The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-18

which we ought to do the most to dis
courage. As | said, the most that OPP
position to annexation will succeed IN
affecting is delay. That is to say, the
Provisional Government will remain in
power The United States recognizes
1t as the government, and will continue
to do so until some other understand
ing is arrived at by mutual agreement
If, through native opposition, anneXa-
ton does not take place, a Protectorate
will be the result. As | said before this
will not be protectorate of the Hawai-
ian Government under the monarchy,
but will be a continuation Of the present
government under the protection of
the United States. In either case,
that of simple delay, or of the protect
crate, a continuation of the present au
tocratic system Of government will re.
suit; which is a thing which neither you
nor those you represent nor the Frovis-
ional Government desire. 1t means
a government of force, with the attend
ant probable conspiraCies against it and
general unsettlement of business and
degeneration of values, which will pre-
vent business enterprise from develop
ment and be injurious to US all, while
no end of personal and party differ
ences and hard feeling will be generated.
If the Provisional Government and its
leaders were bent on the rule or ruin
policy with no other object in view but
to secure control of the Government
which Peterson and his Doodle friends
are always harping upon, we would
want nothing better than the protector
ate proposition which would leave us in
control of the Government with
Uncle Sans troops to keep order We
want nothing of the kind, however, and
have resisted all propositions from the
government here looking to a govern
nent on that basis; although we could
secure z treaty of that description with
out difficulty, as the entire opposition
in the United States to annexation ad
vocates freely the execution of a treaty
on the line above indicated. As |
have stated above, however, we have
no desire to perpetuate any government
of this description, nor secure any laws,
terms or conditions which would oper
ate to establish any differences between
the citizens of Hawaii on a color or
race line. We do not propose to ask
for nor accept any legislation which
shall apply to either natives or white
men that does not apply equally to the
other. If, instead of a protectorate with
its attendant evils we secure absolute an
nexation, one thing is certain, the natives
and white men equally will have no less
liberties as American citizens than they
did as Hawaiians, while as far as their
financial condition is concerned, there
is no comparison of the two situations.
With annexation Hawaii will inaugurate
such a condition of commercial devel
opment as will put the development of
1876 and succeeding years entirely in
the shade No one class in the COM
munity will reap the benefit of it. 1t
may be said that the treaty which we
have proposed does not cover a mum
Der of points which ought to be GOV.
cred, to wit: the removal of duties, pro-
hibition of arpet-baggers, securing
American citizenship to Hawaiian citi
zens, and similar points. In reply l
would say that once become American
territory there is not the slightest reason
to believe that we will be treated in
any manner differently from other
portions of the United States. AL
the subjects spoken of are matters of de
tail legislation, which have to be cover
ed by legislation passing both Houses
Of Congress, and are not covered by
the treaty for that reason, as that would
have caused delay which we are seek
ing to avoid. AS to the offices being
given to Malihini's there is no reason
that there would be such difficulty as it
has become an unwrltten law in con-
nection with the territories that the
offices shall be filled from local resi-
dents, and with very few exceptions
that rule is now and has been for
number of years carried out If you
and others will take hold and frankly
work with us, explaining to the natives
the situation and doing what you can to
correct the impressions being given out
by the demagogues, | believe that with
in few years from now we will have
prosperous contented community
with no more thought of revolution or
conspiracy that there is in Washington;
but that if the agitation against annex
alton and the accompanying stirring up
of the Kanakas against the Haoles goes
on, it will result in situation disastrous
to business interests, if not dangerous
to the peace. hope you will show
this to Colburn, Bob Wilcox and any
others whom you may choose, and
that you will take it in the spirit in
which it is intended, that is, the forward
ing of the common interests of our
country and people, have got no axe
to grind, do not want and will not
accept any office, and am actuated by
no impulse but to secure the advance
ment of Hawaii and her people to a
freer political and more prosperous
commercial condition than she has ever
occupied before. | write to you be-
ICauCe aIthouuh we have been of ODDO