Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-08
MILK IN THB cOcOANUT.


faction that adopted a report renewing
the charges against Judge Humphreys
and openly criticizing President Roose-
welt and Attorney General Knox siren
uously denies that Judge Humphreys
attitude on the lwiloi question had
anything whatever TO do with their at.
tack.
This nole-Thurston aggregation
does however, openly and boldly
charge that Judge Humphreys remarks
on the question of municipal govern
ment in United states Territory form
the basis of their charge Of mis- taking
part In bitter political controversies.
In explanation sf the attitude taken
by the Dole following on this subject
the report says:
THE issue municipal government
10 a very delicate one at best, involving
as II necessarily does RACIAL ISSUES
aS well, and the NET RESULT of the
past political experience in this Terri
tory along these lines has been such
as to put outside of the pale of respec-
table politics any such RECKLESS
ADVOCACY OF UNCHECKED LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT as is contained
in the charge in question"
Local government in Hawaii Is
delicate question at best" says the
Dole following.
Local government the organiZa-
tons OF town, city, and county govern
ments none of which exist in this Ter
rtory today, involve racial issues"
says this same following,
The net result of past political
experience in this Territory along
these independent self government
lines has been such as to put OUTSIDE
THE PALE OF RESPECTABLE
POLITICS any such reckless advocacy
of unchecked local self government as
Is contained in the charge In question.
The charge in question dealt with
local self government rs II exists to-
day and has existed throughout the
rited States since the Nation was
FIRST organized.
II the statements OF this report
which was endorsed by lorrin A.
Thurston and Dole appointces and IA
vUrites. are true.
Then Thurston lied. when in "A
Handbook on the Annexation of Ha-
wall" he published the following:
There is not and never has been any
color line In Hawaii against the native
IIawaiians, and THEY PARTICIPATE
FULLY and on an EQUALITY with
the white people in affairs POLlTI-
CAL, social, religious and charitable.
They are q race which will
In the FUTURE, as they have in the
PAST. EASILY and RAPIDLY ASST
MILATE WITH and ADOPT Amsri-
can WAYS AND METHODS"
Local self government is one Of the
first and most important characteris-
tics of American ways and methods. /"
1; the statements of the Thurston
Bar Association report are true. then
Thurston lied when in the annexation
pamphlet published by him he
said, The people Of Hawaii AS 4
WHOLE, are ENERGETIC and IN.
DCSTRIOUS."
Among NO people who are AS A
WHOLE energetic and Industrious" is
II POSSIBLE for any advocacy of local
self government to be OUTSIDE THE
PALE of RESPECTABLE POLITICS."
What other racial issues" are there
In, olved in local self government eX-
cept as relate to the native Hawaiians,
who under the Organic Act are on an
equality with all Americans? Certain
la, f,,. ha, a. ~
have a numerically controlling voice;
not the Chinese or japanese, because
they have no vote. The people of this
Territory well know that the racial
issue" referred TO in the Thurston Bar
report has direct reference to Hawa.
lianAmerican citizens. And that the
whole Dole-Thurston political combi-
nation stands opposed to the Hawaiian
Americans in their desire to adopt
American ways and methods" as ex.
emplihed in local self government.
The President of the United States
aud the Attorney General have passed
upon the Grand Jury charge of which
the Dole-Thurston combination COM
plain; they have found nothing to
Criticlse in that charge; they have re.
buked the political lawyers and Dole
appointees making the complaint
Hence this reiteration In the Bar AS
ISOLATION report will fail utterly In Its
intended mission.
This record OF the -Thurstou
political ring does, however, demon,
strate beyond the question of doub,
the attitude OF the Dole administration
toward the adoption of American ways
and methods in this Territory; its at
tltude toward Hawaiian Americans;
Its determination to defy the popular
mandate, to defy American ways ant
methods; its determination to central
Ice the government, to control the gov
erpment in all branches and details
even to the point OF attacking the in
tcgrity of our courts.
The record is clear II the Presiden
Of the United States can uphold such ;
program in this Territory or any othe'
Territory Of the Nation, then 1t mus
be true that the corner stone of GU,
Republic Is crumbling and the anicen
principles OF our government hav'
passed beyond the pale of thoughtful
consideration.
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