Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 204, 19 April 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

■ ■= e.no* Sprerkel» lia- arrivetl. j All Hawaiian* hail h;;n with an •*xjT'"»n of 'lwj>e«t al<»ha an*i * ihe ir. irten*e confider.ce. He j h.t- <i' r;i ■* the many years in j wh i ie ;.;i- C'.rtr illed finan- j oee iii f:iete Islands ahown him«elf j as a gen- nm< friend »>f the Ha- j waiiane. slwavs ready l<» help Ihein, ! an<l t!n tv- deterni!r.ed that f.»ir | plav and j =i-tic- sbould be done to tbem. IIe has never r >bbetl a j aat;ve <f h ; s kuleana, nor tried t<> aqueezt th <n or freeze then» out throt»gi; mortgages, as has been the ca.~.• »;th his (,’.'iri«ti.»n (!) c»lleagues in this country. His large estale iu Wailuku h.»s been strict!y he!d f>r the use of the native Hawaiians. a't!»ongh a nuieh larger rent.»l <>' the land eouhi have been obtained if the le»ises had been granted to Chinese »r to the adjaceut x.g tr p!antations. We know thal Claus Spreckels has eome here to set things right, and to give an<<lher t>r»of of his eonsideration and respect f<>r the Hawaiian people, ia such a manner as will benefit both them and him, and the Hawaiians ean wilh patience and confidence allow the»r nalional hfe to rest in the hands of a man like Commissioner B!ount. while Ieaving lheir d»mestic affairs in the care of Claus Spreckels. As the. b;ggest tax-paver in the iand, as a heavy creditor of the government and as the c»ntroller of the finances of the country, Mr. Spreckeis bas a right to be heard in regard to the management of public afl\irs. His firm has kept alo*)f during the recent revolutiou »nd stands in no way c.>rainitted, one way or an other. Whal Mr. Spreckels will find uj> -n an investigation of affairs will not be pleasing to his eyes. He will leam that, out of the f>»urteen patriotic cilizens who took upon themselves to niie this c»untry. nine have rewarded themselves by takiug »flices under the g»vernroent, while the halanee bave sub stituted »>tl»er j>atri»ts in the councils, also ready t<i dev.»te lheir rare skiliandtimetoservethe publie—f»r a g >od salary. He will find th;.t the question <>f salary is getting r .ther visionary. as all the taxnavers’, monev and t!»e rogu»ar k w • e? revenues of the c<>untry, besides all that ean l»e l»orrowed—with no prospects of repayment —and the 00Dtiscated crown-lands receipts g whieh und»ubtedly will cause a law suit. re s»allowed by the hydr.i-headed insatiable g >rg<m c*iied the military forces. He will find ti»at this military force, c»mj>»sevi and rulevl by. a number of insigninc.tnt. illiterate men »f no ahility, »r resp>nsibility. virtually contr>ls the givernmeut, and lhat ali dem.tuds from ihem bave t» be proroj lly alteuded to; that everv l uh'ie apj>ointmeut is made by lheir eanelion, or is not made at all; that the government, although reabxiug that there is no necess;ty f»r keej>ing up the reckl«ss aud criminal)y •xj>er.ditiires. dare not disbtnd Ihe force? or diminish their numbers, but ;hat they are continually incnfas;ng the streugth of the army, and as au excuse for 5» doing p*rade the stlliest «nd fligbtieet ramors *b»ut tv>nspiracie* etc..rumons whieh neither the Preeident, nor the Attorney-GeneraI. uor -the M*reh*I, have tbe ?lightest faith in.

But the money of Mr. Spreckels ar.d the other Uxpayers are now d<*vot<*d establi?h and mainlain j a frve kitchen f»r men out of w»rk whi.e all tbe n»*ce;sary work of ihe g>vernraent uc.der the Survey ! odco. ihe Public W»rks office, and | the Interi< r office has been susj pend<-d t»r laek offunds. Cok>nel ! Spreckels will le told that this * g<>vernment is str <:ig. an»i Srm. i° I and ready t» hold <<ffice even if it ! «hou!d be f>r f>ur years. That it j exj>ects him and all the <>ther proj [>erty holders t<> quiet!y pay out of I their diminished j<r<ifits asuflicient ! am»unl to supp<.rt the free kit- ( and so prevent the P. G. 1 from getting int» the eowomme. and if thePresident eventhen cannot get tne stubb»rn kanakaa t<» assist him m sel!ing their country. he ean at le»st get h;s picture on a postage stamp. and why shouidn’t Spreckels pay for such an interesting addition to the stamp-c»l-leeliona. The g>vernment fee!s awfuliy strong — Vice- President I)amon says it never was so strong bef>re, but that may not mean very inueh at least, if wejudge frora ihe followmg letter of a not v#ry ancient date whieh cal!s for no comments: The Haieaiian Provi*ional Government to Mr. Stevens. Sir: —Believing that we are unable to satisfactorily protect. life and property, and to prevent civil disorders in Honolulu and throughout the Ilawaiian Islands. we hereby, in obedience to the instructions of the Advisory Oouneil, pray that you will raise the flag of the United States f>r the protection of the Hawaiian Islands for the time being, and that to that end we hereby confer upon the Government of the United States, thr»ugh y<>u, freed»m of oeeupation cf the puhlie buiidings of this governmeut, and of the soil of this country, so far as m ay benecess»iry f >r the ex<-rcise of such protection, but not interfering with the admiuistration of puhlie affiirsby thi? g<>vernment. We have etc., Sanf»rd B. D<>le, President etc., etc. J. A. King, Minister of Interior. P. C. JoNE3. Minister of Pinanee. WlLLIAM O. SmITH. Attorney-General. His Ex. J. L. Stevens. Envoy etc , etc. The Star writes : Mr. Spreckels ?een»8 to he in hig’i ?(>irits regarding the annexation question, at»d when questioned regtrding his reasone f>r it slirngged his shoulders. with the vague remark. * The t»ne of the nress of the United States is an indic.ition—one tbat might bear studying bv some.” May we rec»mmend *the father of annexition” t» f >ll»w the colonel’s *dvice and leani h»w severely *’9»t on” his offspring is at present by the whule Americ«a press. Mr. C. R. Bishop. the gentleman who was *‘tired of native ru!e” has also returned to these miserab!e Isiands pn>bably having g»t over his tired Whiie he is here we shou»d recummend him to take a look at tbe Kamehameha Scbools, aud if he is true to the trust whieh his iat- wife, the founder of the scho»ls, imtK>sed on him, he shouid at onee sl»p tbe di?graceful attitude of tbe pnneipal of the schools whieh h«s turned them into * botbed for politic*i agit*tion to tbe diagust of the papils, *nd the indigo*tioa of the

parents and guardians. wnn sent their chi;dren their to le-rn to liv-* op to th- h;gh pnnoipiea of i uprightness, patr: )lis;u. and h m >r. I whieh guide<i the dcj*i chief-s? t > devote her weaith t > saoh a ;oftT ! purpose. 1 — Mr. W. Kīnaey arrived !>y the Austr mlia sft-r an ah-- ■ēof ? n e ye»rs. We \v.»i >1 r ii Mr. K;t •ey here .is a t>*;r onlv. <>r ;f n** j intei»ds t>» ■;> h - i»>.:l;> -ii j eire-r agnin-w iu :. w, - :er :• .1 s<>:ue;'h it :«brm>tlv in the - •-- ■■:< 1 i <<f owi; g : ■ - <m- my«tery :a iu eonneelion with the anti-chinese Coiislitutiop.al ameiidniei :—i my~ lerv whieh has since deprived us of this gigaiit c |>.'liti< ian an>i Ieft an aching void a:nong us. A friend of ours who is a distin- ! gnished pr >fess- >r of the art <>f hypnoti«m, a single glance of his sīeel-blue eye bemg enough to rnentally paralyze most of those whom he purpose!y eneouiu rs, relates that he put one of his subjects iato a trance the other day to discover something of the pohlieal situation. While in the trmee his victim, with every syraptom «f verisimilitude,described a remarkahle interview, whieh the pr >fessor relates as follows: Two ta.ll and etately gentleraen sit facing one another in a comfortable furnished room. One is pleasant-looking and clean-shaven,the other serious aud bearded like the pard. One is wrapoed in the Stars and Stripes, the other in contemplation—and a Hawaiiau dag. 6ays the first to tbe second. •‘AVcc«sifa« non habet leges, whieh freeiy translated raeans. Don ? t make any more laws. Don’t make f*ols of yourselves. You don't ueed em and s< riouslv % * ! speaking. the jig is up. lnform the Murnjng Blister and tbe Evening Sirius (a pretty oup it is, too) that their m>>des of stirnng up rancor and wnting untrutbs is played out. Let them stick to newa, and hunt up a few scintillations frotn the missing Crown Diamonds, or qu«te the market price of opium. per tin. at the Station House, or enlarge on the quality of the peas and soap furnished the Milit;>ry, or give recipes for c>»uking boiled tong'ie in safety, or let them stick t>» mosquitos or the mosq>iiP>s stick into tbem. Let them do all or any of the?e. whieh will be interesting, but inforra them that the wh >le thing is now stttled and tbey eannol unsettle it, and, it may b", it will be more healtby f>r them in the future if they ceuse to urge the scatf >Id, the he tdsman’s axe,and exile. as remedies for their enemies’ diseases iVrchance those enemies may have occasion *■> prescribe t-> ihe D <ctor his own medicine. Ta, ta, dear !>>y.” The serions bearded one left wrapped up in more eonlemplation than ever also with au overeoat of sadness whilsthegenial une smiled, and said t > hirus<*If. It’s a £iir wuruing. At whieh the hypnotic patient awoke from the trance and remarked that he hoped he had betraved uo state secrets. What is Marshal Hitchoock doin regard to tne stoien crownjewels and the stoien op.um and why ia the Advertiser so eilenl? Under former regimea the Advertiser would bave bow!ed, kicked, and screamed abont the incapacity, inability, connivance, and corruptī«n of the Marshai, lf maiterg of ao greal imponanee bad heen allowed to subside withont sction being taken. Bot now the morning *creecher preserree an ominoun ■flesc« and rubs the Marshal's

haek. heeanae he has issued an oniinanee f<>rbidding «nyb>xiy to shsks dice for drinks and enconrages him to st->p hig i ganoe " fn>m playing }«>ker. If Marshal Hitobcock’a eap.«city doesn’t go furtherthan his va.ue as a >>lice-<>ihcvr mu-t have heen very mueh ex >gger >teJ ! during his incumbency as 6her lT f Hawaii. If he cann<K or dare , not s->Ive t!ie crowu j<*wels steai sr.d the opiuni theft he had hetter t st>*p ’Ut and dowo and give s me • eou eill r a ehaiiee t<> get a -hare L>f th- sp >i’.s. Tnere are still a f-.-w unpn»v.ile>.i f>r. Why d esn’t the Star print Thurston’s Iett* r t<> CoIburn? Can not the 1) cter obtain it frora the sa:ne source as h<* ha? g t the letter to R->si? It furnishes s >n;e very interesting reading matt-r and if the Star won‘t eome <>m wilh it.we shall give it to our readers at the proper time. The pretty Cantata Fl>>wer Queen ” will be given by the girls of Kawaiahao Seminary in the ?t >ne Church Sat. eve„ Apr. 22d. They will he assisted by such fav*>rites as the Misses Parker Nolte, Cunimins, HoImes and several others. Nothing so elab>r ate has ever heen attemi>ted by the gir!s and the aflair pr<>inises to be the very best evergiven in the citv. Go and hear it.