The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
THEY SEND
A MEMORIAL
TO CONGRESS
Call Upon America to
Spare Their Native
Land.
GIVEN NO VOICE IN
GOVERNMENT.
And Yet Their Birthright Is
Being Battered AWty
by Strangers.
GREAT ASS-MEETlNG AT
HONOLULU.
GREAT SS-MEETING AT
HONOLULU.
Natives and Their Friends Offer to
Leave the Prep ,sed Ann exa-
ton to a Pieb sClte.
special Correspondence of The CALL

HONOLULU, H. l., Oct. 12.-The larg.
est ant most enthusiastic mass.meeting
In Honolulu for many years was held on
Friday evening, tn. 8th inst, in Palace
Square. 1t was attended by nearly 5000
Hawaiians and foreigners. including a
large mum Der of Portuguese. The intense
but great enthusiasm which prevailed,
together with the names of the white"
men who joined in the call for the meet
ing, staggered the annexationists, who
have to re sort 10 abuse of "the hem
pecked brigade al they term their op-
ponents, and to vain efforts to neutralize
the force of the argum ants in the speech
of ]. o. Carter.
The Hawaiian call was signeI by ]. K.
Kshookauo and Samuel K. Pua, ex-
mem bers of the Hawaiian legislature, Il.
J. Testa, proprietor of the Independent
and Ka Makaainaua and other publica.
tions, c. B. Matte, ex-member of the
House of Mobiles, and Samuel X Kama
kaia, prominent Hawaiian, and WAS to
"pass a memorial protesting AGAIN.: the
communication OF the annexation project"
The call was indorsed by James Keaui-
luna Kauiia, president of the Hawaiian
Patriotic League, and David Kalauokalani,
president of the Hawaiian Political
League.
The object of the meeting was further
Endorsed by James Campbell, one of the
wealthiest men in Honolulu. the owner
of the lands upon which the Eva and
Kahuku plantations are located and also
of a large section of territory around Pearl
Harbor; Joseph o. Garter, ex-member of
the Legislature. a trustee OF the Z. P
Bishop estate, brother OF the late Ha-
waiian Minister at Washington, Henry
A. P. Carter and uncle OF Judge Alfred
w. Carter and the late Charles L. Carter,
one of the annexationist commissioners
to Washington; Samuel c. Allen, another
OF the very wealthy merchants and prop
erty-owners. and Hugh E. Mcintyre, a
merchant of position and irreproachabIe
standing.
Patriotic and enthusiastic speeches were
made by kahookauo and Kaul a, but the
event of the evening was 'he speech OF
Joseph O. Carter, who spoke as follows
and prolonged and almost continuous
cheering:
Fellow-citizens and countrymen: Aloha
oukou. 1t had not been my purpose to speak
here tonight, but because of the requests of
the gentlemen who have charge of this meet.
ing am here to make a few remarks, which
shall present to you to the best of my ability.
wish TO say iu prefacing my remarks that
we are facing the gravest question that has
ever come before the Hawaiian people.
have come before you believing that If have
q talent it is my duty TO let you know it and
not wrap it up in napkin and bury It,
want to say you who are Hawaiians
that we are fee BILE folk, but the people OF the
United States appreciate the loyalty with
" hich we have stood by our sovereign and
our country. The very men who have brought
the present movement to its present position
themselves admire the firmness with which
you have stood you did in 1S93-aga1nst
annexation.
Whether annexation is desirable or not is a
question which may be ably argued upon both
sides, but I able to saw upon good author
ity IN the words OF the gentleman from Ala
bama, that had he been Hawaiian born he too
would oppose annexation. 1 fear that those
who fayor annexation have not considered all
! sides of the question. An alliance with the
United States means grave responsi bilites for
the Hawaiian people. The United States of
America form one of the leading nations OF
the worlds great country pressing to the
lore for trade and comm merce and striving to
dictate terms to the maritime powers. SO long
ss Hawaii remains independent she will be
free from the entangiements that beset the
rest of the world. Imagine, II you can, that
the United States may some day be involved
! in war, aud that in the event of annexation
we, as an unprotected and faT-of portion of
United States territory, will also be involved
Gni open to all The sery and suffering that
war entails. II would be far better that Ha-
| waii remain independent and be able to en-
| Joy the advantages OF neutrality.
| Iwish it understood that have great re-
| speet for some annexstionists; that l have
| less respect for others. believe that annexa-
tion would be a mistake. l told by an
| nexation sis that, without annexa ton, there
will be no reciprocity treaty. know the al
| vaatages OF reciprocity. as we have enjoyed
| them thev cannot be whistled down the wind,
| do not believe it follows that if annexation
fails we SHALL lose the advantages of reciprocal
| trade. We have no assurances that, in the