Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 41, 21 February 1894 Edition 02 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

< The “sojore aro yet ilissntis fied, it set>ms, jmlgin£ from the t tenor of a Vtter in todav’s issoe. I * Probably that is tho reason whv 5 they got some estra drilling « totlay.

On our fonrth pap:e wepubtish a 1 vorv intorosting article by Mr. A. ' Marqnos dealing with the subject I of tbe H»waiian populatioo past, | pn.»seut, ami foture, The urticle j wliieh deals with the qnestion both fr om soci.»l «nd political and ! stutistical points of view is \ery valuable to evervbody interested in the futnre of onr couutrv. A 1 portion cf tbe article has ap}>ear- , ed iu the Polynesian Society’s : ioumal ArrIVINO steerage passengers •re uow niet on board ship and informed that if they hope to ! succeed in business or get work they mnst join tbe Annex*tion j Cb b. aiul a voting ticket is then given thetn. The American League shonld get on to this racket or they will most surely ! be swamped. By the way, is not that Free Labor Bnrean jnst j organired merely a play for ob- : taiuing names to add o tuember- : ship? O! advanced civiIization; and especially tho Ameriean civi- 1 lizatiou as representeil by the ! actions of tfce P. G. snpporters; I wbat crimes against the purity ; aud huu6s<y of the ballot are ! committed m thy name! Thi ao-eal al Amanean a«nti-

ment seen;s now nnt to perr*de tbe P. G. magnates a« c*Lcb as it did. At any ratc tuey do not seem to desire that the ra:ads of tbe Hawaiian scho>d-ckildreu be rcprec: ; ated with any reverence, respect, or even pleascrable remembrance of tbe great Amenean G. W., or if, they did, a school holiday would be granted in raemory of the anniversary of the birth of one who was the first President of the Araerican Repnblie. It is do1?ful to thank that a pre«idcntial feeling did not, for the occasion, make the present leading oligvrchist, more wondrons kind. The secret Leagne, the members of whieh are sworn to upuoKl the Provisional Goveruraent igainst all odds, the leaders of whieh League had instilled into the miuds of their “American” —faugh a ballach. nix-for-stay—-follower«, the intent to oppose with force the landing of Amer iean troops, and the leaders of whieh regard tbe Amenean tiag as only a “hollow niockeiy and a snare,” this secret Leagae, will turn ehameleou to-morrow and iutend to celebrate George Washington(Smith’8?)birthday.“Whar am de probationary guvmnnt?” And now King Kalakanu’s travelling eompanion (barber?) wants to have Mr. Davies arrest ed for sedition, and little Castle in the Advertiser approves of the idea. Mr. W. N. A. doesn’t realize that the few decent raembers of the Provisinnal Government who, surprising as it may be ean i yet be found, have always been heartily ashamed of the law passed bv them, aud known as the : sedition act. The P. G. is not anxious to plaee that ubsurd-from Turkey-originating—act on tbe ! puhlie records —aud besides the learoed Attorney-General has a wholesome fear of' Mr. T. H. Davies. M hen it was made knowu tod>*y that Poliee officer Kauhane bad died from the wounds whieh he received in performing his duty by the hauds of a foreign smnggler the iudignatim was geueral. But we regret to record that a uumber of citizeus amone • them men who ought to know l>etter opened their mouths and advoeated to use the Lynch law agaiust the cowardI\ T stabber who cuused the death of the brave officer. We niost emphalically object to aud condemn any such pr>>position and the men who thoughtlessly made it, and we ! ean assnre these would be assassins that if such a precedent I should be established heie the days of law, order and peaee are ! goueby in this countiy aud no man’s life will be s.ife. It is dangerous to play with edge tools —they cut both ways. We hope the antboritv will fcave their eves ! • peeled in this matter. The Holo- j Mr.v believes iu, and will assist in upholding, law and order.