The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-08-23

lection OF An eligible AIeutiau island,
and from thence prey upon the
enemy's COMMERCE. Our trade is
quite safe in any event, We are
without ships; and, under prevailing
legislation, we are likely, 1 regret to
say, to continue deficient in that
direction. l have no apprehension
Of difficulty with England, nor in
deed, with any nation. Our bust
ness relations with the formidable
Powers are too close to permit war.
The disasters which would be visited
upon England in the event Of a
struggle with the United States are
palpable. She could not inhict injury
upon any OF the property of the
United States without involving her
self in financial losses beyond estim-
alton. Japan is busy developing her
manufactures and her newly acquir-
ed domain. She is acting judicious-
ly, aud is likely to preserve her tenn
per, Notwithstanding the atrocious
determinations OF the Dingley Bill.
The effort to make our people be.
lieve that Japan proposes to seize
Hawaii comes from the cute pro-
motors OF annexation.
1t said that annexation should be
favored because Americans have
paramount interest in Hawaii. This
argument was made with reference
to the Transvasl by the euterprising
gentlemen who tried to run over the
Kruger govern ment. They have had
an opportunity to reflect upon the
improperly of attempting to man
age affairs without their jurisdic.
ton. | am confident that the mis-
sionaries who settled in Hawaii did
80 disinterestedly, 1t is not likely
that it was their purpose to sweep
their converts from power aud con-
vert their property ktcri CAUSE II
would be unjust to attribute to them
the commercial immortality which
subsequently, eveutuated. No settler
in any country is justified in sub
verting the government by whose
favor he entered, merely because
such subyersion will add to his pro-
fit, Such is one of the excuses under
which despots have confscated and
assassinated. 1t suggests tho claims
of arrogant wealth when trampling
upon impoverished merit, 1t is the
argument Of might against right, of
barbarism against civilization. Our
brethren who went to the Hawaiian
Islands embarked in ventures under
a government which did not derive
it's authority from them nor exist by
their consent. Matters have SC
changed that the native Hawaiian
who put his property into the bust.
ness which followed the coming OF
the progressive foreigner came out
with the experience, and the ener
getic visitor got the wealth. The ex
Queen acted in manner to excite
the disapproval of American resid
ents. She was thersupon captured
and, as the outcome OF American
valor, the Islands were subdued anC
the so-called Republic established
1t endures in defiance of the viii
of the governed; and the very intel
ligent and positive American Ha
waiian citizens, numbering less thar
two thousand males, who establish
ed the prevailing oligarehy, bav'
rendered to the United States
country which they hold by con
quest, and whose inhabitants, nativ
to the soil, and universally educated
in the rudiments, are not to be con
suited as to compact which mean
the obliteration OF nationality.
Several powerful nations OF mo
dern times, ruled upon the monai
chic plan, have seized territory 70
commercial reasons and because c
sympathy with resident subjects
But we cannot justify ourselves upo
any such ground. No such de