The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-29

Z your Majesty's government could b
induced to assist him pecuniarily witt
a salary OF from $4,000 TO $1,000 a year.
These negotiations were brought TO
successful close on February Il and TIL
treaty was ratified ana proclaimed a
Honolulu on March II, 1887.
By this treaty Malietoa freely anC
voluntarily bound himself TO enter
into a political confederation with H
NJ. Kalakaua. etc" Copies of the docu-
nent were forwarded TO Washington
to the Hawaiian Minister, H. A P Car
ter, for the information OF The United
States and Germany.
The Kaimiloa and the Embassy were
recalled just before the revolution OF
1887, but the vessel did not sail from
iApia for Honolulu until August. She
called at Page Page on the way here
Malietoa had intended coming to Ho-
nolulu on the Kaimiloa, but conditions
in Samoa did not permit him to leave
his own troubled country.
NATIVE EMBASSY TO JAPAN.
! In the Advertiser of November 10,
| 1902, appears the following:
| Count Inouye's presence as a passen-
ger on board the Korea brings a flood
| of "reminiscences to John E. Bush. The
distinguished statesman was Minister
> of Foreign Affairs in Japan when the
treaty between that country and the
Hawaiian kingdom was negotiated
Mr.. Bush was Minister of the Inte-
rior here, yet bore a leading part in
managing the preliminaries of the
treaty at this end of the line Prior to
entering the ministry, Mr. Bush had
been acting as private secretary to
King Kalakaua and aided him in shap-
ing the features of the treaty.
After some correspondence it was de-
signed to send an embassy TO Japan.
w. NJ. Gibson, Minister of Foreign At
fairs, proposed S. I. Alexander as the
envoy. Mr.. Bush insisted on having a
native Hawaiian commissioned, con-
tending that it would be futile to send
a white man, and when his point was
gained and John NJ. Kapena appointed,
Mr.. Bush stood out again for native
as secretary. John l.. Kaulukou was
appointed secretary to Mr.. Kapena.
About this time Mr.. Burlingame,
United States Minister to China, called
at Honolulu on the way to his post.
He was consulted on the matter of the
proposed treaty and returned discour-
aging advice. Mr.. Burlingame told
the king that it would be useless for
the Hawaiian Islands to attempt a
scheme for obtaining immigration from
Japan when all other nations doing SO
had failed.
Mr.. Bush replied to the eminent
American diplomats argument that
Hawaifs object was not merely to pro-
cure a labor supply, but also to gain
an infusion of new blood by amalga-
nation of vigorous race with the Ha-
waiians. This was his reason for want
ing natives alone on the mission, TO be |
ignified-looking and well-dressed Ha-
waiians calculated to procure a favor |
able impression a the Mikado's court.
The kings preliminary correspond |
ence contained a proposal of a mar
riage alliance between the royal fam |
lies of Japan and Hawaii.
Mr. Kapena's mission was success |
full and he was accompanied on his re-
turn by Japanese embassy, which re-
manned here for some time. When he |
he complained that Mr. Bush |
had not posted him before departure |
upon details of the proposed treaty /
in advance by the king |
through Mr.. Bush. The latter answers
ed that he could not have disclosed
anything in the correspondence with
suit orders.
Decorations from the contracting SOW
areigns rewarded MIR. Kapena for his
services. Mr. Bush, on
The contrary, received no recognition
If his services although the treaty was
argely a product of his ideas. When
another publicly took credit as the
HTr-1
Bush valiantly disputed his claim and
lscribed the authorship to King kala-
caua.
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