The San Francisco call., 1899-09-09
THE REAL HAWAII. .

| NDkR the above title Lieutenant Oung OF the
navy has published book which he wrote
~ some time ago He was on the Boston at
Honolulu with Captain Wiltse when the landing
party from that ship sent ashore to effect revo-
ution against government with which was in
rendy relations.
The book IS defense OF Minister Stevens and
Captain Wiltse An officer OF the navy cannot pub
ash without consent OF the department. and this was
withheld from Lieutenant Young during the Cleve-
and administration and for the honor OF the service
md the country the prohibition should have been
permanent
That Minister Stevens was Tor nearly year con
pirng to bring about the revolution OF 1893 is proved
BY his own official correspondence, to be in the
State Department at Washington He reported that
TX months before the outbreak he had persuaded the
planters not to demand the full two cents pound
bounty their sugar when annexed TO the United
States but to accept less. The Boston was present
n Honolulu harbor for the purpose she fulfilled when
he blow was struck With Honolulu in the hands OF
he conspirators and the lawful government their
prisoners the buejackets OF the Boston were landed
yith Gatlings to protect American interestsr'
Against whom? There breach OF the peace
except what Minister Stevens had planned and there
disturbers OF the peace except the conspira-
ors who had overthrown the government Lieuten-
mt Young may write many books the facts OF his
ory will remain unchanged His present effort
however does not derive its singular infamy from its
ttempt to miswrte public history. 1t is boased by
lin and his friends that it is "a bitter book" 1t
ttacks the private life OF the exQueen and OF all the
members Of the royal family. II is said that n these
he author speaks OF things he has with his
yes, and afirms them on the honor of an officer and
gentleman" OF an officer perhaps but OF a gen
ieman, no. gentleman could have had no means
# knowing the truth OF some things he tells Men
Who are not gentlemen may have knowledge
# that kind and the evidence that they are not gen
lemen is their publication OF it. To this rule we
hink there is exception.
The book attacks the native Hawaiians en- masse
Tithout discrimination. Those people have been de-
poed OF their brthright, their country taken from
hem and the Christian civilization carried to them
md trustngly accepted by them has proved the most
eartess robber that violated the rights of the
weak Why not let them alone? Is it any mark OF
tallantry in a naval officer to assal them in their
orrow and add to the forcbe seizure of their coun
ry and their aliens their native soil
he abuse OF gossiper whose ideas OF right and
rrong are confused as his conception Of what con-
ttutes the honor of gentleman?
This country will be glad to forget the final result
f the missionary civilization in Hawaii, 1t will be
lad close its eyes the spectacle of people who
ccepted Christianity and with it its parasitic vices
hat destroy faster than it And it will be
lad to dismiss from memory the scene of that peo-
lie pitifuy quoting the Golden Rule and the Deca-
ogue while they the helpless victims of the
ioation of both at the hands of the very men from
rhom they had learned them. Lieutenant Young 5
ook should have remained suppressed