The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-17
OUR TREATY WITH HAWAII.
julius a. Palmer Writes of the In
ternatiopal Difficulties and the
ex-Queen's Rights.

A member OF Congress who
was always an opponent OF Mr.
Cleveland's Hawaiian policy told
Liliuokalani in my presence that the
American people never did an act
OF wrong Intentionally, or consented
knowingly to any injustice. This is
absolutely true, and having lived in
the three foreign countries interest
ed-China, japan and Hawaii
ask for space to give certain inform
alton, which l will endeavor to mako
as free of argument as the circum-
stances admit.
1t is conceded that the protest Of
Japan against Hawaiian annexation
cannot be ignored, She justly claims
that she should be- treated as we
would treat the most favored nation.
We could not annex a European
country, forever excluding from it
in future immigrants from another
whose inhabitants it had agreed to
receive. Nor could such annexation
take place while legal claim for in
demnity was in process of adjust
ment, unless we, the United States,
as the succeeding laudholder, were
satisfied to pay in full any amount
assessed as damages. Suppose the
case to be exactly the same in Ha-
wall tod sy, but substitute Germany
for Japan, could we hold that Ger
man citizens should be excluded
from those shores, and that large
claim properly filed long ago were
to be left out OF the question:
Whether this position be maintain
ed or not, this is the situation,
China moves more slowly than
Japan. 1t is the greater nation in
every sense Of the term. Our people
do not acknowledge this, because
the smaller Of the two countries ad-
mits progressive ideas and actions
from Europe and America 1t would
not be surprising to see this pro-
blem the cause of an alliance be-
tween the two Monaghan nations.
Under the monarchy the Chinese
we're very happy, perfectly conten-
ted in Hawaii; they amalgamate
with the aborigines far better than
the Japanese; the latter remains al
ways distinct; the Chinaman takes
a native wife, leases lands, paying
his landlord in products, raises rice
and garden stuff; he expects to re-
turn to China dead or live, but at a
most indefinite date. The Pro-
visional Government had not been
in power one year before it most
seriously antagonized the Chinese
by oppressive laws, existing or pro-
posed. This led to the largest mass
meeting (held Feb. IA, 1894) which
ever opposed the rule OF Mr.. Dole.
There have been no more honest
mourners for the overthrow of the
Queen than her Chinese subjects,
and the treaty will not dry their
tears.
Granting that the Japanese and
Chinese would support the protest
of those two Governments, $4,000 of
the former and $4,000 of the latter
must be added to the 10000 Hawai-
ans and part Hawaiians who resist
the loss of Hawaiian independence,
These may be further increased by
the addition of $1,000 Portuguese,
most OF whom can in no way be re-
lied on by the present Government
Yielding them every person left to
increase the American party, (the
latter numbering $1,000 and it is
easily seen that 1000 men, women
and children are against the 100000
HOW THE REPUBLIC IS RULED.
The Republic Of Hawaii was form
ed July 4, 1894, by the original nine
teen members of the provisional
government, who had admitted tc
their councils eighteen persons
chosen from about 5000 voters Of
the other people, this being the frs,
time any place but Honolulu hac