The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
HaVaiiaRs Will Have Vote With
out Much Delay.
CANCELLATIONS MUST Be MADE
The Yours HswSJiSrs Should Sc
Taught whss FlSS Is TO
Nation.

SRI c2nRot complain q the spirit
n w25ch NY circular letter 20 The Ha-
wafi&n people has been generally rA
essved hy the foreign press Of HoOolu-
In I am told that there are writers,
Who, with cA2rateriStic grace, think
+ !; not iurezSinsat 70 eziticiSe in this
connection NY income and the mode
II which I spend IL Such writers
probably limit their own ambition and
their patriotism by the requirements
o wh&5 they sometimes. in their more
frank moments. woald describe IS
bread snd butter Snd after &ll. the
demands. 10 which they thus SuhoriI-
RGcs their earlier c2nonS OF taste
should rather excite cur sympathy than
our cszSurs-
But Sir. the political attitude re
ye2lsi by the courteous replies made
10 NY circular. Is : very serious one.
and il : clear that whatever else may
oe said. the time chosen for NY pub
liC2tio2 vas 2GS premature
Ny frs contribution towards the so
luton Of the Hawaiian problem was
written il January, 1883. when urged
that the Queen be asked 20 abdicaes.
Sci that the Princess be declared
Queen. With Mr. Dole, Mr.. P. c. Jones.
Captain King. and Mr. ". O. Smith as
: Council Of Regency. When I related
this long afterwards. 10 H2ts Field.
she said, oh why w2S not this dones
but II Is TOO l2ta now I think there
2re many Who would echo Miss Fields
words today. as I DO.
Neither rabid royzliStS nor rabid an
nsx2ljoaiScs approved OF NY suggestion
then any more than they VIII approve
u ny address 10 the Hawaiian people
row. I did not write for popularity.
but for peace You say. Sir. that the
Havzii2lS viii rs2d NY address and
forget il I answer that the foreign
erS viii not forget il. however they
nay usgisc5 the warning which il
ought 70 convey. One point seems 10
have been generally overlooked, that
iS that I have not said one word in my
le1-sr against annexation. or against
the United States taking their own
time 10 decide upon TIE proposal that
has been made 10 them I accept 2 sit
nation which at the sane time I do
noC Gppruve- But 20 reply that If ne
do not gs1 annexation We shall have
civil strife. and that therefore We must
have znlexauO1-as one paper states
* simply historical screaming As
matter OF tacc. YOU have 10 face the
certainty s.2t. with or without annex
alton. Lhs Hawaiians viii have votes
without much If any. delay. II you
do not take steps II advance 70 conciIi-
z-s -he HGEaiia1s. that vote VIII be
: hostile vote. and VII sound the knsIl
OF Hawaiian harmony
II addressing the Hawaiian people.
/ have e16ezyo-ed 70 dispose them 70
Gscsn 10 The voice OF compromise and
peace Thsre ara rabid partizans on
both sides EhO VIII resent ny inter
ference. but surely there are moderate
men q both sides who can see The
crisis thar i upon them, whatever news
may come from Washington. and II
they cannot ind UJcsrance il the press.
o. action in The Legislature. they viii
deserve tie results which they refuse
70 take the trouble 70 avert
One point more--On Monday even
ing 81 the reception Al Kzmehamehz
School, ! was discussing with 2 friend
~kOD l may deScrib-I hope with
out Offences { rzbii annexationist.
The credizbIs positions which are BE-
- -
izns Eho are being trained IL this in
sIirutio1- I saw and heard some Of
them il their musical pieces. and I
an Otherwise familiar With the young
fellows. and with the grand results
that have come 10 them through the
noble work Ot Professor Richards and
his staff The Rev. Mr. Macintosh
can bring forward : similarly credit
able hand OF young HzEaiizns who are
N honor 70 their nation, and 10 the
teachers Eho neFe- seem 10 lose their
influence over their Old pupils
NeLr morning Rad il your columns
with sorTo~.
We belong 70 thai wing Of The an
1e1aliou party that does not believe in
the high character, intelligence. and
capacity o. The natives for good ciu-
zsnshiD. which means good goYeru-
neut"
Sir. If tae trustees Of Kzmehanaha
School II ny rabid snnexzdonist
friend. If you yourself. would faith
fully trE 70 lead those young Hawai-
ians 70 : proper realization Of Ehar
flag ought 10 be 20 : nation, instead
OF cruelty trying 20 depreciate their
OEu character. and 70 persuade them
JhzE any other fzg IN the vide world
could take the place Of their ozn in
their hearts, there would be z power
here by which this whole nation eouId
y guided into Z neE life
In your issue today you challenge
Senator 70 present the Government
With Z policy I venture 10 accept
EOlr challenge and 70 outline Z policy
which 1 respectfully offer not only 70
this Government, but 70 the pzrty
which Il represents and which Is sim
ply Teach the people 10 trust you
/ an sir, your obedieur servant
THEO. H. DAVIES.
Crsizside. EOuoIuIu. March . 1905