The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-17
DEFENDS HAWAII.
Mary III. Krout Replies to London
Standard Time.

Standard Time.
The London Standard publishes a
communication in defense of this Gov
eminent from Mary H. Krout, who was
in Honolulu in 1898, as follows:
Sfr:-Will you kindly permit me to
correct a trif1ing inaccuracy in your
leader of this morning, relating to the
annexation of Hawaii by the United
States? I had the honor to be the
special correspondent of the Chicago
Daily Inter-Ocean ih the Islands dur
ing the revolution of 1893, and again
in 1894, when an attempt was made by
! Mr.. Cleveland to restore the Queen.
You attribute the difficulty between
| Hawaii and Japan to the American
| flibusters who have been running the
| Islands in the interests of the Sugar
Trust" OF the members of the recent
or, perhaps, it should still be writ
ten present-Republican Government,
President Dole, Mr.. s. NJ Damon, Min
lister of Finance: Mr. w. o. Smith.
Attorney General; Mr.. L. A. Thurs
ton, formerly Minister to the United
States; and Mr.. A. F. Judd, Chief Jus
tice, were all born and reared in the
Islands, and have never been Ameri-
can citizens
One of the strongest opponents, not
only of annexation, but of the Provis-
iOnal Government and the Republic |
was Mr.. Claus Spreckles, the San Fran |
cisco millionaire, who owned enor- |
mously valuable plantations on the ISL |
and of Maui and whose son warmly |
supported the queen in her efforts to
regain her throne. During the reign
of Kalakaua there were seven revolu-
lions, which very naturally shook pub
lie confidence in the stability of the
Government, and had a disastrous eff
feet upon trade and commerce and the
moral and material condition of the
people.
There were not half-a-doZen resi-
dents in the Islands even after the tur-
bulent reign of Kalakaua, who advo-
Gated annexation. They upheld and en-
dorsed the autonomy of Hawaii until
they were forced to admit that this
was no longer compatible with public
safety, or the just administration of
the laws. When the ex-queen Liliuo-
kalani came to the throne, she had the
entire goodwill of her subjects. But
she had bitterly resented concessions
granted the white man of the islands.
n her brothers reign. She went to the
,hrone with the fixed determination to
take away those privileges, and at
tempted to abrogate the Constitution
which she had taken the oath to sup
port; in the one which she endeavored
% promulgate, the white men of the
islands, who were paying 81 per cent
Of the taxes, were to be disfranchised.
he only exceptions being made in the
,aSe of those married to native women.
IN addition to this act of high treason
she signed a bill legalizing the estab-
ishment of a State lottery in Honolu-
u, and another permitting the free
sale and use of opium. When all this
came to pass, the people of all ma
including the English,
Scotch and Germans, united and de-
,lared the monarchy at an end. They
lad hoped and waited for reform in
vain for % years
The organization of the Provisional
Government was effected publicly and
openly by unarmed men, who had
neither police nor soldiers at their
packs, both the troops and the con-
tabulary being servants of the crown
The men who assumed control were
hOsen by the people of all rationale
les UeCduSo OIL tuelT 01Sn character ana
ested integrity, and, without an ex-
eption, they accepted the posts as
igned them at the serious sacrifice of
heir personal welfare They have held
he Government together, never ceas-
ng to hope that the United States
would finally take the Islands under
he shelter of it's authority. These men
aving done what they believe to be
heir duty, will retire into private life,
lady to be relieved of responsibility
Thich they never sought
[ am, sir, your obedient servant
MARY H. KROUT.
AZ Springfield road, Abbey road, N
v, June II.