The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-04
ADMIRAL BEARDSLEE'S IDEAS.

Admiral Beardslee, in the North Am
erican Review of Oct, presents a phase
of the annexation matter which has
not appeared in the voluminous litera-
ture on this subject. His article is re-
published on another page.
The Admiral touches upon, but does
not discuss, the relation of the part
whites to tie old and new order of
things In that relation, we believe, is
the romance and pathos Of life on these
Islands. Any person familiar with the
history of mixed races, may see that
here, as we'll as elsewhere, are seen
the conflicts of the different racial in
stincts in the same person, which must
be finally expressed in the social life.
In spite of the considerable number
OF educated people here, no one has
yet attempted to make any contribution
to social science on this highly inter
esting subject. 1t is one that requires
delicate treatment here, in a small
community. Any general and vague
discussion of it would be misunder-
stood.
Herman Melville, the author of
"Typee," once said that the half-white
race was the crime of the white man in
the Pacific. These words contain a
vast amount of food for reflection, al
though they are only partially true. In
the dual character of those who are
part white lies the romance of the
Mi
row and wrong.
Out of this also comes the reason
and the justification for Admiral
Beardslees statement that the part
whites, especially the women. dreaded
annexation. They naturally feared that
it would be the opening of the flood
gates, thorough which would rush a
torrent of aggressive immigration from
race that, so far, has treated with
scandalous injustice the weaker races
in contact with it. 1t is difficult in
deed to meet this ugly fact with a
statement which is assuredly the truth,
that the natives and part-whites will
at no time suffer personal injustice
from the American Government.
Annexation stands as a fact for all
time. Those who have worked for it
can now pause and reflect calmly on
the reasons which led the part-whites
TO oppose, as a class, the overthrow of
the monarchy, and their Justification
in doing so, just as DR.. Benjamin
Franklin was justified" in refusing for
some time to unite with those who
desired TO overthrow the British
authority in the American colonies and
establish independence.
The part-whites with more acute
perceptions than the natives. and act
ing as all people, of every race strong
as well as weak, act, upon their habits
and sentiments, were loyal to mon
archy that was present and excellent
as they viewed it, just as the Germans
are loyal to a military despotism, that
is utterly intolerable to the Anglo
Saxon.
\ failure. on our part, to recognize
the strength, and reasons for this SEN
timent, and to appreciate it, is only
to give ourselves a character for sell
fishness and for inexcusable ignorance
of human conditions and Of the reign
of habits and sentiments.
Let us not be misunderstood. The
revolution was in the natural order of
human events. That the natives and
part-whites should favor it, as a peo
ple. was contrary to all historical pre-
cedent, and not to be expected from
those who did not have Gin their blood
any clear knowledge OF alien political
institutions. However wrong and I'M
wise the natives and the part-whites
have been or are now, they are free
from criticism on the part Of those who
do not feel and think as they do.
Death is inevitable. 1t is the decree