The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-07-11
From Paul Neumann to the Hon.
S. B. Dole, President Of
the Provisional
Government.

Dear Sir,-The situation in the
Hawaiian Islands is unsatisfactory |
and complaints are loud on all sides.
To the present uncertainty are at
tributed hard times, languishing
trade, and the wearing strain upon
the mind and patience of the peo-
pie; anyhow, it is thought. that
removing the existing uncertainty
of our condition will abolish those
evils.
The people of the Islands have
remained in conservative expectancy.
Even those who are not wildly en-
thusiastic in favor of annexation
willingly credit to the party at
whose head you stand an honest
purpose to benefit all the people of
this country by their policy. Why,
however, this delay in positive &C
ton?
This letter is addressed to you,
firstly, because you have assumed
all responsibility by assuming the
leadership Of your party; secondly,
because number of people, though
not content with the state of affairs,
yet give tacit support to the Pro-
visional Government because they
have confidence in your character,
disposition, integrity and ability.
But their faith in your strength
and in your courage to do what is
just and right is wavering.
Leaving aside certain objection
able acts of your party-objection-
able because they were certainly un-
necessary and presumably impolitic
such as the childish interference
with the band, the absurd military
bill and others,-the people acqui-
esced in your leadership and in the
direction of public business by your
colleagues and by the Advisory
Council. Because the people con-
fde in your honesty nothing has
been done to impede your course Of
action or to thwart your policy. Is,
however, the present condition to
continue indefinitely
Do you, do your colleagues, does
the Council, and do your partisans
believe that government established
under the circumstances under which
this Government was created-a
government existing without, l will
not say against, the consent of the
Hawaiian people can be permanently
maintained9 This, you know, is not
probable, it is not possible; an at
tempt to shape your action to &C
cord with such belief may be
fraught with very serious, perhaps
dangerous results.
1t is not necessary to advance the
proposition that annexation is en-
tirely impossible; it is undeniably
impossible without an expression OF
the will of the Hawaiian people
The United States would not, with
out such an expression, annex this
country in any form or under any
conditions.
1t is obvious that neither the pre-
vious "elan" which inspired the an
nexationists last February, nor the
propaganda which small portion Of
the American press and the stereo
typed sermon of ex- Minister Stevens
may make will induce the American
people to garrote the Hawaiian and
steal the islands.
1t is strange that men of such in
telligence and political experience
as some members and partisans o
the Provisional Government ar,
could not foresee the fact that thu
American nation are not filibusters
and that instead of attempting tt
gain annexation by Legitimate effort
in the Islands, you tried by foreign
and unlawful assistance to knocl
, Mr.. Stevens ripe pear off the Ha
waiian tree. 1t was misdirectet
> blow. The United States did no
spread the bag to receive the pear
, it is hanging there yet, and nobod
was struck unless our respecte'
friend Mr.. Stevens, as one may fairl
Judge from the groans of pain whic
: he emitted in San Francisco befor
the Chamber of Commerce. In tn
4 end not even the resolutions of tn
!. San Francisco Chamber of Con
a merce will hel p to annex the Islands
The point is what can, what shout
be done and what is your duty a
this time? All possible proposition
lead but to one conclusion, and
very cogent conclusion. A plebi:
t citum must be held. Why wait unit
this necessity is pointed out by tn
American Congress, to whom yer
= probably the President will subm
= the Hawaiian question? Does any
: one believe that the indecency her,
Q tofore attempted through false r.
o ports sent to Mr.. Harrison and M
S Foster can be repeated, and that tn
|, Hawaiian people will be robbed {
: their independence against their 9.
y pressed consent, or will have til
@ benefits of annexation conferred upo
:. them without their expressed wisl
Whoever believes that does ne
t, know the United States of Americ
II If the qualified voters of the Hi
j. waiian Islands ratify the actions {
l. the committee of safety and OF I'll
h Provisional Government, you wi
It need no army TO strike terror int
IS the hearts of the malcontents.
10 they do not endorse you, what rigl
= have you to usurp the functions
II government?
d If the people ratify those acts al
., approve your political existence
"A rulers, every decent, intelligent al
IT well-meaning resident, though !
n adherent Of your party, will arr;
himself upon your side aud susta