The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-20

escaped and when German aud
American men-of-war we're driven
ashore. Well, in these circnm-
stances, we were glad to accept a
rsnuuciaton OF the treaty claims
and rights OF Germany Of
another island, Tonga, where
there is an admirable harbor. We
took the harbor and Germany took
the territory in which for many rea-
sons the Germans are interested. l
believe we have arrived at remark
able phenomenon AN agreement
which is agreeably pleasant aud ad-
vautageous to both powers, but this
is interesting particularly because it
indicates that at the present moment
our relations with the German peo-
pile are all we could desire.
"The great subject that interests
| ot us undoubtedly ia this war,
ado ned with 80 many splendid feats
oi H. roiem and skill, but saddened
by 20 many losses. have great
difficulty in dealing with the war
and, If | attempted to deal with the
future | should b. undertaking a
task in prophecy from which the
hardest would shrink. If | speak
at all it may rather h" 'o deprecate
criticisms and stat.nrlts which l
think unfounded than to attempt 10
pass judgment on what still depends
upon the future for its full deter
mination.
4 Il y y ~
"Regarding the future ] will only
deprecate some very strange asser
tions that | see occasionally IN the
Continental press. Only the other
day | say it assered-not by g
chance writ, but by man who
has heeu m~pIber Of the French
Govefnment-that this war had for
it's objects tho qualification OF the
lust OF greedy lords, who desired a
partition among themselves OF the
gold and diamonds for the Trans
wal Now, beg to assure this gem
,lemsn that her Majesty's Cabinet
have not had a farthing from the
Transvaal or from any other gold
fields. There is the Yukon, about
which there is no contest. Ii there
had been any chance OF our gaining
advantages these Yukon gold fields
should have yielded something; but
l appeal to my friend, Lord Hamil-
ton, to know if the Cabinet ever had
iarthing from her (Laughter)
81 go further, Eugla- ID as whole
would have had no advantages from
the possession OF gold mines except
as her Government conferred the
blessing OF good adm Inistration up
on those engaged iu the industry.
All industry breeds commerce and
all commerce has produced is to the
advantage of England, aud all in
dustries and commerce flourish bet
ter under her government { IAN other
regime in the world. Bi. that
is the lisSit of our interest.
"What we desire is equal ghts be-
fore all men and all races and secur-
ity for our fellow subjects aud our
empire. The hour for asking by
what means these results eau be OBJ
tanned is not yet come, but these are
the objects and the only objects we
seek. We do not allow any other
consideration to cross our path. l
have seen it suggested-and it seems
a wild suggestion-that tho other
powers will interfere with ( his coun-
try and in some form or Other die
tate to those who are concerned in it
as to what its upshot hal been.
Don't let any man think it is in that
fashion the conflict will be ronclud-
ed. We shall have to carry il trough
ourselves, and the interference of
anybody else will have no effect up
on it. (Cheer.) In the first place,
because he would not accept that
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