coalition of Russia with
Austria.
Like the Petition of Poland.
THE pressure of public shame was so
great on the conquerors that even naughty
and imperial Austria was compelled to do
| Justice to a people struggling for better
government and better laws. 1t is but a
lew years since that the rule of Turkey in
Bulgaria was despotic and cruel that
the moral sentiment of Europe compelled
the leading nations to take action You
remember how our American Eugene
Schuyler and the teachers and students Of
the American Roberts College at Constan-
tinople by their sharp pens and burning
periods aided in this successful effort 10
rescue the Bulgarians from the abuses and
crimes of Turkish officials. Some of Won
remember when the free state men of
kansas were in peril by the border ruffians
of Missouri. and the young city of Law
renee had been burned. how the voices of
Phillips, Thayer, Robinson and Sumner
rang out with shame to the American peo-
pie and how aid finally came Can II he
possible that the struggling and threat
ened colony in Hawaii. bone of our bone
and blood of our blood, shall not awaken
your profoundest sympathy, your timely
aid? Shall a conspiracy of sharpers reck
less adventures and our jealous foreign
rivals strike them down? .
mo. America cannot get rid of her
future responsibilities. IL she would. and ali
attempts to do so will be at the cost of
future generations. Inspired by these great
truths. in the name of what is most sacred
in Christian civilization, in behalf of a no.
BILE. American colony bravely holding the
advanced post of Americas progress. in
behalf Of the remnant of the native Ea-
waiian race now living on those sunny
isles. in behalf Of every and all mon who
have chosen their per1nane hopnas On