The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-20
A STRONG PLEA.
How the Administrators 8a-
waiian Policy Appears.

WaIfaH POLICY appears.
Let us see what the condition
of things is. A queen was reign
ing who had attempted by abso-
lutte fiat to disfranchise the white
citizens of the islands; the gov
eminent was totally corrupt, hand
in glove with the lottery. The
white people of the islands, with
the more intelligent part of the
natives, including all the leading
native ministers but one, were
totally dissatisfied, and felt that
her reign was constant menace
to their safety and prosperity. Her
deposition was a righteous act, just
as righteous as that which deposed
Charles 1 and there was far more
occasion for it than for the rebel
lion of our ancestors against George
III. By an uprising of the people
who had been threatened and in
jured, and who felt that their
property and lives were in danger,
she was removed from the throne,
and it was right that the represen-
tives of the American Government
should be ready to recognize the
change. A republican form of
government was declared, and men
were sent to this country to offer
the islands to be annexed to the
United States. There can be no
sort of question on anybody's part
that annexation would be better
for the United States and better
for the islands. They properly be-
long to US and have got to be, any
how, under our protection. The
only question is, if they are not an
nexed, whether they shall be pro-
tected as a republic or protected as
monarchy. Our Administration
declares for the monarchy, and
proposes to put back upon the
throne a discredited queen, al
though her restoration can be
effected only by a succession OF
bloody disturbances which will
endanger the life and property OF
American citizens as we'll as of the
people of Hawaii. It is very
peculiar exhibition, that of the
United States restoring mon
archy against the will of the people
In Hawaii the native race have
less enterprise than the negroes
and the people care very little who
rules them. Their interests are
slight in either case. There is in
Hawaii no system of suppressing
the native vote, and yet we pre-
sumo that on a fair vote at the
present time the Provisional Gov
eminent would be supported; al
any rate, it is the only government
in existence and President Cleve.
land takes a very serious RESPONSE
bility if he undertakes to overthrow
it. To give by force the American
interests and citizens of American
birth in Hawaii to Claus Spreckels
and The lottery and opium gangs
would be infamous.
One word as to Secretary Ores
hams sheer at the revolutionists
as aliens. He says that "a majority
of the thirteen members of the
Provisional Committee, including
five Americans, were aliens" and
that "a citizen of the United
States" read the proclamation de
posing the Queen. Every one Of
these men was voting citizen O.
Hawaii. We quote from the Ha
waiian constitution
Every male resident of the Ha'
waiian Islands of Hawaiian, Anne
rican or European birth or descent
who shall have attained the age Of
twenty years, shall be entitled tt
vote at any election, provided tha'
he shall have resided in the country
not less than one year preceding
such election that he shall be able
to read and comprehend an ordi
nary newspaper printed in either
the Hawaiian or some European
language, and that he shall have
taken the oath to support the con
stitution of 1887"
The foreign element thus en-
franchised conducts all the bust
ness and industrial enterprises
pays four-fifths of the taxes, and is
most deeply concerned in good
government.
If a senatorial commission i:
sent to Hawaii, it will learn much
more than Mr.. Blount has tolc
Secretary Gresham.-New YORK
Independent.