Evening star., 1898-03-17
Urges the Hawaiian Natives to Ac-
cept the Republic.
BUT ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS
Reviewing the Circumstances of
the New Constitution.
FEELING OF FOREIGNERS
Special Correspondents of The Even,pe Star.

Spring has opened upon Honolulu in her
sweetest manner, calm, bright, verdant and,
for US, even cold, the mercury ranging from
IS to % degrees during the twenty-four
hours So-called winter gave US a parting
nip on Its last morning, the mercury stand
ing at sunrise at SO degrees, the lowest of
the season. and below the average yearly
minimum. Ones fingers ached without
gloves. A month Of southwest rain SQUALLS
has been succeeded by cold north winds,
suggesting the frosty zone whence 1t was
waited and the chill Sitka current It has
tiaversed.
Mr.. Theophilus Davies of KaiuIani fame
continues his Jealous labors to frustrate
annexation aid build up opposition to it In
Hawaii. He has just issued a letter ad-
dressed to native Hawaians in their Ian
8, age, putting 1000 copies into circulation
among them- 1t has been translated. The
substance OF it Is as follows: Mr.. Davies
says:
THAT he has striven to deserve the conf
dence Of the Hawaiians, and seeks to ad-
wise them. A cruel blow fell on them five
years ago. No one ever accused the natives
themselves of having caused the disaster
W All admire the noble, patient way they
bore 1t. Mr.. Davies would only state the
present position, and point out the prudent
Two things happened: The queen was
dethroned. and the United States were in
v1ted to annex Hawaii and end the national
independence.
THE republic. having been recognized
abroad, is now the only government Of Ha-
wan, whatever your sorrow at loss Of mon
archy. But far more important to you is
the proposal to change your own flag for a.
foreign flag. If the United States accept
the offer, you will have to accept the sitlI-
alton. If they refuse 1t, then you must
consider what to do.
First. Hawaiians and foreigners must be
friends and work together. You cannot get
the monarchy back, for most of the for
elgners would oppose it. But believe you
can Keep your Independence and hag and
be happy, prosperous nation. Many for
elSners will still want annexation, but /
think there are more who do not want it;
yet do not want the monarchy again. C)
NOW, If the natives will accept the re-
public. on condition CD that the foreigners
VIII give up annexation, and that all shall
have votes (D, ana be friends. then we
shall have peace again. Queen LiIiuokalani
would come back and live happy, digni-
Ned life, as Princess Kaiulani is doing,
among her own people. But If you do not
consent to this plan, / tell You plainly,
am very much afraid you will lose your in
dependence in a short time. if not now.
am very sorry to lose the monarchy,
because 1t was the historical government
OF the country, although there were many
faults Under the monarchy and it sadly
needed reforming (0. But 1 come to you
Ike doctor who says, I can perhaps save
your life if you will let me cut off your
arm 90. Give up monarchy, and save your
independence"
Such is the complete sense and substance
or the letter On the points above indi-
ca-teu Dy numbers, 1t may be remarked:
The New Consultation.
% The ex-queen herself claims that the
natives urged and nearly forced her into
proclaiming a new constitution which
should restore to the Hawaiians the power
which tie foreigners had usurped by the
ct-cn nnStff frtin of Il,
no doubt that such seizing by foreigners
OF a large share of political power was
extremely unpopular with the natives al
though it had become absolutely neces-
gary for the whites, to whose business
prosperity. the capricious. incapable and
profiigate administration of Kalakaua had
become intolerably injurious.
No doubt a large body of the natives
were urging the queen to do what she
herself most desired to do. In fact some
OF the leaders of the crowd at the final
SO on the 14th of January, were SO
eAasperated at her hesitation at the last
noment that they loudly shouted to kill
her on the spot 1t Is not necessary pre-
ciseIy to apportion the blame between
for the natives to desire to exclude for
e.gners from political control. although
their thirty millions of property invested in
business enterprises made such control in
dispensable.
Feeling of the Forcfsners.
u
jority of foreigners who do not want an
nexation. That is certainly not true now,
1t might quite possibly become true were
annexation manifestly discouraged by the
United States. A considerable ma jority of
the whites are other than Americans even
If the 15.ooO white Portuguese are left out
of the calculation on account of illiteracy,
While Of the others the Americans hold
large plurality. and the atmosphere of
society is American the British. Germans
md nfh h0x laGc 1A-l <,f
the American predominance. 1t might,
therefore, become practicable to array a
majority even of the more intelligent class
against annexation If 1t is delayed, a
future Hawaiian senate might possibly op-
pose it Such Is the hope of Mr.. Davies,
and of all the enemies of the measure.
While such result seems unlikely de-
lay in consummating the measure is un-
safe
c3) Mr.. Davies is willing to have the
foreigners surrender great deal to the
natives, condition that the latter shall
support the republic and be friends This
assumes that the support of the monarchist
sympathizers among the natives is of more
value than the whites generally consider
1t. They have gone On very wen for five
years without 1t. although they would pre-
fer TO have good feeling restored.
tD All natives now have votes" on the
same footing as foreigners, namely to
take oath to renounce monarchy and sup
port the republic. 1t seems probable that
Mr.. Davies means that all persons should
''have votes" for senators without prop.
erty qualification. But to surrender that
point would BE- to place the government
in the hands OF the lower class Of natives
who would form a majority Of the voters
1t would restore the profigate native con.
troll prior to 1887.
90 1t is satisfactory to find Mr.. Davies
admitting the great faults of the mon-
archy. 1t Is what we have right to ex-
pect from his high personal character
The monarchy had fully proved itself past
reforming Mr.. Davies earnestly labore6
to restore 1t in 1893 under Kaiulani. Nc
doubt he regarded Liliuokalani as imprac
ticabie- His present knowledge OF the sit
uation appears to have convinced hin
that monarchy itself Is no longer practi
cable here. It's wasteful pro6igacy III
shameless extortion and administrative
corruption made IT intoierabie to the bust
ness enterprise of the community. Its OBJ
scene hulas. tie heather orgies OF its 'sHals
Naua," fts culture Of sorcery, its active
support of lotteries and opium vice made
it q stencil. Ar. Davies - gfad to drop It
90. The native monarchists regard the
surrender OF their monarchy as moro Sc