The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-09-07
VOX POPULI.
The Honolulu HaWalianS Op-
posed 10 Annexation
A Thousand Hawaiian Workingmen
Meet In Palace Square After
Their Hard Days Labor, and
Adopt Resolutions Against
the Sale of Their
Birthright by the
oligarchs.

Pursuant to call quietly circu-
lated by the native Hawaiian So.
cieties, the Hui Aloha Alma (Patri-
otto League) and the Hui Kalaiaina
political Association there was q
mass meeting of Hawaiians held in
Palace Square yesterday afternoon.
While it is extremely difficult to
count mass meeting it may safely
be said that the conservative esti-
mate Of the p G. Advertiser, the
leading annexation and Government
organ, of 700 may be increased by,
at least, 300, making, in effect,
much larger attendance than there
arc registered voters on the Island
OF Oahu, these numbering only SIG
out Of census population Of 40,205,
26,164 OF whom are males.
REASONS FOR SMALL ATTENDANCE.
There were several reasons which
initiated against a much larger at
tendance; in the first place the ar
engagements were conducted entirely
by Hawaiians who failed to suffi-
GENTLY advertise the meeting, leav-
ing it in doubt in the minds Of hun
dreds whether the meeting was to
be held in the afternoon or the
evening, after the toilers of the day
had had an opportunity OF washing
and refreshing themselves, more es-
pecially as the native papers differed
in the announcement of the meeting
hour; iu the next place the Govern
ment organs and the annexationists
had threatened, caioled and intimi-
dated and SO thoroughly mixed up
mattere that the majority OF the
Hawaiian anti-annexationists were
in quandary as to whether there
was to be meeting or not, and If
there should be meeting whether
or not they would be run in by
President Dole's policemen or SOL
diers.
Another reason for the limited
attendance was that the Govern
ment organs and the annexationists
had endeavored to make it appear
that there was to be joint meeting
of Hawaiians and Portuguese, and
to this large number of the Hawai-
isns objected as they desired the
protest on this occasion to emanate
solely from the Hawaians.
AN ORDERLY GATHERING.
The meeting was one OF the most
unanimous in sentiment, orderly and
we'll behaved ever held in Honolulu
and at it's termination the assem-
bled masses dispersed as quietly as
they had assembled after giving
hearty cheers for their country and
its independence, and, however
fruitless may be their legitimate
efforts against their usurping rulers,
bearing away with them the credit
OF having placed themselves upon
record as being true patriots.
No requisition was made on the
services of the gallant and high
military officials in civilians dress
looking on from the Palace grounds
or for the few Hawaiian police whc
moved on the outskirts OF the
gathering
|. The meeting occupied little
more than half an hour, and
NUMBER OF WOULD BE ORATORS
: were greatly disappointed that the.
: were not permitted to spread thei
eloquence DER the sultry air as thu
7 managers were afraid that the meet
3 ing would assume too large proper
lions and possibly give offence t
> the Government authorities by be
coming too excited.
The meeting was called to orde
by j. X. Kaunamano, and j. X. Kau
|, liza, President OF the Aloha Alma So
o cisty, in excellent voice and we'll sc
:. lected words introduced the topi