The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-17
KOHALA
Is STRONG FOR ANNEXATION.
w. X. Castle tells An advertiser
Reporter his Impressions
of the Situation

Mr.. w. r. Castle, who has just re
turned from trip to Kohala, was
seen by an ADVERTISER representa-.
tive on Saturday,
"KOhala is looking WE'LL" said Mr..
Castle, "and the crops are turning out
better than | expected. | was much
pleased by what | saw and heard
while in the district | held two meet
ings, the first of which was in the
little native Westinghouse of Hala-
ula. There was quite large attend
ance of native Hawaiians, who lis
tened attentively and carefully. The
meeting was interrupted to some eX-
tent by royalist who went there for
that purpose. But the fact was he
was thoroughly squelched."
"Did any one else speak?"
eyes, Kahookano spoke, and he
spoke well. He said he made up his
mind two years ago that the country
could not go on much longer as it had,
| and that annexation would be the
best thing for Hawaii. The best course
for her was to join with the nation
which had given her her civilization
| and autonomy. The man interrupted
him a good deal, and finally they
| asked me to answer some questions.
Hawaii did not get along very well
under Kamehameha /. well, l said,
if Kamehameha the first came round
and wanted your wife, what
would you do?' The man admitted
that he would have to give her up.
Other illustrations were reluctantly
admitted, and the audience cheered.
Coming down to Kamehameha I'LL,
| called attention to the fact that he
granted Constitution with rights
which Liliuokalani tried to take
away. This also he admitted. | re-
minded him of the time when Kekua-
naoa smashed the natives calabashes
because the price of the poi did not
suit him."
1.-The same man said that, with an
neXation, the natives would be driven
to the woods like the Indians
"What did you say to that ?n
al told him that that was what I
was waiting for. The good Indians, |
told him, were living ON their own
lands, with their own schools and
churches; some of them American
citizens, and controlling local cleo
tions. The bad Indians would have
scalped that man, and the Hawaiians
would not be treated as they were,
unless they were like them"
"Did you refer to the civil rights.n
"Yes, and 1 told them that the
United States was too great and noble
q nation to deprive them of the fran
chise. AT the close quite a large
number of the natives signed the an
nexation rolls.
"Where was your other meeting,
Mr.. Castle ?"
"The next night, Thursday, 1 was
advertised to speak at the Courthouse.
I had expected to address natives but
found only half dozen present.
When 1 asked them why more were
not there one of them said, I'VE want
ed to come but were told to stay away
or we would get into a pilikia.' His pre-
else words were, 'Ua papa la la makou
me ka olelo piiikia ana makou Ike
hele mai This was done by royalists.
The audience consisted chiefly of Eng
lishmen. 1 began by referring to
what we had heard as soon as we
reached Washington, about what had
passed in the House of Commons. L
reviewed the reasons which made the
majority of Americans favor anneXa-
ton, and referred to the undoubted in
ternational understanding that when
the native government ceased to af-
ford protection to property the coun-
try must fall to some foreign power,
and that power should be the United
States.
81 then treated the question from
the Hawaiian standpoint, showing
that it was not one into which the ma
tionality of residents could enter. l
spoke 80 minutes after which some
persons in the audience, principally
Mr.. Kynnersley, asked questions. Mr..
X. stated that while he did not approve
the action of the Queen, we had gone
too far. Good advice to the Queen
should have been sufficient. When l
replied that the history of the kala-
kaua regime showed that sound and
conservative advice would not be TAX
en-, the place was filled with APP
plause.'
"What is your opinion as to annex
alton sentiment in kOhala?"
at is growing. Only very small
minority of the whites oppose it, and
many of the natives are convinced
that annexation is the only safety for
Hawaii, and have signed the roll.
The best natives favor it. The Club
Rave over 400 signatures, of which 100
are Hawaiians."
MIR. Castle also spoke of the much
mooted Thurston letters. He had read
them. and found them very good.
Thurston told them that annexation
was coming, and that they could not
hinder it, While if they delayed it
they would simply be delaying the
prosperity pros of Hawaii. The men mem, who no
Stood in the way of progress would a ;o be
crushed by it. He urged tn s 10 JON
and prosperity of the country. r
"By tie way" added Mr.. Castle ,od
noticed some mail bags marked s On
Her Majesty's Service 1t is about
time TO stop that whole business"
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