Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-01-18
Stevens Plea for Plander.

Having worked himself into
that sort Of do-patriotic fren-
~ much effected By the Fourth
of-Jalv orator, Mr.. John L.
stevens. Harrison agent in tins
.I;sreputable Hawaiian business,
put forth the following questions
in the current North American
| Reciess.
viii The American nation
stsnd hi. its century's record 0.
republican government and OF
free Christian civilization, or
will it repudiate its past by using
its powrr to mnrder its own on
spring and to stamp out the
reforming work of pure and noble
men and women. who have made
the Hawaiian Islands what they
are, thus following the once IN
famous example of the Austrian
Hapsburgs in sitting the noble
aspirations of Italy and Hun
gary7
To the first question, the an
swer is yes. as the people of this
country will never be guilty OF
extinguishing the sovereignty OF
friendly potentate and annexa-
| ting her dominion without either
| the consent OF herself or of her
people. To the second question,
| the answer is no. as the Hawai-
| ian Islands are not American Off
spring aud also for the further
reason that annexation would be
following 1.-The Infamous exam
| plea that Stevens condemns.
The justification for these an
| swers is to be found in his own
statements. When he tries to
show that United States marines
were landed at Honolulu, not to
overthrow the legitimate govern
ment or to keep it overthrown
but simply 'sas a precautionary
step for the protection of Amer
lean life and property and as
safeguard against night incendia-
rism, stimulated by the hope OF
plumber feared by many of the
best citizens he refutes himself
in the following effective way.
The men of the Boston came
ashore nearly fifty hours after
the fall of the Qneen, in whose
defense no effective aid was offer
ed by those who, had surro unded
her In her carnival of INN orality
: and official corruption. Ii nc
effective aid was offered during
an interval of more than two
days to restore the Queen, what
danger was there pending that
| &,
required the presence of United
States marines? "The nigh
3 incendiarism that Stevens speaks
of was purely imaginary; it wa.
not thought of probably unit
after be found himself under ths
! necessity of finding some excuse
? for his outrage Gus conduct.
That the so called Provisional
Government is an American
affair pure and simply, we have
Stevens own testimony, Motto,
g also the curious argument Will
+ which 1t Is accompanied.
1t is strictly correct and just t.
J call those who now support tn
$ provisional governmental Hawai-
an American colony \ X Il
the faith that some day the,
would come under the flag O
, their.fathers, the sons and gran,
sons of American missionaries
: teachers, physicians and mer
chants, now supporting the caus'
of annexation, have been reared
. A more patriotic body of Amer
leans do not exist. Shall W,
break that faith with them now
Shall we place them at the mer
: cy of stupendous corruption
available to our national rivals
y 10 do SO would be to press tn
! brand of shame on the noble an,
b and expansive brow of til,
b Amer lean Republic.
Who believes that the Amer
: lean missionaries, godly peopl