The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-08

of whaling vessels lay here every winter
and made our consulate valuable post.
In fact, it was only second to Liverpool
The fees ranged as high as 100000 a
year. Learning this fact | started
round the world by the way of Hawaii
and fourd my consul debtor living in
fine style. Making money fast, he
spent it in gambling and riotous living
and never found it convenient to pay
his creditors. l succeeded in getting
$5, 900 from him and then my noble Of
fetal left the country, wearing the
mantle pro TEN of the United States
minister. Thus clothed, no law for
debt could touch him. While waiting
for my money practiced my profession
and found the climate so agreeable as to
linger on five years. Then when |
talked about returning to Cincinnati,
Mrs. McGrew demurred. So we've been
here ever since and are likely to die
here"
people call you the father of an
nexation,' DIR. McGrew. How long
have.you believed in this policy"
"One month after arrival / made up
my mind that the only way out of
trouble was by annexation. | foresaw
the inevitable and realized the value of
these islands to tine United Statee. The
Hawaiian rulers were unfit to cope with
the problems confronting them. They
were the prey of designing white men,
many of whom were adventures.
saw no stability outside of a strong gov.
erument. The commerce, civilization
and location Of the islands made them
ours. Because openly advocated an
nexation l was cordially disliked by the
very men who are now at the head of
a RannhliR M az
far as to tell me to my face that if he
could have his way he'd send me out of
the country. Three years ago not one
of the men now in power favored an
nexation."
"Tm glad to hear you say 80, doctor,
for the American public have been told
that the present rulers schemed for
years to bring about the overthrow of
the monarchy"
"That's nonsense. We might have
had annexation years ago but for the
missionaries. Kamrhameha Ill off red
Hawaii to the United States for SO, 000,-
900. You'll find papers corrobcrating
this statement in the archives of the
state department at Washington. Gen
eral Schofield and General Alexander
were my guests for three months, when
they visited here officially at that time.
Missionary influence frustrated what
would have been the greatest blessing
for natives and whites. We'd be quar-
ter of century ahead of our present
status. Kalakaua himself used to call
me the old annexationist, but never
kept away from my house in conse'
quence. In fact, he once said: Doctor,
after me, annexation and frequently
sent for me when needing advice. Would
| Il Ba IN, 10 Late m,
"Of course would"
| "Then come to my office"
Following the doctor through his gar.
den to his office beside the front gate, l
was shown package of Kalakaua's
missives that did more credit to his
chirography than to his English. All
Hawaiians excel in penmanship. The
| king was no exception to the rule.
"What a sort of man was Kala-
kaua?" continued the doctor.
/ "Hail fellow, well met with every
body. Charming in manner, he was
greatly liked by foreigners. especially
by women, to whom he made himself
especially agreeable. He had a good
heart in certain ways. Here is an illus
tration. Read this letter"
Honolulu, July o, lSSS.-Doctor Nc
Grew, M. ID. Dear Sir: Could you some
time today visit the Leper Hospital to
see the woman Waihoikeanu and ex-
anime her. She is the woman l asked
you to eEamine to months ago. some
time In May believe when you sent me
your certificate that she was leper but
in your opinion could be treated Wis.
tied her on Friday last week and ex-
amined her and found that the tubercles
on her feet, on her back and her hands
/ lao rod nd he.
ance about the face was very much inn
proved save little part above her eye.
brow was little swelling and the vel.
low appearance of her eyes. Her con-
dition as saw her last exhibited a mild
or form OF the disease than an aggrav wat.
ed one. And as her complaint has yield.
sd to q prescription have treated,
would like II you can prevail upon the
Board not to remove to Kalawa Just yet
. but give her little more time, and to
have her remain In the Branch Hospital
for while say two or three weeks more
and IL she does not improve, and a
change from her present condition To
worse, then i say remove her.
have written you this note, as you
can perhaps prevail on the minds of the
Board to keep her here for a while q
little longer and perhaps her present
condition can be improved. Your,
truly. KALAKAUA.
"But, for all his manners and natura
kindliness, Kalakaua was utterly unfi
to rule anything or anybody" adde,
the doctor. ANY adventurer coull
7 sway him, Why. that man Gels,
Caesar Moreno, lately sentenced to i'm
prisonment in Washington for libelinl
Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador
! was made premier by Kalakaua ON yer,
short acquaintance. He told plausible
story. That was enough for the king
= but not enough for General Comfy, win
was then United States minister. Ill
knew the man to be an adventurer, an,
. protested. A public meeting was he'll
to denounce this unworthy appointment
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