The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-31


hand and foot aud pOwerless to resist
the Vaccinations of the English and
French. They are like raw troops
Unless they can feel that they are
supported by the veteran hand OIL
the United States they will run at the
first fash of powder or the slghI VI
blood. But shove them INTO tne Ifohl
rank and let them feel that they are
safe and they Will make as much noise
as anybody.
at is time to decide upon the plan
of action. If we want these isIands
Immediately, / have no douoI che
LackawanDa lmDrogIl0 WIN Iui LIS tii9ii
the pretext for taking them la Eng
land or France If no other good has
been ACCOMPLISHED by the Lacka-
wanna. she has served to draw out }
the Ministers into strong expressions
against her and our Government, ana,
bV her presence, has kept up the fire
of opposition in the hearts OF Amerl-
caus and left it easy for our Govern
ment TO shape its future policy. ii
:he United ates should take posses
sion tomorrow on the ground JhaC tnls
Government has failed to respect
American interests and shown its in
abibility to maintain It's position as
an 1ndependenC government, L think
at home or abroad. The feeling of
foreigners seem generally to be that
of establishment to see the United
States put up with so much from
this little kingdom.
HBut if the Government Is In no
particular hurry about the acquisition
of the islands and desires to accomp-
Iish it's ends with as little display OF
force or expenditure of money as pos
sible, it might be well to give the
annexation party chance to see what
they can do. Two years will accOmp-
lish the change if it can be done at all.
To nv mind there is better chance for
an annexation party right now than
there has been since the idea OF reel
procity was first started The Hawai-
ian Club of Boston writes that the
treaty is undoubtedly dead, and that,
although they never favored annexa
ton before, they do go now. They
also say that the failure of the treaty
is owing 10 the action of the Ministers
of this Government, DR.. Hutchinson
and NJ. Varigny, news which has
raised a great deal of i'll feeling toward
this Government and increased the
desire for connection with the United
States. The truth is, that so
long as there was change for recelv
United States and escaping taxation,
men who bad capital invested here
were generally opposed to annexa-
ton.
Missionaries Didn't Want Annexation.
"The missionaries, think, always
opposed il, Oh the ground that the
natives would suffer by the change.
But lust now all classes, except office
holders, are down on this government,
and, reciprocity having failed them,
are ready for anything that Will give
them a change. But here let me re-
iterate NV opinion that our Govern |
ment must be prepared 10 uphold such |
q party with more favor and stronger |
aid than has ever been given before, |
and be ready, in case of necessity, to
assume the whole work and finish 1t
with one stroke. That Is TO say, we
should show to this Government that |
and their interest must be
respected and the United States re-
garded equally with the most ia
vored nations and let our friends see
that we will indOrse them in all law
full actions and receive them under
the stars and stripes whenever the
application is made in the proper
manner.
81 still hold that little or nothing
can be accomplished at the present
time by voluntary action on the
part Of natives or foreigners in the
way of changing the political status
of the islands or overthrOwing the
present Government What may be
done in time, by educating the people
up to the issues, especially where the
greater part of the capital of the
is at stake, is another ques-
ton. There are many good men who
will come out boldly for annexation
and strain every nerve for its success
if they can be satisfied that the United
States will help them through. But
they are not willing to throw away
the good they have for the uncertainty
Of something better. The present king
has already shown by his abb OgatiOn
Of the old Constitution and forcing
npon the people an instrument of his
own creation that he will stop at
nothing within his power. Foreign
in favor of annexation
must, of course, come from the United
States. Will it come ? If so, the party
pan be organized.
UThe present attitude of this Gov
eminent toward the United States
md the patience with which we have
borne its Sights is a thorn In
Dur side EUgIlSnmen TIulCule U.s.
while they secretly 'chuckle' over
what they consider our loss of in
iuence. [ am as willing to 'stoop to
conquer as any one, and am willing
10 wait for our laugh until we, shall
nave won But, with every American
On these islands, l. hope our Govern
nent will either give up all hope of
ever coming into possession OF this
country or else take measures to Sc
cure it. That we have been out
generated in the past is very clear
rhe reciprocity treaty just as COM
oletely tied Minister McCoOk's hands
rs did the Hawaiian Minister of For
sign Relations bind our commissioners,
Mc. Gregg, by getting him in his debt.
The Ministers of this Government
never wanted reciprocity or any other
connection with the United States, but
,hey entertained the subject to quiet
he demand for annexation, intending
% kill it in the end. They have either
Damboozled or bought up our repre-
.entatives before General McCook,
and they allowed him to run wild on