Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 7, 11 Pepeluali 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

(From tbe D»Hy of Feb. 9tb.) A oorre?pond®nt in ye?terd*y , s givee a gentle hint to tbe government, that it woold be ( very naucb in order now to don«te i mv 60 acres of land to eaeh one of the person« who «hou!dered a gun in the pre«ent revolt. That i» a j eplendid idea. Some of the brave , warrior> evidently consider them- j aelvee incouipetent to hold office uoder the government, «nd there would «nyhow not be office« enough to go round. «nd for these the 60 acre« would eome in very bandy. The correapondent doe«a’t state where the government ia to take tbe lande but we pre?ume that the Cruwnlands would do. Of couree he over!ooka tbe fact that both the Crownlands and Government lands are mostly leased under long leases. but the P. G. could of cour»e break »nch !ea»e for a eompensation and then donate the l«nd. That the revenue of the country thereby would be «adly diminished is no object worthy of consideration as long as the drei hundred are salisfied. , If Eng1ish bomlholden? should demand the interest on their bonds and ask the English Government to eolleei ihem, the drei hundred will turn out in full force and whip any English man-of-war who comes here for such objectionable purpose. As most of the Government lands are on theother Islands the donation of them would leid to an em ; gration of the “faithful” from Honolulu aud where would the P. G. then be. Perhaps the !and could be selected on Oahu. so as to retain the forces here and make everything etill more lovely. 60 acres to eaeh of the drei hundred would make 18,000 acres. Now if tbat area could be had right in Honolulu, say on the Esplanade or the main streets, there wouhi be a jubilee indeed, «nd it is pretty safe to say that there would be a larpe numberofreal estate transactions wilhin a few woeks, and then a departure for home and Iagerbeer with the boodle. We eomplimenl Mr. D. L. HunUiman for having had the honesty and courage to print the fo!lowing remarks in yesterday’s Liberal whieh certainly throw the proper iight on the main lever whieh set therevolution machinery in motion: “The revolution was a godsuid to many people out of work. They (the drei hundred) shouldered their guns to fight for bread as mueh as any thing else. While the puard wns maintained they b«d very congenial employment and good pay. It is no »light matter lo be in Honolulu without employment as times are.” Where, Mr. Advertiser-man, isnow the general uprising of the pfop'e to fight »olely for principles and rightsT We have very little to say in the fight for spoils whieh naturally fbllows any revolution, but we would like the Liberal to tell us where on earth the government is to procure the necea»ary money to ■ pay the heavy expense whieh would be incurred if the mi!itary forces had been continuedon duty? We are utterly at a loe» to understand how the government and its »apporter» expect to meet even the ruaning expenses of th« day. , Tbere have been iflr-eased expendituree einee the start and no . attempt to increase the revenue. . It is reported that the opium . lioense» will not be soid. and we , are inclined to believe tbis, as botb Measre. Jones and Smith were strongIy oppoeed to the measure. The lottery h«s been knocked on the head, and we doubt that the government will havo the courage and eheek to ask for an increase in t taxes witbo.it giving representa- < tion by halloU It wou!d be ioter- < e»ting if the Adveruser «nd tbe i Liber«l would give us a little reet ] on annexatioa, «nd tbe a!)eged | proeoerity two j*«r« henee, and ( t reat ue to an essay on the finan- i ei*l aituation of to-d«y. I

The ininhil fais est»blisbed i ni*ht p«trol of five men. We fully »pprorc of this move, icd ve »re glad for the boys who h»re got lhejob, bat we most oommeni on the aelion of the government, mor% eepeci»Ily of tbe Attorney-Gener»l, jin spending more moner for the regul»r business of the dep»rtmcnt th»n w»s recommended hy the t Committee of W»ys and Mean» and *ppropriated br the l>gisl*ture. Mr. W. O. Smith was one of the members who paaeed the pol5ce-appropriation at ite present figure. He admitted tbat it w»s i hardly a sofficient appropriation fur the efficiencr of the department hut what oould be done. We conId not possibly afford to spend more, and we wonld hare to get along with tbe sma!ler amounl. When that appropriation pa?sed Mr. Cecil Brown was Attorney-General, f and Mr. Jones Mini?ter of Pinanee, and both agreed with the expression of the memhpr from Koloa | and Lihue. Now Mr. Smith is i Attorney-General, Mr. Jones is ! Minister of Finance, and Mr. I Cecil Brown ie a metnber of the j Advisory Council, and they immediately find sufficient money to increase the poliee force in a degree whieh will make it impossible for the departraent to cover i tbe increa?ed exj>enses through its regular appropriation. Such aeiion is neither honest not decent, nor ' apt to create coufidence in the gov1 erument. j Two very insignificantidiots who carried guns, but haven’t yet shot anything else than their own i shadows are being used as the stalking horse for Mr. Huntsman j to get his views on getting & billet i into the “Advertiser” columns without having to sign his own name to it. Both are so ignorant that they. ean neither wnte, spell ; I nor speak English, and their j j records. except in thegun-cam*ing- ; act, such, that six feet inst?ad of sixty acres of ground. wou!d be the j correct amount to be donated by any government. Under the heading of “A-Sensi-ble Native,” the “Advertiser” re- ( ! prints an alleged letter from a HaI waiian on Kauai in favor of an- | nexation. Allowingthat the letter iis genuine will the “ Advertiser” honestly admit that it considers the reasons given in favor of an- j ncxntion by the Hawaiian to be sound and acceptable to the F. G. aud the Reform Party. Iftheyare l and the Provisional Government will eome out plainly and endorse the sentiments published, we shall be willing to lay down our quill and shake hands with the whole gang on the other side, but alas here is no eueh luek for us. The native gives as some of his ieasons tbr favoring annexation that: “ America is the leading and inj vincible country in the universe.” (Rah I for the Stars and Stripes. We are with him answers the Reform Eeho.) The polilieal righls of the aborigines will be the same as the I whites.” (Not if we know it says the Eeho, no Kanaka voters for us to put us in the smoke.) “ The labor contract system will end.” (The man is crazy, where would our sugar stock. be, hollers the borrified R. E ) “The youths of Hawaii will be privileged to a more Iiberal system of higher education. ft (Tbey have got loo d mueh education for their own and our good as it is, aod no more shall they get, except on the Hosmer-OIeson plan and that is—nil, swears the Central Union Eeho.) “ The people will be freed from the oppression and aggressions of a privileged few.” (That sounded all right 50 years ago, sav8 the P. G. Eeho, but as we are the oppressors and aggressors now, we aio’t looking very violent!y f«»r any change just yet.) And that native who by the way only favore annexation “if monarchy cannot be restored” the “Advertiser” ealla sensible l We next exj»ect th«t the morning screech wiU approve of and endoree the Holomua. lt is too bad that the P. G. won’t allow Mr. J. D. Paris to run the district of Kona aod appoinl officials saitable to his wants. A missionary governor in eaeh little ' peltifogging district with foll power to perform all acta withia. : the juriedictiou of the Executive Oonneil would bring us nearer j golden era even than we are aow, j

What next I The holy morning screech admits that the P. G. i?n t absolutely perfect. In regard to tbe regu!ation» re Chine»e permits it savs “posibility of fraud i» al- : moet cxrluded.’ Sonny ! It will depend on whieh hungry supporter of the P. G. gets the job whether tbere ie frand or n». t! Another shot was fired Iast night in thc palace-yard to the great disturbance of the slumbering U. iS. troops in Aliiolani Hale. Isn t it about time to give the provieional guards un!oaded muskets before »omebody gets hort. Blank : cartridges will be jnst as orna-1 mental and fear in»piring as sharp- , Ioaded, and very mneh less dangerous. — The gallant commander of the Boston must have »ome funny ideas of naval etiqoette. We shonld j i like to know under what rules he fired 21 guns when Mr. Dole the other day visited bis vessel. : j Mr. Dole is not President of the Hawaiian Islands, but simply Chairman of the d fferent Councils whieh constitute the Provisional Government, and only entitled to the salute generally accorded the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Asthe Un>ted States are rich and Captain Wiltse’s powder seems eheap no damage isdone, and a little moreor less ridicule doesn’t worry —by Gmgo. We are mformed that the Provisional Government's band serenaded the Catholic mission last Tuesday evening. Fearing a repe- : tition, it is state 1, dispatches were • sent to Maui advising the Bishop • t) remain on that peaceful Island, i while tbere has heen a notable l drop in house-rent and real estate jin the vicinityof the Church. Our reporter does not inform us if the : “professor” showed sufficient cour- ; age to be present at his “new band’s” firet concert, and we will give him the benefit of the doubt. i We will dispense with puhlie eoncerts until the new band is less new. The kahunas have carried the day in predicting that the late rainy spell would Jet up on Wednesday, the day when the Austra- ; lia wo*ild arrive m San Francisco with the Royal Commissioner», It cleared up in the afternoon and to-day we have fine weather. j Where, oh where is Holy Joe and hoary Sereno ? Put in the cold, as it were, in this instance.