Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 220, 12 Mei 1893 — THE HOWL OVER HAWAII [ARTICLE]

THE HOWL OVER HAWAII

When Agent Blount as the 9ecret commi68ioner of Pre8ident Cleveland, ordered down the American flag at Hawaii, a distinguiahed ■enator made it au oeeaaion for airing hia hatred of Democracy by declaring in the senate chamber of the Cnited States that it was “not the first time that the Democrats had pulled down the Ameriean flag.” Thie poor creature imagined he had said 9omething wonderfully caii8tic and like the at Niagt*ra, twieted his ear in listening attitude for the reverberation. Bui none eame. Senators with a higher aenee of personal respon8ibilitv and gravity of the situation, quietly refused to recognize the tirae and plaee as befitting the indulgence of partisan invective. It had never occurred to this hononihle and dignified senator that the flag of the United Stateg could not be prostituted by eanetion of government to the pnv tection of piracy. The Stars and Stnpes are to the people domiciled in the shadow of its protection, emblematic of freedorn and juetice. Mmi8ter Stevens had gone beyond his authority in hoisting the flag*Sf the Uni:ed States over Hawaii. He had attempted to eteal the i8land and overthrow recognized government authority to whieh he was accredited as minister. His was the act of a robber chief. A few b dd characters upon their own molion, through the 8B8istance of Uuited State9 raarines and under ihe threatening guns of , the warship. Bostc*n, deposed the quecn and set up a provisional government. For the protection of the provi9ional government and and to give sanctity and prominenee to the steal. Miniater Stevens lent ihe authority of the United States under the nalional known to all naliona. Pretident Harrison, in reply to Miuisterw Stevens’ official notificalion of hia aelion in the revolution- | ary movement, rebuked th« min- j i«ter and disavowed his authority of impairing the “sovereignty of the Hawaiian government by sub- j atituting the flag and power of the United States.” Mr. ElounU as oomininionw from the United Statee, in pulling down the flag at Hawaii haa only

carried into effect the disavowal and implied order of President Harri*on. Under their own liag and government, the people of Hawaii are no longer prisoners, but free to act with our accrediled agents in the matt(r o? annexat:on or establishment of pr<>tectorate. There waa no other line of action left open to President Cleveland than that he has chosen. Every movement surrounding the late prorisional government, proc!aimed theft and infamy. Speculators, free b<»oter3, and tilibusters must not steal tbe good name and flag of the United State« under whieh to advance personal ends and unholy schemes. If Hawaiiauā decide on elo ser relations with the United States, j or if it be to the advantage ofour gov •rnment that annexation should be had. let negotiations beconduct- ! ed fairly, and without restraint, and with the autonomy of the weaker power fullv recoguized. That policy whieh is for the best interestsof all willprevail, and whether annexation. proiectorate. or former I conditions remain, ail will be for ; the honor, glory and advancement ; of the United States. • There is something too utterly rich in ihe manner in whieh the unfortunate provisional commissiouers make an exhibitionof their •‘swelled” heads as they return ■neaking into town one by one like whipped curs. The latest and last remnant of that proud body of diplomats Mr. Chas. L. Carter re* turned yesterday —wiihout his neg roes- The to-be-expected statementofthis phiio-ethiopian that *annexation is dead sure, sooner or later (probably later) need alarm nobody and is of very little interest. Mr. Carter had of course to give some showing for the money whieh the Hawaiian taxpayers have expended on thejunketing tnp and it would never d<> for him to admit ihe truth that his raission has been a total failure. But his exquisite humor and b;g-headedness comes to the stirfi<ce when hetells an admiring Advertiser reporter thatthe only member ofCleveland’s Cabinet opposed to annexation —Secretary Hoke Smitb, changed his views after an interview with him. and after listeniug to the arguments of Hawaii’s pnnee of dip!omats, C. L. Carter! The following extract is from a private letter from a promiuent politician and journalist in the States who rather favorsannexation t« a gentleman in this town. Speaking about the revolutionary party he says; “If the lsland9 had been an.iexed there would have been an end ta the inAuenee ofthe revolutionary party by this time. I don’t believe tnough lhat annexi ation now is wilhin the range of possibility unless the whole of the population should express theraselves in favor of such a step and even then I doubt that could be consummated so great has the change been in puhlie sentiment on the #ubject.” W hen the “Star” made its first appearance tbe name ot General A. S. Hartwell waa publiabed as i one of the officers of tbe company. | Tbe General's name haa lately been withdrawn from tbe paper ; and rumor haa it that Mr. Hartwell refused to continne hia eonneelion with a paper whieh in ita coward ly attack on women and private individuals haa excelled anything ever printed in these Ialaivda. It

has been a painful snrpriee to the friends ofthe gentleman *ho i» published aa »ecretary ofthe Mar Compaay that he ha» uot followed the example of Genenu Hartwell, but has allowed hia name to romain conapicuously in the printed sewerage presided over by a man of the character and stamp lihe D r * J. S. McGrew Mr. Charles Nordhoff certainly needs no frieuds to defend him agaiuet attacks from souroes like the Star of Oalomel or Mr. H«nry Castle ? s unfortunate successor. His reputation ean neither be made or raarred by the mosqmto-bites of such insigniticaut mental dwarf Thie is wnat the Chicago Post in aneditorial headed An Eipert on Hawaii say» aboul tbe prommenl Herald correspondent: “Perhapa the most valuable eontribution to the literature of the Hawaiian situation is a letter to the New York Hemlā frora that trained and scholarly observer, Mr. Charies Nordhoff. dated Apnl 8. Mr. Nordhof. for many yeurs a newepaper man of renown, is also a writer ou aoeial subjects whnae carefulnesa and honesty areadmitted.” \Ve have seen all possible aeeuations prefered against Clause Spreckeis. We have seen »11 pos•ible epithets used against this shrewd and successful financier. He has been pictured to u* in the guise of a sugar king and millionaire monopolist. and he has been painted in the blackest colora as no better than a highwav-robber or an eacaped jailbird. But now comes the Bo-called Rev. Sereno E. Bishop who by the way has lately cropped out as & regular contributor and co-editor of that “charitahle and christian paper” lowhieh Dr. McGrew’s name puta the proper stamp and tells us that ClaUs Spreckels is the Divin» Providence. We doubt that the Oolonel ever has aspired so high as all that in his wildest plans of speculations and “ deals ” but who ean doubt tne Rev. Sereno more especially in matters heavenly and godly and pnnted in that good paper, the Friend—published solely for relig>ous purposea ? In the May number of that unique poli-tico-chrietian periodical the Rev. Editor abuees Spreckels for being the “moat dangerous enemy of annex«tion” and alleges as a rea>on for this enmity the Colonel’s desire to flood this country with Asiatics. Any ordinary mind would there from grasp the idea that the Asiatic eoolie laborere eome to tbis country through the efforts of Spreckels and associates and in their interest —uot so: in another eolumn of that reliable »emi-re-ligious and eemi-eomieal periodical the venerable editor gives us the 80urccs whieh bring the healhen “ehinee” here, and the reasons why he coraes, and that is where we get puzzled and ask for the sake of information: Is CIaua Spreckels the Divine Providence or not? For thus writes the animal-torturing reverend: “ A genuine Hawaiian Chrislianity is an essential prrt of our basia of active operationa for propagating the knowledge of Christ among our numerous Aaiatic visilora (aie !) whom the Dirine Proridtnee ha» aent here to reeeir« Christian light .” Ua hopu ia o Mr. Luces no ka hewa kipu, ma ka la 2 iho nei o keia mahina, ma Keloa, Kauai.