Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 83, 10 ʻApelila 1894 Edition 02 — The Mass Meeting. [ARTICLE]

The Mass Meeting.

A large crowd of Hawaiian? and fcreigners gatbered atPalace Squaro last night, for the purpose of listening to the speakers, who rej)resent&d to them the ideas of the prominent Hawaiians and their friends. Mr. J. i E. Bush. who we are told—toour great sarprise—is rnnning a i newspaper, took the trouble to publish an estra, in whieh he statcd that some fellow the name of Emerson was going to clab some other fellow. Under ciroamstaDces Mr. J. E Bush, who, if we ean believe him—rnns i a Hawaiian newspaj>er—staid »t home, aud encouraged by such prominent foreigners, as Mr. Marques and Major Seward—foreigners who always risk their necks for tho cause of the Hawaiians—he issued a terriblo proclamation in whieh he statcd that the Hawaiians were being mislead etc. ■ by bad, bad, haoles likethe editor of the Holomi a, ( who does risk his neek in their services) and * Wuudeuberg aud Ashford. Mr. J. E. Bush evidently desires to I open a personal carnpaign. The editor of this paper ean neeom- : modate him. But when he in- | sinnates that the Holomua is purchased by Mr. S. M. Damon, he e5ceeds tho boundarv of a free press. While he, like a jumping jack, has bcen ruuuiug from oue party to -another, the editor of i this paper has been firra and consistont in the liuo of one | policy siuco 188-4. And that policy has heen, thnt Hawaiians \ shonld rule Hawaii-nei. He has ; novor held a government o/hee. | and he Las—as Mr. Bnsh knows—becn unspariug iu his j criticism of auy goverument hcre ; whioh have beon unablo or unwilling to follow and abide ■ with the sacred priuciples of government by the people. More than thirtv meu—all of gooū I # # standing and representing all S classes, called the mass-meeting j last night. lf Mr. Busb desires I to have his little say, he is entitled to it. He aud the raodiumsized potatoes who eall themselves j the “Aloha Aina League” have offered and tbey have socured a i • Cght with the ouly paper that over stood up to the mnrk aud was ever backed from Hawaii. to Niihau by the Huwaiiane. But Mr. Bush should not use J tho namo of tho Quecn. It is not right and it is unauthorizod. ! Mr. Bush does not speak for Her ! Majesty, and it is a pity that through his—and his haole > friends, theuame of thesovereign ! has been dragged intothe contro- j versv, whioh uudoubtedly exists between the Holomua the and — wo are surprised to her it—a newspaper edited by our religions friend. Tho meeting last night was a glorious socoess. Hawaiians and foreigners alike | flocked togcther and listoned ‘ with the deepest interest to tho , wonls of eloquence whieh flowed i from the lips of the true friends * of Hawaii. Mr. Bush should , have been there, and he should j bave opened his ears and listened. The akaenee of this (latelyappearing) EoyaIist was not felt any more than was the absence of the rest of the so-called—but very mueh mis-named—Aloha i Aina men. Judge Kaulukon eall- < ed tbe meeting and spoke as 1 follows; , j To all of you. natives of Ha- ' waii ss well as foreigners, I wisb 1 a ven* good evening. We have been called together in tbis great : meeting to consider onr rights, Eersonal and otherwise. As you j < now, at the present timo ever>*- ! 1 tbing is not aatiafactoiy. Thia j party that ia uow in power pro- i poaea to hold a constitutional 1

convention. and we are bere to ta!k over tbis situation calmlv. withont arms and in a qn>et man- > uer to cct wh*t oor rights f are. TLc provisional governrccut propofeCS to establtsh u republic and tLat that msy ba carried ont in a proper mauner they intend to Lave a new constitaticn. la order to carry out this idea an Act has been passed. provi<liug for an election of eight«īen merobers to s const:tntionai conver,tion. Nineteen members of tbis convention are already declared e!ected in the member« cf the Advisory Conneil, and thĪ5 is a majority of the whole convention. The election of these eigbt-en members is to take plr.ee ouMay *2d. This eonvention is supposed to represent the jeople. Thesc delegates are to meet and m - ke a new constitution. as I ?aid before the Governmeut already has nineteen meml)ers in this convention, ar.d this gives them a roajority. Is this fair' <voices no! nol) Is it right or jnst (no. no) Wfao appointed the»e uineteen meni Thoy were not elected by the people nor do they voice the scntiments of t!'e j)eojde at large, i aud if they form a constitutioa it will not voice the puhlie sentiment. If this action is not just, wbat are we to do? Let our rights slip. and go for goo«:l? If we sit dumb and enter no protest this will be the grave of our rights. It has been fourteen months s;uce the Provisionai Government eame intopower and we have waited wiih patience. The well known attorne\ r , Mr. Kaloa Kahookano then spoke; The nnnexationists proj>ose to eall a e >nstitutional conveutiou, and to that end they are calling npon all to register, and above ] all, they want the Hawaiians to rogister. Why is ali this eager- i ness for us to register? The pro- | vi>ioual government supporters are railroading this scheme iu ! order to liurt our cause at Washingtou. I)ear friends, I know the times are hard, but I advise you i I to remain steadfast. Tbose who ! wish to rcgister ean do s) accord- l ing to the dictates of his couseienee. but there is no law eom- I j)elling you to rogister. Bnt rel member tliis is an irnn ehain ] iutended to biud us. It is uot a \ wise moveraent for ns to take j away now from tho hands of the i 1 Ameiiean Senate our apj)ea! be- ! fore them, for tbat is virtually | the result of vour registering. w r o i And a!l tboso who are loyal who | are not oftioo seekers, and who aro in no way in fear of starva- i tion ean weigh the matter carefnlly and choose as he j>Ioases. But as for me, 1 ain not going to register, for 1 know tbe present government is aeting only- as our trustees or agents, for the real government is yet to be estabj lished. John Philips. President of the Mechanics Union, said: He was uot j>repared to make a sj>eech : owing to limited time. AVe aro here to protest against i tho com:ng constitutioual eou- : vention. The government jiroposes to have esghteen members i olected. and by the cumnlativo voie whieh has been adopted, , i t e a n e o u t r o 1 every1 thing. The President might as well stand on the steps of the Executive Buildiug, and readout, clan.se by clause, this new Constitutiou. and havo it adopted. The rcsult would be the same We do not consider thisfair. Wo see no reason why these thirty- , six men should not be elected b\ the peoj>lo. We want po- j pular representative government. i Gentlemou of the Provisioual Government. g:vo us a full aud free vote and we are with you. C. W. Ashford Esq, who is j well knowu amongst Hawaiians and foreiguers as one of tbe best friends of Hawaii, spoke in sub- j ‘ stanco as follows: He considered that the p. g. s had bitton ofl : moro than they eoukl ehew. (Laughter and applanse) He be- I Iieved in a freo governmeut, a free press and iu free speech. Have the p. g. shown that we ! c;»u hav6 a government bv the j>eople, of tho j>eop!e and for the : j>eoplo. (Voices: No! No!) We ean do nothing and it has uot yet been made criminal to do nothing (Laughters and apj>lause). The reason given foi the revolntion was, that ihe Queen desired to promulgate a constitution. Is the action of tho p g. any better? i (Voices No, uot muehl) I will not take this oathI Anloue Eosa, Elsq., in a story sj>eoch advisory to the Hanaiiau» and omiting the proper course for thera to j>ursce. Mr. J. L. Kaulukon then iead the resolutions whieh were adoj>ted. Following are the resolutions: RESOLUTIOXS. Whereas, The Provisional Gov- j ernment of the Hawaiian Islands has called a convention for tbe purj>ose o£ j>repariug and promulgatiogaCon&titation forthese l8lands. and has, in tho Act eall-

inp such conveation, provide>I that tbe ?>me fhnll consist of 36 merabers to icclade the 19 self- ! ' apj>cintēd aud nen representative !cembers cf tbe Executive and I -.. | Government and 1S members to be elecied: and V Lereas, Sa;d Act provides that voters f r delegates to sacb conventioa, an*i such delegates, sbail flrst take an oatb to bear troe alleg inee to =aid Provisional Goverament. and to opj>ose tbe re estab!ishmentof Monarchv in the Hawaiian Is!ands, therē by nnroasonabiv restricting the j>eople, and snch convention, in i ehoiee of a j>ermanent form of Governinent. and makes no pro-v;-;on for the snbmission of the Con=titution whieh =hall be so prej>ared, to a vote of poej>le; and Whereas —There is now pending ar.d unadjosted before the Governmetrt of the United States of America, the protest of the 0or. t.tutioaal Government of Hawaii again»t tha action of tiic :■ by whom =aid Constitutional Government of Hawaii was depo» d, on the 17th day Jannary, l s S93; Now thorcfore—Be it resolved byus. the loyal of Honololu, in ma.-ā meeting asserab!etl, ou thaevening of this 9th day of ' April,1894, that we will and do j decline to take said oath. or to register or vote for delegates to j sucli convention as aforesaid;and we fnrther decline to participate ! or co-operate in anp project of said Provisiofnal Governraent to | extinguish the Hawaiian Consti- | tution of I s 87. or to adopt a form of government other tban that sanctined bv said Constitution, until a deguite and final replo to said protdst of the Coustitutional Government of Hawaiishall have j ' been received from the Govern- i meut of said United States; j Eesolved —Tiiat we regard the ; said Act j>assed by the said i provisional government, and es- | peeialh* the provision tbereof j wliieh makes the merabers of ) Conncils also raembers of said i Convention, thereby assuring a j . majority of non-representative members therein. as being ealeu- ! lnted and intended to j>revent a > full and fair renresentation of the peoj>le iu such Convention; and we reg«rd tho oath thereby p»*escribed as a j>ractical disfranchisemeut of the Hawaiian 1 peoj>le, and of all who, with iliem. remain loyal to the form of g vernraent hero existiug from ! time immemoriaI; Eesolved —That we aj>j>eal to l onr compatriots and sympathizers throughont the land to stand firm iu their refusal to take said onth, or to register or vote fop delcgates to sucb convention: ResolveJ—That tlie chairman and secretary r of this raeeting are i hereby instrncted to forward a i copy of these resolutious to His Excellency the Minister Pleuipoteutiary of the L*uited States in Hawaii, with a request that he will forward tho same to his i Goverament. ■ .... Tiie Star, tbat has long twinkled weakly for tho delectation of its missionary backers has at last beamed forth its baleful light without being hidden, and has showu raost publicly &nd clearly | tho blackgnard, contemptible character of the shoet. When tho editor-in-chief, J. S. McGrew was compelled, bv foar of the law, to resigu his positiou, 5t was well known that his mantle had fallen on to the shoulders of those in accord with his instincts and woll has the present editor ! shown his abilitv to fcllow on . the trail of filth whieh has always been the chief characteristic of the Si‘ir. Last evening, as is ' publicly well known, the paper l>ublished a “Praj r er,” especially I ‘written for the Star” and whieh could not but have been noticed by any editor or proofreader as lacking in rhyme or reason. And further. if, (as is claimed by Editor Walter G Smith, late of San Diego, that he has had experience in Coast journalism he could not have so soon forgotten the original in the Examin<r in 1886, and whieh cost that paj>er several thousand dollars, the authorities ! not aoceptmg any excnse of !*‘inadvertent” pnblication. The > ‘ Prayer” rej>rcKlaced, and plag- i ; arised, by the Star was vile in j the verv front of its of- j feuding. Tbat it was wilfully | j>laced in jK>sition cannot be! d o o b t e d. the dose proof- ‘ reading and acknowledgement of being an exclusive for the Siar j>roving mueh. but the low eon- | temptible vileness of the paj>er i proving more and the ‘exj>erience' ; of the imjx)rted and highly educated political staff proving most Happy most tke Iadies and gen tlemen who patrouize the paper be, indeed, whea they find thst

I I the Ster. vhicb has so lately ; increased its scbscription rmtee is directing its enterprise in the ehannei of the prodnctioo of rile aad obscene matter. A decect joornal might h»rb becn in neintentioniI error, bat the character whieh the Star h&a maJe for iUelf soggesta more intent than ehanee in the plagarised reprodaction of the ohaeene • ‘ Pi ayer. **

The pre?ence of Admiral "Wal- I ker will introdnoe a new type of representatiTe of the Amenean Navy to the commanity. The ' Admiral is almost akin to Admiral Irrin, a tborengh gentle- ! man. with force of character whieh throws aside petty feelings of any kind and who will be rather feared than loved by sycophantic people.

Tbe British Lion cleaned out the 'Tiser'a offico this afternoon. —