Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-27
sons srRIKINe LETTERS
Concerning Affairs at the Hawaifa
ISlandss

Affairs at the Hawaiian
Islands.
The following letter concerning affairs
In Hawaii is from the former editor of the
Berkshire Mass Courier. Mr.. Hosmer
was for years principal of the high school
in Great Darlington and is president In
Oahu college in Honolulu, and both he and
Mr.. Pope are old sohoolmates and personal
friends of Judge L. e. Munson of this
city. The Mr.. Beokwith referred to is also
q personal friend of Mr.. Munson, and is q
clergyman formerly of Waterbury, Conn,
and q graduate of Williams college.
Sir: American citizens here are
thoroughly indignant ct the unjust and
manifestly prejudicsd report of Uommis-
sioner Blount In Hawaiian affairs. His in
suits to United States Minister Stevens, his
rndeness towards the better element In
this community, his evident preference for
the lower strata of society, were all over.
looked because he was the representative of
the United States, and We felt confident
that fair treatment would be ultimately &C.
corded to us. But the time has come when
every American here should speak out In
no uncertain terms, and appeal to our fell
low citizens at home. We believe that the
American people are with us, and that
they will not tolerate such an injustice,
such crime against civilization, ss Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Gresham seem to have
determined upon.
The United States troops did not over
| throv the government of Queen Liliuoka-
| 1ani. She was driven from the throne by
| the united force of American, German,
Portuguese and English mechanics, mer-
chants and professional men, who have
been goaded to rebellion by the outrageous
conduct of the queen heraelf. There was
no plot entered into by the better element.
| The majority were disposed to tolerate
| even the disgrace of selling out the king
| dom to the lottery schemers and the opium
| swindlers, but when Queen ~Liliuokalsni
| undertook to overthrow the constitution
| and rule as an absolute monarch she showed
| her complete inability to comprehend the
| spirit of the present age.
The contest is between the civilization
| founded here by the American missionaries
| in 1921 on the one hand, and on the Other
| the scheming demsgogues and irresponsible
adventures leading the ignorant portion
| of the Hawaiians and half castles. A very
| large part of the Hawaiian element-which
| by the way, Ia less than half the whole
| popuIation-is on the side of the pro
visional government.
The character of President Dole and hi
cabinet Ia above criticism. They are mel
of high order of ability, and are sted
implicitly by all classes here.
F. A. HosMER,
Presidents Office, Oahu college, Honolulu
81. l., December 1.
| NEW YORK, December 20, 1898.
| To the Editor of the Berkshire Courier:
I send you for publication private let
ter from the wife of Hon. William R. Gas
tie, one of the Hawaiian commissioners, VIII,
was sent to Washington last February. Mrs
Castle is of New England birth and parent
sge, a daughter of Frederick @. Lowrey
formerly conductor on the Housatoni
railroad and station agent at Pitts6sld
Mass, up to 1866. These people, as well a
Messrs. Btckwith and Hosmer, referred t.
in the letter, are we'll known in Berkshir
county. There is good reason for the spiri
of rs pervsding the Islands, when an al
tempt was made to deprive such citizens Q
their constitutional rights forced from q
unwilling monarch by q popular uprisin
IN 1887. 1t il quite true that the existin
government is neither republican no
democratic in form. It is simply Wig
lance committee, based on an uprising G
chose who naturally come to the front i
an emergency of this kind. The necess
tiea of the situation have, however, CON
PEELED the assumption of all the power
and privileges of an independent govern
ment until the future relations of tt
islands to the United States are perm,
nently established.
Yours truly,
| RALPH W. POPE