Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-27

dering 1t nearly Impossible 70 let the ex-
queen alone upon this subject One reason
is that she was two years ago made the
object of the most open, virulent and per-
sistent attack in the legislature, by John
e. Bush, who is now her partisan. Bush Is
a half-white, long in high station under
King Kalakaua. He became bitterly hos
tile to the queens promotion Of her favorite,
Charles B. Wilson, to the position CT mar
shall. Both in his paper, Ka Leo, and in his
seat in the legislature Bush INDUCED in
constant denunciation Of Wilson as the
queens paramount. / know nothing with
certainty Of the fact Of such relation be-
tween them. / only know that 1t was al
most universally believed that such relation
had existed for many years, and well known
that he was in the enjoyment Of great and
constant intimacy with her. With such a
relation openly alleged and generally be-
ieved to exist, 1t became an important ele-
ment In the public issue against the queen
whether she was a person whose govern
ment would be directed by paramount. To
civilized Christian community such a
point in the royal character became one that
could no longer be ignored l shall not lg-
more 1t.
Liiuokalani is a Polynesian woman. That
means she Is endowed by heredity with the
extremely sensual habits and instincts of
her race. Having been brought up in close
contact and intercourse with the women of
her own race, she absorbed from infancy
their ideas about morals 1t is true that
she was educated under highly civilizing
and cultivated white ladies. Unfortunately,
she always maintained also free and I'M
restrained intercourse in childhood and
youth with the very impure living women
of her own kindred in whose view like that
of Hawaiians generally, forty years ago, If
not equally so now, chastity was not at all
virtue. In her own youth there is reason
to believe that the civilized ethics on that
subject were in the ascendancy with her.
and that she was superior to her race. But
the strong inherited proclivities prevailed,
-Inder a variety of Cnfavorable influences.
The chief Of these Influences was the very
low living of her own family. Liliuokalanfs
mother, Keahakalole, was openly scandalous
in life.
The princess brother, in his turn, became
a man of the utmost freedom Of life In
that respect. Her husband was much the
same. Mr.. and Mrs. Dominis were always
on good terms with each other, notwith-
standing his well-known habitual infidelity.
The con mon belief was that they had
full understanding not to interfere with
each others freedom.
The Heather In Her.
1t had been varlously manifest for many
years that a great deterioration was going
on in the princess character, although she
carefully maintained a semblance of pro-
priety before her white friends. 1t became
known that she participated as a frequent
spectator Of the indescribably lewd hula
dances which the king, her brother, became
such an adept in conducting. Facts also
kept coming out about her partic pating in
idolatrous ceremonies on various occasions.
1t became clear that the heather proclivt-
ties which she had inherited were tending
to entire ascendancy
1t is to be regretted that it Is necessary
to assert and publish these facts. Great eXA
cuses are to be made for such a person 1t
is altogether unjust to condemn her by the
standard of civilized races. She does not
believe such a course of life to be wrong
II ia the 9Sfa hliShQd NJ "a and
country. to which she owes allegiance, and
not to the opinions of an imported civiliza-
ton. She will be a Hawaiian with the Ha-
waiians, and govern herself by their code
of morals. While, for convenience, she
maintains an appearance Of propricty before
the whites. she counts the very different
life she has led entirely innocent and
proper She feels that she has nothing to
reproach herself with in cheerfully enjoying
life after the manner of a royal Hawaiian
ALL
But while apologizing for the queen. and
making every allowance for her peculiar
mental attitude as governing her conduct. 1t
is necessary to see that a woman of such
life became thereby impaired in her ca
pacity to preside over civilized Christian
community Of whites, such as dominates in
state and society in these Islands Not only
was the needful respect for her lacking
but she fell to be subject to undue in
fuenceS from persons in improper relations
with her. The relations between her and
the intelligent community had become Sc
verely strained. White ladies in high posi-
ton shut their eyes and professed to dis
credit current scandal They continued to
associate publicly with her. Being queen,
she must be socially recognized. It was O
very trying situation, which could not long
continue. Such an abnormal condition had
speedily to end, Of a Polynesian sovereign
with heathenized sentiments and practices
ruling over the advanced and progressive
civilization of this powerful white colony
Had 1t been possible, we tried to hope 1t
might he. for Sllch vtal6 her.
self in accord with the sentiments Of that
civilization, she might have continued peace
ably to reign, and we might have been
spared the turmoil and perils of the past
two years.
Urged I'm Her Favor.
The queens apologists have sought to
make much in her favor of a certain benev-
client patronage which she extended for
many years to the large Kawaiahoo Board
ing and Training School for native girls.
This school was started by American mis-
sionaries thirty years ago, and has contin-
ued under the auspices of their local mission
board, depending upon the benevolence of
well-to-do friends of that connection. This
school has sent out twenty or more pupils
annually, who have received several years
of highly civilized training. For many
years Mrs. Dominis was deeply interested
patron of that school, and was looked up to
by the girls there more than any other per-
listed to help, supported a considerable
number of pupils at a cost of several hun
dr6l dollars yearly. There is no doubt of Mrs.
Domifis' genuine interest in the work of
educating girls of her race. The more en-
lightened patrons Of the school, however,
had long felt that her influence upon the
girls was a deleterous one. They were in
fected with an ambition to become attached
to the train of the princess, and to the very
vile court of the king. No influence could
be more destructive to the principles of
chastity which it is sought in such schools
to teach them. 1t was believed with much
reason that the princess was animated in
her patronage much less by benevolence
than by her desire to strengthen herself
politically, by attaching to herself a body
of educated and intelligent native women,
who should follow her ways of thinking. 1t
was clearly neces sary that her native ad-
herentS should be strengthened by educa-
ton as much as possible. 1t does not seem
uncharitable to think that some political
motives were mixed with benevolent ones.
AS a matter of fact, the school in question,
under the rather dominating influence of
Liliuokalani, was not very successful in re-
claiming a majority of Its pupils from the
customary moral error of Hawaiian females
Her influence now being removed, the
prospect is far more hopeful.
The same is broadly true as to the over
throw of the monarchy, and its powerfully