The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-01-10

information concerning these lSlanuS.
Some OF them are not aware Of our
existence. The idea Of sending COM
mittee is of twofold importance; II Is
TO awaken an interest in the people OF
America and Hawaii, and 10 promote
our commercial relations. The COM
nlttee would not interfere with the
duties of our Minister AT Washington.
The Democratic party now IN power
was deadly opposed to the Mckinley
Bill. Their policy is against recipro-
CITY treaties with foreign countries,
and we might share that condemna-
ton. This committee would have the
same result as the Pan-Amerlcan
Congress. Sending a few Hawallans
of intelligence would enlighten mem
bers of Congress as to the real stand
ing of Hawaiians, whom most OF the
Americans consider as no better than
semi-savage Fijiaus. There is strong
opposition in Congress against the
proposed treaty with Canada, and II
we fail to obtain more favorable treaty
relations with America, where shall
we 20? Where is our market? The
expense TO the Legislature Is nothing
to the danger involved II We lalI 10
obtain a more favorable treaty. There
fore / support the resolution.
Rep. White asked what Rep. smith
wished to ceomplish-whether the
report of the majority or minority oil
the committee.
Rep. Smith-All that is stated in
nv resolution.
Rep. White said that ut a mass
meeting, Rep. r. w. Wilcox spoke IN
favor of ceding Pearl HarbOr TO
America. opposed him, and there
was not a single Hawaiian present
who sided with Rep. Wilcox. The
: presence of Rep. Wilcox at Washing
ton would give Americans an idea
that Hawaii was favorable to ceding
Pearl Harbor, which is not so. 1t was
ridiculous that members of Congress
would know more about Fiji than
Hawaii, whose numerous newspapers
were circulated in America. The sug-
gestion was preposterous. This COM
mittee should be definitely instructed
as to what they should do and no
more.
Rep. Smith asked him where Man
lila was.
Rep. White replied that he was per-
fectly at home in the map business.
Manila is in the Philippine group.
laughter Sweet Oil Wilcox goes
TO Washington to meet President
Grover Cleveland, and be may meet
his old friend Celso c. Moreno there.
Queen Victoria knows now Rep.
Iosepa's views on annexation as
published in the Examine. Fascinat-
ing ladies might change Rep. lOsepa's
views, and might favor annexation.
The idea of this committee going over
to America to give them instructions
on the Nicaragua Canal is simply
ridiculous. a single member of Con-
gress has more brains than the whole
of the Hawaiian Legislature put to-
pether. There is something tishy
about this report the ADVERTISER
report). 1t smells Hartwell all over,
and he wants to pocket cool 100000
on the cable franchise. One CT the
Kamehamehas sent commission be-
fore, but it did not accomplish any
thing. Kalakaua alone succeeded. II
the Mckinley tariff is unpopular with
the Democrats, then the advantages
Hawaii reaped prior to the Mckinley
bill will be restored. 1t was folly TO
assist the Nicaragua Canal with $780,
600, as the money was needed at home
for public Improvements.
Rep. Waipuilani wanted to know
whether the Legislature had any right
to send a commission to Washington.
Rep. Smith replied that the House
had full power to do so.
Noble Thurston said that the Cana
dian Parliament sent q commission
to Hongkong, Java and Australia
several years ago, regarding the Chi
nese question.
Rep Waipuilani continued, saying
that this commission would mean a
lack of confidence in the Hawaiian
Minister at Washington. He doubted
the propriety of sending 4 commits
sion.
Noble Thurston said there was
more serious side to the question en-
bodied in the resolution than had
been stated by the member from La
haina. The question was: What are
we going to do with regard TO our
commercial relations with America?
Our present commercial relations were
certainly of very lit pbenefit to us.
In two wears hence Ne would be left
to paddle our own canoe-when the
treaty expired. If we sat down and
did nothing we should deserve to be
extinguished off the face of the COM
mercial world. 1t took US eight years
to get the treaty, and three years after
1854 before we got it renewed, acting |
solely through diplomatic channels.
How many more would it take now? |
1t would be a good thing if the Queen |
were to 90 in the same way Kalakaua |
did, but in her stead this commission |
would answer the purpose. On the |
same lines this proposition laid no |
lack of confidence in the Cabinet or |
the Minister at Washington. 1t would |
indeed be an insult to the Cabinet and |
a direct lack of confidence in the Min
lister at.Washington if the commission
were to 90 to negotiate treaty, but /
such is not the proposition. The idea
of the commission is to get a hearing, /
and let matters of greater Importance
stand by for a time and give us n !
hearing. He desired to say a few
words in reply to what Rep. White
had said about Judge HartweIl. 1t
had been claimed by certain native
of the House that it was u
Hawaiian characteristic TO attempt TO
null down and humble any of their
fellow countrvmen who attained q 4