The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-05
TOO MUCH LENlENCY.
CONGRESSMAN LOUD GIVES
HIS VIEWS.
He Thinks the ex-Queen Should be
Sent Away-The Duty Of the
Government Defined.

Congressman f. +. Loud, of Califor-
MIA, is a man whose personality has
been more or less mixed up with Ha-
waian affairs since he first entered
Congress five years ago. He is now
upon his third term from the 5th dis.
trict, embraced mostly in San Francisco
city. In features and general appear
ance, he resembles the late General
Grant, and, from the talk our reporter
had with him this morning, he is not
unlike him in disposition. His pug
nacity is marked, while conservative
and what he says comes like trip
hammer, right from the shoulder
"The Executive of the United States
could take such step in his conduct
towards these islands as did the Ex
ecutive in the case of Alaska, and com
nit the policy of our country so that
Congress upon assembling could not
but sanction his acts" said Congress
man Loud. "But whether he will do
this of his own volition is doubtful. |
am of the opinion that unless some
thing extraneous to the present condi-
ton of affairs turns up, you will have
to wait many months before any action
is taken. As an American citizen may
have one opinion about the desira-
bility of certain conditions attending
the acquisition of these islands for my
country 1t will commit us to a more
pronounced foreign policy than we
have ever before exhibited Yet how
can we avoid this predicament2 We
are a growing, expanding people and
the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic
and the fifty-fourth parallel of latitude
flag should float wherever a free and
enlightened american Colony is plant
ed But that colony should first prove
strong enough to sustain ITSELF With
so many natives reputed to be opposing
annexation to one white demanding it,
you cannot blame our Executive for
demanding facts. / am free to
admit that my mind was fully
made up before l had ever seen
these islands, on their future annexa-
ton, and what l see here now only
corroborates my opinion. | am now
fully familiar with the situation and
will say with no disrespect to Commits
sioner Blount, that it didn't take me
two weeks to become so. The con-
ditions here are such that some foreign
power must acquire and control these
islands and speedily, too. If they do
not they will become an Asiatic
colony with all that this implies About
your government as it stands | hesitate
to deliver an opinion, because, being
in the American government it is hard
ly ethical. trust | am not overstep-
ing polite bounds, however, when | say
that, if l had an enemy, no matter
how weak he was, would keep a watch
on him. The seditious and disoyal
meetings that have been held here late
ly, have been overlooked by the govern
ment and the strict law in regard to
llSdSOll llOl lIlSlSlGu OH. ne SACuSC
has been that the native is weak and
irresponsible. No doubt he is; but
may not this condition be construed as
demanding even greater strictness than
otherwise? For may not the ignorant
and peaceful native be persuaded by
his more reasonable brother to commit
acts that may be worse than ever
dreamed of, if longer permitted to con-
tinue meeting and celebrating and
consulting with deposed monarch, and
having radically in view her restoration?
l think the "Queen" should be sent
away. But these are questions you
must settle yourselves. We cannot
come down here and settle them for
you"
The hack had been waiting for the
positive Congressman some time, and
so the reporter wished him and Mrs.
Loud who accompanied him bon voy-
age on their return trip by the Monowai
which by this time is on the bounding
waves for San Francisco.