The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-12-01
COUNCIL MEETING.
Munster Damon's Statement On tho
Political Question.

Munster Damon's Statement On tho
Political Question.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Executive and Advisory Councils was
held yesterday afternoon. Ministers
Dole, King, Damon and Smith and
Councilmen Warehouse, Allen, Emmo,
luth, Bolte, Morgan, Brown, Suhr, Mott
Wilder. Mendonca and Ena being pres
ent
After reading the minutes of the
23rd and oath ult., the Minister of
Finance presented his weekly statement.
showing the receipts of the week tn
have been $i7,206 81, in addition to
$4,000 realized from the sale of bonds.
The expenditures were $1O,ll3 rs, leav-
ing a balance in the general fund of
$l67, 749 "a. The total cash resources
of the Government on November 30th
were $e7e, $50 6s.
Reports were read from f. h. Me
Stocker, Deputy Collector of Customs
and from the Judiciary Committee.
Councilman Ena asked the members
of the Executive Council to define the
present political situation, stating that
considerable uneasiness existed in the
community. Mr.. Damon replied as fol-
lows
This matter has given us all great
deal of consideration, and while am
only voicing my own views in the mat
ter, feel that it is due to the Advisory
Council, and perhaps to those of the
public who are interested IN this situa-
ton, that some statement by an individ-
ual member of the Executive Council,
who has given it some thought and
consideration, might not be out of place.
l look upon this whole movement
which was inaugurated not only last
January, but which dates many, many
years back, as one of closest relations to
the United States. 1t is a national mat
ter-it is not a matter confined to par
ticular party or to Il particular faction
it is question that affects every man,
woman and, child in these Islands. 1t
even goes farther than that, and per
haps that is one of the reasons that the
United States have been slow to act,
because it has been such new depart
IRE i'm their foreign policy to take the
Hawaiian Islands as II part of the great
republic, but think in all their relations
with this country they have shown dis
erection, they have shown a kindly feel
ing, they have shown sentiment in
every way that can he evinced towards
us.
What the present situation may he
with The heads of the Government at
Washington, we have no right to say
that we know their explicit views now
until we have heard from them def
nitely. To-day after thinking over the
matter have written letter to gem
tleman in San Francisco who has taken
"a deep interest in the matter, and if you
will allow me, Mr.. President, to read it
do so.
Il feel that where the American
public has taken the interest that they
have in us, no act injurious to us will
be allowed to be commenced against us.
We are safe in the hands of the Ameri-
can Republic to-day. American is
written from Bird Island to the extreme
limit of Hawaii You cannot touch a
spot ON Hawaii but it is American 1t
is American in sentiment, it is Ameri-
can in progress, it is American in every
thing You cannot drive it away.
There is no man living that can down
American sentiment in this country.
"And while l am an Hawaiian, feel
to-day that shall some day have the
right, not because my father and mother
were Americans, to vote as an Amer.
can citizen, but simply because l came
from the Hawaiian Islands and we are
part of that great American nation.
The Attorney General stated that the
Executive Council was determined to
resist any attacks upon the Government
from whatever source.
At 2 p. m. the Councils went into
special session.