Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 98, 27 April 1894 — Help Cassius Or I Sink ! [ARTICLE]

Help Cassius Or I Sink !

Such the cry cf tle Hawaiiah i provisional government. The hamHul of nsurpers who possesseil themselves of the governinent of the Hawaiian Islands througb the connivance of tiie Ameiie.m uiin ister anel the :nt. rf< rence of the naval power of the Uniteil States, j tin«l that hanlU' a thonsand people eannol govera 79,0.0 wiihoni the latter's consent. They know that their power is destroyed as soon as the A:nerican tl g protects them no longer und eontinnes lo sustiin the des|>otism whieh they have established over the immense mnjority of the people of thoso islauds. The only hope for them is annex ition. In that case they think that th**y ii ay keep tho Hawaiiana in subjection and sustain tbeir present j dl-gotteu power. That matters would turn cut j this way wo have predicted I uiouths ago. Wo then stited : that ;f the l':iited St itesshould ' witbdraw their forces, st»p their . interference, respect t' n e independeuce of the Hawaiinn lslands as they are treaty bound to do, and espec'.ally to restore self gt»vern!meut to tluir inhabit.mts, that the provisional govermuent wouM : n»t !ast a dav. 1\'e think thnt it should not be the policy of tiie L*nited States to } first npset a fcreign govt-rurnent with whīeii w e are nt peaee, estahHsh a new Government representiug a very small minontv of the • people aml useocr armed f.-i-ce to keep that minority iu power—for • tho latter will have to be done if the presout provisional gorerument is going to eouliuue. The people of Hawaii, natives as woll | hs the m»jorityof the nhiUa. evi- j dently are against tbe provisional I government. The b*st thing, therefore, wou'd be to instract Minister Willis to euib.uk tbo whole provisional government on one of our ships aud bring it over to the Uuited States for safe keep- | ing. It is our creatiou aud we ; should tdke care of it be£ore re- ; storing soi£-government to tbe people of tboso islauds.—WueA.- • t njtvr. dcnliiu4. ♦