The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-25
ROSS ON THE ROUNDS.
HIS QUEST FOR RoYALISTS IN
KAUAI DISTRICTS.
misrepresentation Of the Reform Cause
A Typical Meeting Held at
Hanalei,
Kealia, Kauai, Apr. 2Ist, 1893

E1dhdlGls
Kealia, Kauai, Apr. 2Ist, 1898,
HON. H. WATERHoUsE, Honolulu.
DEAR SIR: Mrs. Rice has Just tele-
phoned me that after closing her letters
to go by the Makee this evening that
she had had an interview with a gentle
men from Waimea and wished me to
write the particulars Of that interview to
you.
Captain Ross, whitewashed Amer.
lean we'll known to us all, has been go.
ing about among the natives on this ISL
and inducing them to sign his "Aloha
Alma" roll, or in other words, persuading
the natives to petition Mr.. Blount to
restore their Queen so that he Capt
Ross might become a powerful factor
with still more powerful salary as one
of the Queens ministers.
After going about Hanalei, Kilauea,
Lihue, ETC., be goes to Waimea, and in
speeches eloquent to the extreme, he
extols the Queen, himself, and de
nounces the missionaries and their party,
and urges them to be pactriotic and not
give up their country to the haoles.
He is having women, children, and
without doubt will search among the
grave-yards for names to put upon his
roll to present to Mr. Blount as the
sentiment of the Kauai natives
A week ago last Friday the writer and
Mr.. Mundon, half white, who is a
loyal Annexationist, went to Hanalei to
hold meeting and induce the natives
to form an Annexation Club; or, if that
did not succeed to feel their pulse and
ascertain their ideas after we had pre-
scented them with both sides of the ques.
ton by telling them why we were in
favor of Annexation and why we were
against restoring a monarchy.
Arriving at Hanalei we learned that
this bombastic Ross had anticipated us
and, telling the natives that on the
Makee Sugar Co.'S plantation the
natives were coerced into signing the
rolls, that we had come to Hanalei with
the intention of forcing them to sign.
Therefore when we arrived there we
went Immediately to the church, but
found it as deserted as a cemetery
Going past the native lawyers house
(Kakina), l saw Ross inside and then
knew what was up and thinking that
we had better beard the lion in his den,
told Mundon that l would get Ross
interested while he put flea in Ka-
xmas ear, for by getting him interested
we might have hopes that his influence
would bring the natives together and
give us chance to present our cause.
Our plan succeeded and Kakina order
ed the church bell rung, and we held
our meeting after considerable trouble,
as the natives were inclined to be
hostile with US as Ross had prejudiced
them against us.
We finally elected a chairman and
secretary, and opened up proceedings
in an unaggressive manner and soon the
natives became interested and became
convinced that we were not as repre-
sented.
After we had finished our speech,
they called for Capt. Ross, who as you
remember, was once manager there, and
ordered the natives around as though
he was king, and some of that fear or
respect had not been effaced with the
erosion of time; he had nothing to say
in favor of his "Hui Aloha Alma" eX-
cept that he was its representative and
was working for the native interests.
l then commenced to question him as
to his views and other matters, but he
retired leaving the field to us, and we
Staid with the natives for four hours,
and they became very much interested
and regretted that they had signed
Ross paper without hearing our side
of the question.
Now this same Ross goes to Waimea,
and deliberately lies, saying the meet
ing was unsuccessful. Therefore, when
he makes his report in Honolulu with
his string of women and children on
the list, Mr.. Blount should be posted,
for he would never know by the Haw,
allan name whether it belonged to a
man, woman or child.
The mailman kahele is doing all in
his power against Annexation with
telling effect. Kaiu told me yesterday
that he would be in favor of Annexation
providing civil rights would be accord
ed to the Hawaiians. Tomorrow Mr.
Blaisdel, Mr.. Mundon and myself are
going to Hanalei to hold another meet
ing and to paipai the natives
Well, see that | have more than com
municated Mrs. Rice's message, but
you must excuse the enthusiastic
ebullitions of an ardent Annexationis
whose enthusiasm has led him to oc
cupy too much of your time anc
patience already
Yours respectfully.
d., IL 4