The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-22
HAWAIIAN FALLAcIES. "
Princess Kaiulani's Guardian Cor
reefs False Impressions About
the Provisional Government.

lB"s,on Transcript, ipd1 -
Mr.. Thoodore II. Davies. guardian
of the Princess Kaulani, successor
to the throne OF Hawaii, who is stay
ing at Hotel Brunswick, has received
message from Honolulu, dated
March ~. which says. "Bill passed
for suiumuniug COW eDtion. giving
votes onl Y To persons who have been
. resident one year in the islands and
who will take the oath to support
the Government and to oppose the
restoration Of the monarchy. Police
aud snlhirry who we're naturaliZed
before January are allowed to- vote"
In speaking regarding this latest
phase OF Hawaiian affairs, MIR. Davies
said this morning, Three fallacies
have been imposed on the American
people: First. that the five commits
sioners in any way represent the
Hawaiian people; second. that the
Provisional Government has ever
been recognized 10y any government
but the United States: aud, third
that the Provisional Government
was ever met by any body Of people
except AT tn. open mass meeting
which met in January. lS!B. This
meeting Mr.. De- frankly described
IN his letter To Mr.. Willis as the one
from whom he received his commits
siou aud which he stated he regard
ed as his highest earthly authority.
At the time Mr.. Dole received that
f. commission from his highest earth.
~ authority no resident ON any one
81 the seven islands. at her than the
one which contains Honolulu. had
knowledge that there had been u
revolution or that either Mr.. Dole or
the five commissioners contemplated
any change in the government Of
Hawaii.
when the commissioners sailed
for Washington me- communicate ion
had been held with the other isl.
ands. aud from that day to this
there has been nu appeal To any
electorate uf any sort either in llU-
nolulu or elsewhere. The commit
t.. or council appointed by that
single mass meeting is the unl y leg.
islature that exists in the Hawaiian
Islands. II fills all its own vacan.
cies, so that about one.third uf the
men have been appointed 10y their
colleagues. aud they make aud IN.
make laws without refrr.nc. to any
uui side expression Of opinion. How
ever Individually excellent these men
may b.. NO more dangerous political
condition eau exist IN any country,
aud il is prnbably this conviction
which leads the executive To move
now IN the direction OF representa-.
tive government. They are, how
ever, face To- face with anuth her grave
question. With inrrrdibl. faulty
into u sull"n hostility. There has
been ne attempt At cancellation aud
to-day the rmblcms nf Hawaiian
royalty are on exhibition At III" Mid.
winter Fair. having been secretly
struggled uut 81 th. country by
aui horiiy Of the Government, lest
tn. Hawaians should know aud re-.
sent II. The shop window IT on" 81
the leading ann.NatiOnIsis Of Homo
lulu il filled wit drsi gus Of the new
Hawaiian dag. with which II was
proposed Ia Sup"rSror the present
national ensign.
Many liawaiians ar" reduced Ia
penury brcause they refused Ia sign
the annexation roll aud they have
been turned "u, uf office by the
Government aud their places have
been filled 10y white men who will
Sign ia" annexation roll. Tn. fore
going statement will enable one Ia
understand TIA" singular conditions
that must cmlarrass the efforts to
get on To constitutional basis.
ITO give an idea 81 the want Of
consistency IN the views held by
various CLASSES Of aun.xationists |
will give the following quotations
from men Of inllu.nc. aud high per
sonal character and all Of them
members 81 the missionary family.
On the 9Th Of July, Mr.. G.. j. Lyons
wrote
Hawaii offers to forrgo her sover.
eighty and m"rg" il into that 81 the
greater power.
"On the 9th Of October, Rev.
Serene Bishop wrote
NO people were ia greater need
~ friendly care and guardianship,
They are not in a condition To- be-
consulted rs to their political dies,
tiny.
with regard to the question Of
recognition, all the diplomatic re-.
representatives. who are there have
been credited to the Queen aud heir
credentials have never been changed
except in the ease Of the minister Of
the United States. The Government
. "f Russia has, by evident error. re-.
roguiz~d the Republic, Govern
ment which has never existed Pre-
sidrnt Dole cannot visit aud does
not visit any shi Up 81 war except that
Of the | nitrh States because the
officers cannot receive him as the
chief nf the state. The Hawaiian
minister At Japan, though rontinu-
my to transact official business,
ceased to he invited to the imperial
palace from he day Of he revolu.
ton. As an expression Of what !
know I" he the genuine feeling uf
the liawaiians regarding tn" present
conditions Of affairs, quote from u
letter which was written on the Slh
81 March by a Hawaiian lady Of
education aud influence:
AS a true Hawaiian, could not
let won ~ wit hput Thanking y,u