The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-30

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ducti5n. Party differences Will con-
tinue to divide the community, as
thew have in the past, but with this
difference broad and deep-the funda-
mental principles of liberty and repre-
sentative government will be estaD-
Iished on firm basis beyond the pos
sibiIity of overthrow. The time and
thought and money which, during
the past few years, have been mon
opoliZed in efforts to prevent the
country from reverting back to alb
solutism and in efforts to restore mon
archy, can be devoted to private busl-
ness and to the working out OF soclai
and economic problems for the mutual
benefit of all concerned.
With the certainty of continuous,
stable government, capital, which now
holds aloof from the country, solely
by reason of the present lack OF GER
tainty, will flow in and produce an era
OF development and progress.
Annexation the Only Salvation of west
ern Civilization
Nv second reason for advocating an
nexation is, that / am firmly con-
WINGED that in no other way can What
is ca lied "Anglo Saxon" "Occident-
al. =, el"Western'' civilization, as dis
ting sshed from "EasterD," "Or1ent-
al or "Asiatic" civilization, be
maiT tanned in this country. Let da-
vail remain an independent govern
ment, and slowly but surely the peace
full invasion will go on, and the Aslatlc
will supplant the white man and the
Hawaiian. ,
ment TO either the Chinese or the Jap
anese. On the contrary, [ have the
fullest sense of appreciation OF ana al,
miration for the good qualities ana
abilities of both. We cannot, now
ever, shut our eyes to facts as they
exist. We want this country TO be or
the Western and not OF the Eastern
civilization. Unless it is so to be, we
and our descendants cannot live mere.
There is no competition possible be-
tween the Eastern and the western
man, when operating on common
basis The inevitable result Is the
substitution of the one for the other.
The controlling authority in Japan Is
attempting to develop along the same
Iines that we ourselves are STRIVING
for. But we cannot ignore the fact
tina tine class of immigrants VINO come
tn thikcountry from Japan are totally
ignorant of the first principles OF West
ern government. They are represent
atives of the inertia which the pro-
gressive leaders in Japan have had TO
overcome in the past, and when stlil
hammers them in their patriotic ef-
forts They are hindrance and not
help to political development in their
own country, and they do not radically
change their character when they
come here. ~,
What has this subject to do with
annexation, or annexation with IL!
The Only AIternative-Annexa or
Asiatics,
To nv mind it has everything to do
with it. AS long IS Hawaii remains
an independent country there will
continue in the future, as there has in
the past, to be a steady stream of Ash
attic epouring into the country. do
not relieve that there will ever be an
executive or q legislature in an indie
pendent Hawaii that can for any
length of time Withstand the pressure
that can and Will be brought to bear
upon it to admit Asiatics.
do not mean corrupt nor lllegItl-
mate pressure. 1t will be pressure
from those who ave now and for years
have been the commercial backbone
of the country, and the pressure will
be Welded to by men who will believe
that they are practiciDg the least OF
two alternative evils and are working
in the best Interests of all concerned.
make this statement in no spirit of
disparagement of the planters, nor
censure of the GOvernment-past,
present or future.
The reason for this condition is man
ifest. The country is so overwhelm-
ingl- dependent for its commercial
exieSence, upon sugar, that it is i'm
possible for it to be otherwise than
that this industry, either directly or
Indirectly, should exercise a preIon-
dering influence over any local gov
eminent, even one which is in the
hands of the political opponents
of the leading planters. This
improper or an illegitimate one. 1t
has been exercised in such manner
but rarely in the past, and l do not
look for such exercise of it to any eX-
tent in the future. On the contrary,
not only have the members of the
sugar planting fraternity been the
basis and source of the commercial
prosperity of all classes in this cOun-
try, but the political developement of
the country, the establishment of the
Republic, the firm and steadfast advO
cacy of honest representative govern
ment, the financial support of the
RepU die, the advocacy of annexa-
ton, all these stand to the credit of
the PLANTING fraternity as q whole,
and but for their loyal support we
would not be in the advanced position
that We hold today.
The contract system and the over
whelming preponderance of Asiatic
labor are not the fault of the planter
any more than they are the rest of the
community. They are an incubus,
saddled upon the planter and upon
the nation, so firmly, that, like slav-
cry in the Southern States, nothing
but war or some overwhelming supe-
rior power can unlock its grip.
Annexation VIII Abolish Labor Con-
tracts.
Annexation to the United States
will abolish one of the greatest bar
riers to an Independent self support
ing population which will be a
strength instead of a weakness to the
cause of representative government.
The signature Of an annexation
treaty will also cut off forthwith and