The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28

government of the Hawaiians, by the
Hawaiians and for the Hawaiians.
IN welI-chosen Hawaiian an old native
ex xpressed formally The thanks of she neo-
pie present for the thoughts expressed by
ex-senator Dubois. They certainly were
in accord with what had just been
spoken.
Senator Pettigrew was then called upon
for a speech. He took up the thread Of
argument where ex-senator Dubois left
eff. The speech OF ex- Senator Dubois had
been as great a pleasure to him as II
seemed 10 be to them. DUBOIS had ex-
pressed the opinion that a government OF
tie Hawaiians by the Hawaiians and for
the Hawa!ians would receive the moral
support of the United States He wished
to say a few words in explanation of
this. So far as lie could see, all necessary
would be for the United States to an
nounCe to the world in the proper
method that the Monroe doctrine was
looked upon as extending 20 The Ha-
waiian Islands as an outlyer of the Ameri-
can continent. The doctrine. since its
promuIgation by Monroe seventy odd
year ago, had proved sufficient. In all
that time not man had been called into
the fed, not cutlass had been sharp
ened TO support il. As it had been here
tofore, it would be now Th. doctrine
would be respected. and the Hawaiians
could govern themselves according TO
their own sweet will.
After the usual expression of thanks
hearty applause at The remark. of the
man from South Dakota ex-American
Consul Churchill made a short address.
After the words Of the two Senators he
cons dered it untecoming for him to at
tempt TO speak. since the subject had been
so com pletely covered. Just fortnight
previous he had met for the Inst time
with his Samoans. AS all present were
Polynesians he wished to speak from that
stand point. In Samoa the Hawaiians
were regarded as the children of Samoa.
They knew when the Hawaiians left them
and sailed from the ancient Savaii TO the
present Hawaii There had been a SINH
lar matter to face in Samoa few years
ago, when two of the great nations of
the earth attempted 10 destroy the Sa-
moan Government by the Samoans. In
this case the natives appealed to the
United States and the Government of
America said to the other Governments.
Thou shalt not" That Polvnesian peo-
pie, the parent of the Hawaiians, is gov
erned by its own King and chiefs, and the
united States Government keeps lis rem
resentative there year in and year out 10
see that no one lnterferes. Mr. Churchill
stated that he was of the opinion that
what the United States saw lit to do for a
people go remoie and so: little connected
she woaid be all the more willing to do
Tor people so much more intimately con-
nected. Mr.. Churchill closed his remarks
with an old Samoan speech
AS result o. the luaw a meeting of the
Hawaiians was called in Haili Church for
a. NJ. tue next day, or about three hours
previous to the departure of the Kinaw
Tor Honolulu. The church was crowded
over 2C0 natives being present. Senator
Petugrew and ex-senator Dubois both ad-
dressed the meeting.
Senator Pettigrew then spoke as follows.
I'VE came 10 your islands for the nur
pose of ascertainlng what the people who
live IN this country thought about the
question OF annexation OF the islands. and
a!so to see what We thought about the de-
STABILITY OF annexing these islands, if we
found the people wanted them annexed
on the part OF the United States l have
tried to talk with every one who would
talk with US on both sides Of this oues
to1, and ascertain the views OF your
people. Much Misrepresentation has been
made in the United States with regard 10
how the native Hawaiian looked upon
This question. l had supposed when l
came that many OF your people were in