Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-30
ABOUT HAWAII.

Ex-United States Minister John L. Stevens
Delivers Lecture ut Somerville, Mass,
on Hawaiian AfIairs-He Does Not Com
slider 1t . Partisan, but National Ques-
tion-The Plain Logic of Events Points
to Our Acquisition Of tho Islands-Why
Plebiscite Ii Not Advisable.
Boston. Nov. 23.-Ex-United States
Minister John L. Stevens gave q lee
ture in lyceum course in Somerville
to a crowded audience on Hawaiian af-
fairs. Before beginning his address
he remarked that during his thirteen
years service as United States minis
ter, under five presidents, he had inva-
riably refused to recognize polit-
ical parties in his own country,
believing that in our foreign relations
our policy should be neutral and con-.
tinuous, always with united front to
our foreign rivals. He firmly refused
to consider the Hawaiian a party ques-
ton in any sense. Mr.. Stevens then
said:
sour interest in Hawaii appertains
to at least three questions, more or
less distinct from each other, though
they cannot be considered entirely sep
arate.
There is the question of Christian
civilization; there is the question of
American future commercial power in
the Pacific, and the third involves the
issue of responsible government under
the American flag, in harmony with
pledged American faith, the best Amer
lean antecedents, and the plain logic
of American history and American OPP
portunities. At the date of her down
fall, Lilioukalani was without the SYM
pathy and aid of the best of the native
Hawaiians, and of all the respectable
and responsible white residents of the
islands. Not hand was lifted in de-
Tense of the semi-barbarian throne
when it fell, conclusively disproving
the assertion of the inscriptions agent
of the fallen queen, sent to Washing
ton to secure as large q sum of money
as possible for conveying to our
government all her right and title to
the Hawaiian throne and to the crown
lands to which she had never had any
other claim than to the income so long
as she reigned. This agent before en-
barking for Washington made sure of
large advance fee of thousands of
dollars, which the fallen queen paid
out of her own purse, and he thought
it might help his case by the use of the
utterly baseless statement that the
United States minister and naval COM
mander had deprived Lilioukalani of
her throne. In presenting the motives
for admission into the American
union, the islands come under more
American aspects than any of our
previously annexed states and terri
tories, as the facts I have just stated
abundantly attest. Why should they
not be permitted to come under the
flag so deeply loved in the islands? It
is literally correct to say that accord
ing to the Hawaiian census tables of
1890 there were then but about 1000
persons residing in Hawaii who were
born in the United States. But in adj
dition to these a large part of the $500
born on the islands of foreign parents
and put down as Hawaiians are of
American parentage, and they make
an important portion of the American
colony. They were educated in Amer
lean ideas and sentiments. their lead
ing men being graduates of American
schools and colleges. Some of these
served in the army of the United States
during the war of the rebellion
But / hear whisper in the air:
Let the islands vote on the question
This demand comes from three distinct
sources It was first made by the
British minister at Honolulu, tory in
his political views; persistent antag-
onist of American interests, and by
personal bonds and family relations
strongly attached to the fallen Ha-
waiian monarchy. Immediately after
its organization in January last he
urged this plan on the provisional gov
eminent. Tlais scheme was subse-
quently brought forward by the
queens attorney. The lottery and
opium rings. of which the fallen
queens attorney is believed to be the
agent, favor the plan. While the
ultra-tor English and the Canadian
Pacific railroad have purposes in view
other than those OF the queen and the
lottery and opium rings, they are,
agreed as to the method of defeating
annexation.
'The ex-queen's attorney has often
been the paid agent OF Claus Spreck-
els. and the latter makes part of the
alliance to kill annexation by tho,
plebiscitum. This is an alliance pow
erfuD as it is disreputab BILE, and it is not
America cannot get rid of her future
responsibilities, H she would, and all
her attempts to do so will be at tho
cost of future generations. Inspired
by these great. truths, in the name OF
WHAT'S most sacred in Christian civil
ization; in behalf of noble Amer
lean colony bravely holding the
advanced post of Americas prog
ress, in behalf of the REM
nant of the native Hawaiian race
now living on those sunny isles; in be-
half of every and all men who have
chosen their permanent homes in that.
threatened land, whose chief men and
devoted women are struggling for q.
better future, cherish the faith that,
the American people, the American
statesmen and the American govern
ment, thoughtful of Americas future,
and great responsibilities, will settle
the Hawaiian question wisely and
well-will take care that the flag of
the United States floats unmolested
over the Hawaiian islands and that
henceforth it shall be moral and poll
teal treason 10 remove or strika, il.
down."
Shot Dead BY an Indignant Brother.
DAvrsvuIR, Cal, Nov. 23.-AAbout
1890 Tuesday evening the body of FL.
NJ. Eaton, night telegrapho fer
the Southern Pacific Co., was found by
a railroad conductor On the sidewalk