The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-16
w. a. KINNEY, ATTORNEY AT LAW

w. A. KINNEY, ATTORNEY AT Law
IL believe the HaWaiians have &C.
copied the changed conditions follow
ing annexation. The evidence is Sc
overwhelming that the Hawaiians could
not expect to conduct the country on
the fines of Hawaii for the Hawaiians
that there is no one left who cares to
assert that it is possible. What the
Hawaiians now want to make sure OF
is TO preserve intact the full rights and
privileges of American citizenship and
to get all that they can in the way Of
political advancement and patronage,
etc, through the franchise and other
privileges that attach TO citizenship
under the new regime; and the bitter
ness has wen nigh died out among the
Hawaiians For example, l was an
ardent. open annexationfst when the
revolt took place in 1895 to overthrow
the provisional government organized
pending annexation, which was a ma
tive revolt largely. I was selected as
juage advocate 70 prosecute these po-
iitical prisoners and did 50, so that 1
was connected in most unfortunate
way with annexation and a great deal
of bitterness and hostility centered on
r.
these political prisoners, which included
the present delegate to Congress,
nephew OF Kapiolani, the queen, and
many other very prominent Rawaiians
Nevertheless, within the past two years
I have been elected chairman of the
Ierrltorial committee Ct the Democratic
party. by native votes, including many
votes o tNose whom l prosecuted. The
matter was thrown up to me in the
convention but was Missed right down
by the natives then ana with the suay-
gestion that those things were past,
and that the important thing now was
To preserve Their present rights and 10
make sure of their footing under the
new conditions.
Il believe most heartily that con-
Gitions in the islands have improved as
a result Of annexation, in this sense:
If we could have MIXED the United
states Indefinitely for bounty on our
sugar. for that IS what the rec procity
treaty really meant, and at the same
time MIXED Asia for cheap labor you
could not very we'll create a. more
profitable situation than that for any
one. But il could not last. and we
were compelled to choose from a COM
come into the commercial system of
the United States. thereby securing
the benefits of the protective tariff,
and give up a sure hold on cheap labor,
or vice versa. hold on 20 our cheap
aSor market and give up the benefits
If the commercial system of the Unit
I'd States. There is no question that
he United States would not longer
nave tolerated the situation. u was
with increasing difficulty that the reci-
3rocity treaty admitting our sugar free
nto the United States was renewed
II continued and the intelligent men
ally one opinion on the matter and |
hat was If we were to get into the |
Union at all We would have to get in
and we had to choose which |
ve would do. the United States would |
lot tolerate the situation as il was. |
therefore while We have not got the
heap labor market that we had before
which in one sense. and |
n Il narrow sense. means a loss in dol
ars ana cents on the other hand, forced
@ choose, as ne were. we undoubted
Y chose wisely in tying UP our for
mes for good and all to the United
'tates: and while there is some
rumbling here against annexation it
oes not amount to anything, and il
GU We're to cali for a vote of the
itizens of Hawaii today on the ques-
ion of annexation. with a direct prom
Sc that they could cut loose from the