The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-09-30
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composed OF 10000 Hawaiians and
half-castes, 22,000 Japanese, 1900
Chinese, 10000 Portuguese includ-
ing those born on the islands, 1000
other Europeans, 1000 Americans,
5000 Hawaiian born OF foreign par
ents, aud the remaining 1000 made
up Of nearly every nationality on the
face OF the earth.
The native Hawaiian, he says, is
not the illiterate savage, with pom
chant for roast missionary, as most
people imagine, but an enlightened
and intelligent being, capable of
managing his own affairs il but
given the opportunity. The per-
centage Of illiteracy among the ma
tives is much lower than in this
country, being about l percent.
Every Hawaiian from the rich plan
tation owner to the humble fisher
man reads the daily papers aud does
his own thinking. In 1894 there
were 178 schools on the islands pre-.
sided over by 405 teachers and at
tended by nearly $4,000 pupils, about
one-half Of whom were native Ha-
waiians.
In referring to the revolution Mr..
Whitehouse says: Sup to January,
1898, the heterogeneous mixture of
nationalities composing the popula-
ton of the Hawaiian Islands, was
peacefully and judiciously governed
by monarchy, who was elected by
the representatives Of the people.
The legislative power Of the govern
ment was vested in house OF no.
bles and house Of representatives,
while the executive branch, or cabi-
net, was chosen by the monarch,
subject to the approval OF the house
of mobiles. The Asiatics and Poly
nesians did not enjoy the right Of
suffrage, while the Hawaiian vote
was limited by restrictive clause
in the constitution, which was in
serted by the missionaries in 1887
by force OF arms. On Jan. II, 1898,
few alien conspirators, with the
connivance of the American Minis
ter, and the unwarranted assistance
OF American troops overthrow the
monarchical govesnment. Queen
Liliuokalani yielded, under vigor-
Gus protest, to superior forces, and
at the suggestion of the conspira-
tors, agreed to submit the case to
the President OF the United States,
who was mutually appointed as
arbitrator. Then the constitution
of the provisional government of
Hawaii was read from the steps of
the Government building by an
American citizen, who vas surround
ed by armed marines from the U. S.
S. Boston. The regular mail steam
or for San Francisco was held in
port week in order that the chart
cred vessel, on board of which were
the ENJOYS of the revolutionists,
would be the first to reach the out
side world. The report was spread
that the Queen had been deposed
by an uprising of the natives, who
were now clamoring for annexation
to the United States. The Harrison
administration rushed treaty of
annexation to the Senate, but before
it could be acted upon Cleveland
was inaugurated, and one Of his first
official acts was the withdrawal of
this treaty. When the defeat of the
annexation treaty was assured and
Cleveland withdrew the protection
OF the United States from the pro-
visional government and decided
the case in favor of the Queen, Pres.
Dole, with true missionary duplicity,
promptly repudiated his promise,
and Iefused to recognize Cleveland's
status as arbitrator. The mission
aries then styled their government
the Republic OF Hawaii But the
word republic is sad misnomer, as
the rula which yvas al ruthlesslv