The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-12-05
THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
An Islander Regrets the An
nounced Policy of the
Government

OhlLAND, Ols, 1NOfs A&s all
ing for few days in your delight
full city Of hills on my way from
the East to my island home, I saw
in your issue of yesterday the re-
port of the Secretary Of State on
the Hawaiian question. The as
constituent felt BY me is only what
must be felt by all who have the
welfare of others at heart.
Has the time indeed come when
the Government Of the United
States shall depart from its tradi-
tional policy Of forwarding the
cause of freedom, and use its power
for re-establishing a most corrupt
monarchy Is q Government which
has been recognized by the United
States and also Russia, and by the
resident representatives Of all the
frst-class powers, to be overthrown
by the Democratic party of the re-
public? Certainly this report shows
that such is the policy of the pres
ent administration; and if they
propose to carry it out, how is it to
be done? VIII the matter be refer
red to Congress for action, or will
dictatorial power to be assumed
Gas when President Cleveland,
even during the sessions of Con-
gress, appointedMr .Blount a special
commissioner to Hawaii and per-
sonally gave him authority over the
Minister Plenipotentiary, who had
been regularly appointed and con-
frmed by the Senate) and the
naval force of this country be
ordered to carry out this policy
of the present Cabinet? If the
former, let Congress call for the
papers in the State Department at
Washington showing the instruc-
tons issued by the different adj
ministrations to the American
ministers at Hawaii and the cor
respondence on file. Let them
also have the use of the testimony
taken by Commissioner .Blount,
and any unbiased committee will
say that Minister Stevens and the
late Captain Wiltse did not exceed
their authority or instructions, and
that the American colony there
should be upheld in the stand
there taken. If the question is not
to be left to Congress, then, indeed,
is your constitutional government
in this country to be set aside in
favor of dictatorial power.
The action implied would be
treachery on the part of the mother
country to those members of her
family residing in the Hawaiian
Islands. 1t is we'll known how cor
rupt the government of the islands
has been for years. How under
Kalakaua limited monarchy was
made practically absolute how by
a popular uprising he was obliged
to conform to the spirit of the
times and agree to rule through a
which should be approved
by the Legislature; how LiliuOka-
lani succeeded him and swore to
support that Constitution ; how,
while tearfully imploring the
of the ladies of Honolulu
for guidance, she practiced heather |
orgies with her set, and openly |
bribed the Legislature to carry out
schemes of her own, and signed |
bills for the licensing of opium and |
The establishment of a lottery |
which would have looked to this |
country for its business, after hav-
ing been driven from your borders |
how, after this, she had had pre-
pared new constitution and was
about to promulgate it, contrary to
aw, and which deprived the whites
IF vote in the election for members
Of the Legislature, which was to
sxpend the money which was
practically all to be paid by them.
Can you imagine worse case of
,Sxation without representation
Is it any wonder that we thought
he limit had been reached and
we're we not warranted in putting
aside such ruler?
The Americans being very large
y in the majority in the move
nent, it was natural that we should
ook to our own country for sup
BORT, moral at least, and as this
country had always taken the
round that no other foreign power
hould annex the islands, the Pro
risional Government on behalf of
he Americans, who had establish
it, rendered them to the United
il e knowing that any other
,oR, could take them by force if
he United States did not accept
he offer.
The former government could not