The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01
ABOUT hawaii.


ton The plain Logic of Events Points
to Our Acquisition az the isisnds-Why
= Pi-biseite IL Not Advisable.
BosroN. Nov. 90. Ext nited States
Minister John l.. stevens gave a lee
ture in lyceum course i'm Somerville
10 a crowded audience on Hawaiian az
fairs Before beginning his address
he remarked that during ms thirteen
years service as United States minis
ter, under five presidents. he had inva-
riably refused 10 recognize polit-
teal parties i'm his own country,
believing that in our foreign relations
our policy should be neutral and con-
tinuons. always with united front 10
our foreign rivals. lie firmly refused
10 consider the Hawaiian a party ques-
tion in any sense. Mr.. Stevens then
said:
Our interest in Hawaii appertains
4 10 ut 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 i the question If
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
patty and aid of the best of the native
lIawaiians and of all the rcspecta BILE
and responsible white residents of the
islands Not hand was lifted in de-
Tense of the semi-barbarian throne
when IL fell. conclusively disproving
the assertion of the unscrupulous agent
of the fallen queen, sent to Washing
ton To secure a large a 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 Lilioulxalani 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 4
tories. as the facts have just stated
abundantly attest. Why should they
not be permitted To come under the
flag SO deeply loved in the islands? 1t
Is literally correct to say that accord
ing To the Hawaiian census tables o!
1890 there We're then but about 1000 A
persons residing in Hawaii who were
born in the United States. But i'm adj
dition to these large part of the 900
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 apd 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 n whisper in the air:
Let the islands vote on the question.
This demand comes from three distinct
sources 1t was first made by tho
British minister at Honolulu. a tory in
his political views: a persistent antag-
onist of American interests. and b,
personal bonds and family relations
attached to the fallen Ha-
waiian monarchy. Immediately after
its organization in January last he
Urged this plan OH the provisional gov
eminent This scheme was subse-
qucntly brought forward by the
queens attorney. The lottery and
opium rings. of which the fallen
queens attorney is believed To be tho
agent, favor the plan While the
English and the Canadian
Pacific railroad have purposes in view
other than those of the queen and the
lottery and opium rings. they arr
agreed rs to the method Of defeating
The ex-queen's attorney has often
been the paid agent of Clans Sprcck.
els. and the latter makes par. Of the
alliance to kill annexation by the
This is an alliance pow !.
erful as it is disreputa BILE. and il is not
by honest Americans
America cannot get rid Of her future
If she would. and all
her attempts to do so viii he at the
cost Of future generations. Inspired
by these great truths. in the name Of
what is 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
land. whose chief men and
devoted women are struggling for
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
we'l-will take care that the flag Of
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