Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-17
A VERY PECULIAR EXHIBITION.
How the Administrators Hawaiian
Policy Appears to the Religions Eye.

How the Administrations Hawaiian
! Policy Appears to the Religious Eye.
From the New York Independent.
Let us see what the condition Of things is.
queen was reigning who had attempted by
absolute fiat to disfranchise the white citi-
Gems of the islands: the government was
totally corrupt, hand in glove with the lot
terry. The white people OF the islands, with
the more intelligent part of the natives. in
GLIDING all the leading native ministers
but one, were totally dissatisfied, and felt
that her reign was a constant menace to
their safety and prosperity. Her deposition
was righteous act, just as righteous as
that which deposed Charles I; and there
was far more occasion for II than for the
rebellion of our ancestors against George
III. By an uprising of the people who had
been threatened and injured, and who felt
that their property and lives were in dan
ger, she was removed from the throne, and
1t was right that the representatives Of
the American government should be ready
to recognize the change A republican
form Of government was declared, and men
were sent to this country to offer the is
lands to be annexed to the United States.
There can be no sort of question on any
body's part that annexation would be bet
ter for the United States and better for the
islands. They properly belong to US and
have got to be, anyhow, under our protsc-
ton. The only question is. IL they are not
annexed, whether they shall be protected
as g republic or protected as a monarchy.
Our adminIstrat ton declares for the mon
archy, and proposes to put back upon the
throne a discredited queen, although her
restoration can be effected only by sue
cession of bloody disturbances which will
endanger the life and property of American
citizens as well as Of the people of Hawaii.
1t is very peculiar exhibition. that of the
United States restoring a monarchy against
the will of the people.
In Hawaii the native race have less en-
terprise than the negroes, and the people
care very little who rules them Their in
terests are slight in either case There Is
in Hawaii no system of suppressing the ma
tive vote, and yet we presume that on
fair vote at the present time the provisional
government would be supported; at any
rate, Ii is the only government in existence
and President Cleveland takes a very Sc
rious responsibility IL he undertakes 20
overthrow IL. To give by force the AnIeri-
can interests and citizens of American
birth in Hawaii to Claus Spreckels and the
lottery and opium gangs would be infamous.
One word as to Secretary Gresham's sneer
at the revolutionists as aliens. He says
that "a majority of the thirteen members
of the provisional committee, including FIVE
Americans were aliens" and that "a citi-
zen of the United States read the procla-
nation deposing the queen. Every one OF
these men was a voting citizen of Hawaii.
We quote from the Hawaiia constitution:
Every male resident OF the Hawaiian
Islands of Hawaiian, American or Euro
pean birth or descent, who shall have at
tanned the age Of twenty years, shall be
entitled to vote at any election, provided
that he shall have resided in the country
not less than one year preceding such cleo
ton; that he shall be able to read and COM
prehend an ordinary newspaper printed in
either the Hawaiian or some European
language, and that he shall have taken
the oath to support the constitution of 1881"
The foreign element thus enfranchised con-
ducts all the business and Industrial enter
prises, pays four-fifths Of the taxes, and is
most deeply concerned in good government.
If a senatorial commission is sent to Hal
wall it will earn much more than Mr..
Blount has told Secretary Gresham.