The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-18
THE ROYALIST CLAIM.
A Citizen of Hawaii Answers
Ar. Neumaun and his
Backers.

and sayings Of our last sovereign,
Claus Spreckels and the Hon. Paul
Neumann-the three leading lights
against annexation-mus believe
as the writer does, viz, that it is
not patriotism, love of country, nor
love of any part of the people that
prompts them to oppose annexa-
tion-but it is self-interest, SUI
preme selfishness. Oar last sover-
eign sent Hon. Mr.. Neumann to
Washington, and instructed him to
negotiate with the Washington
government for a liberal money
allowance for herself and for her
supposed successor. She asked no
favors for the country or for her
people; and when self is so large
before ones eyes as to exclude all
else from being seen, it is not love
of country that presents itself to
view.
Mr.. Spreckels will fight the Pro-
visional government and all friends
Of annexation, whether they be
found here or in the United States.
He wants cheap labor to work his
plantations (no selfshness there),
and he believes annexation will
prevent it. He appears blind to
the country's welfare, stable gov
eminent, and everything but cheap
labor.
Mr.. Spreckels claims to be
friend Of the poor kanaka. He
always had admiration for the
Hawaiian" mot only
old Spreckels will see that justice
is done the Hawaiian, but his
whole family and the natives can
depend on that" Mr.. Spreckels is
for the Hawaiians and their cause.
For why? Because he believes the
duped kanakas can help him to de-
feat annexation, and that will en-
sure him plenty of cheap labor,
which must be very gratifying
to the poor laboring kanaka as
we'll as profitable to Mr.. Spreckels.
Almost all planters except those
employed by Mr.. Spreckels or those
under his financial thumb, are fer
annexation. They believe annex
alton would be good for the coun-
try and are willing to abide the re-
suits whether labor be low or high.
MIR. Neumann's selfshness does
not crop out in such bold, plain
words as those referred TO above
but his advice to President Dole
and the Provisional government
implies as much. When the emo
luments and smiles that formerly
fell to him from royalty no longer
descend upon him and he sees no
prospect of their doing so as long
as the Provisional government
holds the reins. Hence his fatter-
ing :advice which is akin in its
object to that given by the fox to
the crow who had IL an opportune
moment picked up the fox's break
| fast and flown into tree with it.
The fox was vexed at his loss and
perplexed as to how he would re-
cover it, seeing an open fight was
against success. SO being cum
ming old fox, he used headwork
and diplomacy to effect his object
and began by fattering the crow,
telling him how good he was and
all the people knew it; but in order
to retain their good graces and
show them you are a good bird, as
they all believe, you must say
grace before you eat. So the silly
crow believing the fox sinceresin
his compliments and suggestions
and being convinced, saying grace
was a proper thing to do, opened
his mouth for the purpose and by
doing so dropped the meat which
the fox trotted off with, murmuring
some moral to the outwitted crow.
Advocate Neumann is known to
be (figuratively speaking) cum
ming old fox, thoughtful and
polite he has lost his supper and
is vexed at its loss, and perplexed
because there is no way to recover
it only by diplomacy. SO he COM
mences as did the fox, by flattery
Congratulating and praising Presi-
dent Dole, telling him the people
''have confidence in your charac-
ter, disposition, integrity and abil-
ity," and intimates that so good a
man as you are should say grace
before you go further, if you don't
the people will loose faith in your
strength, in your courage to do
what is just and right.
The grace Advocate Neumann
wants the Provisional government
to say before they go further, is, to
order an election where all its enc
mics as well as its friends could
express by their votes their APP
proval or disapproval of the policy
of the Provisional government,
hoping as he no doubt does, that
if he can pursuade them to say
this grace the government prize
may fall from their grasp and
could be picked up by the wiley
fox royalists who covet it.
Then there would be no annex
alton, no reciprocity; sovereignty
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