The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-28
TOPICS OF The DAY.

both at midday and even. And this
is what we learn:
"a frenzied hue and cry is raised
by newspaper critic because the
new Minister OF Foreign Affairs
does not happen to be Hawaiian
born. Now, you know il a son OF
the soil had been selected you would
have assaulted him either as "a rene
gade native" or "a d I'D mis-
sionary." All the people have had
ample opportunity to judge of the
citizenship and qualifications of
Henry Il. Cooper, who is to succeed
Mr.. Hatch in the cabinet. Allowing
that comparatively "new man" has
been called to take the portfolio,
where is the harm7 IT was the &c, ew
men, the "emigrants," the "adven-
turers" if you will, who prepared
the plans and specifications and did
the work on a government called
the United States, on Australia, New
Zealand, in India. The "new man"
is to-day in Africa, Asia, South Amer
ica-everywhere pushing on with
the banners of civilization. The
"new man," unlike the new woman
is no experiment, but is a time-tried
institution"
ut took something like 200 years
for the "new man" (new woman7) to =
get in his deadly work on the United
States. 1t took over hundred years
for him (and then he didn't do it) in,
Australia and New Zealand. And
every instance mentioned the "new
man" neither prepared the plans
and specifications" nor "did the
work" on the Government. In all
the cases touched on, and in every
other case likely to be mentioned, it
can be shown that the "kamaaina"
was the one who prepared" and
carried out the plans and specifca-
tions, and who "did the work" on
the Government. Yet we are sorry
for Judge ii. E. Cooper, whether he
becomes Minister OF Foreign Affairs
or not, that the Star should classify
him as amongst the "emigrants" and
the adventures" who have brought
the Hawaiian Islands to their pres
ent horrible state. In future we
may alluded to him as the "emigrant
adventurer," and may include the
Star in the same designation. I
The Japanese Minister to Wash
ington Mr.. Kurino, has been in
terviewed on the statements made
by Mr.. Castle in regard to Japan's
attitude towards Hawaii. Amongst
other things he said: Japan does
not want Hawaii. Our relations
with the Government are entirely
friendly. We do not contemplate
making war upon the United States,
and unless we did the Hawaiian
Islands would be of no use to us.
1t is misrepresentation of the
policy of Japan which leads to
the belief that we are seeking to
acquire territory" "Isup-
pose that the report that we want
Hawaii is started by those inter-
ested in securing the annexation
OF the islands to the United States.
They want to say to the United
States, you take us or Japan will"
y "The new Government is
living up to the treaty, and
japan has nothing to complain /,
OF. There is no danger of trouble"
Could anything be more directly,
firmly and politely in contradiction
of W. r. Castles wild assertions7
And yet the Star says in regard
to W. r. eff he has made such
a statement in seriousness he must
have stumbled upon the basis for
it abroad. Nothing has happened
here at any, time to afford pre-
text for such an inference" While
the N. Y. Sun correspondent dis
tinctly states from Mr.. Castles lips:
"The attitude of Japan was one
of menace and the government of
Mr.. Dole regarded it with appre-
tension" And that is the man
whose appointment as diplomatic.
representative was confirmed only