Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-04-13
HAWAIIANISM.
The Matter Ably Discussed by a
Well Informed Correspon-
dent.

EDITOR NEws:-Rife among the
innumerable Hawaiian lumors is
ever prominent the innuendo thai
the tendency of the royalist
faction of that country is towards
snglicism. To deny this would
possibly be to a slight extent
untrue; but the anglicism is as
much American as English yet
there does exist faction that is
purely English in its political
inclination and that faction is the
English stock OF Hawaiian. Now,
il must be evident from the most
obscure observation that there is
an overwhelming tendency to-
wards Americanism in that coun-
try; but unfortunately it must be
further observed that in this case
also, it is with a distinct faction
and that faction is purely Amer
lean, even to citizenship. To
remark further on this political
texture of Hawaii it would be
we'll to mention a Germanic
tendency, a japanese tendency,
and, In fact, there are as many
different political inclinations as
there are different peoples in the
conglomerate realm.
The result of the American
tendency has been disastrous to
the internal peace of Hawaii, and
may possibly result in a perma-
nent change in its government
Americans should in all cases
stand by their brothers, but | am
inclined to believe that if ali
were fully cognizant of all the
circumstances attending this pre-
sent situation there would be
made of this case an exception;
still We may infer from reports
circulated in our public press that
our American brothers in Hawaii
will have a good thing of it if
they succeed in their present en-
terprise.
But of all the tendencies Of
Hawaii's people, we should not
forget the inclinations of its own
race, the natives of Hawaii; and
this paramount tendency of that
country is toward Hawaiianism.
itself. 1t is not necessary to saw
that this is the result of birth, of
tradition, Of national pride and
of all that goes to make a govern
ment respected in the minds of
its people, and to make it per.
menant in the great brotherhood
of nations; in fact, this, pure and
simple, is patriotism-Hawaiian
patriotism.
What would be the strength of
our beloved America if its peo-
pie were deficient in their essen
tial of patriotisml and, as we
dearly cherish the sentiment of
political morality at home; as we
feel IAN unbounded pride, rs an
American, in our patriotism to-
wards America should we not
honor the Hawaiian in so much
as there exists in his bosom the
love for his native land-the pat
riotism of an Hawaiian to Ha-
waiil Again, should it be the
policy of our great American ma
ton which owes its own unity,
if not its very life to the shrine
of patriotism-should we desc
crate the sacred memory of the
honored dead. of our fathers
and brothers who, prompted by
this sentiment which, alone, up
holds a nations morality, pour
ed out their blood on the battle
fields of the revolution and of our
late and terrible civil war
should il be our policy to crush
out all this in the humble Ha-
valiant This question is now be-
fore the representatives of the /
American people and it remains
for them to answer.
II there is lacking information /
on the subject of national loyalty /
of citizens / use the term as we .
IT'D of the Hawaiian
kingdom. it is of the Hawaiian
citizen, himself, that we should
enquire. Can German picture
TO the mind OF a stranger the love
that is unfurled with the stars
and stripesl Can he portray the
innate beauty that clings around
the traditions OF our fathersl Can
be convey to the alien mind the
grandeur of those clarion tones
as they resound throughout the
length and breadth of our loved
land when We annually honor the /
memory of our natal morn-when
metica's declaration of rights |
Startled the muety and feudaIistic