The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-10-12
The ANTS MEET
Several HaEdiianS Make Stirring
Addresses.
PALACE SQUARE CROWDED
]. o. Carter Tells What
Rocks to Avoid.
Resolutions Adopted Refused the
Press VIII be Sent to
Washington.
PALACE SQUARE CROWDED

The anti-annexation meeting on Pal
ace Square last night was attended by
a large number of people, estimated
from 500 TO 1000, including men,
women and children of the native Ha-
waiians, as well as sprinkling of for
eigners. A small movable platform
was placed in a position in front of
the Pacific Tennis Club grounds, and
here seats were placed for the speak
ers. Shortly after o'clock ]. K. Ka-
hookano, as chairman of the evening,
arose and announced the purpose of
the meeting as being opposition to an
neXation, and to take action that Sen
ator Morgan could carry back to the
United States with him as showing the
feeling of the native Hawaiians. The
chairman then announced Mr.. F. ].
Tesla, who read in both Hawaiian and
English the memorial of Is articles to
the President and Senate of the United
States, protesting against annexation,
and giving reasons for such protest
The memorial is long one, and will
not be given to the press for publica-
ton until after the departure of the
Belgic for San Francisco with Senator
Morgan aboard.
Mr.. ]. X. Kaulia, President of the
Aloha Alma Society, was then announc-
ed. Mr. Kaulia defended his position
in the matter of signing his name to
the request, asking Senator Morgan to
speak in Kawaiahao church. He had
been severely criticised for his action.
He had done it simply to get Mr.. Nor
gan TO state his side of the question,
so that the Hawaiians could all the
more intilligently discuss the situation,
Mr.. Morgan was the possessor of two
tongues. In Kawaiahao he spoke of the
advantages that would come TO the ma
tives through annexation-just as to
the negroes. Under Harrison's admin
istration, Mr. Morgan was one of the
men who worked to have the negroes
expelled from America and sent back
10 Africa
Kalauakalani, President of the Kalai
Alma Society, was the next to speak.
He waved Hawaiian flag and told the
natives to remain solid against an
nexation. Then he produced an Amer
lean flag and asked the people if they
wanted to lose sight of their own flag
and live under the American. The an
swer came loudly in the negative.
J. o. Carter was next introduced, and
took the platform, with F. ]. Tesla as
translator. Mr.. Carter spoke as fol-
lows:
"Fellow-C Citizens and COuntTymen:
Aloha oukou. 1t had not been my pur-
pose to speak here tonight, but through
the requests of the gentlemen who
have this meeting in charge, l am here
10 make a few remarks, which / shall
give you to the best of my ability. I
want to say in prefacing my remarks
that we are facing the gravest question
that has ever come before the Hawai-
ian people. 4 come, believing that if l
have a talent l shall let you know il
and not put it in napkin and bury it.
/ want 10 say to you who are Hawai-
ians that we are a feeble folk, but the
people of the United States appreciate
the loyalty with which they have stood
by their sovereign and their country.
The very men who led the present
movement TO what it is, themselves
admire the way the Hawaiian people
have stood firm You have stood as you
did in 1S93-against annexation.
Whether annexation is desirable or not
is question that could be ably argued
on both sides, but want to say that
we have good authority against it in
the words of the Senator from Alaba-
ma. who said that had he been Ha-
waiian born, he, too, would oppose an
nexation. I am 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 responsibilities for the Hawai-
ian people. The United States of Amer
lea are one of the leading nations of
the world-a country pressing to the
fore and striving to dictate terms to
the maratime powers. So long as Ha-
wall remains independent she will be
free from all the trials that beset the
world. l want you to imagine, if you
can, that the United States may some
day be involved in war, and that, in
the event of annexation, we, as an IN
protected and far-off portion of United
States territory, will also be involved.
l want to say that it would be far bet
ter for Hawaii to remain Independent
neutral. 1 have great respect for many
annexationists. I want that under
stood. 1 have less respect for others.
l believe annexation to be mistake.
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 whistled down the
wind. I do not believe it follows that
if annexation fails we shall lose the