The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-05-27
THE HAWAIIAN SITUATION.
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weigh the national interests of the
Hawaiinn.horn citizen

itself do not find a single reference
to the advantages which are to accrue
to the Hawaiian people from the step
which it is the object of the Commits
sion to accomplish, The argument is
that, under the recent legislation of
the United States and Hawaii, Anne
rican citizens have become so pros
porous there that it is the duty of the
United States to protect them in that
prosperity; and that duty is being
urged, not by the Hawaiians them
selves, but by the representatives OF
the very citizens whose prosperity is
thus affirmed.
There is no reference to bad govern
ment, but in good, honest English
Mr.. Thurston states (page 2SO: "Ame-
rican property interests in Hawaii
have become so great that it is no
longer simple question of political
advantage to the United States, OR OF
CHARITY OR JUsrICE TO A WEAK NEIGH
BoR, which the authorities at Washing
ton have to deal with; but it is II ques-
ton involving the fortunes of thou
sands OF their own flesh and blood, and
lllllllOuS vi uollaIS WOlOh VI blielI wv IL
property"
The marks of emphasis aremine,
but those are the words addressed by
| Hawaiian statesman to the Ameri
can people!
l think l have made it perfectly
| clear that no arguments have been 80
much as referred to as regards the in
| terests of Hawaiians themselves, and
Notwithstanding the alleged bad gov
eminent, the Americans and other
foreigners, according to Mr.. Thurston,
have been fairly prosperous under
Hawaiian rule. But about the 18th
of January, the Queen, with an infa-
tuation which is incredible, accom-
pllshed three bad acts, and attempted
one unconstitutional act. There was
a remedy, and very proper one; all
good men should have stood by the
Constitution, and let the Queen see
that although she might break her
own sovereignty she could not break
the Constitution. In order to avoid an
archy the succession to the throne is
constitutionally provided for, and in
this case the dethronement of the
Queen involved automatically the
succession of the Princess Kaiulani.
With the view of freeing the Prin-
cess from any bad court influences
and giving her pure, home training,
she was sent q believe at Mr.. Thurs
tons suggestion) to quiet English
country home, where, and at Brighton,
she has spent three or four years in
refined society and study; and this
year the Princess WAS to return to
Hawaii, after making prolonged
visit to the United States.
If all that was wanted was good
government l cannot conceive any
better provision than the Constitution
placed in the hands of the provisional
government. Dethronement of the
Queen substituted well-educated
high-principled girl, who would have
been guided by such men as are now
the executive of the provisional gov.
eminent. But that was not thorough
enough for the extreme men, and sc
this Commission was hurried off, the
Constitution hopelessly detied, and
the Hawaiian nation is at present be.
ing held by the throat until the Com
missioners can induce the United
States Government to take the unen-
viable task off their hands.
I ventured to write to the Hawaiian
Minister at Washington, on receipt OF
the news, earnestly and solemnly re-
monstrating against this procedure.
! pointed out the utter impossibility
of the Commissions ever obtaining
the sanction of the Hawaiian people
to their proposal, and reminded him
that the Princess Kaiulani was emf
nently qualified for the position which
in case of the Queens removal, would
be hers by right My efforts were in
vain, for after my letter had been re
ferred to the Commission, l merely
received by cable the singular mess
age: Islands transferred; Princes;
provided for"
Even then I felt certain that nei
Their the government nor the people o.
the United States had any idea of the
actual circumstances in which it was
sought to involve them. knew thai
at some time or other the fact woulC
have to be disclosed, that out of Ia ,O0(
electors at least 10000 would be utter
ly averse to annexation; and I knew
the American people we'll enough tt
feel assured that they would rejecr
with scorn the proposal that they
should thus violate their own pledge
of friendship, especially to weak
nation.
1t has been represented that in com
ing to Washington Princess Kaiulan
has been actuated by ambition o.
avarice. 1t WAS not very courageou
suggestion, neither is it true. Hope
less as the effort seemed at that tim,
the Princess said to me: perhaps il
l do not go the Hawaiians will say tc
me hereafter, you might have saved
us, and you did not try" And 81
we came.
I deplore with all my heart the
blunder into which, as believe, panic
and the clamor of agitators have
hurried SO many of my most valued
friends in Honolulu. rejoice t.
know that this is not question be
tween Americans and Englishmen
for all through this period of disaffec
ton my most cordial ally at Honolulu
has been, and is at present, head 0
the Boston house of Brewer & Co.
and of the family to which Mr.. Com
missioner Carter belongs. But / re
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