The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-12
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Colonel Scharf resigned because
he was convinced that he could not
accomplish anything to shut out the
Chinese who are making their way
unlawfully into this country, aud
he did not wish, having reached this
conclusion, to longer participate in
a farce. Colonel Scharf is an ex-
officer in the Confederate army.
These facts should be taken into
careful consideration, for they are
OF the greatest Significance when
any plan is in view that tends to
open new facilities for the coming
OF coolies to compete with the white
labor OF the United States. Very
likely the fact that there are mil
lions in sight for Chinese-importing
ring, certain to fall into the hands
OF ring, has not been lost sight OF
by these patriotic ~ individuals,
who are ready to dispossess the ma
tive Hawaiians of their country; but
the fact has not before been men,
toned, and the patriots ~ at Homo.
lulu will not thank The Call for
making it public at this time, when
they fancy their plans are ripening.
For it is their purpose to make
the public believe they are as far re.
moved from purely sordid condi-
tions as it is possible for high
minds and lofty patriots to be. To
suggest that annexation may give
them a bonanza richer than the
widest dreams OF avarice could sug-
gest under any ordinary set Of con-
ditions may be unkind, but the vir-
tue of patriotism is not, and luckily,
monopolized by the Honolulu CO.
terie of self. elected promoters and
defenders of the interests of the
United States.
There are unquestionably millions
OF the people of the United States
who can show as good reason as
any of the Honolulu schemers for
belief in their personal patriotism,
who will not be able to see any diff
ference between men who are will
ing to sell out their country and
men who are ready and equally will
ing to sell out their countrymen.
The difference is only a verbal fc-
ton.
The trick Of assuming the mask
OF patriotism for the better purpose
OF feathering a nest is as old as the
art OF demagogy. Therefore, the
Honolulu schemers must be ready
and competent to show that their
title rests on something more than
a brand Of patriotism "blown in the
bottle"
There were and are white men in
San Francisco ready to assist the
Chinese to enter the United States,
who will also claim to be patriots,
and their claim is just as we'll
founded as is the claim Of the fol-
lowers of Dole who are arranging to
move along the path blazed out by
the same class of patriots, who were
not compelled to go abroad, and
seize from friendly and confding
people the control of their native
land to show that they were imbued
with all the cardinal virtues of
Simon-pure patriots, all wool and a
yard wide.
To come to bill of particulars:
A vast sum of money can be made
by the Dole people by exporting the
willing Chinese to the United
States.
The only persons to certify
whether Chinese person is entitled
to enter the United States from
Hon olulu will be some person at
Honolulu, the evidence being SUBJ
ject only to revision at this end Of
the line. This applies, of course,
only to Chinese persons arriving
directly from Honolulu at some
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