The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-21

| hands rose In the air. They were elo-
quent, those deep-llned, broad, dark
hands, with their short fingers and worn
nails They told of poverty, of work, of
contact with the soil they claim" Then
followed remarkable scene, as men and
women arose, one after another and
made their professions of faith. Thus
one II love my country, and / want her
TO be independent now and forever" An
Others MY feeling is the same. I love
this hand. do not want to be annexed"
And then a woman cried; This land Is
my birthplace. / love Ii as the Ameri-
can loves his land. Would he wish to be
annexed to another and greater land?"
Then another woman arose; my father
is American, my mother Is pure Ha-
vain. Ii is my mothers land love, VIII
the Americans rob us of our land?" A
tall old woman, with face framed in
white hair, rose and cried: THE great
nation of America is just They win not
rob US of our country" A young man in
the rear of the hall rose and crieds Il
am Kauhi of Kaloa- Our club has 800
members. They have sent me here We
are all opposed to l-allr'
And the meeting closed with the Ha-
waian national hymn poured forth by a
resonant chorus of hundreds of voices.
From this meeting at Hilo. Miss Michel
son went to other meetings and other ISL
ands and heard the same story. Even on
Molokai, the Hawaiians are opposed TO
annexation. On Oahu, mail carrier told
her that in his district there were 1000 Ha-
waiians all opposed to annexation. Henry
West a half-white at Hilo told her that
more Hawaiians in proportion could read
and write than in Senator Morgan's own
state, Alabmaa; that these natives were
intelligent, and that they were unalterably
opposed to annexation. David Keakolo a
full-blooded native, agreed with Mr. West.
Mrs. Campbell, a native ladylwho is mar
faJ IN oo1xa A
there no Hawaiian women in favor of an
nexation?' She replied: Absolutely none
with the exception of some school teach
ers who would lose their places other
wise. Among the men, those who are In
political offices are in favor of annexation.
1t is easy to understand why. Outside OF
these there are none" The Portuguese
who drove Miss Nicholson said to her:
THE HaWaiians are all opposed to am
nexation. l would like to see this coun-
try belong to the Hawaiians. 1t is their
country Why is America going to steal
it?" Another native whom Miss Michel
son met was John Richardson, a lawyer.
and she informed him that she had met
one Kalua at kalului who said he was in
favor Of annexation. To this Mr.. Rich
ardson replied that Kalua was circuit
judge which explained his adherence to
the government And Mr.. Richardson fur
Their said: 1.-The natives are bitterly op-
posed TO annexation. The United States
can make no pretense to friendliness for
the native Hawaiian, no pretense TO hon.
esty or fairness If it seizes our country.p
James Kaulia, the president of the Ha-
waiian League, assured Miss Nicholson
that they had 10000 signatures to the Pc
tition against annexation, which Included
practically all of the natives on the ISL
ands.
We have seen nothing in the various
annexation journals justifying this rob-
berry. Are the rights of the Hawaiians
to be disregarded by this great and pow
erful country? Is our government to steal
the blrthright of the Hawaians because
they are weak and we are strong? We
commend to those good Christian people
who uphold the missionaries in Hawai-
to study a certain story in a certain book
which they profess to revere. 1t is the
story of one Ahab, who coveted the vine
yard Of certain Naboth, and said: GIVE
me thy vineyard" And Naboth said to
Ahab: 1.-THE Lord forbid 1t me that
should give the inheritance of my fathers
unto thee" And when Ahab and Jezebel
had compassed the death Of Nabofh ana
taken his vineyard, then said the Lord
unto Ahab: In the place where dogs
licked the blood OF Naboth shall dogs llclr
| thy blood. even thine.F