The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-22
Strong feeling against Mr..
Sherman, = Financial Pro-
blemS, = Contract between
China and Japan, = Local
Difficulties in Politics.
Honolulu, MARCH 20.

ISlOnary repuDHc excited the
| greatest interest and indignation
here; interest on the side of those
who believe that thore has been
since the first systematic fraud
perpetrated on the people of the
United States, Indignation from
those who have the control of the
local press, the courts, the jails,
nd at whose dictation every
general despatch read by the
American people has been for
over two years prepared. Those
in sympathy with the sentiments
of Sherman declare that if
during the period last-maned,
such critic as he had been resi-
dent at Honolulu, so that the
world would have been intelli-
lgently and correctly informed on
all matters pertaining to these
1 islands, the international attitude
OF the great powers towards Ha-
waii would be very different from
that which it has nominally, and
as If by sufferance become. Those
who repel his statements as libel
lous, confine their REMARKS chief.
| ly to the notice Of his errors in
facts. Thus, there are not 100 900
Mongolians here but at most
about 10000, an entire island is
not devoted to the lepers, but
only a certain district of Nolokai,
while it is true that no Protestant
minister has ever devoted his life
] to the sufferers, it is also fact
that chaplains of the Congrega.
tional Church have been from
time to time resident at thu
settlement. These flaws in stats
tics are noted with the creates
eagerness by the advocates of tn,
missionary party. My error IL
stating the proportion of voter
by. whom the present Legislature
was elected did not vitiate tn
reasoning that no legislativ
assembly had ever supplante'
g the PROFESSIONALISM councils, yet
3 was inagnified for the latte
purpose. Four per cent of tn
Il gross population took part in tn
elections OF last fall.
OF one thing both sides al
certain: there is perfect unani
minity in declaring that had M
i Sherman been a visitor in tn
Is city, had he then written tho,
words for publication at Brook
q lyn, he would have been ,arreste
a and prosecuted the momer
that any copy Of his article shoul
!. have found its way back to Hon'
lulu. There are two provisions
recent Hawaiian law under whic
such proceedings can be at an
!. moment initiated against an allie
!. and a correspondent. These are til
!, article in the constitution ft
4 the punishment of any perso
who shull be guilty of conteml
4 Of the legislative body, eve
4 although not a member of thi
body, and second the statut
2 enacted against the making an
'slpublishing of Iibellous or seditior
n matter. IS Much discussion hi
taken place amongst members
Y the present government as to til
feasibility and ACCESSIBILITY
VA Applying these restrictiN
y measures to an alien visito
nd There is a most decided determ
y. nation on the part of those
n. power to repel the least unfa
Dis criticism or misrepresentation {
NJ their official acts or public repu
-. tation, they assuming further til
:, privilege of defining that 'whic
may or may not constitute an o.
= Tense. Those who do not sympa
thizs with such determination {
intention ask how it can be recol
ciled with the impression th
w government has given that it
j, abundantly strong and able
maintain itself against interni
dissension. If Hawaii has the bet
and strongest government it eve
possessed, if it proves its cohesio
in tho recent disturbances, why
these ask should il so openl
announce its fears of the word
ono insignificant individual in