Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-31

For all practical emergencies. as in the
instruction Of January. 1895. those upon
whom the government must depend for
support give that support. in the vast ma
5ority of cases, purely and simply as an
nexatiOnists and for the attainment Of that
result.
THE annexationists are in the vast ma
jority among those on whom the govern
ment depends. The feeling has Increased
and strengthened since 1S98."
Race Supremacy.
or the 1900 white men of Honolulu, who
can be depended upon for military aid in
case of royalist Instruction, and whose
presence makes such attempts utterly
hopeless, nearly every individual is both
an ardent supporter Of annexation and
heartily DESTROYS to see a decided check
put to this continued increase Of our
Asiatic population. From out of that body
OF 10000 Chinese and Japanese laborers
are constantly working upward a great
number OF mechanics and shopkeepers to
crowd out the white tradesmen. The feel
Ing created by this prejudicial tendency
Is deep and strong. Hence results an es-
tabi1shed and permanent jealousy Of the
planters s., among our white pop1la lion
which Will never permit the former to die
tate the government policy. Despite any
planting influence. that policy is still
strong and unqualified for annexation, and
Will so continue. Further words of Mr..
castle justly express similar view:
so 1ar as the planters are concerned,
their position In the matter is by no means
as influential as their wealth. might seem
to indicate. Political conditions focus in
Honolulu, and any government lives or
dies by the active. ready support which it
enlists or lacks in the capital city. And
OF the 1000 or 1.5OO who there stand ready
to give the government instant and forcible
support an overwhelming majority are an
nexationists.
"At least a goodly minority of the plant
ers are Of the same mind. The longer their
residence the more clearly they see the
necessity for annexation as the only way
to guarantee politica-and hence CONNER
cialEstaDility."
cited the most surprise was the following:
Nothing less than unmis. taxable final re-
buff by the United States could change this
feeling. So far as | am able to judge of
lily ard finally refrained from considering
the subject Of annexa ton, there would be
an inevitable growth of foreign influence
In the necessity for the stability that she
must have, there might be return to a
monarchical form Of government, with Kali
ulani as queen This is theoretical posi-
bility. Its significance would be that Brit
Ism influence would predominant. and a
BRUSH sh1p-of-war In the port of Honolulu
would easily see it's way to guarantee law
and order l believe this to he a possible
1ty II the United States finally refuses to
annex Hawaii. 1t would follow If the
e door would be opened wide to, any success
Monarchy Improbable.
I am certain that our best and sblest
men do not regard as possibility in any
sense return of Hawaii to monarchy.
with kaiulani as queen" or anybody else
on the throne. For any end of securing
stability. monarchy would be the most
hopeless possible resort. The only strength
which 1t could be imagined to contribute to
a government would be in it's enlisting the
support of a majority of the natives But
their support could lend no appreciate
strength to any government in Hawaii. AS
an element of political weight in the COM
MUMMY, the great body of the natives count
Iof nttle more than do your school chill
dren, because of thar general mental We,
ness and childishness. The ideas and pol
lcieS or administration characterizing the
natives are puerile, capricous and wholly
incompatible with the necessities of an
active civilization and commerce such as
nave taken possession of this queen grouD
OF the Pacific. Native administration and
natlVe monarchy mad long survived use
fulness. 1t fell because 1t was rotten and
oecrepit. 1t can no more be restored than
can an old and decayed house after it has
been pulled to pieces.
The whites do and must dominate here
because they alone possess the capacity
ana disposition to conduct civilized and
capable admins ration of government.
They alone are endowed with tho ne,es.,i.v
intellectual and moral instincts for such
uu1les- THESE whites certainly have not
the remotest earthly use FOR Kanaka
KING or queen on their own account, The
stupidity, the willfulness the caprices of
sucn a parsonage would at once clog all the
machinery Of government. After having
oEce experienced the order the reasonable.
ness. me quiet OF civilized republican gov
eminent. controlled by the will of the hest
part OF The people. no one is going back 10
the old regime. Were it conceivable tina,
our people, IN moment of faulty, should
Sc, up haiulan:, they would speedily
hasten 10 relegate her again to private life
Any attempt of that sort lends no hope of
STABILITY in government. Restored mon
archy would be the least stable Of all con
s1ts ae situations. But no one is going to
attempt to galvanize into life that las:
years corpse. @
1t may very conceivably be that If an.
nexatlon be finally refused by the United
states we shall be impelled to turn tC
Great Britain in pursuit of the political sta
pillty which Is so greatly desired, and tc
accept colonial position under England
win local sen-government. This would
lndeed be very distaSteful to the predcmi.
mating American portion of our peonIe I'm,
with the Immense excess of British steam.
ers IL the Pacific this would not be an IN.
natural destiny for the Hawaiian Islands
Inc British amply substitute their steam
lines. Tn, United States do not. There.
fore British commerce possesses the
oceans With the not distant opening OF
the Nicaragua canal, that commerce mus.
immensely multiply in this ocean. and Brit.
ish commercial houses must greatly in.
crease in Honolulu. Without a very posi.
tive and decided policy on the part of the
United States the Hawaiian Islands will
laiuraliy drift into British possession 1,
seems safe to predict that before MANY
years they must become either American
or British. America now has the option
We incline to believe that the somewha
q h@,,
republican platform voices the Sentiment
Of majority of the American people. Blu,
II America is to control these Islands II is
necessary that she should insure to us
complete Political stability" We do moi
now possess it. We must have it. If no,
from America, then from England
kAMEHAMEHA
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