Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-03
Republican Government More Firmly
Established Than Ever.
RUMORS STARTED By DESIGNING MEN
Climatic Attractions of the Hawaiian
Islands.
PRESIDENT DoLEs ADDRESS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

graphs Rave appeared in American jour-
| nails which are thoroughly friendly to tine
| republic of Hawaii expressing serious ap-
| prehension of our insecurity from internal
| difficulties This strikes here as very
| strange. In strict accuracy, there has been
| no time since the monarchy was over
| thrown when the government felt less I'M
| easy than it has done for six weeks past,
or has felt more firmly established. The
| impression to the contrary which has been
so generally diffused in the United States
is wholly and absolutely Fictitious. 1t is a
| successful result of deliberate malice COIN
| ing spurious reports.
The one canard which has naturally been
| the most effective to the end in view was
| that ex-Minister Thurston, returning
| here, had become convinced that the only
| hope of sefety was in restoring the mon
| archy under kaiulani. If that story were
| true, unques tionably things must be in a
] desperate state with the Dole government
| 1t was strange that so preposterous an in
| vcntior sc widely credited by your pa
| pers, although the American papers can
| rot be expected to have very clear and mi
| mute knowl ledge of our affairs. Probably
| Mr.. Thurstons speech before the American
League viii have been effective in dispell-
| ing the false impression. The story was
| fabricated entirely from whole cloth"
| There wa. not shred or film of truth in
| its compo siticn. Thurston has never for
| one second turned his thoughts in the di-
| rection of restoring monarchy. He has
| never had the remotest cause or mnutest
| temptation. to think of restoring monarchy
| There is nothing in Illusions compost
| ton to incline him toward monarchy under
any circumstances whatever, any more
| than there IS to turn Hlndoo or Mormon.
| The story was pure, deliberate, malig-
| Hant invention of the enemy, probably
| with the object of insult ard annoyance.
The first legislative session under the re-
public convened at noon of the 18th. The
| two houses of fifteen members each met
! together in the former throne room and
| listened to a fifteen-ri1ute address from
| President Dole, after which the houses or
| ganized separately. There was a large as
sembly present. ladies not in minority. A
| few officers of the Philadelphia and Ben
| ningtcn came in, including the command
| ers Of the ships. Mr.. Dole did not follow
| he former royal practice of declaring the
| legislature opened. He alluded to the then
| retirement OF the advisory council, which
| for over two years had exercised legisla-
| tive functions He paid them a high trib-
| ute of praise for WISE faithful, patriotic
and Mcorrupt.be performance of duty. OPP
| ponentS may question their wisdom; of
their devotion and honesty there can be no
| question. They had held one hundred and
| fifty-two meetings-without pay. 1t was
| as early as possible. Five members are
| chosen by each house and five by the pres
| ident
| President DoIe's Address.
| The address was largely occupied with
| three topics: Public lands, immigration and
| the cable. A bill has been prepared in hope
| of aiding in desirable system of so dis
| posing of government and crown lands as
to promote occupation by Industrious set
| tiers Asiatc immigration is deprecated
| Portuguese and other white immigration
| desired. AS to the cable, it is urged that
the government should go beyond assuring
| subsidies to private companies projecting
| the work, and itself take active initiative
| steps.
| The new republic of Hawaii had received
| recognition from all the principal govern
| ments. With the exception of the insur-
| rection of January last internal affairs
| lad been orderly and prosperous. The out
lay for its suppression and for the military
| court had been about $4,000. paid out of
| current funds. Annexation continued to be
| the policy of the government, earnestly
sought.
| Religious affairs were prominent among
the missionary people in Honolulu the
| week before last. 1T being the time of the
| annual meeting of the association and mis-
sionary board of the Protestant churches.
| 1t was also the seventy-fifth anniversary
| of the arrival of the first missionaries, and
| was accordingly made an occasion of re-
| view and Renaissance. Nobody sur
wives who remembers that olden time of
| slavery, famine, nakedness and human
sacrifices. except a few decrepit old natives.
The country has become civilized, opuent
| and beautiful-and the civilization is Amer
| lean. The native Hawaiians participate in
| Its comfort and luxury, but do not ride in
front. For this AmericaniZation of the
| country the old missionaries may be re-
| gaAded the unintending cause They
gave the tone to the incoming civilization,
and made it a place attracting especially
Americans.
Operations of the Mission Board.
The Hawaiian mission board are carrying
| on a large line Of operations. They are
| -yn
among the Chinese. Japanese and the Cath
| Ole Portuguese The latter are a very good
| class of people, of fair morals. but thor
| oughly illiterate. Two very capable pastors
| are supported at Honolulu and Hilo, who
| came from settlements of Madeira exiles
| located in Illinois. They have gathered
| quite strong churches among their coun-
| trymen, and in this city have large schools.
! For the Japanese ten or more japanese
preachers are employed. many of them
paid by the owners of the plantations
among whose laborers they work and who
| consider their services valuable in promot-
| ing order and good feeling. Among the
Chinese a number of workers are SUPPORT
| ed and there is a strong force Of schools,
| the whole costing the board about So 600
a year. The japanese and Portuguese
work together costs about 5000 For the
whole of its operations the board expends
about $4,000. of which over $50 900 are con-
tributed by whites.
Just now lies at the wharf a little twenty
| ton schooner, the Hiram Bingham, which
plies busily among the Gilbert Islands, ly-
| ing over 1000 miles west. She is furnished
with a gasoline engine, making eight knots
on account of the strong currents and fire.
quent Gains among those little coral atolls
or the equator. Her captain is a mission
airy named Walkup, who is apt to be on
hand when wanted, and hustles around his
bishoprc of eighteen islands in very
lively manner. lie has just been up to San
| Francisco a voyage of 5000 miles, to get
| his engine repaired after three years work
and is on his way hack. AS is usual, he
| ran up to 40 degrees north TO get favorable
winds for the easterly passage, and had
one gale near the coast that nearly finish
| ed him. He made the Farallones only
| ten miles out of his reckoning. His crew
consists of three Gilbert natives, steady
boys. who can reef and steer He also has
two Germans on board whom he intends
to locate as preachers.
The Gilbert Islanders.
The $4,000 natives live on low sand islets,
| nowhere twelve feet above the sea; but
| covered with tall coco (sic) palms, and
| pandahus trees, or screw pine. They have
no grain, roots, or succulent fruits. Even
the bread fruit fails to grow for lack of