The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-02
sional Government is the exponent.

"The fact that A and B have each
paid poll tax may or may not bear
on the question whether A and B shall
VOTE"
He said: "The warrant for gov
eminent is on right, and not techni-
cally and finally on the will of the
majority"
He said. "Itis, therefore, difficult
to see how the ballot system can
prove satisfactory in community
that is divided into masses that are
in marked contrast, both in natural
ability, in traditions and in educa.
ton, as to the great equities and
moralities upon which civilization is
built up"
This revolution in Hawaii is not,
as you will plainly see, for greater
liberty. 1t is thoroughly reaction
airy movement against free govern
ment and for despotic rule. "Sup-
pose the case that you cannot get
yourself annexed, what do you pro-
pose for the future9' l asked Chief
Justice Judd, himself Hawaiian
born, the son of one of the founders
of the Hawaiian State. He replied:
1--WE had actually planned nothing,
for we hope for annexation, but if
that fails an oligarchy seems to me
the only thing"
Now, it is none of our business
what form of government prevails
in Hawaii. If the people of that
country choose to be ruled by an
oligarchy that is their business.
But, surely it is not for us, who still
believe in liberty and free govern
ment, to lend our help to the estab-
lishment of despotism anywhere
to give our support by annexation or
a protectorate to such system.
THE JAPANESE QUESTION.
This reminds me to speak of the
Japanese question, which recent re-
ports from Honolulu mention. The
Japanese government speak on
the authority of the Japanese Con-
sui General, Mr.. Fujii-has noticed
that Portuguese and other foreign
ers are, under the planters consti-
tuition of 1887, given the vote on a
years residence and without abjur-
ing allegiance to their own and all
other foreign governments. This
was done by the planters to swamp
the native vote. Under the old con-
stitution, framed by the missionary
fathers, citizenship was got only by
five years. residence and the usual
oaths of abjuration. Well, the jap
anese government, which allows its
people to contract for three years to
the Hawaiian government, which
then let's out these contract laborers
to the planters, does not, Mr.. Fujii
says, care about its people voting.
But it feels bound to have them
dealt with as the equals of all others.
While the general condition of vot-
ing is single years residence, it in
sists that Japanese shall be voters
as we'll as Portuguese or English or
Americans. But if the Hawaiian
government chooses to make five
years residence and the oath of alb
duration the condition of voting, as
before the revolutionary planters
constitution of 1887, then, says Mr..
Fujii, my government has nothing to
say, because it does not pretend to
tell the Hawaiian government on
what conditions it shall allow for
eigners to become citizens.
EMBARRASSING TO THE ANNExATIoNIsTs
That is the Japanese question on
Hawaii, and it is embarrassing to the
Provisional Government because in
the 1887 Planters constitution the
franchise was lowered with the ex.
press object of letting in foreigners
to swamp the native vote and to
restore the old naturalization law OF
the missionary fathers, which, while
it would keep out the Japanese az
voters, would also keep out Other
foreigners and again give the natives
a chance.
You will see, believe, in what
have here written, some reasons fol
the strong dislike of the native PEG
pie and of a great many whites to
ward the present rulers of Hawaii
who call themselves missionary chill
dren. The object of their selfish
scheming has been and is to sci
themselves up as the permanent
rulers, without reference to the pc
pular will or consent, over the isl
, ands, and it is because they do no
believe themselves able to accom-
; plish this establishment of a per
manent despotism or oligarchy with
! out outside help that they cling SC
desperately to the faded hope of an
nexation. CHARLES NoRDHoFF.
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