The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-09
Hawaiian annexation


18th, says: THE Montreal Star has q
startling editorial opposing the annex
alton Of the Sandwich islands by the
United States, as it constitutes the
Malta OF the greatest OF the oceans.
The Star adds With Hawaii de-
pendent Of the British we can ioin
with Australia in winning the fight for
the control OF the Pacific, but with our
| connections broken at the middle the
| fight for a place in the commerce of
the Orient will be made immeasura-
| bly, difficult"
y dispatch from New York, dated
| the 9th, says: TheO. II. Davies, guar
dian OF Princess Kaiulani and we'll
known as an opponent Of the Hawai-
ian anneXationists, is n guest at the
Brevoort house. He said: "Be-
fore / left England the princess said
TO me: 1T is not necessary that our
family should rule in Hawaii but it is
necessary that Hawaiians should be
led by one of their own chiefs The
princess is not DESTROYS of having the
queen set aside in her favor, but would
consent to such a plan if it was the
will of the Hawaiians. Neither the
queen nor the princess has received a
penny from the Provisional govern
ment and they have been entirely de-
pendent upon their private income
since the queen was deposed" Davies
conteBded that If the question of an
neXatlon were put to popular vote of
the HawaiiauS il WOuid be oyerWhelm-
ingly defeated.
British F1ans in Ghe Pacific.
cable from London dated the both,
says: "The Times today publishes a
prominent article upon the arrival in
London OF James Huddart. who is to
lnaugurate new route to Sydney, n.
S. W., via Canada. The new depar-
ture, it appears, is due to the big trade
already existing between Honolulu
and Vancouver, which formerly all
belonged to San Francisco. The pro-
motors of the new enterprise are very |
sanguine of improved relations be |
tween Canada and Australia as re- |
suit of Mckenzie BOwell's mission. |
The various Australian governments, |
with view of arranging for special |
tariffs and subsidies, the company's |
defensive and exclusive working |
agreement with the Canadian Pacific
railroad Is regarded as of great i'm
portance, and "a suggestion to put its
vessels on the Admiralty list Of avail
able cruisers in time of war will be
when the house of commons
bles.
The Silver Question.
The senate continues it's debate on
no SiIx-ar
Irows hotter and more personal
Senator Stewart consumed part of
two days in arraigning President
Cleveland for his despotIc course in
violating his pledge of office, and
made very strong case against the
executive. The silver men are hold
ng the fort, and will not permit
vote to be taken, if they can prevent |
{, till compromise acceptable to
hem is offered. There is talk of
between silver men and |
he protectionists to fight the repeal
,lil and prevent tariff tinkering. |
Should this be done, there will be no
epeal. 1t is thought that Cleveland
5 weakening on his "absolute repeal" |
and that he will be forced )
o compromise. The following letter
hows his status on September %:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, ! d,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. %. :
V. J. Northen:
p MY DEAR SIR hardly know how |
o reply to your letter of the 18th in d
tant. 1t seems to me that am plain
Y on record concerning the financial b
uestion: My letter accepting the
omination TO the presidency, when
cad in connection with the message
'tely sent TO congress in eXtraordin-
ry session, appears to me to be very q
X plicIt. .
L want currency that is stable and i,
afe in the hands of our people. | will RI
OF knowingly be implicated in a con- V
ltion that will justly make me in the a
last degree anSwerable TO any la q.
Orer or farmer in the United States n
n another shrinkage in the purchas- "
lg power of the dollar he has received K
r full dollars worth of the product fl
his toll. r.
L not only want our currency to be
such character that all kinds of cr
Illars will be of equal purchasing ST
,wer at home, but / want it to be of
ch character as will demonstrate A
broad our wisdom and good faith, fa
us placing upon firm fOundationour ci
edit among the nations of the earth. 81
want our financial conditions and 81
e laws relating to our currency to 10
BIO have money will spend and in
st it IN business and new enter hs
Uses, instead of holding it. Youcan- 90
It cure fright by calling it foolish ar
I'd unreasonable, and you cannot r.
event a frightened man from hoard mr.
& his money. ] want good, sound IS
III stable money, and condition of A
nfidence that will keep it in use. tn
Within the limits of what [ have fo
'itten l am friend of silver. bur I
lieve that its proper place in our sc,
rrency can only be fixed by the re- tin
justment OF our currency legisIa- fro
III and the Inauguration of con- i'm.
tent and comprehensive financial
leme. l think such a scheme can ste
~ be entered upon profitably and M;
pefully after the repeal of the law wi
lich is charged with all our fiuan- is
! woes. In the present state IF the
bic mind this law cannot be built by
on nor patched in such way as to Sc
ieve the situation. ha
am, therefore, opposed to the free ne,
unlimited coinage of silver hy this IN,
lntry alone and independently, and ORE
M in favor of the Immediate and fht
repeal of the purchase
!, clause of the so called sherman mn
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