Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-14

! of principles. these being here briefly
jstated: That the monarchy in the
Hawaiian Islands is indispensable to
| the preservation of the king and
thielskand the natives, and it is the
duty OF the ministers, in all their.
measures. to have a single eye to such
preservatioa, that 10 that end the ad.
ministrstion must be enlightened and
just both to natives and foreign resi-.
dents, and, chiefly through mission
airy efforts, the natives should be adj.
vanccd In education and knowledge
until qualified to handle affairs of gov
I,ernment the study of proper books
and training under foreign ministers
being commended as further means
of advancement; that the foreign min
listers hold their commissions only by
the grace of the king, and agree to
surrender them at the will of his
majesty in favor of native subjects
whenever these become properly quail
| flied: that being recognized as sover-
eign by the representatives of Great
Britain. France. the United States
and Belgium. the king must have the
assistance of all his ministers and Of
| ficials in maintaining the dignity and
respect due to his position, comport.
| ing themselves at all times so as to do
honor TO his appointment and credit
to themselves: that it is the duty OF
ministers to discourage all republican
Tendencies and suppress attempts to
degrade the king to the rank OF a
mere superior chief. as calculated to-
undermine his influence and authority
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white men: that the subsection of the
islands to white men would lead to
the extinction of the native race; that
the ministers ought to promote the
numerical increase OF the natives and
their happiness and health BY encour.
aging religion, education, and the arts
and sciences; that the cooperation of
the Christian missionaries should be
admitted toward these objects, but
that they shall not interfere with the
purely political concerns of the kings
government; that equal rights and
privileges should be allowed to all
| foreign nations; that the revenue
necessary to the support of the kings
government. religion and schools. and
to reward public services should be
raised without such heavy taxes as
| would Cypress the natives and shaclSle
their Industry; that the faith of all
| treaties, covenants, contracts, engage.
ments end even promises should be
religiously observed; that a consti.
tuition and code Of laws be provided,
adapted to the genius of the nation,
to the climate and SOIL the manners
and customs, and the numbers of tho
people. FIJI
Records of the recommendations he
made to the legislature, and reports
| OF ministers and the chief justice are
mentioned as showing the the prin-
ciples were faithfully carried out and
so effectively that the progress made
in the last decade of his reign ''un-
questionably surpassed that of any
other nation during the same period
Of time. All the reforms effected have
been achieved without the creation Of
national debt and withou, one vio-
lent convulsion. Revolutionary vio-
lence cannot plead the example of any
country bordering on the Pacific
where life and property are more Sc
cure than they have been here under
the reign Of the late king, where for
eigners enjoy greater privileges and
where, like this country, foreign COM
Rerce excepting spirituous liQuors)
/ pays a contribution to the state of
only five per cent ad valorem."
! Kamehameha III. was described in