The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-26
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ton was that the planters thought
the United States was ready and
willing to annex the islands. AS
part Of the United States the plant
ers could expect that two cents
pound sugar bounty then existing,
and resulting tremendous increase
in their wealth, Their plan failed,
and then the Provisional Govern
ment was made permanent one.
That Government was made up OF
eighteen self-elected members, and
President Dole was elected to the
highest Office until 1900. No one
can vote at an election unless he
takes oath to support the Govern
ment, and so out OF the 10000 voters
10000 were DISTINGUISHED. or the
remaining voters, many are but very
recent corners to the islands.
1t is the last instance OF great
many. They have done the same as
the old Puritans did in New Eng
land in driving out the Indians; the
same as the Spaniards did in Mexico
in driving out the Aztecs. The
weaker race has again gone down
before the stronger. The islanders
will probably become more and
more absorbed in the course of time,
and will soon be but relic Of their
former manly race. There are 10000
Mongolians upon the islands, Jap.
auese and Chinese, aud they may
obtain the control Of affairs, The
Jap, in the speakers estimation, is
inferior to the Chinaman 10 intelli-
gence and power OF ruling, He had
seen numberless instances Of jap
anese laborers with Chinese foremen,
but had never seen the contrary.
The Chinese are the Englishmen Of
the East; the Jap is the mercurial
Frenchman.
Capt. Palmer said that he would
rather see the islands absorbed by
Japan than by the United States.
The Japs have enormous powers
under their treaties and many Of
them are voters, and so the result,
in his estimation, was but a mere
matter Of time. The United States
could not possibly defend the islands
in time of war. "They say we should
have them as coaling station, but
what reason is there that we should
carry coal out upon the ocean a
week's sail, and then steamers and
men-of- var out there just to burn it
upW The islands are the same dis
lance in time OF passage from the
Pacific coast as Queenstown from
the Atlantic coast. If the jiugoists
wish to annoy England they should
annex Ireland land many of them
are anxious to-, one scheme is as
reasonable as the other
The celebrated interview OF Queen
Liliuokalani with Minister Willis
has been misinterpreted by the
stenographer who was present. She
was quoted all over the world as
having said that she would behead
her enemies il she were reinstated,
but this statement she did not make.
In the first place there is no word
for ''behead" in the Hawaiian langu-
age. Such course of procedure
was never known in the history of
the nation. The word used was
"punish" and the stenographer read
his notes wrong when transcribing
them. The mistake could easily
have been made, as the word signs
are very similar.
Captain Palmer closed with an
eloquent portrayal OF the character
Ct the deposed monarch, her charity,
kindliness, and forgiveness. He
deeply deplored the fatality which
had made the friendly nation of the
United States the instrument OF her
overthrow, and said that ex-Queen
Liliuokalani was a worthy represent
alive OF the race from which she
came.
At the close OF his address, the