The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-10

L was ordered a year ago by my
physician to take three years of rest.
Your leader, Mr.. Thurston, presented
me a beautiful picture of my old
camping ground at Makawao, and
suggested the exquisite rest of a ranch
life there. L followed him here, but
have not yet reached that haven of
rest. / have, however, notified my
physician that / have failed to follow
his advice, and shall, in case of need,
| rely on ''Kaiulani bitters.'
I do not intend TO speak to you on
special, but general issues, those
which concern you and your relations
| with the United States, and L do not
| think that the position of the United
States on the subject of annexation is
| well understood here. The people of
| America hold to what may be called
a continental policy; one which
reaches to the shores of the oceans on
either side and stops there. The rea-
son for this is simple. The American
| territory is vast, illimitable almost.
| 1t contains an area sufficient to MAIN
tain four hundred million of people at
least. Why should the present popu-
lation look beyond the present con-
fines of the republic? There is sem
| timent that the continent itself should
! belong to the nation, but beyond that
the people have not had and do not
1 I, Iiof.
| They believe in the Monroe doctrine,
generally vague proposition that no
| European powers shall ever secure a
foothOld on the American continent;
but they have not adopted any dis
| tinct foreign policy, which distinctly
declares what their relations shall be
to the outlying territories. The at
| tempt of Gen. Grant to annex the
island of ST. Domingo failed for
while the continental policy has
been strictly pursued until Alas
| ka has been finally added. Re-
Gently, however, there has been
conservative feeling, regarding the
creation of new States, and the annex
ton of more territory, especially
southwark. This is due to the seri-
Gus questions arising out of the giving
of the elective franchise to the negro.
1t was believed twenty-five years ago,
that the negro was competent TO dis
charge the duties of citizenship, but
experience has shown that he cOntin-
ually shakes and eDdangers the scat
folding of political institutions, which
have been erected about him. In
stead of being a strength to American
institutions, he becomes a real danger
| owing to his ignorance, and incapa-
city to understand good government.
III l. L.
| inferior race has created feeling of
distrust against taking any further
burdens of like character.
And in this connection, [ wish to
| call your attention to the public life
of Mr.. Blount. In his report on Ha-
| waiian affairs, he has sharply criti-
cized the white people for the atti
| tude they have taken towards the ma
| tives. He has favored native rule
and advocated native dominence.
| Now, if you will look up his history,
| you will find that he was elected to
| Congress in 1886 from his district in
| Georgia, by n white vote of 1925,
| while there was Il silent negro major
ity against him OF $500 votes. Later
on, he was reelected by a white vote
of about 1000, while the still silent
majority of negro votes was about
| S400. Notwithstanding this fraudu-
| lent election, he mas freely criticized
the white people here, for attempting
to do openly, that which he has done
secretly in his own State.
The conservative sentiment in the
| United States against the addition of
further territory, is clearly and ably
stated by Mr.. Carl Schurz, in his arti-
Gle in Harper's Monthly. We need
not treat it lightly. 1t contains much
truth. The addition of "mongre"
races TO the American race, is a seri-
Gus matter. But we fully claim that
while his apprehensions may be true,
they should not affect Hawaii, as our
civilization has developed on different
lines. The relations of the United
States to these islands are peculiar.
The creation of good government
here, and the establishment of a good,
! Christian civilization, was the work
of the American missionaries. But,
| owing to our geographical situation,
the officers of the American navy and
army have, from the earliest times,
advocated the creation of dominant
American influence here. Owing to
the vast extent of the American terri
tory, the voices of these men have
never reached the people; who never
see war ships, or see the small stand
ing army. They all secure themselves
| behind the seabOards, and take little
interest in the matter of foreign rela-
| tions. Al the same time the special