The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-04-15
THE IRON HAND.

the New York politicians used to
call halfbreedsm in the air-a sort
of craftsmanship which walks gingerIy
through the parts of speech, which
looks upon a revolution as sort OF
cake-wak and which would rather i'm
peril all the gains of progress than to
restrain even conspirator's liberty or
to hurt even traitors feelings. Such
methods have never made a successful
revolution. They are of the indulgent
and lace-pantalette order which may be
used in settling the minor tiffS of soc-
ETY., or the petulant feuds of feeble
minded children, but which are as poor
a reliance to those who are struggling
against monarch at bay, as a cologne
spray bottle would be to people who
wanted to wet down the fires of a
threatening volcano.
After reciting the story Of the royal
ist plots and intrigues, and their toer-
ance by the government, the Adper-
tiSey says:
Is it not time to ring down the cur
tain upon this farce2 1t may have
been amusing, but the time has come
when it ceases to amuse. We are no
friend to unnecessary harshness, but the
law must be upheld or else fall into
contempt The deposed sovereign is
a woman and is entitled to the Chival-
rous treatment due to the meanest of
her sex, but the sentiment of chivalry
must not be permitted to override COM
mon sense. No one who knows the
Hawaiian can doubt for an instant that
the ex-Queen is responsible, directly or
indirectly, for all the attempts now
making to break down the authority of
the Government and to defeat its ends.
The plots and conspiracies, the embas
sizes and manifestoes, the leagues and
libel and lies of the royalist, are all at
her door. One word from her would
stop them ALL She will not speak it,
because she openly defies the Govern
ment, and because she is an avowed
pretender to the vanished throne OF
Hawaii.
These are words of truth and sober.
ness and they suggest a course OF
procedure and that the most moder
ate one which any other nation would
take under similar circumstances
Plainly stated, every person known tc
be conspiring against the government
from the ex-Queen down, should be ar
rested and held to await examination
or trial There should be no unneces-
sary delay in setting the machinery o.
the law at work and then, if the con
spiratorS are found guilty, everyone OF
them should be banished and their es
tates confscated The moment thu
steamer passed around Diamond Head
with the malcontents on board, there
would not be peep of protest agains
the Provisional power or the annexation
movement from one end Of the Haw
allan chain of islands to another. Tn
natives, no longer inAamed by royals
appeals and confused by royalist false
hoods, would then follow their nature
instinct towards union with great an
friendly people and annexation CCul
but follow.
We do not think the governmer
realizes what a depressing spectacle
shown by an hysterical nightly turn-or
of the troops on royalists alarms, and b
a busy secret service at work trying t
ferret out what particular variety of eg
/ the reasonable old harry Of Washing
ton Place will lay next They do thes
things better in France. A depose
monarch there, with all his encourage
does not linger long within the frontiers
The soldiers do not have to lie awak
nights from fear of what he will de
The detectives of the people find n
birds in royalist nests to bother abou
They are saved all trouble simply bC
cause their government chooses to fgf
its revolution out
Why not have some Cromwellia
backbone in dealing with intriguin
royalty in Hawaii? What is to hinder
The world respects a nation that put
down its enemies with an iron hanC
and recognizes its right to do SO; bu
mankind has little regard for one which
from fear or mistaken amiability, lets
foe marshal its forces and recoup it
energies within the very walls of tn
governments citadel.
As to the payment of any salary q
allowance to her, or to Kaiulani, a
long as either maintains the attitude c
pretender, it is enough to say that tn