Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 63, 1 December 1893 — WHAT NEXT! [ARTICLE]

WHAT NEXT!

Editob Holomua: I Ailow me space to make a few su‘ Trr estions whieh raav eome in ~ O * vePk' njrrop)-* at the present momenl. although. I tim a\vare ; that they will be met with agreat 1 deal of disfavor from both sūle>. i The situation to-day to an impartial anJ careful observer, is not so extremelv ilillicult as we are maile to believe. Without entering into a discus- ! sion with Mr. Hatch or the other attorueys for the revo!utionists upon the right of the Cleveland admiuistration, to act as an arbitrator between the Hawaiiau Qneen and People on one siJe. anJ the JissatisfieJ foreigners ou the other. I believe that right, or no right the UniteJ States goverument have taken upon them selves the otlice of arbitrator and propose to earry out whatever Jecision they may arrive at in spite of all the provisioual governmeut ean Jo ur say. That au nexation is JeaJ is unJoubtoJly au accomplished fact. That a provisio)ial govcrnment as a permanent institution woukl be an absolute absurJity, I believe, that every seusible mau will aJrait. That the jireseut provisional government eoukl not hojie to be recognizeJ as a permanent government —say as a republic — without being supjiorteJ by a popnlar vote is certain, anJ that not even tbe foreign popnlation wouU sujijiort it in an efibrt to become permaneut wou!J be proven if an eleolion was called. That the finances of the country canuot stanJ the strain mueh Iouger ean be seen from the weekly fiuancial statements of the minister of fiunnce. hat then is tho natural outcome of all these cicumstances? It is sure ruiu anJ sure Jisaster to the country, excejit tbe confiictiug pa\ties meet half-way and agree uj>ou a eompromise. If the L niteJ 8tates JemanJ the restoratiou of the Queen it will be granted. Tho Attorney-Geneial raay talk as mueh as he likes about resisting auy power attacking the goverument. I cannot believe that he means what he says —he talks simply for the sake of etfect aml tue apj>lause from the gallery tickles bis innate vanity. No, there will be uo resistance to the UniteJ States. The next nnmber on the jirogramme of tbe provisional governuient is to start a revolution after the restoration of the Queen has taken plaee. Tbat woukl mean a revolntion where there woukl be cousiderable , fi« T litiutr. consiJerable blooJsbeJ, aod as mueh, at least, of the “give” as of the ,! take.” But such a revolution wouU not be confined to Oahu or Honolulu only. It woaU resnlt in a general uprising all over the country, and any amount of property wouki be JestroyeJ. and the combined Hawaiians and Asiatics woulii eome out as tue winnners by sheer force of numbers. Bat it is still more probable that there wouU be no revolution at all. because the foreigc powers wouU simjil\’ interfere and prevent any Jisturbance whieh woukl be Jangerous to life anJ property. The revolutionists wouU then bave

t0 4.1epoad on craimng their jx>iut j at the ballot-box. but tbey | wonkl at at the hi>t eleotion. be completelv snoweil nn>ier | becaose the voters st.iml more | soli<l and more nnited to-day thau was tho case even in lS>7. To obtain a government whieh ean have any prospect of lx'ing Siitisfactory to tbe eounm- at i large. saitable to eope with the ; hnaneial difficn!ties. able to j carrv the negotiations necessary for the obtaining of a treaty with the United States whieh conld bring Hawaii int» closer nuioa with America I considor it necessary to select men. irrespective of poliiieal ]>arties or previous actions. but solely selected with vecard to their tituess and abilitv r * to tloat the stranded sbip of State. With the Qneeu reigning but not rnliug in the proper spirit of a constitational sovereigu. whieh I have no doobt she wonkl after the lesson ske has received, with a government eomposed of men who have the confielenee and support of all Hawaiiaus and foreigners alike and the true welfare of Hawaii at heart, there are no reasons why prosperity sbould not agaiu eome to this land aud Hawaii onee moie beeome the Paradise of the Pacific. Bnt this end eannoi bo reached if the bitterness and fight. the bickering, abusing and qnarrelling from both sides are to bo continued. Let calmer conusel prevail and let true patriotism get tbe best of selfish motivesand personal ends. I address the.se lines to the consenative men of both polhieal parties in the hope that they will consider in all its pbases the possibility of arriving at an honorable aud dignified compromise before internal strife and war have brought thecountry aud the peopie to niin. Loyalist. Elitok Holomi a: That short sig1ited blatherskite L. A. Thnrston advises that there be no surrendor by the P. G. but to retreat to a sufe distance with all the muuitions of war. “lf the Queen is restored and tbe troops retire, then it is ordered that the governraent be immediatelv taken cliarge of in an nnconditional manuer." Theres the pure quintessence of gall for , vou and no mist ike! Does little j Thurston imagine that Unele Sam will mere!y act a comedy in the restoVation? He is sadly mistaken if Iie does! Those wayward children of Stevens will find that in connection with the restoration —Unele Sam will demand an unconditional snrrender of tho P. G. with all munitionsof war eomplete in every detail. Anything else will be bnt a mockery —whieh all true Americans are confident —Unele Sara will never be goilty of. The boo<Ue sheets may prevaricate, sqnrrm and twist t« their hearts content —the die is cast—in a short tīrae the true and only Hawaiian baud will play with a vim—the celebrated air—of down went McGintv. After the monarchy is rcstored — Portngnese t«wn and ali other piraticil dens wiil be searcbed, and all arms found will be eonfi»cated —that were imported bv pions “Aleohol Willie" —toshoot do«n the otfspring of those natives who manv years ago. !aid the foundation, bnilt and snpported tbat very identical business bouse of E. O. Hall & Son. The faet is, all o! the missionary otfspring with very few excep-

‘ tiocs —ha\e for veara past —shown no more regan.l for their okl time friemls aml supporters —than woold be shown by a paek of full grown. hungry hyeiA»s. Ihe |>eonliar religion of the tnissionarv followers of Calv:n, as practiced in Hawaii. consisting of niaehioe ix>litios. viperous slandor. vindictiveness and pray- ! ers —i' :i t:t d;sh for tbo devil 1 onlv. Ai' Rkvoir. £ditob Holomi a: I want to kuow. now that W. O. Smith has announeed hi- deelamiion of firmlv beginning war against the Phihulelphia. and incidentally ag »iust the l*. S. or any other benighted nalion whieh does not recognize his God giveu right to be AttorneyGeneral of these is!auds, in the event of the war taking plaee, if a fellow who has enlisted for oue year and gets shot. dies. leaving an msurance policy of £1000, whetber his widow ean eollect it: By answoring you will greatly oblige several members of the CmzENs Keserve.