Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-04
THE NEW TERRITORY
Inauguration of Governor Dole of
Hawaii.
POINTS IN his ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE
Danger That Threatens From the
Solid Native Vote.
THE COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK
'OINFS IN his ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE
THE COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK
Correspondence Of The Evening Star

ritory was born on June Il amid great DEM
constructions and rejoicings. The old mon
archy was overthrow on January IL, 1893.
just one hundred years after Louis Capet
went under the guillotine. For seven years
and five months Hawaii has been in transit
ton, struggling to join the American Union.
first as provisional government. then as
an Independent republic under quasi Ameri-
can protection. Two years ago Deweys
victory broke the stagnation, and Congress
hastily passed the Newlands resolution.
annexing us, but leaving US under our
previous autonomy. 1t took two years
more to complete the work and usher us
fairly and fully into the Union.
We are now regularly constituted terri
tory of the United States The federal ma
chinery is in full operation, in connection
with our very autonomous territorial gov
eminent Custom house and post office.
with their large revenues, have passed over
into federal hands Passengers land from
San Francisco without being stopped for
examination of baggage. We stick red two
cent stamps on our foreign letters instead
of blue Hawaiian fives. United States reve-
nue. stamps have to be used on cheques,
etc. Otherwise all goes on quite as before
and We do not feel any change. Nearly all
the same subordinate functionaries have
been reappointed. well many of the
chlef ofhcials. There are some new titles.
The marshal is now high sheriff There is
treasurer mot yet named) instead of min
lister of finance. The supreme court goes
on as before with some change of person.
mel.
The simple fact is that Hawaii had been
governed for seven years as an American
country, on American principles, with
American institutions throughout. Hence.
the changes necessary to make it Amer
lean territory We're almost entirely nominal.
The wisdom as well lbe-alty of Con-
sress was shown in leaving the new terri
tory autonomous to a degree unprecedented
in the case of any other territory. School
system, land system, judiciary remain pra"-
tcally unaltered. 1t was especially an act
of wisdom in the President to make the
la te president of the republic the first gov
ernor of the territory. This avoided the
otherwise great friction involved in a gen.
erai change of officials. Governor Dole.
during seven years of presiding had won
universal confidence in his utter integrity
as well as general liking for his personal
qualities and esteem for his sound judg-
ment and political ability.
Gov. DoIe's Inauguration.
Mr.. Dole never appeared to better advan-
tage than at 10 o'clock on Admission day.
June IA, when his tall form, with whitened
hair and beard. arose on the platform over
the steps Of the former palace, and he took
the oath at the hands of our new and very
dgnified chief justice. Walter Fear. The
new governor Immediately pronounced an
inaugural address which mus, take an hon
orable rank among state papers. 1t showed
a statesman's appreciation of the political
situation. 1t was hopeful. conciliatory
cheering. 1t grappled unheSitatingly with
our liability to be overpowered by the en-
croachments of incorporated wealth 1t set
forth with high appreciation the immense
contribution made by Hawaiian chiefs to
the existing constitutional government. 1t
dealt with the whole present situation so
comprehensively and wisely that few par
agIaphS are herewith quoted:
Debt to the Past.
Hawaii owes its remarkable progress in
civilization largely to the wise statesman
ship of Kamehameha III and other high
chiefs in the early part of his reign. These
men and women carefully weighed the
counsels of their new advisers from across
the sea, and selected the best as a basis of
action. A few months of peaceful revolu-
ton sufficed for an advance in civil admin
iStration which has in analogous cases. re-
quired years of devastating civil war. Per
sonal rights were guaranteed: the absolute
authority of the sovereign was voluntarily
surrendered for constitutional limitations:
the vast landed interests of king and chiefs
the rich prizes of the victories of Kane
hameha the First-were divided and adjust
ed in conformity with the new recognition
of the rights of the common people and the
creation of corporate government.
1T is not easy for us at this time to give
due weight to this organizing work of these
chiefs and their foreign advisers. Had the
former been less public-spirited, or had the
latter been less sincere. in all probability the
history of many another tragic conflict be-
tween the forces of civilization and barba-
rism would have been repeated here.
The influence of this peaceful reform in
the civil system has been to this day con-
slant and controlling in the relations be-
tween the Hawaiian and the white men. To
this influence We may largely credit the
comparatively peaceful settlement of the
disturbed condition of affairs incident to the
dissolution of the monarchical system.
Attitude of Hawaiians.
ITO Hawaiians this occurrence was es-
pecially painful and bewildering. Accus-
toned to the wise and successful rule of
the Kamehamehas and to hereditary SEN
timent of loyalty toward the ruling chiefs,
but few were able to weigh the causes that
led to the disintegration of the royal pre-
rogative in 1893; yet in spite of the most
disturbing nature of this event, they did
not as class assume a hostile attitude,
nor refuse their confidence to those who
succeeded to the sovereign authority, al
though they have to a considerable extent
held aloof from participation in public af-
fairs. Many among them have been ire
conclably hostile to the new movement,
while others have been its steadfast sup
porters, but the mass have remained in a
state of suspense in political matters.
THE solution that has come is political
union with great and most friendly ma
ton, in which relation native Hawaiians are
guaranteed full civil rights as citizens of |
Hawaii and also citizens of the United |
States. May they never forget how Amer |
lea has trusted them. |
This generous treatment of the Hawaii |
ans by Congress calls for no less consider |
alton from their white fellow-citizens in |
these islands. They were the first settlers |
in Hawaii-pioneers of all. With the |
most limited resources and without metals |
they worked out an elaborate and splendid
feudalism. developed agriculture, hydraulic |
engineering and the manufacture of beauti-
full and useful fabrics. They welcomed |
the white man and adopted disqualification |
both to their advantage and injury. May |
fellowship between the two races be honor |
able and helpful and sincere. |
Corporate Encroachments.
1.-THE pressing demands of agricultural |
corporations for cheap field labor, together |
with their great influence, will continue as /
in the past to be an obstacle to the de- |
velopment of such a citizen population as |
shall safeguard the political future of Ha- /
wall The two enterprises are mutually /
hostile. The one is interested in men and \
machines; the other factors in the de-
velopment Of the state
LAS the control of such corporations
gradually passes into the hands of those
who are without the restraining influences