The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-07-15

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what the Provisional government anI
the American representative INTENDED
/ when the flag was raised, and JUS
| what the Provisional government anC
| Americau representative thought auo
! intended that our published document
| and official action expressed. The one
essential and effective lstep We
| took was 10 raise the tiag-we only
J did that, and precisely that President
| Harrison and Secretary Foster never
| disapproVed. IL remained Up seventy
| five days. During that time all had
| been ACCOMPLISHED which had been
| promised and expected when il was
| raised. In that time two foreign war
| ships had arrived at Honolulu, but
| the American flag was up and thus
all danger of dual or triPartite ar
rangement as 10 Hawaiian affairs was
| avoided, and the just American pre-
dominance successfully maintained.
They are dull statesmen and poorly
equipped diplomatistS who do not
know the advantage which the party
has who is in actual possession. l am
but too glad TO believe that the pres
ent administration has no thought of
giving up this vantage ground, to
which the bold and vigorous dispatch
OF Secretary Bayard, approved by
President Cleveland, To Minister Mer-
rill, July II, 1887, powerfully cOntri-
buted.
The language of the dispatch when
an outbreak was feared in the summer
of 1887, was the following:
''The interests of American citizens
which has grown up under the extern
sion of commerce between Hawaii and
the United States and the guarantees
of existing treaty must not he je0p0r-
n; - II n ;saf - Eo
9OUernn1 ent of these islands, and 1t
IS the duty of the United States to
see that these interests are not i'm
periLLed or injured, and to do oil
things necessary for their Just pro
lection.
While we abstain from interfering
with the domestic affairs of Hawaii,
in accordance with the policy and
practice of this government, yet Oh
Struction to the channels Of Legiti-
mate comm cree under existing tar
must not be 0ILoaOed, and Am erjcon
citizens in Hd1Cdii must be 21rOtec-
ted IN their persons and property
6y the representatives Of their cou1l-
try'S lar and pO1Oer, and no inter
nal diScOrd must be suffered to inn
pair Mena.u
These were the latest instructions to
the United States minister at Homo
lulu, on file at the legation, for guild
ance in case of circumstances precisely
like these which arose when the Ha-
waiian monarchy fell in January last.
1t was the language of this dispatch
which Captain Wiitze Of the Boston
had for his instruction.
The essential objects to be accom-
plished by raising the flag were gained
during the seventy-five days its bright,
starry folds were before the people of
The Provisional government
had secured the necessary time to or
ganiZe an efficient police and military
force, to substitute reliable officials in
place of the unreliable, and to CONSOLE
date the new government, with the APP
prevail of the best and most responsible
men of all the islands. That country
now has the best government it has
ever had, administered by men of in
telligence, education and character,
and as thoughly American in sym
pathy and interest as we have at the
head of any of our American states
and territories. That government and
those back of it-all the responsible
and the best critiZens of the islands
ask for the annexation of Hawaii as a
territory of the United States. This is
desired because it is believed to be
best for the native as well as the for
eign born population of the islands.
The Hawaiian monarchy has been es-
pecially injurious to the welfare of the
native Hawaiians. The government
and those supporting it desire anneXa-
ton because they justly regard present
Hawaii in reality an American colony
closely identified with American in
terests and governed by American
ideas, American laws, and American
judicial rules and decisions. In re-
porting the treaty of annexation in |
January last the Senate committee of |
foreign affairs acted as American |
statesmen in dealing with facts, events
and interests as they found them. |
They came to the same conclusion as
lid the Democratic administration of |
1854, when Secretary VIM. l.. Marcy, |
Commission Gregg to ne |
gOtiate treaty of annexation, which |
that commissioner did negotiate, |
though he exceeded his instructions |
is to the provisions of the treaty.
The treaty of 1854 failed through di-
gided counsels at Honolulu and the |
duplicity of the Hawaiian
of foreign affairs-a willy |
who had no love for Amer
can institutions. VIM. l.. Marcy was
| bold and able man, and his view of
ne value OF t1dWall 10 Tue Onlleu
States was fully shared by VIM. II.
seward, who had remarkable fore
sight as to the vast future of American
commerce it the Pacific, and looked
Onward to the annexation of Hawaii
Is necessary and inevitable, and would
nave urged it during his occupancy of
he state department, had he found
he Honolulu authorities ready for it.
Marcy, the able Democratic leader
If his time, cool, sagacious states
nan, in a dispatch to the United
States Minister Mason at Paris, De
,ember IS, 1858, speaking of the Ha-
yaiian Islands, said:
"Both England and France are APP
)rized of our determination not to al
ow them to be owned by or to fall
lnder the projection of either of
hese powers or of any other Eu-
'opean nation. 1t seems to be newt
IDLE that they must come under the
control of this government"
Luther Severance, an able, safe and
man, whom the people of
Maine many years knew so well,
whom Daniel Webster houored, after
our years residence at Honolulu,
.ame to the same conclusion as did
Secretary Marcy.
None have defended this view more
IDLY than James G.. Blaine, in n re-
state paper during President
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