Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 427, 7 April 1892 — WHAT IS IT TO BE THEN? [ARTICLE]

WHAT IS IT TO BE THEN?

In readiug over the late correspondence on the subject of annexation, by Bull Frogge and Kagle and Bā|il, in the P. €. Adv«rti«er, we fii»d.quite & diversity of views on the aubject of annesation. In the letter of Basil, criticising tht two former, referenoe ia made as tc what wouM be the refiult to th( Hawaiian race if the country wag annexed to the Tnited States a* fo)lows: •'■ Who shall say, when the artiflcial excitement of recent anncxation ahall have had timc to eool down, whether the poor Hawaiian» ahall not be left incomparab!v worpe off than before, unahle tocalJ their aoal» their own ? What has been the result of annexation, this balm for wounded pocketB, in the case of the Indiairnations ? What will be the ouleome to the nativo Hawaiian race when the stare and «tripes eha;l proudly wave over Pnnch-lx>wl ? Ask the Cherokee. He hatee the stara and stnpes. Must the Hawaiiaa iie hoodwinked into the belief that thifl iiag shall of neccesBity bring him plenty ar.il peaee ? If ever that ahall eome to pass, the native will sigh for the days gofie by. He will speak to his child upon his knee of the happy years, when his nation was a sovereign race, with a queen ofhin own blood to sit upon tte throne of the Kamehamehaa. He will marvel how he ever allowed himself to be eajoled into oarting with bis independenoe, his heart will aeho to eee his lovelf home overrun, not hv American po!iticians—there ean l>e no suffioi9nt inducement to attract them, but by boodlers and carpet- * bagg«rs." Judging bv the l»ght of the pnst no boc«m in Hawuii nei has ever done the Hawaiians anv real pood whatever. To theni a'l have had ,but one result, i. e„ t make them poorer than they werc b»fore, both as a Nation and a« individuals. The sitnaeion of the i»ative today. is «kin to that of • the pg<>r everywhere. He haa nothing left now that he ean fisirly eall his own. His libertv is limiled, his povertv plaeea hiie at a difeadvantage before th» l«w and makeshim a prey to the-

r «rik» a»d cbican«ry of his organiz?<i whit« brethevi. His educatkm w<is iiew iotend«i to he of any uso to him; it ht< tt»rvod todeBtroy bim, by •zaltinf him with iake notiont of life. Under wronK ideas he has hfirtf»red <1] he had to gratify his pnde — Bomething be has readily pi ke«i »p from bis modt*rn tutors. Ht? has and is bdiiig di«pooMsed nf •verr atanue of lahor by theimportation of p»ons into hia oountry. Rwy mt ! v of his hirthr ( .ghi is passing out of his grasp. He has to be content with thi crumbs that faU fmm hi» new masters, table. In («et, be ot be made worse 00 than he ?• v any obange t whatber itiaaii:H-xat on to the United States. or Bngiand or rfcpublioanism. Atinexat »n wiUi tbe United 4>f Oftat Brltai& wo«ld gire ūm Hawaiii H tto fnedom of. dtiwith othm,. whieh

.ts no a|w, nor » liW? tb under i p?! l t<to&l ,*< :it * pri*«eiit. Iu th«* eiie if :tic A'niuni StaU?i». he would bav«|jk ji<» • powerful K'>VHrnmenl to pro- : :i:ii. Ife would ru led tyy . •of the people, of whieh he Kv«-ry <>ffice, imm th» ■iCx«vutive t« the | twe«it, ;wu »Ul U" hin». The Itrej»ts -the m*£ro and ih« '! ! ;tn nuMM in Ainenea in the : "!>lfvt Mn(l most paterna( tAstnnejr, , :i. \ u-Uf*?iev«T, either of tne rao0« h en«braced all the ' ;i<lt'Aiitnee» op**n tn< them as Au&- ' <»r:i;u» citiz«iiH. thev hav« gro«ln 1 »vtithv. leameil, and rospect©4, 'ww <>t them «re cho*m« and -:»-:tiriwt<'d with- po«ts of h€«ar bjjr • p<»op)e and £overntHent. Cōt*• «•:; r*.* .ili t.hese aiivantage« with whst ! the H;iV>-aiianK has to-day, ind «fo - *■•** uiily advant;tge bv llie chainfrf; j we differ ;vith "Ua»il. M A«k |t!i t,'i»erokee that' :u!opts dectnnt, ;:•'(! hiV. uhat .are. its advan* . nmi he \iiil tell you, he Iove« jit i. i<lcr t;ie <<trira a{>d stripes. A«k it':r > •u'ihem fr an l he re"h ■ worshipg the stnra am? J>ut a»k a lu2y, mvirdero:is In»i:an, or a lazy Haw«iiun, jand t !ip reply is the aanie, no mat.■ter how mueh n»ay be done to *le--1 and hv'tter their condition. th#t ' nrv.<vernuuMit. howe w fio<Kl,cftn Ue :ippi\ ciated.-hy either *»f these two I'ii* Mawaiian. wh)m ' ; Basil ? :*c jii«*«onts a8 ouo who >k will sigh for tiio» days gone hy t " should a ch,uvj- eoine. has already figho<l ihi u*'.?f o\it >f exiatonc», ■ and has pas»tHl away ,vith the last of the I K.im»hamehas. The elaaa of Hai waiiat:B whieh wereuniier the apron strir£s of. phari«aic iM)wer, have ;died ''U, ati<l with it all.priesti} I iwilu.- k"-' The present Hawaiian •i- n «":f!"man f:*'»:n his anc<a|tor.«». w!>o l;v«.'d. undt*r the Kamehn imeh.T«- uid who p"Ssj;'d aw;tv in h ■ *■ ■ tf•• r«* f>r th<» gtx»d nld linu^ <>f l'» nF vou pliMBtvarid.l!r* as vou e i'». ,nid when mif?ht rnh.vl ■ th« ! ■ 1 ffe now ;i*pir*\vt > live and t<_. "•: 1♦ •- Tlot a-5* th».'i». ■ Hv sighs for wiit h : *<».}« it is p .M«iihl« h>r him t«» l i:.tV'.* nnl t<> tnj >y in futnr«r: : iMnin:-TION. Am v, iiie .«f wiiii-ii he h««H i.»n'y a taste u:i : r :i:- pr $*;it f»xisteture, hut 1 \v!i • i u m »j »r :y of. tf» :n lVel .»iid r*- • ;t is :ii*o iii.i to <'!ij<«v, ns ii»» f cc»untrym:in ••t>jny"FZ~ . — utidfr the *T.iK> .f;u > i II »w t"xm the Hawaiia'i .<1 > t!i»v -hange to eonie i« u :» f,ir th«m t<> deciue. Thih i ." kiiow, ho,vever they are r»*a<l ;tf »» fnilinjf hiudlv for a g »od

. »• • t}( 'i.*' p<*it»y thf j)» <>; i-. ;;n.i f»»r the |»e«»pK%" %\m n ili g:v . .f:ii «i »| tiju?»l Tiy: a k v» rn;ti«-r;t whK li they <I-i r»« t <*tr; ,• !> r.v.