The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-03-03

but If it we're put to vote whether
those who now hold the reins of
government should continue in pow
or they wonld not get one-tenth of
the suffrages of the inhabitants of
the islands. Beyond this, | am toll
erably certain that they would not
get majority even if the natives
were DISTINGUISHED.
1--WE do not believe in the islands
that the American people will take
forcible possession of the territory.
The action would be SO utterly un-
American. The United States is
anxious for strategic purposes to
gain foothold in the islands. Well
and good. 1t can easily be had
without any strong measures. The
people of the islands would offer no
opposition. 1t has always been con-
trary to the policy of the United
States to take a country by force,
and there can be no doubt that the
American people would find it more
acceptable If peaceably acquired.
The Hawaiian people would certain
ly grant a coaling station if requir-
ed without any recourse to the pres
ent plan of conquest.
"That is the only way l know Of
describing the situation. The pro-
visional government arrogates rule
to itself under American guns with
out stopping to inquire into the
wishes of the people. Their ennis
saries come over here, and without
having even seen the proposed new
constitution put forward quantity
of tales regarding it. They said the
people had revolted because Liliuo-
kalani desired to appoint for herself
twenty-eight out Of the forty Gig hit
members of the Legislative body.
That is positively untrue, and it is
the only justification they offer for
the revolution. The truth is that by
the new constitution the queen
would have appointed just eight
members of the legislative body out
of forty -eight, so that the claim that
she was anxious to appoint a major
ity of the whole is ridiculous. The
i. fact is, Stevens has beou planning
this move for months. If not, why
does he say in his last despatch that
u
: from the planters as to the amount
, of bounty that would satisfy them
five months ago? What earthly oh.
ject could he have in taking that
5 consensus unless he were contem,
| plating a coup d'etat? He has been
: intending to assist this provisional
government in fomenting disturb
ance all the while. There was nc
need to land United States marines
on the islands. The government
, could have taken care of the disturb
{ ance well enough, but the queer
f could not fight the United States.
/. ''The queen, may say right here
t is the true representative of the feel
), ing on the island. l am an annexa
/ Zionist from first to last, and in my
S canvass in the election of 1892
| stood on that platform. But thu
l people, though they elected me
: elected twenty members out o
twenty-four on the other ticket. Thu
t people are against these commits
t sioners. They have spread storie
S of the queens unpopularity utterl.
|. without foundation. They have sale
r | am the tool of the lottery ring, ant
= they lie; they know they lie. If the.
n had no better case they should no
e attempt to put forward case at al
o They know as we'll as | do that
# opposed the lottery bill.
y THE truth of the matter is tina
1 these fellows who have gone t.
n Washington are smarting under de
S feat. They have tried to run tn
: islands as they wanted, and the
s have been showed under at two sue
e cessive elections. Their only hop
IS is to govern under the protection G
+ the United States, and SO they as
/, for annexation. In October when
l. declared myself in favor of annexa
J. ton in the Legislature everyone c
n those commissioners opposed nj
S Now they are stultifying their ow
o assertions. The people are anxiou
It to be annexed to the United State
l. but they opposed any measure whic
will put such men as that in CON
mand of the situation"