The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-24

The President appreciates highly the
offer of Hawaiian Government. Will
communicate wishes circumstances
arise.
President Mckinley, in response to
regarding neutrality, contained in his
letter of April 14th, made no reply immed-
lately to Mr.. Hatch. The request was too
promptly made, and prema ature.
President Mckinley finally accepted the
offer OF alliance, without submitting it
to the Senate, and within a short time
American troops en- route to Manila We're
Here the historical sketch closes
On the 18th of August, upon the occa-
sion of the formal transfer of these
Islands to the United States, Mr.. Harold
NJ. Sewall, the American Minister charged
with the duty Of assisting Admiral Jos.
took occasion in his capacity as Minister,
to deliver an address on that occasion.
He addressed the audience as Fellow
Countrymen," and alluded to their ac-
ticn in the abandonment of neutrality as
follows: You refused to listen to
the suggestions of the selfish and timid,
and a your peril, offered up all that these
Islands had to offer as sacrifice on the
altar of devotion to a country you had
no rig rlght 10 10 can y3nd your own I Ihese re- re-
timed, impertinent, and not in accord
ance with the facts.
Before this event Mr.. Sewall announced
himself a candidate for the highest
office in the territory. whatever 1T might
be called. He was supported by COM
any reference of the matter to the indi-
vidual members of the party. President
Mckinley, however, continued President
Dole in office until Congress should pass
an organic law for the government OF
the Islands.
After this appointment was made. Mr..
Sewall announced himself a candidate
for the office of Governor,
Congress should create the office.
The Bulletin. local journal, became at
once his recognized mouthpiece. 1T was
the same journal that had denounced the
proposition to allow President Mckinley
to use these Islands for war purposes, at
the moment when President Dole had Of
fered an alliance to the United States.
That journal, ignoring its pronounced
stand against the abandonment of neu-
trality on May 10th, began campaign
of abuse against President Dole for not
having Abandoned neutrality at once, al
though it was done three days after the
receipt of the news declaring war. The
action of the Government, the letters of
President Dole, were readily accessible.
probably inspired by it's candidate, Mr..
Sewall, it has commented upon President
Dole's course as one that was ''cowardly,"
.'cringing" shifting" "a neutrality
record of cowardice and treason"
In the foregoing sketch the writer has
relied upon documentary evidence to the
largest extent, in order to avoid contro-
versies regarding opinions spoken only,
and liable to be misrepresented or for
gotten. Any comment on the events is
carefully avoided. 1t is intended to be
a presentation mainly of facts which are
proved by documents or personal knoWl-
edge.
In order to show the attitude of an
nexationistS here the question of
neutrality, the interviews published on
May 9Th are now republished. These do
not contain a single declaration in favor
of abandoning neutrality:
QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY. - SYM
POSTUM OF VIEWS BY PROMIN ENT
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
NEN.-JUDGE HARTWELL DEEMS
NOTICE OF NEUTRALITY WOULD
BE WISE-HE QUOTES THE SPAN
ISH TREATY WITH HAWAII
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