The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-02
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
An Islander Regrets the An
nounced Policy of the
Government
Government.


full city of hills on my way from
the East to my island home, l saw
in your issue of yesterday the re-
port of the Secretary of State on
the Hawaiian question. The as
constituent felt by me is only what
must be felt by all who have the
welfare Of others at heart.
Has the time indeed come when
the Government of the United
States shall depart from its tradi-
tional policy of forwarding the
cause of freedom, and use its power
for re-establishing a most corrupt
monarchy? Is Government which
has been recognized by the United
States and also Russia, and by the
resident representatives of all the
tirst-class powers, to be overthrow
by the Democratic party Of the re-
public? Certainly this report shows
that such is the policy of the pres
ent administration; and if they
propose to carry it out, how is it to
be done? Will the matter be refer
red to Congress for action, or will
dictatorial power to be assumed
tas when President Cleveland,
even during the sessions of Con-
gress, appointedMr. Blount a special
commissioner to Hawaii and per-
sonally gave him authority over the
Minister Plenipotentiary, who had
been regularly appointed and con-
firmed by the Senate) and the
nf h.
ordered to carry out this policy
of the present Cabinet? If the
former, let Congress call for the
papers in the State Department at
Washington showing the instruc-
tons issued by the different adj
ministrations to the American
ministers at Hawaii and the cor
respondence on file. Let them
also have the use of the testimony
taken by Commissioner Blount,
and any unbiased committee will
say that Minister Stevens and the
late Captain Wiltse d,iinneSi,ot exceed
their authority. 81. Gf'ffn Instructions, and
the American colony there
should be upheld In the stand
there taken. If the question is not
to be left to Congress, then, indeed,
is your constitutional government
in this country to be set aside In
favor of dictatorial power.
The action implied would be
treachery on the part of the mother
country to those members of her
family residing in the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t ia well known how cor
rupt the government of the islands
has been for years. How under
Kalakaua a limited monarchy was
made practically absolute; how by
a popular uprising he was obliged
.cnfo,m to the spirit of the
times and agree to rule through a
cabinet, which should be approved
by the Legislature how Liliuoka-
lani succeeded him and swore to
support that Constitution how,
while tearfully imploring the
PRAYERS of the ladies of Honolulu
for guidance, she practiced heather
orgies with her set, and openly
bribed the Legislature to carry out
schemes of her own, and signed
bills for the licensing of opium and
. the establishment of lottery
which would have looked to this
country for its business, after hav-
ing been driven FROM your borders;
how, after this, she had had pre-
pared a new constitution and was
about to promulgate it, contrary to
law, and which deprived the whites
of vote in the election for members
of the Legislature, which was to
expend the money which was
practically all to be paid by them:
Can you imagine worse case OF
taxation without representation?
Is it any wonder that we thought
the limit had been reached and
were we not warranted in putting
aside such a ruler?
The Americans being very large
" in the majority in the move
kment, it was natural that we should
look to our own country for sup
port, moral at least, and as this
country had always taken the
ground that no other foreign power
should annex the islands, the Fro
yisional Government on behalt OF
-s4he Americans, who had establish,
ed it, rendered them to the United
States, knowing that any other
mower could take them by force IL
the United States did not accept
the offer.
The former government could not
A.stand; it was practically pahA-
frpt, could not borrow money, was
not paying its bills; vice and de-
h-suchery had its seat in the pal,
and a change of some kind hao
to come. 1t came business has
proved, honest men are in otflce,
: old debts have been paid OIL,
.~xnoney has been readily obtained
ON the new bonds offered, and in
stead of being squandered on roy
atty and its excuses, is being USED
for public Improvements.
The stars and stripes hoated Tor
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