The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-22

"hJ p0AoOh VI Vuh1 hoWOheA'y
without special permit ofthe Board
of Immigration. This is rarely
given save on declaration Of the
applicant that he proposes only
to be q domestic servant or an
agricultural laborer; even then
the sum of one dollar and half
q month must be deducted from
his wages for the purpose OF pay
ing his way back to China; should
he leave the two above mentioned
avenues Of employment, he may
be at once deported. This sever
ity is melted out to the Chinese to
satisfy the American League,
which latter is thought by many
to DO the most formidable enemy
with which the government is
obliged to contend, because it is
nominally of ITS own household,
but composed OF illiterate men
without large estates, who mag
nifty the least aid or support
rendered to Their wealthy rulers,
demanding an equal division of
The Offices and the spoils. The
prominent members of this org
nization begin to suspect the
sugar barons of lukewarm
adhesion to the cause Of an
nexation, 80 just on the eve OF
the departure Of this mail is held
an annexation meeting the speak
ers being chosen from all classes.
Those not in sympathy with the
league, yet supporting the gov
eminent, point to the facts that no
more inopportune moment could
have been chosen, for such reports
of despotism, military tribunal,
forcible exile, suppression OF a
free press, statutory restraint OF
opinion have gone abroad that no
civilized people in the ordinary
exercise of good judgment and
B common sense could desire clear
union with powers which have SO
recently violated all known dip
lomatic precedents. And the
loyal adherents of government
say further that the moment is
specially i'll shosen, because the
Washington congress, towards
which since the frsti the pro-
visionalists have looked not in
vain fol- their most valued defen-
ders, has now adjourned. But
the temptation to pose for effect
upon foreign nations by sending
forth an account of a mass meet
ing is not to be registered; the
democracy say that their lordly
rulers have done this from the
very first, and give as it's latest
. instance the recent abolition Of
, martial law on the very day Of
i, the departure of the last steamer,
: Some disappointment has beer
' said to exist in government cir
. cles at the small proportion o
4 volunteers who came forward il
a the recent emergency. The NAL
n population of Honolulu, excludin,
q Mongolians, is about ten thous
+. and; the citizens gard increased
y by loyal recruits turned out a
!, the most with twelve hundre,
Q men; by this it would appear tina
n the militia on emergency number
Z say one in twelve OF the NAL
!, population, but Oh most of thi
: twelve X hundred were recen
= arrivals or those who needed til
wages, or have little at stake, tn
number OF actual patriots willin
. to risk life for Hawaii is reduce
- to a minimum. AS consequence
. there is now undertaken q mos
searching inquisition into tn
. sentiments of those persons EN-
I ployed by the government, bu
: yet who rendered it no aid i
: its hour of terror. This is Gale
= by the official organ of the ruler
] "the black list" and it is bighl
! probable that all those who be
7 lieve too much or too little j
! regard to the Republic, and 9
hesitated to rush to its defense
will no longer eat at it's tables.
= An election is ordered to fl
n the seat of Mr.. y. l.. Garter
IS killed in the recent trouble, an
n it is probable another member G
tba ea,,,ai fou;iv Will ba oboso