The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-05
Continued from list Pdge.)

The natural result of the condi-
tions | have described was the rapid
growth of distrust and suspicion on
the part of the natives towards the
foreigners, the latter seeming to feel
that, as they had been born under
the Hawaiian flag, or had become
naturalised citizens, they could
speak freely for the Hawaiians, even
to the extent of advocating the
transfer of their territory to another
flag. The foreigners 0hough there
have been many exceptions) have
thus been playing with fire for all
these years, and the natives have had
to listen to continuous suggestions
that the advance of commerce re-
CURED and justified the partial or
total surrender of Hawaiian soil.
There were not wanting Adventures
who famed vigorously the Hawaiian
distrust, and thus procured for
themselves the votes and favour of
the easily duped natives.
In 1874 King Lunalilo, who,
although very dissipated man, had
been strongly under what is called
missionary influence, died without
leaving a direct heir, and there was
a fierce contest for the succession
between Queen Emma, whom the
natives loved and trusted, and Ka-
lakaua, who was not much trusted
by any one, though many thought
they would be able to steer him for
their own benefit. The foreign,
especially the American, influence
went strongly for Kalakaua, and he
became sovereign, and bitterly his
supporters have since regretted it..
The chasm became wider and wider,
and Kalakaua seemed to help both
sides; he encouraged those who tam
pered with annexation, and he allied
himself with those who strove to
develop race hatred.
In 1887 the misrule and corrupt
practices of Kalakaua forced the
people, the natives joining the
foreigners, to rise and insist that he
should either abdicate or adopt a
new Constitution greatly limiting
the Kings power and increasing that
of the foreigners. The King bowed
to the inevitable, and the foreigners
prepared a Constitution which the
King accepted without amendment.
Nevertheless, the Ministers and the
Privy Councillors and the legislators
generally gave themselves a free
hand in discussing, in the press and
elsewhere, the desirability or neces-
sity of ceding harbour or other
privileges, in return for the un-
doubted advantages which the
United States could grant. They
were not only oblivious, but APP
parently utterly unconscious, of the
fact that the Hawaiian loved his
country far more than he would love
anything they could offer him in its
place, and they wondered that they
failed to retain the love and con
tidence of the Hawaiians.
Two years ago Kalakaua died and
was succeeded by his sister, Queen
Liliuokalani. 1t was soon evident
that the feud of races was to be
maintained. The blindness of the
foreigners generally to the growing
alarm and suspicion amongst the
natives, who heard their nationality
and independence treated as of little
moment, is more surprising than the
alarm and suspicion which resulted
from these discussions. Soon after
her ascension | had an interview
with the Queen, in which she re.
ferred very sadly to the evident
decay of the Hawaiian race, and
said
When our race is gone do not want
any other flag to be placed here, but
wish the great nations would agree to-
gether that these islands should always
be kept neuteral and under the Hawaiian
flag.
That is the old-fashioned amo,
potri@ which has belonged to every
race, but which has been so griev
ously left out of the account by
many of the white men who have
otherwise been the best friends Of
Hawaii.
Early in 1891 the Mckinley Tariff
struck heavy blow at Hawaiian
trade, and the income of the sugar
planters was reduced by million
STERLING per annum. lnlS mean|
ruin to many, and the cry for relief
whether by cession of harbour, OF
by annexation, or by any othel
means, was loud and strong. A yea
ago one ex-Cabinet Minister anc
member of the Legislature, bearing
the blood and name of one of the
early missionaries, went to Washing
ton, and secretly conferred witt
officials there as to the terms upol
which the United States would an
mex Hawaii. 1t is believed that tn,
replies were such as to show tina
the United States would not con
slider any offer of annexation unless
it were legitimately made with tn,
consent of the Hawaiian people
The seli-appointed envoy thereupol
returned to Hawaii, and resumed hi
seat as party leader in the Legisla
tive Chamber.
In the face of such untrusty ad
visers it is, perhaps, not to be won
dered at that the Queen fell bacl