The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-04
FROM KOHALA.
moisture.

KoHALA, Dec. 1.-The political
news by last mail was sensational
enough to suit the most ardent lover
of the unexpected. After the first
outburst of surprise and indignation
was over, and calmer considera-
ton of the news was taken, every
one was agreed that the Importance
attached to Gresham's letter in so
far as it Immediately affected Ha-
wall was overestimated, and that it
was a subject for Congressional
rather than Executive action on
the part of the United States.
No reasonable person can sup
pose that the United States Gov
eminent contemplates for a mo-
ment such an INSCRIPTIONS act Of
piracy as to land armed troops to
overthrow the government of a
friendly power, government that
has been recognized by every civil
lied nation, including the United
States.
The United States have a worth
Ter mission in the history of Ha-
wall than to foment civil discord,
when we have asked them for
guarantee of civil order and good
government which their power can
give us in the form of annexation
or protectorate. We still have con-
fdence in their good faith and good
will, and the cheering evidence of
this is the fact that the Hawaiian
question has raised the earliest
possible attention at their hands.
Our previous form of government
had outgrown its usefulness when
the head of that government be-
trayed the trust reposed therein
by all classes and conditions of peo-
pie; and the United States must
surely realize that to return to that
unstable and unsafe condition Of
affairs would mean revolution with
all it's attendant misfortunes. If
the United States accept the offer
of the Provisional Government and
assume responsibility for the future
government of Hawaii, they will
decide the nature of our future
Government as may seem best to
them, and our present Ministry will
have performed the duty for which
they were appointed and all classes
will accept in good faith whatever
minor conditions may be imposed.
But if the United States does not
accept the responsibility for our fu-
ture, we have every confidence that
our present Ministry and Advisory
Council can frame some plan of
republican government that will
meet the emergency and be salts
factory to the nation. We, in Ko-
hala, have taken our stand by the
Provisional Government, and we
will continue to stand by it in any
and every emergency.
The dry weather still continues
and some of the mills have shut
down for want of water. The cane
has so far turned out fairly well in
sugar returns, much better than
was generally expected. 1t has
begun to tassel freely and grinding
will soon be general again. If we
do not have rain soon, there must
be some loss. The anxiety occa-
stoned by our exceptional drought
has pretty well overshadowed all
other subjects of interest.
We have taken advantage of the
leisure forced upon US by the wea-
ther to indulge a good deal in quiet
recreation. There have been sew
eral concerts and social gatherings
during the last few weeks. indie
pendence Day was celebrated by
grand luau given at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman, to which
a general invitation was extended.
Everything was provided with
most lavish hands, and it was by
far the largest and most successful
affair of its kind that Kohala has
seen for a long time.
Rev. and Mrs. Abud have been
added to our social circles, and the
former will conduct regular servi-
ces in the English Church for some
time.
Thanksgiving was observed as a
day of rejoicing and family and
social reunions by the American
colony.
We hope the postal authorities
can see their way to give US little.
more frequent mail service. 8