Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-22

OF 1re9 trade with the United States under
its protective laws, also by the large i'm
migration of white labor. Our present
reciprocity treaty is always liable to abro-
cation, which would ruin our planters.
Minister Hatch made a brief speech, as
sorting the continued and absolute loyalty
of the government officials to annexation.
Minister Smith took like ground, as stated
above. These strong declarations of senti-
ment from members of the cabinet will end
all doubts in the minds of their supporters.
I The royalist Independent. however, per-
slsts In arguing that the ministers are only
throwing dust and that they are lin the
pay of the sugar barons." OF the absolute
sincerity of MesSrs Dole. Thurston and
Smith, and of their unqualified independence
OF alleged blasting influence from the sugar
interest, L can give assurance from sufti-
GENTLY intimate personal knowledge.
fully believe the same of Messrs. Hatch,
Damon and King, and that the cabinet are
heartily united on the question of annex
alton and on the whole general policy of
government.
Truth About the Missionaries.
l must quote from recent article by our
historian. w. d. Alexander. He is refut-
Ing an "undying falsehood," that "for
more than seventy years the missionaries
and their descendants on these islands
have been the governors and rulers Of this
land" He says:
1.-The only period during which there was
was the twelve years from 1912. when Mr..
Richards and DR.. Judd came to the rescue
or the native government, till the death of
kamehameha III. in 1851 The record OF
those twelve years is one of which any
statesman might be proud Aided after
lSi3 by Mr.. Wyllie and Judge Lee, they
twice saved the Independence of the coun-
try: they helped to emancipate the poor.
doWntrodden serfs, and to make them
owners of their own homes, they brought
order out of the chaos of land claims; they
organized the machinery of government
nearly as it has been run ever since; they
established reliable judiciary and sys-
tenn of common schools: they paid off the
national debt in full, and freed the country
from extraordinarily and consular
courts; the main features of their work
were never undone during the succeeding
forty years of 'non-missionary' rule
The foregoing summary by the accurate
historian of the record made by the eX-
missionary statesmen during their period of
control of the Hawaiian government is a
very noble The constitutional and repre-
sentative government which they establish
ed has been perpetuated, in spite of royal
efforts for its impairment While it is
strictly true that since that period, mis-
Sonaries have had no control in the gov
clrment. and that it has generally, until
the revolution of 1887, been administered by
cabinets antagonstic to the missionaries"
1t is to be added that the moral influence of
the missionaries has always continued to
he so powerful upon both whites and ma
uves as to be a most effective check upon
deterlorating measures, when presented in
the legislature or promoted by royalty.
Ana accordingly. about as much when out
OF direct power as when exercising 1t, the
mis- sionaries and their descendants have
continued to be the objects of violent an
tagonsm and calumny from the very large
body of their Natural adversaries who
failed to overcome their strong and whole
some moral control
Minister Castle.
The government. of this republic has at
last commissioned Mr. William Richards
Cfstle as envoy extraordinary and minister
pleripotentiary to Washington. in place of
Lorin A. Thurston, recalled. MIR. Castle is
ten years older than his predecessor, with
somewhat less than the unusual ability and
Ell ergy of the latter, but of peculiarly genial
manners and bright conversational powers.
He is already somewhat acquainted in
Washington. having been Mr.. Thurston's
chief colleague in the commission which
negotiated the treaty of annexation with
President Harrison in February, 1893. lie
expects to take his family and be at his
post early in September On account of
private business here, it is improbable that
he will be able to serve very long at Wash
ington.
Mr.. Castle is a son of the late S. n. Cas-
tie. who came here in 1897 in missionary
service, and 1abored for twenty-five years
as financial agent of the mission, then went
into business. becoming leader in Honolu-
$,
death an estate of $Ij0.OOO. w. r. Castle
was attorney general for Kaiakaua twenty
years ago, and is now president of the
Loard of education. He is a leading lawyer
here. and of great personal influence. He
was a leader in the committee of safety
which deposed the queen
Although Minister Hatch has been spoken
of for the Washington post. his private
business would not permit his absence, and
he is much more needed in the important
post of foreign affairs.
Mr.. w. n. Armstrong has just sailed for
Japan. under an informal errand for this
government, chiefly connected with his
work president of the labor commission,
for whom more precise knowledge of Jap
anese labor and manufacturing tendencies
is important.
The very important case before the su-
preme court is still in progress in which
Paul Neumann seeks to iEvalidate the SEN
teGces on conspirators and insurgents
passed by the late military commission He
contends that the commission was uncou-
stitutional. exceeded its possible jurisdic-
ton. was continued long after all necessity
for martial law had ceased Gen. A. S.
Hartwell and i. A. Thurston, for the gov
eminent, have made full and exhaustive
arguments in support of the commission.
Little doubt is felt of the court sustaining
its validity. The decision will not be given
till another week 1t may be noted that in
Mr.. Gresham's Cranstoun letter he eX-
pressly recognizes the proper jurisdiction
of the military commission and restricts
can citizens enjoyed fair trial before it.
Proposed Cable 10 California.
Audley Coote, from Australia, is here req
resenting a Pacific cable company which ha 8
already laid the first link of the trans-Pa-
c.fic cable to New Caledonia. He was on
his way to Washington, but has determined
to postpone efforts there until near the De-
cember session of Congress. His company
are prepared Immediately to proceed with
laying a cable from California to Homo
lulu. under the patronage and ownership,
if desired, of the United States. They re-
gard Honolulu as the natural center of
Pacific cable lines. While expressing the
highest respect for the Hon. Sanford Flem-
ing and his associates, Mr.. Coote regards
the plan as chimerical of making Fannings
Island the first station from Victoria to
Australia. The length of such line, allow
ing for slack. would be 5000 miles, the long
est existing cable not exceeding 900 miles.
Such length will require cable of Excess
sive weight and conducting power, costing
double the price of one from Monterey to
Honolulu. This city is also the natural
point for a branch line to Japan.
1t may be natural for England to desire
and insist on exclusive ownership of tele-
graphic connection between her Pacific col
ones. Such desire must be extremely
gent to induce going by Honolulu, to roost