The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-01

ten to Senator John Il. Morgan, of Al
ALBANIA. There must have been be-
tween 700 and 500 people in the build
ing, for every available seat, hoth up
stairs and down stairs, was occupied.
y great many people were obliged to
stand up In the balcony, while there
was a good sized audience in itself
stationed at the big doorway.
In this vast assemblage fully 300
were Hawaiians, all representative of
their race. Occupying a front seat
was James X. Kaulia, and a number
of active members of the Hawaiian
Patriotic League and Aloha Alma So
ciety, both of which he is president.
Among the prominent Hawaiians in
the audience were:
James X. Kaulia, John Ena. George
Becky, j. X. Kohookano, A. Kauhi. S.
X. Kane. j. Harbottle, James Harbot-
tie, Keliinohopono, Rev. Ekela, Judge
Hookano, S. NJ. Kanakanui. S. p, Ka-
noa. ID. w. Kamaliikane ID. L. Naone.
j. NJ. Poepoe, Moke, Mrs. j. Kaae. G.
w. b. Lahilahi, c. L. Hopkins, r. w.
Wilcox, Kamakaia. w. j. Kawelo. Mrs.
Nakuina, w. $. Cox, Captain ID. A. Ka-
hookano, S. NJ. Kaaukai, +. Pahia, j.
Maueo, ID. X. Palau, S. Kaululaau, Pc
ahi, Kiliona, Kemalena, G. Moau, A.
Manase, j. Manase, J. Kamana. w.
Keo Ed Monakamole, Kekai Keanini,
kawahohuu, A. Kane. A. Nc Gurn.
Moliulehua, Kaaono. Logana, Puahi.
Naipo. Opunui, S. Macy, j. Kanui, ].
7. Kalokiela, ]. Richard, j. X. Kane
pun, Aki Akau, ]. NJ. Ulunahele. Aka
kani, Kali. Gerdener. S. Wallace, y.
Kamaka. Silver, G. Waipa, Kaiana, d.
Kanuha, y. Fernandez, Kaulua, A. G.
Pelikane, Manohema, John Lot Kau-
lulSou, c. l.. Desha, Charles Wilcox. G.
W. Kualaka, j. X. Kaunamono. j. w.
Kamila, William Aylett, Lewai Josepa.
j. Nalua, j. Maile, John Berenaba,
and many others.
Hon. David i. Naone. eX-speaker
of the House of Representatives. and
a prominent Hawaiian. introduced the
veteran Senator to his audience. Judge
Luther Wilcox ably interpreted the
speaker.
Ladies' and Gentlemen. | suppose
no American Senator ever nal more
important duty to perform than l
have. Since | have been in Hawaii |
have felt as though | were in a part
of America to which | had never been
before. This is an American country.
1t is not European country 1t is
| an American country, and when an
neNation takes place its people will be
merely coming to their own.
I'VE had just completed a great war
with our mother country-Great Brit
aln-for the purpose OF preserving the
iinerly OF our race, Wneu we tlIat be-
/ Came interested IN THESE iSiaLus, as
tuey were tnen terneu-Uue .1anu-
wen Islands. we went into tnls war
or nDerty with populaGio.. u Icss
tnan d,UOU,UUU OF people, nov, tae same
people nunDer Io,UUU,UUO. .Ie reason
of tnls great increase was iot by nat
ural means alone, but b., lne immi-
grafton into the country u numbers
VINO recognized in our cor .tution tile
principle OF iIDerty.
In the beginning our aiutes num-
bered thirteen, containing as | said
less than 5,OOU,O00 of people; now we
nave torty-1ive states ana seN aral 9TH
er territories, ready to go ilto the
Union. The South American States,
under the rule of the Spanish at one
time, have, after successful revolution
followed our example and are today
greatest interest in the Hawaiians is
that they shall not relapse again into
that condition they were in 100 years
ago, before Christianity was introduce
ed into the Islands. We are not anxious
to recruit soldiers from the $4,000 or
10000 people here. We are not anX-
ious to secure your land. We are anX-
ious only for one thing--to secure
you from aggression from foreign
powers.
other countries besides Hawaii
have endeavored to secure annexation
to the United States, but with the ex-
ception of Texas all have been refus-
ed. In these instances the countries
would have been grand possessions,
but we declined their offers, because
we considered them able to work out
their own destinies. In the case of
Texas, there were more MeXicans in
the country than white people. The
people of the United States were quite
willing t9 accept the additional taxa
tion in order to allow this Young re-
public to come into the Union and for
the same reason the people of the
United States are willing to assume
your debt as they divided the burden
OF Texas among themselves. taking
them by the hand and assisting them
to higher position. What informa-
ton we had of these Islands was de
rived from visitors who came here"
Senator Morgan then read The re-
port from Professor AleNander's work
of the signing by Kamehameha the
Great of an act of cession to Great
Britain through. Vancouver.
Almost every island i'm the South
Pacific is now in the hands of either
Germany, France or Great Britain,
and my own opinion is that the only
salvation for the Hawaiian Islands is
i'm annexation to the United States.
The 75,000,000 people in the United
States are not going to permit foreign
aggression in these islands. There
hns been four offers of this country to
H. (Continuad on nara civ