The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-06
rs MOrnNFuL NUMBERS
GEN. NHusTUoNG's AnIE BUr Prs
SiMtsTIC REMARKS.


The American Leagues first open
meeting was grand success. There was
rain all of last evening, but the hall was
packed with members aud guests.
Among those present were Ministers
Damon, King and Smith, Councilmen
Mott and Materhouse, Marshal Hitch
cock and other prominent citizens. The
hall was tastefully dressed with Ameri-
can flags After the League had initiated
about the usual number aud transacted
me business at hand. the open session
was declared. DIR. n. b. Emerson intro
duced Gen. w. n. Armstrong, the orator
OF the evening, who spoke substantially
DIS follows:
About eighteen months ago my physi.
clan ordered me to take three years of
rest. Through your affair met, in the
| United States. our friend Thurston. He
said to me if YOU want rest, 20 to my
ranch, use a horse and enjoy yourself.
| ! asked him how about Honolulu. He
/ cold me | would be here twenty-four
/ hours and could meet my friends, then
20 on to the ranch. ] have been here
| six weeks and have written to my ply
siclan that | have been disobeying his
orders. But | will not take refuge in
| kaiulani bitters.
The speaker said that the American
policy had for years been purely CONT
mental and governed only by the Mon
roe doctrine. which simply says to
European powers Keep your hands
Off" (Applause).
With the acquisition of Alaska it was
| believed that enlargement of the coun-
| try was at an end. There is talk of tax.
ing in Canada, but there is no fixed
policy OF steadied design. This is because
| il has been considered that America is
big enough. She is capable of support
! ing a population of 4OO,OOO,O00 New
York State alone is larger than France.
The emancipation of the negro brought
its problem. There is yet question rs
to the ACCESSIBILITY of the sense of justice
that bestowed untrammelled suffrage
upon these people. This is one OF the
reasons that some of the thinkers OF
America look askance at mixed popu.
lation.
Mr.. Blount showed prejudice against
the white people of these Islands. He
has represented to the people of the
United States that the whites of Hawaii
we're designing, unworthy people.
Blount was first elected to Congress 10y
9OOO white votes where the census gave
a ma iority of $500 negro votes. The
second time he was elected by li&5 white
votes with an inactive black majority
of $500
The impressions about Hawaii in the
United States first came from the re-
ports of the missionaries. They and
their work gave the world the idea that
there was a fairly good population here
that the missionaries provided an eX'
cellent government which was some
what mismanaged by the natives.
Next the naval officers reported OF
the islands. But their accounts did moi
reach the people of the United States
They are simply in the archives a
. Washington. Then came an overflow
from the Western border of the United
States.
la 1892 Mr.. Thurston visited Wash
ington to feel the public on annexation
At that time the speaker said the sentl
ment was in favor of annexation, bu
the movement required an impetus
: He joined Mr.. Thurston at the capitol
| They found that the continental polio.
y could he modified for Hawaii. We re
member what TRANSFERRED six month
/ later. Congress was then enthusiasm
y mental policy broke away. THIS dc
Q parture was divided with admiratio
u for our courage our pluck and Willing
II ness to fight. Still there existed an
does exist conservative element. The
u u force the issue to problem of wait.
= But these are being educated an
won.
: There are strange, perpleXing, eve
= remarkable political conditions on tn
: Islands. We have twelve natloualitlt
i in $500 people. This evidences til
u problem of organizing government
: In America, where the science is bre
Z in the bone, they set up new stat
d in Il Wilderness in half II day. In thi
country this was an easy matter. Hel
} such thing is much more Difficult
u We have 2000 Americans who insi
j. upon impresiug their thoughts upon Il
remainder of the population. Perhal
A. they can do so. 1t Is hoped they wi
u be successful, but the task is great. III
u problem cannot he solved in n day or
~ night. 1t must be thought out car
II fully Every man has certa
individual rights that cannot
denied him-that Americans VIII II
81 deny him. How then shall the prop
Is ganda of Americanism be spread. "
II carefully in the beginning. 1t is one
the most serious and cOmplicat
e problems that has yet confronted ma
NJ With the downfall of the Queen y
81 as government were left strande
IL rhe ship of State was stranded. v
were and still are left entirely up
your own resources. You mt
IL supply material and build ship
II State. That is the work before yC
~ On the 18th of January, lS93, you bu
''s "A raft that was good and strong, W
Differed and manned by capable sailo
w. When the guns of the Philadelphia we
~ leyeled at that raft the flag did Il
~ come down. 1t could not be haul
W. down because it was nailed to its pla,
81 A hand stretched across the Pacific
'e stav the menace against that raft. A
7s' the guns of the Philadelphia were spik
&c, forever, SO far us we were concerned.
e4 In time the United States will inv
4 lis to become IA part of their Govel
rs ment This time will come. viii
GU then have Government here pleasi
y, to the United States? We should ha
~, The raft should remain as 1t is until
~ voice from Congress is heard. &
~ Schurz, in an article which reflects
nL better thought of the nation, says thi
~ IA mixed population which may eng
'aa in feuds, revolutions, etc. Theref
III we must show them that Amerit
i, ideas predominant. We should persev
M I in our declaration that the native
~ waians shall never suffer by the char
VI of Government. We go beyond
e ~ missionary idea and will do them f
10 " material justice. They will try us oft
'"u nt but we must be patient, humane, I
"a above all, honest and fair with tn,
70 l(Applause)
MT. We have some serious questions
ING internal economy. This Is IA su
country. 1t is a planters country,
will is unfortunate. What develops civil
the ton is IL diversity of interests, We II
in face the fact that this is sugar co
try.
In taking up the proposition that