The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-21

exclusively Of soldiers OF fortune
who have recently arrived and
care moth ing about matters at
issue save as these affect their
sustenance, a most important
point. to be sure, for without
government rations they would
relapse into their original needy
condition. TO these may be added
the Citizens Guard composed OF
residents who may be summoned
on emergency. 1t is urged that
every person be required to join
some one of these organizations,
and that all persons in the employ
ofthe ruling ring who have not
complied with this just requisite
be summarily discharged from
government employ.
The question of the revival of
the native or royalist press, after
the expiration of martial law, is
settled by an act introduced by
President Dole himself which
gives to the government the
power to suspend any offeneive
newspaper OF any new journal
started in place of such newspaper
for II period not exceeding four
years. There was absolutely no
necessity for martial law, save to
suppress the opposition press,
and abolish free speech.
Coming now to the attitude of
Japan and the. position of the
Japanese, / am free to confess
that the matter demands more
study than as yet it has been in
my power to devote to it, On the
14th German steamer landed
about eight hundred more of that
nationality. In two years, they
have increased fifty per cent on
the islands or say from 10000 to
"a 900; these figures are mode
rate, one.third Of the male popu-
lation of Hawaii is Japanese.
They are not selfs. Each man
is patriot. At the opening OF
the war with China u voluntary
contribution was made by her
children to Japan, their mother
country. Small sums from the
laborers in the sugar field, gene
rous subscriptions from the mer-
chants raised this to nearly one
hundred thousand dollars. The
home government received il
withs thank for the intention, but
sent word that the treasury had
ample means for carrying on the
present war, and that it would
be devoted to hospitals. Many
some say all of these laborers
have received training in the
militia of their country. They
are usually accompanied in
coming to this country by a class
called free Storage passengers
This term is applied to those
who pay their own passage-money
and are not under contract. Man,
of these latter are wealthy moi
from the student. military o.
professional classes. They elm,
closely together; they resent tn
least repression of personal liber
ty. The ruling ring is fully persun
ded that to touch the meanes
native Of Japan is perilous. Thu
is seen the strange anomaly i
alien residence; persons claimin
American OF European protectio
are marched to prison, mature {
offense left blank" is the oficia
entry, but in the recent outbreal
by chance there were two Japa
nese in the clutches of despotisn
{ the report spread amongst the
, countrymen like wildfre, and
, deputation visited the static
house; the men were freed. A
, a national anniversary not Ion
since, party of Japanese march
{ ing through the streets, halted i
front of the royal residence al
gave three cheers for the queer
) the provisionalists wero. viii
! with rage; they waited on th
Japanese Minister, but he declir
ed to offer the least satisfaction
One in strong sympathy with I'll
American annexation movemei
has juss remarked to me. "Eao