The morning call., 1893-01-29
HAWAII.
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Snpreue Court, which he held for life.
That alone viii illustrate the necessity for
the uprising when man will sacrifice life
pesitien 80 throw in his lot with the party of
revolution.
There are no adyenturers in this uprising,
but men Of wealth. position and influence
entirely.
Just imagine our position. For the past
Eve wears and a half there have been five
uprisincs or conspTacies against the Gov
eminent. Owing TO the instability OF. the
Government, caused BY these cOnspiracies.
capitalists would not invest their money on
the Islands. and those who had already done
so began 10 curJail as much as possible.
"Since Lniuokalani assembled the throne
the country has been in as bad condition
as II was prior to the adoption of the new
constitution in 1887.
The white people have been smarting
under unjust taxation. political corruption
and other abuses till patience had ceased to
be a virtue.
'Our action has not been 4 movement OF
impulse. For a long time the Queen and
her advisers have been endeayoring to get
the mower Of Government eentered in the
natives. leaving the foreigners in hopeless
minority.
The Queen tried to force upon Us a con-
stitutiou even worse than was in vogue
priorto 1857. She wanted the appointment
# tweuty-f0ur mobiles placed in her own
hands, The same as her brother had. and
the property qualification for voters abol
fSbed. so that some of the remaining
twenty-four might be elected TO support her.
thereby giving her a majority in the Legs
lature.
''When the people, whose capital, energy
and ENTERPRISE had built up the country,
were practically asked 70 relinquish their
right TO proper representation in the Gov
eminent for the protection Of their vast in
terests We thought it was time to call halt
1--WE nave had many corrupt Legislatures,
hut the last was the worst Of all Ii was
no secret that SO could purchase the vote
ana influence Of any member. They passed
the lottery bill and the opium bill, and
crowned their iniamy by voting ont the
bestCabnet we ever had just two days be-
fore Propagation.
Although groani0g under these abuses
we might have j0Eged along Without any
uprising, but when the Queen appeared de-
termiBed to force anon Us the new c0nsti-
tuition practically placing all power IN the
hands of the natives and reducing the term
IF the Supreme Court Judges from lie 10
six years, the foreigners and the more in
telliEeBt natives saw that the only course
left open 70 them was union with tie nited
states
Those opposed to Us are the Queen and
her friends and the party of demagogues
or men who live by politics and would do
anything 10 put money into their own
pockets.
"Oar mission to Washington Is simply to
negotiate for annexation Of the Islands 10
the United States, as stated 10 the prOcla-
nation Of the Committee Of Safety. We,
az course, DO net know until We get to
Washington whether the United States
Government viii annex the Islands or not.
III there is a desire for annexation, then
tie details viii be gone into and all arrange
ments perfected. We are not in position
10 say what these details Will be, as they
VIII depend largely on what the United
States Government IS prepared to DO.
u cannot say what action England will
take in the matter. She did not have war
vessel al the islands when We lett.
IL feel this. that if the United States
agrees TO annex the islands, such an era Of
prosperity vii. be iuaugurated as tie Islands
have never seen before
" c. Wilder. who has vast interests at
stake in the islands, and who was chairman
of the citizens mass-me eting when the reso-
luton Of tie committee Of safety was
adopted, spoke in much the same strain as
Nr. Thurston.
The Cabinet" lie said, (which the Legis-
lature voted out two days before Propagation
was what We called The Conservative Cabi-
net 1t was composed Of men Of means
and Of the utmost probity, and who had the
entire confidence OF the whole moneyed and
business interests OF the eounTE.
"Their successors, who have been now
forced cut Of power BY the revolutionists.
were the worst lot of Ministers we had had
in twenty years. They were entirely sub
seTyient to the Queen.
1--WE would, however, have accepted that
Cabinet if the Queen had allowed The con-
stituton TO remain as it was ana not tried
10 force the new constitution down our
thr0atS. II was putting Us back TO what we
were prior to the revolution Of 1887, when
the King had to sign a new constitution.
The proclamation tells what our mi ssion
Is. and there is nothing further to say on
that subject. l. has the Endorsement Of all
tHe American population. Of the German
community and by a large number Of the
Eagiish residents.
Il think the annexation of the Islands
VIII be Of as much Importance and benefit
10 the people of California and the
business community of San Francisco as 70
the people Of the islands.
NO; there was no unusual disturbance
during the uprising. every thing passing off
quietly. There is evidently miscoDcep-
ton as to the landing Of the marines from
the Boston warobip It was done owing to
a request from the American citizens to
ConsulGeneTal Stevens as a protection to
their lives and property. They did not
patrol the streets. but took up their quar-
ters in a vacant building opposite the thea
ter. 1t had a good moral effect. however.
upon the natives.
Business has been very dull In the ISL
ands, but we hope that annexation to the
United States will brighten things up"
Joseph Marsden gave a brief review Of
the political situation.
prior to the constitution of 1885," be
said, "twenty-four Mobiles were appointed
by the King and twenty-four by universal
suffrage. After 1887 twenty-four MOBILES
were returned by voters having property
qualification of 5000 or an annual income
OF 5000 and the other twenty-four by uni
veTsal suffrage.
Prior to 1887 the King had the absolute
power Of appointing OF removing the men,
bers Of his Cabinet, but the new constitu-
ton, while it permitted him to appoint, de-
barred him from removing any one except
by the process Of law.
''Liliuokalanfs aim has been all along to
restore the former powers and privileges of
the throne. The struggle commenced when
the last Legislature began its sessions and
has been kept up for over seven months
I'll the ex-Qnsen had got her own way it
would have simply meant a complete sacri-
fee Of our interests as the sole power would
have been in the hands of the Queen and