The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-06

out Of the wet. Who will succeed him Is
not yet made public Both he and Mott
Smith will be requested TO serve until their
successors are appointed.
The past week has seen the organization
of new club in Honolulu, called the An
nexation Club. This organization is already
very strong one and, as its name purpor,s.
is composed of men who see safety for the
country only in annexation. 1t is pre-
eminentlY an American movement, but
numbers Americans. Germans, Portuguese
and even some English in its membership.
The first meeting for organization was held
at the drill-shed. on the evening of March
21- AT that time it was confidently be-
lleved that the Australia, on her arrival,
next day. would bring the news of annexa-
tiOn consummated. and all the speeches made
at the meeting were full Of patriotism and
bopefulness.
The drill shed on that evening was packed
to its utmost capacity. Addresses wcre
made by r. f. Lansing, who opened the
meeting; F. NJ. Hatch. temporary chairman,
and Professor Scott. A committee on organ
izati6n was appointed, whose deliberations
resulted In the formation of permanent
political society to be called the Annexation
Club, with the following officers: Pres
ident, +. NJ. Hatch; secretary, j. w. Jones;
yice-presidents, w. G. Wilder, DR.. j. s.
McGrew. A. S. Hartwell, Professor Scott,
r. W. Wilcox and j. A. Kennedy; treas
urer, I. f. Lansing; executive committee
F. b. McStocker. c. II. Wilder. C. L. AJles.
George Mcleod, w. II. Hangs, T. Murray
and George c. Stratmeyer. Over 1900 mem-
bers are enrolled. almost n majority of ths
popular vote in the island of Oahu, aud The
number is constantly increasing. After
organization good many speeches were
made, setting forth the necessity for and ad-
vantngCs Of annexation, the leading argn-
ments for which have already been thor
oughly discussed in TIE CALL. One of the.
speakers was 1osepa, native Hawaiiap.
who said:
Gentlemen. want 10 thank you for asking
me 10 address you this evening. year or two
ago stood in that assembly 10 contend for ths
best Interests of my country. for tie Iiherti OF
my country; and not only for the interest now
do contend in this annexation, but feel in this
meeting represent the interests OF all natiou-
alities In Ibis country. [AppIause.I There are
some newspapers that have miSrepfesente1 the
object OF this movement and The consequences to
my country, hut 1 want to tell You at this time
that feel that my country Is being advanced by
this meeting. IApplause.l 1t Is my contention
that We should look forward 10 the future be-
cause II we look back we those things OF
which we cannot approve. When man lies sick
and weak lie wants some strong hand soma
friend with a strong hand. TO take hold OF him
and lift him again mo health, and it is with
this nation. [Applausel 1 hope that tomorrow
we shall have the Indication that there is I sIreur
hand beiug reached out to US that we wilt
stand in safety and in prosperity. IAppauseI
If 1 rich man, Mr. Bishop fer Instance, were Il,
ask any OF us to b. partner with him. 10
share his property with him, wonId We not feel
rich? In The same way we should feel rich when
a strong powerful country like America takes
hole of US ana brings us into its partnership
IApplause.l That weak man, that sick man
that poor man, is Hawaii to-day, aud IL we want
TO see this sick man get well, this weak man
get strong and this poor man get rich, then let
us be annexed 10 the United States IApplause.I
/ am to-day abused because L take up this an
neXatOn cause but tell you. gentlemen, the day
VIII come when those men who turn their backs
upon me will want TO shake hands with me.
lApplause.l am not going to move back one
foot, bulge one inch back. 1 stand here on
this platform, and l am gotug to continue Ia
stand on this platform of Banexaii0n and an
going 10 move forward until We all reach tbat
haven annexation with the United States.
lApplausel l thank you, gentlemen. lap
plause.l
On Saturday evening, March 25 the H.
waian Patriotic League held meeting in
Queen Emma square. With the aid of the
Hawaiian National band, under which
name the famous old Hawaiaa band has
recognized and is more popular than ever.
the promoters of the meeting managed Ia
get together about 500 people, of whom the
majority were boys under ii years of age
and young men and maidens of Honolulu
who had come ont to listen TO the music of
the band during the intervals of such
negotiations as they might be carrying OIL
looking TO future annexation Of a nature
not political. There were a number of
native speakers who spoke in Hawaiian,
but were frequently interrupted by native
interlocutors who demanded 10 know, at
most embarrassing and inopportune times,
how the speakers knew what they were
talking about, aud openly dissenting from
| the views taken.
The English speaker of the evening was
c. w. Ashford, who told his hearers. among
other things, that there was nothing in the
proposed treaty of annexation preventing
the United States from making aliens of
you. 1t purports TO convey everything.
down to your horses and mules. to the
United States, and make Hawaii beggar
and an outcast at the outset OF her caFeerW
Even the band could not awaken much
enthusiasm among the people on this oeea-
sion, there was too much dissensiOn in the
audience from the opinions of the speakers.
and the meeting finally dispersed a. au
early hour.
As l intmated in previous dispatch,
there has been change ia the n rsha,saip