The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-17
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December II, 1894.

In the matter of revolutions |
and ConspiraCies, alleged or
otherwise, the question arises,
does it pay? Is this constant
abroad caused by the
numerous reports which reach
the foreign press through the
medium of correspondents benC-
hicial to the counrry2 In the
mercantile community such re-
ports, whether true or false, cause
unrest. Among the thousands of
people who are seeking new 10.
calities in which to settle and to
whom Hawaii offers untold ad
vantages they act the same as a
quarantine flag in an infected
community. No merchant cares
10 send his goods into a place
where. he believes business is
constantly intertercd with by
political revolutions. The farm
er does not want to build house
in a country of which he hears
nothing but COnspiraCIcs, revOlu-
tons and volcanic cruptions.
This country has been we'll ad-
vertised as to its geographical
position, but in the interest OF
immigration it needs to be on
entirely different lines.
Through the things enume-
rated and with the addition OF
religious dlssentions which are
now being unwisely ventilated
in the columns of the press, the
world is sCraping acquaintance
with Hawaii, but is it we'll =;
| Does any one immaginc that the
commercial interests in the Cen
trail American States have been
benefited by the revolutionary
efforts of the Ezetas, the Glen
luegos' and others of their bands.
Mexico is today fifty years be-
hind the times due largely to the
constant aggitatiOn since the
death of MaXimilian. Capital
wanted to go across the Rio
Grande, but capital is timid,
Hawai- suffers today from the
same apparent cause; thousands,
perhaps millions of idle capital
is in the United States waiting
to be invested-if it was too
timid to cross the Mexican Dor
Ter it is too timld to cross the
Pacific to Hawaii. If there is to
be a revolution and the events in
which are to be written in blood
let it come and have it over
with and settled forever and
ave, this constant Kissing in
the pot without its coming to
the boiling point is monotonous
and detrimental to the business
interests OF the country. But in
the the interests Of peace and for
the benefit of humanity and to
prevent a ruthless waste OF blood
it would be better-and nine
tenths OF the business people will
agree with us, to let the differ.
enceS be settled by the ballot
rather than the bullet.
Those Dietz Oil Stoves are
great. One of them in home
will prove as good an invest
ment as anything that may be
tried. They burn very little oil
! no bad oder disCernable; and nc
heat. We have them with all
the fixtures and sell them cheap
enough to warrant your buying
one. In china like ours you
do not want any artificial heat in
;: your rooms. You get it with an
IRON stove; you avoid it with d
| Dietz..
We have an assortment oil
Hanging Lamps suitable fol
| Christmas gifts. The styles are
| different from anything we have
ever had and we believe they
will be appreciated. They have
Rochester burners; decorated
domes and fOunts and the bras.
work stamped in handsome pat
terms.
Onyx tables never go out o
style; shapes may change bi
but the onyx is always fashion
able. We have halt dozen very
pretty ones; some of them really
. elegant. You can't get them fol
a dollar, but you get full value
when you pay the price. Some
of the tops show the odd prank!
of nature in shaping the vein!
and in variation of COlOrs.
If you want to give a Christ
, mas gilt in silver let it be al
article on which your friend may
realize if there should be ;
squeeze. Solid ware always ha!
its value as bullion while PLATED
goods have not. Solid spoons are
more servicable, they will las
Tor ever, while with plateC
spoons time will remove the
maske and show the low grade
metal underneath. We have
both kinds, the best in either
We think our styles as good as
are made.
! THE HAWAIIAN HARD
WARE COMPANY.