Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-05-09
EDrToR HoLoxUa:

EDITOR H0LoyUA:
Coming events cast their sha-
lows before For all practical
luposes, all that can influence
makers with regard to Hawaii, is
probably said, and by this time
acted on--yet-one Of the Ito
them most telling excuses If the
.nnexationist party whereby they
ny TO cover up Stevens sins was
the argument that the revolution
II January. 1898. commenced on
January. 18th. 1898; thereby
THROWING the onus of the revolu-
ton on the Queen herself This
rgument has been harPed on,
md carped on. not only by the
. g. government and 1t Is leetur
ers and emissaries, but BY
oumbers Of the papers of the
United Ststes until in some minds
t is actually believed to be so.
Now, Mr.. Editor. I propose TO
turns this argument so complete
~ against the p. G. and It's sup
porters, and the only evidence |
need, is to use the words and
speeches OF their own dearselves.
To do this I need go back
four years. By reading over
carefully the proceedings in the
Legislature of 1890; no one can
disguise from themselves the ct
that a strange feeling of unrest
existed, so much so that speeches
we're made on the subject by
different members. Now. why
was this unrest? This unrest was
established on reasonable grounds
for [ perceive that on June 2nd ,
1890; Noble Macfarlane in AN
swers Of Ministers moved an
addition to the motion tn refer
that the committee be instruct
ed to Immediately investigate
whether the treaty proposed by
the Cabinet is or was in any way
prejudicial to the independence
of Hawaii-nei. "
l claim that the treaty here
under discussion was the begin
ming of the last revolution. And
,cbo began it? Look back four
years and you will find the SINE
men at the he ID of affairs as those
who are nor by the support of
bayonets and guns at the head of
afiairs-next in line is the deter
mined attempt on the part of
Ministers Austin, Thurston and
Damon to impeach Minister
Ashford. There is not the least
doubt in my mind, that plots and
plans which verged on to actus
conspiracy, with foreign states
men at the head, were then in
full consideration by the same
junta who run affairs today
Read the famous speeches of
rhurston and Ashford common
cling June 9Th, 1890, and l think
fair reasoning men can only come
to one conclusion. After the
Cabinet was out why. those
odd trips to Washington? Was
it not to concoct further palnsi
We pass now to 1892 to memo
rial day and the shameful speech
of Stevens. Does not the plot
thicken. when we read of tue
Legislative action regarding that
speech, when the leaders of the
present government stood in their
places and meekly hoped that
nothing would be done that
won d cause unfriendllness to
arise against Us In the United
States. Does not their very
,ction then. show that they did
not wish the voice of this Country
to go on record. that they re-
sented Wrong. Notice also the
continued attempts on the part
| Of Mr. ". o. Smith to cripple
the Nations strength by reda-
cling the guards and pay OF
police. We're not these all a
part of a plan to weaken as much
as possible the protecting power
SO that when that pear was ripe.
t would be easier to pluce 1T
Gentlemen. your plans have been
altogether too thinly disguised