Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-06-19
INTIMIDATION +?
The People Don't Scare
At All.

The landing Of the Philadel-
phia troops this morning was
probably the climax of the diplo-
matte art Of Messrs. Willis and
Walker 1t was claimed that the
blue-iaekets were landed for
drill-anybody who saw their
superb appearance viii admit
that drill WIS not needed.
Where did Admiral Walker ever
land his troops before for a drilIl
We presume that the much prais-
ed naval fiicer has been in other
ports in command Of American
warships We d nj doubt that
be bias VISITED Triest, St.
Petersburg Hamburg and other
important seaport,. But we would
like TO know where and when he
ever v the necessity Of throwing
a battalion ashore and order his
men to parade the streets with
fixed bayonets. ambulances and
other paraphernalias Of war. If
American sailors, cruising in war
vessels. are not landed at the
ports OF the Baltic or Mediterra-
mean for the sake Of drill, why
should they be landed in the port
Of Honolulu and paraded around
the streets in the capital OF a
friendly nationl
There can be only one solution.
and that is, that Mr.. Walker de-
sired to intimidate the people of
this city by a display of his one
or two hundred men. To indulge
in platoon drill in our streets
cannot be excused or explained
in any other manner. Fortunate
" the Hawaiians had been pre-
pared for the little game of bluff.
and consequently very few people
took in the drill. The band
played, the flags waved. the am
bulance looked out for the
exhausted warriors and COM
mander Logan looked handsome,
but nobody got scared. The
people OF this country cannot
be bulldozed or bluffed again
even if Admiral Walker 5 whiskers
are longer and more bristling
than those Of the late "bluffer'
Captain Wiltse. The landing of
American troops today on Hawai-
ian soil was a gross mistake and
proves the extreme lack of del
icacy. tact and diplomacy of the
American officials here. The
tension of political feelings here
is strained to the utmost. To
further irritate the sentiments
of the Hawaiians by founding
American bayonets, American
uniforms and American flags in
their faces will only lead to an
open rupture. The landing of
American troops on the 10th of
January 1898. is still fresh in the
minds of the people. What that
action meant has been we'll
proven. At that time the Hawai-
ians listened to those who pur-
posed to be wise, knowing and
their friends, aud they surrend-
cred before the array of American
bayonets aud guns. The mistake
OF doing so has been fully
realized. The act of landing has
been disayowed and condemned
by the United States through
expressions Of the president of the
Congress and through the Press.
The Hawaiians today know that
the landing by Admiral Walker
has no significance, no political
importance and viii not be toler-
ated or endosred by President
Cleveland and the United States.
aud for that reason they don't
scare one little bit. The Admir-.
al can ran a platoon or batal-
lion or bis whole ship ashore if
he pleases--he cannot prevent
the people Of this country from
forming a government for, by,
and of the people. And in due
time America will tell him SO
when informed of his latestexpioit.