The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-10-21

In continuing his remarks about en-
character and possibilities Of the neWl'
made citizens Of the United States
Col Parker said.
/ was not an anncxatlonist. bat sili
think tha the Islands were fortunate
in having been annexed to this cOsn.
try. The great advantage they viii
gain Is thai they will secure a stable
government. 80 that the development
OF the resources OF the Islands viii no
longer be hindered by any uncertain
tips as 90 the future of the govern
ment and laws. 1t Is true that If a
vote had been taken on what we would
consider fair terms a majority OF the
inhabitants would have been against
annexation. The change was engi-
neered through by a small body OF men,
but they were among the most proml-
I nent and intelligent In the Islands.
| They were not enthusiasts or hasty
| reasOners, but men who had, after
f. much consideration, made up their
/ minds that the main need Of the peo-
PIE was perfectly stable government
and that as things were this cou.d not
| be secured without annexation. 1 nave
the greatest respect for President Dole.
| lie Is not a politician in the ordinary
sense. and has acted throughout for
the good of the people. Among other
men OF sterling worth who are going
20 be prominent In developing the
Frear and B. +. Dillingham;. They are
men who would be the most valued OF
citizens in any community.
In general the native Hawailans
were against annexation. Partly this
was because they had been misled by
stories and ISLANDERS Of one Kind and
another. For instance, when the Cop
tic arrived / heard man turn to a
native standing beside him on the
wharf and say: well, a few minutes
| ago you were a free Hawaiian. Now
you are nothing but one OF the United
| States niggers." Such remarks, used
as arguments, were common, and Btill
show their effects. More than this,
| however, the natives have a deep feel
ing Of loyalty TO their native govern
ment, and II hurts them to feel tina.
| 1t is gone from them forever, and hat
| willy-nilly they are now parts OF an
| other country.
LOYAL TO THEIR OWN LAND.
This feeling OF loyalty is about Gll
| that was left to the natives OF their
manifold good original qualities, after
the whites had finished their so-called
ciyilizing work. The race is line
! one, and was by no means In state
OF sayagery before Christian influences
began. No men who were SO skilled
in the arts as these people can be
called savages. Truly one can say
| they were originally a people OF Grt-
lists. They made many beautiful things
! which we Americans can't even inli.
tate, and they have great manual abil.
tiles now, though circumstances hlyt
made these abilities lie latent for SON,
time. The people are kindly and ~
no way aggressive, and they are loved
by the various white races and stanf
on the most friendly personal terms
with them.
When the missionaries arrived, goot
men as they were, they had some YER!
mistaken ideas about the nature of tn,
people they were to work among. The.
saw no good In the natives, and trie,
to graft on them their own type O
New England Christianity. The.
failed. The natives were in the en-,
broken in spirit, and became indolent
Their upward progress was stopped TO
the time. and their patriotism wa
about all that was left for them I,
care for. Now ! hope this will b.
changed.
When the Coptic reached Honolulu
/ tYtth In Of ln 4, A.
population went into ecstacies OF Joy
but even then the native Hawaliani
looked grave. AS the day for the form
al annexation approached the peopl
became still graver. They were sad
! solemn. ON the day OF the Inaugural
; ton Of the new sovereignty the
3 seemed to act as II taking part In
= funeral. The Queens reception wa
I like house OF mourning. Even tn
I successful annexationist party SCENE
sad at seeing the suifer!ngs of the na
, tives. The ceremonies showed this
| There were no speeches. A simple an
nouncement was made. Then the Ha
waiian national air was played. A 81
, lutte was mgde 10 the flag, which wa
! then slowly lowered. President Dol
} stood with bowed head and said not
word. AS the American air was playe
, another salute was fired and the Star
and Stripes were raised. Many eye
were wet with tears, but all was quie
| In the streets, except for the utteranc
OF a few OF the more extreme royal
lists.
WILL BECOME GOOD CITIZENS
Withal the Hawaiians Will, | think
soon come themselves to feel sympath,
and love for this country, and with tn
needed educational facilities they wi
. be good citizens. Good citizens tn
other nationalities will probably ais
. be. There are the Chinese, whI
though much maligned, are about IN
best workers on the Islands. They al
honest, they mind their own bushes
and they are productive. The Japs ar
not quite so good class. The POI
tuguese have turned some OF the noun
tain slopes into q little paradise al
ready with their fruit farms, and the
bid fair TO he industrious and success
full. One OF the most marked trait
OF the Hawaiians Is their hospitality
They are generous to extreme wit
everything they have got, When
reached there my wife was quite sick