The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-16
THE SITUATION.
Written by a Hawaiian)

with Joy the glad tidings Of the appoint
ment of a Commissioner by President
Cleveland Of ex Congressman the Hon.
lanes II. Blount e Georgia, and re-
Gently appointed Minister Resident
Judging by his qualifications there is no
doubt he was selected and instructed
for certain duties and functions to full
fill of a strict private investigation
Learning from those that came IN con
tact with the honorable gentleman, and
with whom had the honor of paying
my respects as a Hawaiian since his
arrival, that no advice can be obtained
from him of any nature on the con
trary, he is informed by callers of our
political evolution to those who avail
themselves IF the opportunity.
He is a gentleman Of integrity, wis
dom and shrewdness, patriot to his
country, flag and nation, where justice,
freedom aud equality are guaranteed to
the poorest and humblest of sixty mil
lions of people.
The Hawaiians must not run away
with the impression that he was selected
on a junketing or a mission Of pleasure
in restoring the tottering monarchy and
ex-Queen of her prerogatlves of an alb
solute and despotic power in jeopardiz-
ing American interests and commerce.
To retrogress in the dark ages Of
civilization of ever attempting in restor-
ing a monarchial form of Government
which has been weighed in the balance
and found wanting is something which
must fill this nation with dismay and
the civilized world with contempt. An
autocratic power is a menace to the
prosperity and stability of any nation,
which is disastrous to the wheels Of
progress, for unrest is the first stage of
revolution. To condense it in a nut-
shell the monarchy was so weak, 50
powerlesS that it died of its own accord
in the hands of quartette that did not
know the first rudiments as ministers Of
State, nor even had the courage and
pluck of school-boys in assuming the
responsibilities as representatives of the
people. The eX-Queen, instead of
securing the advice of influential men
in selecting her cabinet who were born
here or made Hawaii the land of their
adoption, that are successful in business,
the Aloha for Hawaii, the flag and her
independence which is beneficial to
herself, and prosperity to all those that
are domicied on Hawaiian soil, to
reign and not to NEEDLE in the political
affairs of the country; selected cabinet
by the power behind the throne of a
corrupt and political demagogues stand
ready to concede its demands, in
order to secure its support for the ad
vancement of their own ambitious aims
for plumber, patronage and pelt.
The revelation of corruption in con-
nection with the administration of the
ex-monarch in securing and signing the
lottery bill, and those that were con-
nected and endowed with legislative
donors, whom ! believe there were
clergymen, elders, etc, that were instru-
mental in aiding and abetting vice
which was disastrous to the Hawaiian
people, of future advancement, morally
and physically, which was link to the
downfall of the monarchy. The
grievances and troubles between our
mixed alien races will be investigated
and ferreted from its foundation, re
port, no doubt, will be interesting to
those connected with Hawaii COM
mercially and politically of our future
progress, and presented to Congress
before representatives of sixty millions
of people to be discussed PRO and con
before verdict is given of our future
stability.
The islands, no donbt, are important
to the United States, as Gibraltar and
Malta to Great Britain. Taking it
geographically, strategically and com
merciaIly they are situated in direct
line from San Francisco to Sidney and
Auckland, and from the Nicaragua
canal to Yokohama, Hongkong and
Shanghai Therefore it behooves every
American statesman, and cherished by
American patriotism, not to lose this
opportunity of securing supremacy from
the hands Of European powers, especi-
ally the "Lion and the Unicorn" who
are never magnanimouS. The Ha'
waiians, since 1887, have been seeking
ways and means egabnfand illegally OF
obtaining their lost rights Of universal
suffrage, which has been disastrous at
all attempts, especially at the insur'
rection of 1880, when the eX-Queen
was aiding and abetting with the in
tention of dethroning her late brother,
King Kalakaua, and proclaim herself
Queen.
Can there be another opportunity
for the Hawaiians at the present
moment to stand united and ask fol
annexation pure and simple, so that the
American flag, the American constitu'
ton and the American laws may shelter
and protect them. 1t is an impossible
ity and against reason and judgment
for the United States of ever attempting
to restore the ex-Queen, for she has
forfeited her throne and violated hel
oath.
If annexation at present cannot be
brought to a focus, let all those who
have Hawaii at heart put aside all per
SOnal animosity and DolitiCal feelings o