The San Francisco call., 1898-08-23
Already Beginning to Look Upon :. the American Nation as
 Their Friend.
Express Deep Regard for Admiral Miller, Who Has Treated Them With Marked
 Consideration.

their birth land and its flag. To him, personally they claim, IS due the ousl, nesslike simplicity of the function ana the marks of kindly respect shown 10 their irrevocably lost flag ana lnoe- pendence The admiral In all his trans actions with them, in all his conVer- sations and advice, has made them reel that he Is their friend. You can guide a Hawaiian by friendship, where other wise he would sulk in his tent and De- come nuisance hiding his intelligence in assumed cross stupidity.
 It Is too soon to assert at present the course the Hawaiians will pursue before the Congressional Commission, although 1t is almost safe to predict that they will, if not spontaneously, then only rather reluctantly, recognize the fact that they are American cltl- zens, and that as are their dispositions so will privileges be conferred upon them. So far, the very large number of Hawaiian employees in all branches of the Government have almost unan- imously taken the oath of allegiance to the United States. A few, very few, momentarily hesitated.
 It should be understood that In all official, including judicial, proceedings peculiar though 1t strikes us all, and more especially the natives, we are still the Republic of Hawaii" (and ex- peCI 10 De SuCn uHllI JdnudTy, 1SUOi, and there has been no change in the officials, their duties or their titles, ex- cept that the Minister of Foreign Af fairs Is shorn of his diplomatic func tionS and will have more time to attend to his duties as Minister of Education, a position which he fills with credit to himself and the cause of education.
 It must be admitted that there Is hard work to be done to bring the Ha- waiians into line for their own benefit, for not only does there finger in the minds of many, especially among the elders, the impression that the flag has only been raised until the war with Spain is over, and that then 1t will again be replaced with the Hawaiian, as in the days of Admiral Thomas In 1S43 and President Cleveland In 1893, and that the Democrats may undo what the Republicans have done, but also that many of their anti-annexa- ton leaders are instructing them that the greater opposition they make to the involuntary alliance on their part the greater consideration will be shown to them. thorough investigation, how ever. leads me to think that the vast majority of them will accept the situa- tiOn in the firm hope that Admiral Mill Ter will, as 6 semi-divine tutelary. lead them into the pleasant paths and ways of peace.
 It is difficult to correctly ascertain the intentions of the Portuguese, for the information obtained is directly contradictory. It may be predicted that they will patiently await the yer dict of the Congressional commission. for there are but comparatively few naturaliZed Hawaiians citizens. all though a large number of special rights citizens" (men who assisted In the revolutions of 1S93-95), whose posi- ton In the political modus vivendi has to be determined. It Is possible that a large number will leave the country If the new conditions do not prove satis- factory, but on this subject they are reticent.
 Now that Hawaii Is actually a DOT tion of American territory and her citizens are co-citizens with yours. 1t will be only kind to remember that Hawaiians are not uncivilized, unclad no connecting link with the African negro. On the contrary, in many things, nay most, that are presumed to be the exclusive property of western civilization, they are head and should CTS above many more pretentious places, and as regards the Three R's' the percentage of literates over Hitter ates Is greater than in any country in the world, the United States herself not excepted. If you desire also to enjoy yourselves when you visit us, please drop the color line or we shall with draw into our shells and become very exclusive and one-half of the delights of the Paradise of the Pacific will be hidden from your gaze.