The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-27
VOICE OF THE PRESS.

There is one comfort to news
paper men in the proposed Hawai-
ian cable. If that Republic con-
tinues to be as prolific of sensa-
tional news as it has been for a
year or two past, the cable will get
there some time near when the
occurrence happen. - Washington
| Star.
There are men who cannot do a
favor or accept a favor without so
acting as to give it an ungracious
| flavor. They accompany q bow of
courtesy with such an air of super
iOrity as to make it sting like an
insult. The only redeeming feature
about it ID the courage attending it.
But when the favor Is accompanied
by secret stab, only known after
wards, the boorishDess is aggravated
by the cowardice. President Cleve-
land, in all Hawaiian affairs, has
been no more than the former at his
best, and In bis last act has degraded
himself to the latter. In apparent
yielding to the unmistakable will of
the people, he ordered the Philsdel-
phia back to Hawaii, whence she had
been unnecessarily and petulsntly
Withdrawn, but really because he
had been u )tified that In the event
Of future outbreaks the Hawaiian
Government was not sure of being
able to extend protection to foreign-
ers. What contemplate stupidity
or more contemplate malignIty!
Attempts to maintain" indeed
What is the effect of this? Simply
that ii any American, In standing by
the Government which Was his only |
protection for life or property, had |
fallen into the hands of the roy elist |
Insurgents, the admiral was not 20 |
lift finger in his behalf, though the
insurgents should hang or burn him
even under the guns. of the Phils-
delphis.-Boston Traveller.
While it has been our opinion all
along that the influence of the United
States In Hawaii, as exerci-ed by
President Harrison and the Ameri
can representative at Honolulu, was
3 deplorable Instance of interference,
and while we think that the Hawai-.
ian people have good reason to assert
hat the American assertion ttat all
men are free and equal is merely
sentimental utterance which we do
not believe In and which we do not
propose to have control our actions,
t seems to US that it hardly lies in
he mouth of the English newspapers
o d. d fault with US on this ground.
The London Telegraph asserts that
the spe ,tacle Is sorry one for
christian morality, and is a bitter
esson Of what feeble races may ex-
'ect when the interests of civilized
powers come into collision" But it
would be we'll If our London contem
,orary would permit itself, when in
IulgiDg In this train Of mnralIzing,
o reflect upon the numher of times ,
hat It's Government has set these
receipts at defiance. If there is one
ation on the face Of the earth that
o America, Asia and Africa has de
lberately trodden down native races {
Or the purpose of advancing its own
1terests, that nation is Great Brit
in. We have sinned in the case of I
is, we have aided and
betted In the extinction of the {
Official rights OF the native people {
but 1T Is almost our only offsnse, If
le American Indians are taken out Y
the count. With England, on the r
Their hand, these Offenses are to be
umhered by the score, and hence it a
a little bit vergiDg on the insnff-r-
Die to have censure of this particular
Drt come to rs from that source a
Ostnn Herald.