The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-01-03
Letter From M. Davies.

EplTUR BULLETIN:
Undoubtedly the most important
state document ever published in
Honolulu, appeared in the Star Of
last saturday. II is the decision Of
the United States Government, IN
regard to the question which has
for the past year.
The language in which that deci.
sion i couchcd. j. the language of
tho Head Of the nation speaking
with the sense OF the responsibility
"f that great position before the
world. II was delivered through the
i.ps Of a Christian gentleman, whose
election for the post is guarantee
uf the desire Of his government To
treat with considerate courtesy the
ncn whom that government found
il necessary to rcbukc. Mr.. Willis
declared that he spoke with q deep
and solemn sense of the gravity Of
the situation, and in the name aud
by the authority of the United
States OF America. think it would
bo fitting that We, whose honor and
interest are so deeply involved,
should endcavor also To rise to q
deep and solemn sense of the gravity
of the situation. and those words Of
Mr.. Willis should bc pondcrcd 10y
every man and woman in the land.
Tho central point Of the whole
decision lies in the following words:
THE provisional government was
not established by the Hawaiian
peoplc or with their consent or
acquicsccnce, nor has it sine" existed
with their consent"
That is in direct contradiction to
tho statement on which the Com.
missioncrs to Washington, aud the
editor of the Friend, aud most Of
the other advocates of annexation
based their action. II the Presi-
dents statement is true, il carries
with ii the stern condemnation OF
the men and women who have suffer.
al themselves To bc led, 10y whatever
arguments, into an effort to subvert
II nation. Mr.. Cleveland brushes
away, as every court Of appeal will
brush away. tho heated contention
that tho alleged iniquitics Of the
Queen and oi the Legislature justi,
fed foreigners in forcibly seizing the
rrins, aud alternating the flag
There is right remedy FOR every
i'll, but that does not make every
remedy lawful or right; and the
remedy OF national extinguishment
at the hands Of foreign contingent
is abhorrent to mankind,
The President states distinctly
that, by the original Interference o.
the United States authorities, thai
nation has incurred responsibilities
- the whole Hawaiian community.
That is merely question OF ropar
alton, and j am more concerned
with the original question, which
is Tor us a very solemn one
will venture to illustrate IN,
point by the case OF q gentleman
who has taken very active part
both personal and representative, il
the revolution and its surroundings
The Rev. 5. T.. Bishop announced
himself as an anneXationist week
before the opium bill, or the lotter,
bill, or the new constitution hat
started the revolutions. He invoke,
the prayers Of all good Christian
for the success Of the five comInis
sioners, when they sailed in tn,
Claudine, He publicly announce,
that tho Hawaiian Evangelical As
sociation was practically Il unit 70
annexation; and Lc has assume,
throughout that his views represent
ed the views Of the .lssonary part
generally, and Of tho church viii
which he is connected,
Tho political reputation of surh
man is a matter Of public import
ance, not only to himself, but t,
those whom be- has hcrM purmittc,
to represent. What Is the rrror,
to-day? Mr., Bishop claims two citi
Henships, and we have the spectacle
uf the Head Of ono Of those citizen
ships publicly negotiating with tn,
Head OF tho other citizenship, I,
procure a full amnesty for all VIII
have taken part in the course whicl
Mr.. Bishop supported with nigh
aud main, Amnesty for what!
must be for something which th
President Of the United States con
siders to bo u political crime; an,
that il not charge which any bod