The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-28
SPOKE TO BOYS A HAWAIIAN DAY
Recognition Of Independ'
ence Of the Islands.
France EDslanj-UniTed States-The ENJOYS
Sent From Hawaii In
History.

This is Hawaiian Independence Day.
The Government band will play al the
Executive building at q. u. The full
significance of independence Day is
well set forth in the following from
Alexander's History:
As was stated on page o46, Messrs.
Simpson and Marshall sailed together
in the Albert for San Bias, the former
having no suspicion of Mr. Marshall's
real errand. They have well been COM
pared 10 the acid and alkaline powders
lying quietly side by side in box of
seidlitz powders. They have travelled
in company across Mexico to Vera
Cruz, where they parted, bIr. Simpson
proceeding directly TO England, while
Mr.. Marshall FASTENED to Washington
where the news of the cession OF the
Islands created great excitement
He arrived in Liverpool June 2Sth.
week later than his rival, Mr. Simp-
son. Lord Aberdeen had already, on
the 18th of June. assured the Hawaiian
ENJOYS that Her MajeSty's Govern
ment had no intention &c retain posses
sion of the Sandwich Islands" and a
similar declaration was made to the
Governments of France and the United
States.
Mr.. Marshall was sooa Joined by
Messrs. Richards and Haalilio. from
Paris, after which the three commits
sioners opened a correspondence with
the Foreign Office in reply to the
charges brought by Messrs. Simpson
& Charlton against the Hawaiian Gov
eminent. In this they were aided by
the ready pen of Mr.. Brinsmade, as
we'll as by the influence and advice of
the Hudson Bay Company. At their
Urgent request the whole controversy
was referred to the law advisers OF the
crown. who decided in favor of the
Hawaiian Government, on every point
except the Charlton land claim.
In regard to this last they required
that Mr.. Charlton having first pro-
duced the original deed and shown it
| TO be genuine. should be put in posses
sion of the land by the Government -
Lord Aberdeen, however, declined TO
i consider any claim for damages caused
| by the illegal acts of Lord Paulet. for
| the alleged reason that the cession was
a voluntary act" on the part OF the
| King.
AT length. on the 2Sth Of November.
and England, united in joint declara-
| ton TO the effect that Her. Majesty
| the Queen of the United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and ireland and His Maj
esty. the King of the French. taking
into consideration the existence in the
| Sandwich Islands of government
| capable of providing for the regular
| ity. of its relations with foreign ma
tons. to consider the Sandwich Islands
| reciprocally as an Independent state,
and never to take possession, either
| directly, or under the title OF direc-
! tora+e. or under any other form of
any part of the territory of which they
are composed.
This was the final act by which the
| Hawaiian Kingdom was admitted with
| in the pale of civilized nations. Find
| ing that nothing more could he ac-
| complished for the present in Paris.
| Messrs. Richards and Haalilio returned
| to the United States in the spring of
| 1914 On the 9th day of July they
received a dispatch from Mr.. ]. c.
| Calhoun, the Secretary of State. in
| forming them that the President re-
| garded the statement of Mr.. Webster
| and the appointment of a commission
eli las a full recognition on the part OF
| the United States of the independence
OF the Hawaiian Government.
4 Mr. Geo. Brown had previously
been sent out as United States COM
| missioner, arriving at Honolulu Oct
ober 10th, 1913.
Gen. William Miller had been APP
| pointed Consul General for Great
| Britain August 25th. 1S43. he had
greatly distinguished himself in the
Chilean war of independence and had
risen TO the rank of lieutenant general
in the Chilean army. He had visited
the Islands in 1881. in the Prussian
ship Princess Louisa.