The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-15
HOW THEY SOUND ABROAD,
Hawaiian CleVelander Comments
On Dispatches.
Black Made white by Persistent sensa-
observation-disclosures Upon
the Republic.

Soon after the publication Of re-
cent dispatches from Hawaii in the
United States the following was
published in the Cleveland CO..
Leader over the signature Of an
"Hawaiian CIeveIander"
Foes within and foes without. "a
feeling of impending ruin pervades the
little Republic of Hawaii" Is that so?
Reading Hawaiian news as CLEANED
from the various city papers Of yester-
day, the writer of this article was re-
minded of an incident connected with
a visit to New York city some years
ago
daughter of a friend was intrusted
with a message from her mother to
myself. Not finding me at home,
whittier she had been directed, and
learning where l could most probably
be found, she still sought me. She
wen led her way to one of the noted
churches of that large city, but found
herself unable to make her way
through the vast cOncourse of people
assembled, so was obliged to return
home with her mission unfulfilled.
The mother amused at the child's per-
sistence in what was comparatively an
unimpOrtant errand, asked why, when
she had gone so far, she did not finally
succeed. Her reply was, Mamma,
you couldn't find your own self there"
So / discover that even Hawaiian
might be befOgged and COMPOUNDED by
sensational rumOrs that seem to find
floating space in United States atnOs-
phere.
Under such circumstances it may be
difficult to get ones bearings, but
there are some things that may safely
be stated. For instance,it may be said,
with exact truth, that black has sud-
denly become white, or vice versa, as
to say with truth that "ThurstOn has
gone back to propose the restoration
of a monarchy with Kaiulani on the
throne"
That statement is even beyond the
stretch of imagination. We raise no
question as to reports purpOrting to
be gotten from Colonel Ashford, hav-
ing come from any other source than
the one given, but to give them as
coming from the attorney General |
of Hawaii is a misleader. AS proof |
of the fact, the name OF the Attorney |
General of Hawaii is the very uncom- |
mon one "Smith," but with the par |
ticular designating prefix "W. o."
''There is a perfect reign of terror in |
the islands, Indeed
ga Republic seems an impossible |
ty." Why! such able statesmen as |
Dole, Hatch, and others, with nu- |
merically complete advisory council, |
where are they? They must have |
laid aside their duties to go yachting! |
GA large part of the population are
incapable of governing themselves"
That may be said of every nation on
the face of the globe; but in thinking
of Hawaii, there come before me faces
and forms of as staunch, true, able
men, of Hawaiian blood, as can be
sifted out from any nationality that
can be named.
''As long as this so called republic
can pay armed men to keep down re.
belliOn, it will last, and no longer"
In any of the late uprIsings, has the
whole burden of the soldier needs been
left to the armed men alone? No, in
deedi an hours notice can bring out
at any time, there, as loyal a vOlun-
teer corps as can be found anywhere.
They are not on the baseball grounds
when they are needed for duty.
"The greatest fear of the Hawaiian
Government is Japan" Yes, if the
United States chooses, so far as she
lying territory, as with toy or bub-
ble Japan, with her deliberate
shrewdness and foresight, may take
into consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of
Hawaii in relation to her own coun-
try.
Personally 1 hope always to see
friendly relations existing between
the republic of Hawaii and Japan, for
I remember with great pleasure the
courtesy with which the Japanese
legation in Honolulu extended pro-
lection to the wives and families of
American citizens throughout very
trying emergency in 1898, when Am
erican families knew they could not
ask such from their American repre-
sentative.
1t is most sincerely to be hoped that
the present form of government in
will unite all the nations and
also be respected by all foreign pow
ers.