The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-09
THE HENPECKED BRIGADE
SOME ANTI ANNENATIONISTS
HOLD \ MEETING.
j. O. Carter Addresses the Crowd and
Objects to San Francisco Scale of
Wagcs-llc Wants Contract Labor.

There was good gathering of an
ti-anneNationists at Union square last
evening, there being perhaps in the
neigh borhood of 1900 or 1900 people,
including many curiosity seekers.
j. X. Kahokano presided over the
meeting. lie called upon f. j. Tesla,
who read i'm both Hawaiian and Eng
fish memorial to President Mckin-
ley, protesting against annexation.
One of the main points set forth in
the memorial is the statement that
the native llawaiians do not want an
neXation and they firmly believe they
are in the majority. They ask for
plebescite on the question and an
nounce their willingness to abide by
its decision.
President James \. Kaulia of the
Aloha Alma Society was the first spea-
ker of the evening. He explained that
he had signed the petition requesting
Senator Morgan to speak at Kawaia-
hao church as he wished to hear the
Senator state his side.
| President Kalauakolani of the Ka-
lai Alma Society, made a patriotic
| splurge by waving Hawaiian flag,
and beseeching the natives to stand
solid against amalgamation of their
country with the United States.
j. O. Carter, ST., was the chief ora
| tor of the evening, and when he was
| introduced was cheered by the Ifa-
waiians. F, j. Tesla ably interpreted
Mr.. Carter.
The speaker started off by announc-
ing to the Hawaiians that their cour-
age in opposing annexation is admir-
ed by the very men who led the pres
ent movement to what it is. He was
afraid that those who are working for
annexation have not looked at all sides
of the question. An alliance with the
! United States means grave RESPONSE
bilities for the Hawaiian people. The
| United States of America is one of
the leading nations of the world-a
country pressing to the fore and striv-
ing to dictate terms to the maratime
powers So long as Hawaii remains
Independent she will be free from all
the trials that beset the world.
Continuing Mr.. Carter said:
II have been told by anneXationists
that without annexation there will be
no reciprocity treaty. | know the adj
vantages of the reciprocity treaty and
! these cannot be whstled down the
wind. ! do not believe it follows that
! if annexation fails we lose the advant-
ages of reciprocal trade. We have no
assurances that. in the event of an
neNation we will have the advantages
that have accrued under the reciproci-
| ~ treaty. The United States of Anne
rica had instituted what it calls 'reci-
procal trade Negotiations along this
! line are now pending with France
According 10 the Importance of our
trade will be the benefits granted to
MS by the United States. We will give
j and they will return. What have we
] seen in these four short wears? The
reciprocity treaty with its free sugar
under Mckinley; sugar at a cent and
a fraction duty under the Wilson bill,
sugar at , cents and over under the
Dingley bill. | want to say that / do
not believe that it is right for us to
borrow trouble in the matter. Annex
alton will change the whole fiscal re-
| latiOnS of the country. | want you
to understand that increased taxation
must come in the event of annexation.
| want to speak with admiration of
the men who have stood for anneXa-
ton and who have stood a tax of thou
ton. | want YOU to bear me out that
from Kauai to Hawaii the people are
crying out under the heavy taxation
of the best government these Islands
ever saw.
Il want TO say to you that anneXu-
ton will revolutionize the whole Ia
Dor system of the Hawaiian Islands.
1t will be said that / should be one
- II 60. a, ".
must have just and humane system
of understood contract labor. | want
to say to you that annexation means
the sharpest kind of competition. Men
will come here and undertake the me-
chanical arts. | want you to under
stand that every clerk behind the
counter, and every one working for
monthly wage. field laborers excepted
will feel this competition keenly.
want you to understand that the scale
of wages of San Francisco will be the
scale of wages of Hawaii. | want tC
say one thing more. The fortunate
men in the labor market will be the
field laborers. They will have pro
lection for we are given to under
stand that in case of annexation nc
more Asiatics will be allowed to come
| llllO lnt tOuhllN. just as surely ds
skilled labor is lessened, just so sure
will field labor be increased. | an
leading up to this, because people who
are looking for annexation say it viii
be best for the sugar interests. Now
; | believe in those interests, but | an
not ready to grant everything in the
world to them. ! have wondered, anC
sometimes thought, what annexation
would do is not all ventilated. We
should think what will become of u'
when we have to shoulder the burden
of tariff, such as the Dingley tariff
The same tariff is denounced alike by
protectionists, fair traders and FIRE,
traders. Most of the articles from
England, France, Germany, China ant
Japan will be increased to you. on ac
count of that tariff. | very much feal
the question of annexation has no
been considered as it ought to be-"
The meeting adopted the resolution,
and adjourned.