The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-08
THE CONSPIRACY DEVELOPS.

The Hawaiians who have trusted to
the advice of Judge Humphreys must
be peculiarly pleased at the develop
ment of his plan for the annexation of
the Territory to California. Annexation
to the United States was one thing,
that brought us upon plane with the
greatest of the States, for a large
number of them had passed through
the Territorial stage before reaching
Statehood, the indemnity of Hawaii was
preserved and by care and judgment
it could itself rise to Statehood. The
annexation of Hawaii as a county of
California is quite another thing. 1t is
the complete loss of identity. Hawaii
would be lost, it's very name might
disappear from the map, and the ira
dition of the past, which Hawaiians
set so much store by would-be swept
aside and forgotten. Hawaii would lose
its judiciary system, with it's laws pc
culiarly adapted to its primitive peo-
pile. 1t would lose its legislative sys-
tern, it's Senate and it's House of Rep
resentatives, in fact it would lose every
thing that makes Hawaii an entity, an
individuality. Hawaii would cease to
be. l.t ,.4
And this beautiful plan, this scheme
to annihilate Hawaii and the Hawaiian
does not come from the hated and de-
nounced missionary, it comes from
man who has identified himself with
the Home Rulers, and who has used
every means in his power to intensity
the distrust of the Hawaiians for their
true friends. 1t is a plain cnough now
why advice such as his was given, why
the Legislature was urged to get into
a deadlock with the executive. 1t was
to further personal aims.
Poor, deluded Legislature or rather
poor deluded Home Rule party. 1t has
nursed a snake in it's bosom and now
that snake is preparing to deal it a
death blow. 1t was a most insidious
scheme, one must say, to drive the ma
jority to such a course of action as to
paralyze it's strength, and then to turn
round and say look at those Hawai-
ians, even when they have the means
of power in their hands, they cannot
use them. What is the use of leaving
them as an Independent territory, an
mex them to California, call the place
Pacific County or Western County.
and forget that Hawaii ever existed.
and wipe out the very memory of Ha-
waiians as a race"
There is certainly a lesson for the
Hawaiian 70 learn from this latest
political development. To be attacked
by an open enemy is understandable.
1t is but the fair and square rough
and tumble fight. But to be knitted by
an apparent friend, to be caressed and
petted and soothed, and told how good
and great you are, and then suddenly
TO feel the cold steel thrust through the
ribs, must make any one rage. 1t is
such an act of treachery, and treachery
is the very meanest of crimes.
There is no use in trying TO explain
away the conspiracy. The record of it
is too clearly written. 1t is not what
the Chronicle of San Francisco may
have said or may not have said, may
have reported correctly or reported in
have told the story and have attempted
to start the campaign. That it will
fail, is true, California no more wants
Hawaii as @ county than Hawaii wants
to be county of California. But that
can have - effect upon the estimate
which Hawaiians win have of the man
who strove ITO sell the Islands as a
bale of goods.
1t is reported that Judge Humphreys |
said there was no need to get the con-
sent of the people of Hawaii for it's
transfer from a Territory of the United
states to county of California.
Pleasant position for the people of Ha-
wall There would be need, however,
for the California Legislature to act.
Humphreys regarded Hawaii as a
pocket borough which he could do as
he wished with. 1t mattered not
whit to him, matters not a whit to him
now, what the Hawaiian thinks. So
long as things go to suit Humphreys
every Hawaiian might not, and he
would not care or give a thought to
him.
But the Judge has overreached him
self, he has played his cards not quite
as well as he ought to have done.
Above all he has miscalculated upon
the Hawaiian. He has led the latter
by the nose so long, that he presumed
that anything he said or did would be
regarded as right. Upon this point the
will have a very rude awakening.
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