The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19

80 ,-oid for want of power. 1t was dis
avowed by Secretary Foster and reouKeu
bv Secretary Gresham, anu the oruer 10
abandon the prOtectorate ana maui GOWN
the fl4g was in accordance Win the uu'E
and nonor of the United States. 10 haul
down the flag OF the United States was
only an order to preserve its honor.
Tn,. dipIomatic officers OF the nlteQ
States in Hawaii nave the right to much
larger liberty of action IN respect 10 the
internal affairs of that country imam
would De the case with any other couh-
try with winch We nave 40 peculiar oI
special relations. In our diplomatic cor
respondence with Hawaii and IN the
various treaties, some I them treaties Oh
annexation, which have been signed anu .
discussed, though not ratified, from time .
70 time there has been manifested very /
near relationship between the TWO gov /
ernments. The history OF Hawan III It's I
progress, education, development, and /
! government, and IN Christianity, mas /
| been closely identified with that OF the
/ United States-so closely, indeed, that
! the United States has not at any time
| hesitated to declare that 1t would permit
no intervention in the affairs OF dawau
! nv auy foreign government which might
| tend TO disturb the relations with the
! United States, or TO gain any advantage
! there over the Americans Who may nave
| settled in that country. The united
| States has assumed and deliberately
maintained toward Hawaii relation
| which is entirely exceptional, and has no
| paralIeI in our dealings with any other
people.
The Justification for this attitude Is not
a matter with which this inquiry IS
| necessarily connected, but its existence
furnishes a good excuse, II excuse is
needed, for very lively concern on the
part of our diplomatic representatives In
everything that relates to the progress OF
that people.
The causes that have led TO this
peculiar situation are altogether appar-
ent. They are in every sense honorable,
lust, AMI benevolent. One nation can
not assume such an attitude toward an
other. especially if the latter Is, by con-
trast, small, weak and dependent upon
the good will or forbearauce of the world
for lis existence, without giving to 1t a
guaranty of external and internal
security.
toward Hawaii, thus voluntarily as
sumed, gives to Hawaii the right TO
regard it as such guaranty.
In the absence of policy to establish
a colonial system and of any disposition
for territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, the dov-
eminent OF the United States looked with
appreciation and gave encouragement 10
the labors and influence OF their citizens
in Hawaii in laying the groundwork OF
:, free and INDEPENDENT government there
, which. in its principles and In the dis
, tribution of powers, should be like our
own. and ultimately become republican
in form. This has been the unconcealed
wish of the people OF the United STATES,
G in which MANY of the native Hawalians
s have participated.
: Observing the spirit OF the Monroe
9 doctrine, the United States, In the begin
ming of or relations with Hawaii, made
=. a firm and distinct declaration OF the
; Dnrnose TO prevent he absorption o.
Hawaii or the political control OF thai
4 country by any foreign power. Wlthou'
j.. stating the reasons for this policy, which
n included very important commercial anC
- military considerations, the attitude o.
= the United States toward Hawaii WAS II
e moral effect that OF friendly protector
a | ate. 1t has been settled policy oil the
d United States that If 1t should turn ou
s that Hawaii, for any cause, should no
y he able to maintain an Independent gov
q eminent, that country would be encour
r. | aged in it's tendency to gravItate TOWARD
n nOlitical union with this country.
A. The treaty relations between Hawai-
j. and the United States, as hxet
l. by several conventions that have
i. been ratified, and by other negotIa
! | tions. have been characterized by sen
- timent of close reciprocity. In addition
Al to trade relations of the highest advan
- tape to Hawaii, the United states has 81
ii far interfered with the internal pollcy o
v Hawaii as to secure an agreement iron
n that Government restricting the dispose
DR. of BAYS and harbors and the crown land
1 TO other countries, and has secured ex
le elusive privileges in Pearl Harbor c
~
~ This attitude of the two government
nj and the peculiar friendship OF the tw
a peoples, together with the advantage
~ Given to Hawaii in commerce, induced
"a large and very enterprising class c
n neople from the United States to migrat
1T to those islands and to invest large sum
Sc of money in the cultivation OF sugar an
" rice, and in other trade and Industry
p The introduction of laborers from Japa
n and China in great numbers gave to tn
1p Governing power IN Hawaii new an
nj yerv significant importance, and made
m | necessary, for the protection OF the IL
So forest of the white or European peopi
ms and the natives, that the safeguards
or fine organic law of the Kingdom shout
Mt be carefully preserved. In the efforts
,e. secure these guarantees OF safe govern
.fe ment, no distinction oil race was mac
in 10 10 the native or kanaka population
so but the Chinese and Japanese wei
hit excluded from participation in the 90
a. eminent as voters, or as officehOlders.
cir Apprehensions OF civil disturbance
ed Hawaii caused the United States to kee
as ships of war at Honolulu for many yea
ltv past. almost without -intermission, ar
te. the instructions that were given to o.
wo diplomatic and consular officers and
IN the naval commanders on IhaC staIlC
B, if went beyond the customary INSTRUCTION
yas applicable to other countries. In me
of instances, the instructions so given i
ed clu6ed the preservation OF or&er and
,he the peace of the country, as well as Il
,ial protection and preservation OF the pro
rn- ertv and Of the lives and treaty rights
of American citizens.
, of The circumstances above mentlone
ICY which the evidence shows TO nave
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