Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-08

trouble for his line" .Forty-seven years
later, when I was in the Islands, Kgmeha-
meha was trying to repair .I4iholfho's
blunder, and not succeeding" Long be-
fore that the kingship had itself become
but name, a show. At an early day the
missionaries had turned il into something
very much like a republic; and here lately
the business whites have turned it into
something exactly like it,"
Mark Twain was slightly inaccurate in
attributing to Kamehameha the importa-
uon from England of an established church
wherewith TO fortify monarchy. That was
cone by his predecessor. Lobkamehameha
used more direct means by actively re-
WING the old sorcery, licensing some 800
kahuna sorcerers. who made a successful.
business of waking up the dormant super
sutions of the christianized people. He did
TINS expressly for the purpose of resubju-
gazing the people to the royal power so as
10 make the legislature subservient to his
Will kalakaua subsequently went to an
extreme in that direction for the same pur-
pose, tairly organizing strong heather
party TO control the legislature With this
OBJECT he put himself at the head of the
sorcerers, as the great chief Kahuna max
ihe himself also god, to whom divine hon
ors We're formally paid on private occasions,
Such as the secret meetings of his great
society OF the Hale Naua-" The chief
aim OF the Hale Naua was the subiueation
OF the whole native people to the ancient
neathen sorcery, thereby making the king
again supreme despot.
r uil particulars of this secret organiZa-
tion and its aims could be given by two
persons now in Washington who co-operat-
ed tnefeln One is the eX-queen: the other
is Mr.. William Aud of th;. native deleea-
tioh, who was a chief officer of the Hale
Naua and Will stoutly maintain the harm
iessIiess or ITS aims. l had the pleasure in
1917 OF meeting at the Volcano Hotel Mr.
Aud and train of several male and female
kahunas. who that evening descended to
the great fire lake and paid homage to the
soduess Pele. by throwing in sacrifices of
erpb iafS Iott
locks of their hair. with ACCOMPANIMENT of
loud ldolatrous chanting. The facts were
uescriced TO me by the guides 1t was an
iii.ereslns circumstance that transporta-
non from dilo to the volcano on horse
PACK was furnished to the whole partv by
me governor at the command of her then
majesty LiliuokaIani.
suDcrstitfOus Worship Checked.
since the queen was dethroned all this
destructive bedeviing of the native people
has received en- effectual check, and civil
izing. Christianizing influences predomi-
nate There is now little possibility that
the ancient heathenism can again erect it.
self into political power, as it did under
the late dynasty, having been a conspicu-
Gus element in the queens fatal attempt
to supplant the liberal constitution by q
despouc one. Under the present enliRht-
ehed government the kahuras are out of
power, and can only work Under cover of
darkness. The native people are RAPIDLY
growing In intelligence in the presence of
the fast advancing wealth and culture of
the strong white population, and under the
enectve influence of the strong training
schools. in which some 500 native youth
are gathered.
The very large amount of education which
the natives ara now receiving and the con-
sequent rapid increase of superior intelli-
gence among them, must go far to weaken
and dissipate the above stated disabling
superstition and other defective sentiments
a nd. h ion Of
them for large enjoyment of voting fran
chise This good degree of education will
also qualify them to profit ty association
with the Americans, who are sure to en-
igrat. hithel in large numbers as soon as
annexation becomes a fact. These natives
have always been highly receptive Of en-
tightening Influences, and will absorb in
teligent republican ideas. in which they
are alreads moderately grounded There
can be little doubt that in due time they
will quite generally become capa BILE Of
usefuily par'icipat ting in popular form
of government.
Americnniza ton Of the Islands.
The main fact of importance is this:
That these islands are so deeply and thor
oushly Americanized that the new Ameri-
can immigration will find itself completely
at home here. All Americans now find
themselves at home. They habitually and
spontaneously speak of this country"
when they mean in America. One con-
stantly meets this phenomenon in the con-
versation of newcomers; they forget that
they are out Of America. We old settlers
are more sensible of a difference. which is
every year growing less. But the Amer
canization Of both town and country here
is growing very complete, and no great or
radical changes will follow annexation.
We are waiting for the expected new po-
Etfeal arrangement with no extreme i'm
patience 1t is something inevitable-cer-
tain to come in the necessary and natural
order of things. So we discern things here.
Hawaii is to find its unavoidable and GER
tain destiny in the bosom of the American
Union. 1t Is already an American COM
mcnwealth, except in the name. Our news
papers, our schools. our churches, our
cial institutions, all are thoroughly Ameri-
can. So are our government. our courts,
our trade, our shipping, which last could
not be more thoroughly American if We
were already annexed. In that event we
shall hardly see any more American flags
commonly displayed than row, or fewer of
any other country At last edvices your
Senate was about to open debate on the
Hawaiian question. We have little doubt
as to the result KAMEHAMEHA.