The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-21
SYMPATHY FOR HAWAII.

That the American people wish we'll
to the young republic of Hawaii there
is no doubt. But the American people
do not care to be answerable for al its
follies, responsible for all its deeds
Those who brought forth this republic
by the Caesarian operation must not
expect this country to look after it as
its own child. Having declared itself
independent it should not become de-
pendent.
This young government has just had
an experience of an uprising or at
tempted revolution. One white man.
one prominent in the establishment of
the republic, has been killed, a few
natives wounded, the rest put to flight,
seeking refuge in the hills. Honolulu
is tranquil, the ex-Queen under sur
VIGILANCE and no further danger appre-
hended. This is the story Of the would
be revolution. And it all happened on
the 9th inst.
This has been made the occasion for
an outburst of Republican Indignation
and an attack on the administration
In the Senate Mr.. Frye, of Maine, in
troduced this resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate learns
with profound Indignation of the at
tempt to restore the deposed queen to
power in the Hawaiian islands and eX-
tends to the young republic the warm
est sympathy in her efforts to suppress
rebellion
Senator Hill said he thought the Ian
guage extreme. and moved to modify
it by substituting the words profound
regret" for profound indignation"
But Mr.. Frye declared that he believed
that the words did not express his own
feelings or those of the American peo-
pie In this Mr.. Frye assumes too
much; he confounds his own feelings
with those of the American people.
But the American people not having
expressed their feelings on the subject,
it is difficult to say what they are.
| The Senator from Maine having as
stunned TO speak for the people in the
matter of their feelings, wanted his
resolution to take precedence of every
thing else. To this. Mr.. George, of Mis-
sissippi, objected. whereupon Frye
faced about to the Democratic side,
and looking at Mr.. George and swell
ing with that profound indignation
| that was the kernel Of his resolution,
said: "God may forgive the Senator
who makes that objection, but do not
! believe the American people will for
| give him" 1t is more than likely that
! the majority of them will never know
4 anything about it; that those who do
viii not greatly care, and that very
soon the whole thing VIII be forgotten
even by them.
Mr.. Lodge also had a resolution on
the same subject. 1t read as follows:
Resolved, That the Senate of the
/ United States. having in view public
! interests and those Of American citi-
zens residing in the Hawaiian islands,
is of the, opinion that our. government
| should be represented in Hawaiian
waters by one Or more ships of its
navy"
| Then he went off into a laudation Of
Admiral Walkers conduct at the is
lands. by inference a condemnation of
Mr.. Cleveland.
1t is natural that Republicans Should
want one or more ships ,of our navy
in Hawaiian waters, but not SO much
for the protection of American citizens
and their interests as to uphold the
new government Had it not been for
ships Of the American navy in Ha-
waiian waters, it is very doubtful il
the old order of things would have
been overturned or the new one estab-
lished. If the Hawaiian republic cannot
stand on its own legs, it is not the
business of this country to furnish ii
legs on which to stand Frye's "pro-
found indignation" and Lodges solici.
tUde for American interests are moth.
ing but Republican jingoism in dis
guise.