The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-03
Il APPEAL TO CAESAR"

AS far as the Pacific goes, to appeal
to Washington is truly like vhe appeal
to Caesar of the days of the early
Roman Empire. The destinies of the
North Pacific are and ought to be in
the hands of the United States.
A very determined appeal to Caesar
is now going to be made by the en-
lightened citizens of this country and
Mr.. Lorrin Thurston goes forward to
help the cause in behalf of those citi-
zens. The press of the United States
is flooded with false information about
the islands and the Government here,
and there should be some one on the
spot thoroughly conversant with our
situation who will be ready, both
with tongue and pen, to refute cal
umnies and to explain the true situa-
ton of the Anglo Saxon in this out
post of the Pacific. For such pur-
pose no better man than Mr.. Thurs
ton could be chosen. His mind is
stored with facts, as his valise will
probably be stored with figures. In
his hands the cause of annexation will
have a determined and skillful chief,
who will do his best to lead the cause
to victory.
But this is not all. The citizens send
Mr.. Thurston. Is the Government
going to do nothing in the present
crisis? 1t is a case where the Gov
eminent should lead. The present
Government is pledged to the anneXa-
ton cause and should strain every
nerve to further and to accomplish the
desired event. That the cause of an
neXaton is growing rapidly is plain
as it can be. Planter after planter,
who was opposed to the cause, is now
dropping into line. Touch mans
pocket and he quickly sees the full
gist of the argument. The coffee men
are also beginning to wake up to the
eXigencies of the case. By these we
mean the men who have hung back,
thinking that the ''status quo" the po-
sition as it stands now, might last in
definitely. 1t can not. The world
marches on and those who are going
to be successful march with it. If
they don't march with 1t they fall out
of line and take their place among the
derelicts upon the shores of the land
of lost hopes.
1t seems very proper and very
necessary thing then for the Govern
ment of Hawaii to be very strongly
represented at Washington during the
present crisis. With no cable to com
municate daily there should be at least
one Cabinet Minister over there, sup
piled with full powers from his col
leagues, to act when occasion required
Rapidity of action is the touchstone
of success. To be ready in Washing.
ton to catch the moment when success
can be obtained is most important
To wait a month, while the proposals
are sent down to the Islands by mai
cause a delay which would be fata
to the cause for time. The Star has
no fear of the ultimate result, but il
desires the result, for the good of the
Islands,-to come now. To procrastin
ate is simply to set the Islands back
We want to go forward on the up
ward wave
AS mere matter of business-anC
on business basis if they are wortl
ANYTHING a business house would
send its weightiest man to secure wha
it desired where the interests were
urge upon the Government to send a
least one of the Cabinet to Washing
ton at once, to be on the spot and tt
give him powers to act quickly, if nee
essary. The old slow style of diplom
acy is out of date. What is wanted
now is dispatch and energy, and tina
our Government must show
With so many Misrepresentation o
our Government, with so many abso
lutte falsehoods about the social con
dition of the Islands, it is absolutel.
necessary that the Government SHOULD
strengthen the hands of their accred
tied representative, and the hands O
the Citizens representative, an
should send one of their number, full
cognizant of their inner feelings, t
give the needed support to the caus
they are fighting for-the cause the,
stand pledged to represent.