Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 251, 4 ʻAukake 1891 — WHAT ARE THE MINISTERS DOING TO EARN THEIR SALARIES? [ARTICLE]

WHAT ARE THE MINISTERS DOING TO EARN THEIR SALARIES?

The oecessitv for the consi(ieratiqn of qjiestione of vital importenee to the welfare of the country, demands striet attention to duty on the part 'of every menil>er cf the OahineU and more especiallv that 01 the Premier. It is due to the people that her Majesty's advisev6 shotild have inaugurated this a policy. something "that will restore confidence among all classe» of hcr subjects. The la»t Legisiature, for3eeing the necessity for a reconsidemtion of our treaty relations, passed by an almoai unanimnus vote a resolution directing the Cabinet to endeavor to extend our commercial reiations with the United State«, and in no wi&e hibitmg trea4y revisions with other countries. The editor of this paper said then that there was no need for poiitical treatles. but tbe eountry required an extension of our commercial treaty relations with the IJnited Stātes. The opportunity for obtaining what Mr. Blaine was to do for Hawdii was destroyed by the attempt of the Reform admintstration to make politieal alliances, under eloak >vf a commercial treaiy with our great and good neighbor, for the selfish purpose of maintaining political snpremacy in the hands of the ieaders of thaf. party. Now 4 liowever, the goiden opportunity opens up to ouf embrioi»ic [ premier to saow his stutesmanship ; and to initiate a foreign poiicy that | wili "restore joy v to ihē capitalist,.

€Oiiteitment to the agr^ u iturist antl grazier. and -hope to the meehanie, laborer and people throughont the countrv. What Hawaii nprds is full rccipro<'ii v with the Ur>ited »States. or eventuallv free trade. We want ail our produets to be admitled duty free into the United States, as neu rJjr everything is now reeeived here from that country. In viow of the prōspects befbrt? us of a genefal depreciation of v»Uies and loss to nearlv everv product of the eountry for the w«mt 6f a prefitablc market, it behooves our go\ T erniuent to embraee the op poriunity afforded theiri <v? retrieving. our waning fortur»es. and of embellishing their biogrjiphies with the ever!asting remembrances of it graieful people. Why is the Cabinet nol attending to tiiis matter ? The golden opjn>r Tunity has eome unobserved bv our Nestors. Our miuistry. seem tobe lvtter ud»pted. 10 plny the role of eourtiem at her Majesty's Court. : timn of u»en suited <& > cauablv of apj their duties as publie • servaiits. " i i Tf Ha waii is t® reeei ve the benefite |of the !>H'ipnK*al excbange of eoov | uivxlities whi?4i are ende»v'oring tv> make between one another. j her r(ileis sh<.Hild arouse themBeīvo» |froin that lethargie eonditioo whieh ohtyh*ve been in s\nee thi*y took i olhee, and »|>ply t to tbe ; ta«*k up negotiations tu!l reeiprm»ity or mn? :rado wiih |tho Uiute»l i>thtes.