The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-02-13

that sugar is king here. We cannot
quarrel with this condition. 1t be-
comes a practical factor and cannot be
disregarded. Such a vas and sim
gle industry reaches out and inevita-
bly, controls, by the mere force of
its existence; for nearly all other in
terests depends upon it. A fall in the
price of sugar to two and half cents
per pound, would be the destruction
of trade in Hawaii and the break
ing of every mans life here. In
sustaining this industry, so that it is
profitable, every man here merely
supports himself and his family.
1t is the duty of statesmen here to
provide, If possible, other industries,
and correct the dangers which arise
from single industries. There is really
nowhere, any conflict between capital
and labor. The capitalist of today
was the workingman of yesterday,
and is often the workingman of to-
morrow. Skilled labor always pays.
While the rate of interest is falling
slowly all through the great CONNER
cial countries, the rate of wages is ris-
ing steadily. 1t has increased fifty per
cent. in Europe within fifty years.
Our experience shows that in the long
run the skilled workman, discharging
his duty well, is about as we'll off as
the capitalist, who is rich today and
may be poor tomorrow. There should
not be, then, any friction between
skilled labor and capital, and the eX-
istence even of a "Planter's Republic"
should not, and need not, interfere
with the rights or privileges of anyone,
who is permitted to obtain citizenship
here.
/ will only allude for moment in
closing to our strained relations with
the United States. / believe that in
these days we have great need of
patience and forbearance. Mr.. Cleve-
land is, | am sure and know, thor
oughly honest man. That he is mis-
taken in his policy is now settled
by the people of the United States,
who are greater and wiser than he.
Mr.. Willis, as his representative, has
been placed in a most embarrassing
situation. He came here without
education in diplomatic affairs, and
without that intimate knowledge of
our own affairs which would enable
him to judge wisely in the use of his
discretion. But he is here, and as the
representative of the American Gov
eminent we cannot afford to lose our
tempers. We wish for one thing,
annexation. 1t was, next to the neces-
sity of securing good government, your
chief desire in making the revolution.
You now hold it steadily in view.
Mr.. Willis may aid you yet in secur-
ing it. He should be treated with the
consideration due to his Office.
We must continue to impress upon
the American idea in all the political
work to be done here. In our early
days, we who were in America, watch
ed the "star of empire" as it slowly
moved to the westward. 1t rested
many years over the Golden State, and
then it moved northwardly and west
erly, and now rests over Alaska. In
some nights your political astrono.
mers will see new star in the sky
above US. You will ask, what is
that And they will tell you, it is the
star of empire resting forever in the
western sky and above Hawaii. And,
in the morning, you will hear the
morning stars, singing that song
which we all know so well, the Star
Spangled Banner, in triumph does
wave. DER the land of the free.