The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-02-02

usxatiou Club, ". o. Smith aud
". y, Armstrong maie some re
marks which have not been re-
ported but which deserved larger
audience. Toe toi'oEiug account
gives the substance of what they
sid on the occasion:
Mr.ArmStronS SAid thar he MSS, prob
ably. the Oldest auueNatiouiSt present
in the nom. IS he VAS interested in
the subject Ia 1>SS sud made i speech
20 the boyS in the school in the uiIsd
States. where he VAS fitting for col
lsSs. He expected annexation then in
ten ysSrS, CuE gOc LETT While he wSS
with kAI4SSua In NisuuS in l>S2. he
Fuss hi> old frieUd Wm. Walter
Phelps, then American Minister 70
AU>tris. Sud they discussed the gGsS-
ton u JGe future o. Hawaii. Mr..
Phelps advocated annexation. and in
SiStsu On his seeing Mr.. Blaine on his
return 10 Washington. Sni took the
trouble 70 write Mr. Blaine on the
subject. he did see Mr.. Blaine, and
found thz- he took s warm interest in
the mSrrsr. bur President Garfield
died a. that time, Sui Mr.. Blaine left
office. On his return 10 America in
ISS2. sitter -g>Iguju- the Office % Al
rCrusv-lSsueFGl here. he hSi : long
conversation With Mr. Frslinshuyssn,
then Ssy-s tary % State, on the subject
% the future Of Hawaii. Mr.. FrsliUs-
lCy>Su Vas much interested in the
>uuTsys- he SSii that the American
people had no definite foreign policy,
beyond thai involved in the Muuros
SoCIrlus- that the country was 80
large, sud lis resources 80 great. the
people did uOg think ~ much beyond
Il. excepting that they wanted no
f0-sisI interference MT Armstrong
SAID that CEe Eu--t>r statesmen hSd
adopted bEys-i scd Sc ivFUe,i Lies
u foreign policy, which lid not MS
cs-ISlly change Midi the change OF
cabinets thar = C&cIuS- an power
would continue. generally, The policy
81 the opposition party, - fSr s.
foreign nations were concerned He
said rhzt Mr. Ersliu Shuy>eD remarked
that there wsS 20 such tradition or
rue in Washington; thSG the
people % America Needed education
IN the matter Jf the annexation Of
Hawaii, Sud IL would take some time
20 10 Il Ii would Be > hopeless task
for himself. o. zIy one IN hi> position
% commence IT. - they remained in
ot1ies only 5 short time, aud his Suc-
ecSSC- might drop the subject He
thought that the movements would
come from the people and operate on
the s0veruueul IN the course o. CIue, .
but whether Il would come sooner or
l2rsr he could CoC tell
Mr. Armstrong said th4I he believed
chSl the PROFESS o. education SzS
going on rapidly thai sfCe- the ar
rivSl 1s the Commissioners In Wash T
i1Zt1l there EaS much enthusiasm. f
Sni. IL = vote hzi been taken 81 once
in the >znSEe. the treaty would have
stood 3 fxir chance Of being made.
although this v4S lot certain A.
tins passed the seccud thought came .
70 Seniors. and there w2S DISPOSE .
ton 90 ElOvs sI0Bly and look upon
the matter Efsh great deIInerztiOu;
there as much Vet 70 Dc dous.
SuS i- would take time % brig about
The uui0u He Thought thzE the III
i1rcI14zs zetjOu OF MI Cleveland and .
h5S representatives had been OF great
' 1A-G III A-AE--A-l - -LE
usCuls f America 10 the lSLzutS.
though that SctlOG hzd caused great
distress SCd Injured many Interests
II H3uOluL-- IL had created 4 strong
bond q Sympathy between the TWO
countries, and b. hoped that sym
pa-hy would take = more enduring
shape and result IN transferring the
great American f4E over ycudsr
Building % the ssaE upon the Govern
ns1s b1ibiinE- He believed that Mr.
Cleveland wAS : thoroughly honest
-Au- bot hx1- before he oecaD= Prssi-
tent. been u1iSIuf0ruls6 81 rLlSs IN
whom be bzd j right 70 trust A. 70
he Si-1Arioo here Acting on this
he Ezd UufortU aateIy
aiken ! course which he would u05
have taken Il he hxd I better Under
.-audInz Of the Situation
Mr.. Smith said N SGCStzDes- Mr.
ArU>5rCCE's reference 20 the uecss-
Sly q e,11ea1ing the American p.'2-
DE UpoC the SUBJECT q 4uCeLstiCu
the subject q the importance
d showing cur ability 20 govern
= lssly. and - meet the eLEsleL=s q
he tines Carl Sch1rZ wrote and
-CsI1she.f che Cs the strongest 4rgu-
-eurs against 4ucEIH1I1u- and OCe Of
Is points ~ the gust=sirabIIiEE- fruO
he American point Cf view u 41tst-
.ng 20 the dI6c1IE problems. already
'sfgrs th= Z uitesi STATES Grz1EEruUslE-
Il zuEsruinZ Hawaii with iEs M0ugrsi
lopCArico- He said they already
lad Negroes. and IusiI4ls and Grsaz-
~ 20 deal with. and trouble ecoCEh
he dwell &C c5ksr fsarUes bet tbs
Ne q the cbtseEI1C bseaE<e Of oCr
20 maintain self govern
uens. / cue which l. ct great in
lcrrHucs- We have shown rhxz for
ys1r Under ucss peculiar and
rylng circumstances EE have
lsec capable q ggTsruIug tins
cCnzrT- and 1.yE Ee Arr appruaen-
N period which nay be tz1gn-
With a great, z nod greater G1ugs
hzz any herstof1rE encoCulsres-- l
s.sI ASSURED that We * = etJCu1rIEE
lre calahle q Ee-Eing and 1T=rrcu-
NJ any GEugErs- Il We act EngsEher a.
" lave dErIng the past yenr- That
h=re are csLzsZErs every obs-e-TIng
nm must r-eDgufEe- We sta11 TO