The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-31
THE COURSE OF EVENTS.


period of fourteen days-the Provi-
sional Government has held the
rcins of power, the people having
quietly and peaceably submitted,
awaiting the decision of the great
Powers. In that time the new
has abrogated the
and removed the Marshal,
the Sheriff of Maui and the Port
Surveyor, also announced semi-offi-
cially that it will remove other Off
cials. 1t has proclaimed martial
law and enforced it in series of
petty and vexatious restrictions of
wholly unnecessary nature. 1t has
enacted nine new laws, a few of
them requisite to the changed form
of government, but Others evincing
an intention to exercise plenary
Legislative powers without reference
to the wishes of the taxpayers. One
of these laws abolishes the lottery
authorization act. With the intent
of this law we have no quarrel. We
hope, however, that the action does
not make of an act generally be-
lieved to have been imperative an
engine for attacking the government
so as to wrest from it speculative
profits equal to what were designed
to be gained through the act re-
pealed. Another law provides for
an extensive military force under
pay. A third aggressive measure
establishes press censorship only
surpassed by that of Russia in OPP
pressive possibilities from the fact
that an appeal to a jury is still left
open to journalists who may be
deprived Of liberty for exercising
the right of legitimate criticism.
The Government has chartered a
steamer at an expense of $4,000 to
take to San Francisco its secretly
and self-chosen ENJOYS to the United
States and appropriated 5000 fol
their expenses while there. 1t has
created foreign military force tC
uphold itself in power, of which the
permanent contingent is costing in
the neighborhood of $4,000 a month
as against the Clisbanded native force
which cost $1,000 a month. 1t has
created new offices, including one
abolished by the economists of the
late Legislature. 1t keeps a volun
teer military guard constantly unde,
arms at an expense of about $1,000 {
week to guard the Government
building, the police station, and the
empty streets at night. All these
are paid out of the taxes which the
same people now in power not more
than few weeks ago strenuously as
serted and insisted were not enough
for the ordinary running expenses o
the Government. Not the slightes
disposition is shown to consult tn
people on whether they like thes
things or not, though all around
from every island and from men o
every nationality and degree o
wealth, expressions of disagreement
and dissatisfaction have arisen whicl
are allowed to go unheedcd, or ar
only answered by petty sneers in tn
administration organ. During tn
whole of the two years which hav
elapsed under the Queens rule neve
has there been such extravaganza
political favoritism or distribution
of spoils to the victors as durin
these fourteen days. In fact bu
one man in those two years coul
say that his political course ha
brought about his removal from o1
: fee, and in his case it was not ordiI
1 airy politics but accusations of bril-
= cry and malfeasance in office. Wha
the end will be is not yet in sigh
but, unless some change is made i
the mode of carrying on affair
g nothing short of national bankruptc
: will result.