The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-08
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try to-day, 1900
The simple reason why the Ha-
waiians do not register is that OF
loyalty to the chief and Of love to
native land. There is not the least
indifference current amongst the
people On the contrary the very
petitions signed by $4,000 out OF a
possible 10000 ask the United
States Government to right the
wrong done by its diplomatic and
naval forces, and restore Queen Lii
liuokalani to-day. This fact has
not met my notice in the newspa-
pers, but it is in perfect accord with
my judgment Of the temper Of the
people; the present generation will
never forget nor forgive our tres
pass on their premises.
There is gsllant admiral, whose
presence is always welcome on any
social occasion, aud who can tell
wildly OF the landing Of the Ameri-
can forces at the accession of the
present royal family. But the little
fact that on that occasion the native
government requested his aid, while
in 1893 our forces captured the city
and garrisoned it in spite OF the
protests OF the Queen, the Governor
and all other recognized authority
renders the two cases quite dissimi-
lar.
There is another gentleman who
Processes to inform the public from
his long experience with the Hawai-
ian people, but of the people of Ha-
waii Of to-day he knows exactly that
which may be learned by any other
we'll informed citizen Of Boston, for
thirty.three years have passed away
since, with the ancient whaling fleet,
he discontinued personal relations
with the islands A flying call upon
his missionary friends then refreshed
his memory of ancient days, but
made him acquainted with no
others.
The land question is one which
will probably reach the Supreme
Court some day. For the present,
rulers have no more title to about
one-fourth of the lands than could
be obtained by any outsider to the
entailed estates OF Great Britain
The Grown Lands, so-called, we're
never the property Of any Govern
ment, not even OF the Royalist.
They we're family estates descend,
ing from all time to the highest
chief, as his or her private property,
over and over again declared to be
such. They cannot be annexed" to
the United States, and no Boston
banker who should send out a con
veyancer would lend a dollar on
them, when the report was returned
here.
have visited these islands three
times. My information comes from
those OF all parties. In Minister
Stevens's own house at Augusta,
Me-, aud many, many times with the
late Minister Willis, I have discussed
these matters with frankness that
the latter gentleman assured me he
had used with no other correspond.
emit.
BY virtue of a seven months resi-
dence at Washington and conver-
sation with those Of all parties who
were interested in the question, I
am able most heartily to confirm
the opinion OF one OF your CORE
spondents that Congress is com
posed of respectable, intelligent,
patriotic, and, | should add, very
hard working citizens.
But they are subjected to the in
auence (speaking financially Of as
uuprincipled set Of merchant ad-
venturers as ever raided Spanish
galleon in olden days. These men,
calling themselves the Republic OF
Hawaii, seized as their first official
act $1,000 for paying the steamer