The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-09
DEPICTED A WOEFUL AND FOR
LORN MAN WITHOUT COUNTRY.
and Consolation-Poi or Beans
After a Passport-Interview
Yokohama Box of Curios. |

ments, is told that he cannot be recog-
nized as having either a country or
fiag-in fact is a nobody SO far as
travelling in the interior is concerned,
japanese jurisdiction if he went into
the interior, he cannot secure a pass
port from the Kencho to go there. 1t
is a funny case, but as it regards an
Hawaiian citizen we are surprised
that such an able diplomat as His Ex-
cellency B. c. Howard, the Hawaiian
Consul, has not unraveled the mystery
of the standing of one of his nation
ais, or threatened the Japanese Gov
ernment with bringing up the whole
Hawaiian Navy and sinking Japan if
they failed to respond to his just de-
mands. The case is that of Mr. L. E.
Tracy, of Honolulu, a prominent mer-
chant there and who has been in Yo-
kohama several weeks on matters con-
nected with his business. BY birth and
sentiment he is. a loyal American, but
during the revolution in Hawaii he
took provisional oath to support the
Provisional Government, the condition
of which was that his allegiance to
the new government did not affect
his American citizenship. All ma
tionalities took the same form of oath
and considered that their rights of
original citizenship were protected,
but after Grover Cleveland found he
had been handicapped in his designs
on Hawaii by President Dole he got
mad and decided that the oath taken
made all the Americans Hasvaiiaps.
and that they could not be recognized
as citizens of the United States. The
best authority decided that Grover did
not know what he was talking about,
and that as soon as President Bill Me-
Kihley takes his seat, next March.
Growers spite work would be undone.
After Mr.. Tracy had been in Yoko-
hama several weeks he decided that
he wanted to visit the interior on
business, so called upon His Excel
lency, Mr.. Howard for passport. AS
soon as Mr.. Tracy was ushered into
the official presence of Mr.. Howard he
greeted him with the usual saIuta-
tion: aloha Oe," but His Excellency
eyed him curiously and asked what he
meant, "Aloha Oe"-'how are you,
your Excellency," said Mr.. Tracy;
"Aloha nui," 81 have great love for
you, your EXcellency." His Excellen-
cy smiled and wanted to know what
he could do for his countryman from
the land of poi, and when Mr.. Tracy
said "Haole nui pilakia"-'I am in
great trouble" His Excellency re-
piled: ''Sodesuka: Nandesuka?" Mr..
Tracy informed him he wanted pass
cellency looked into the fee and vo-
cabulary book and informed Mr..
Tracy "Naru hodo,"-"can do" But
the diplomatic agent met. with re-
buff at the Kencho, where he was in
formed that they could not recogni :,
Mr.. Tracy as a Hawaiian, for he was
undoubtedly still an American. Mr..
Tracy seemed pleased he could still
claim "Old Glory" as his flag, and i'm
mediately skipped over to the United
States consulate and, putting on his
best nasal twang, he asked the Iowa
statesman for a passport, but when
he was told he was a poi eater whom
the American eagle would not flap
his wings over, and that he must go to
Consul Howard, he eXplained: Great
Jehosophat! Is it possible | am NJ.
body-a man without flag or coun-
try?" The General is a tender-hearc-
ed plant and, grasping the situation,
he placed his Cedar Rapids hand af-
fectionately upon Tracy's sho llder
and in that most sympathetic voice Of
his-the one he uses when marrying o
couple or consoling the surviving rel
atives of a corpse-said; "My noble
ex-countryman, | mourn with you in
your loss, and regret that Mr.. Cleve-
land cannot see how you look and Low
you feel, for the noble man would
withdraw his decision that has mad"
you what you are. How could man
with your intelligence get mixed up
with those poi eaters? Be firm!
Brave! Cheer up, for if what the Box
man says is true-and alas | believe
the bald-headed old sinner has about
struck the public pulse-Bill Mckinley
will undo great Growers act and you