Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 284, 15 August 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Wimle Minister I<. A. Tnarston is npholding the dipnity «f the Hawaiian Legation in Washington by running a combined dirae ma8eiira and variety-show in Chicago, Mr. Frank Hastiugs haa l»een burdened with the ardent dutiesdevoting on a Hawaiiun minister p!eaipotentiary. B.*side9 sweening out the office the incuinbent of t:ie Leg ition alao considers it his dntv to 611 as man\’ newapaper9 to whieh he em get aeeeaa with the most bar»*faced liee, mistalernents. and inisreprcseutatiotī9. Mr. Thurslon is a g iod iiar him9elf, but Mr. Hastings ia if possible even naore eheen'ui in that canacity We i»ave bef »re us a copy of the Wa*hingUyn Fo*t in whieh Mr. Ha8tiogs is airing his views «>n Haw.m and the present polilieai situation. Mr. Hastings states that rtentiments favoring annexation are making great progress among the Hawauane The cbange has been vrought 9ays tbe ex-ma-j »r “by ihe pubiication of the power of altorney given to Paul Neumann theenvoy »>fQ-ieeo Liliuokaia ni to iheU S.”We wiU repriut what Mr. Hastings says about that matter: By th:s instrument it was proven that Mr. Neumann eame to Waahington not with any ide» of re»toring tbe monarchy or givmg back to the people tneir oid form of govern-

ment. but simply to make the best ternis pc*asible f<r the monarc i. er.ab!ing her t>» h->ld on t * :*s mueh nf the cr>*wn pro;<er«y as j>->s?ib!e. 1 M inr of the n itives when the 1 pub!icition w «s made dee*ned that tney h td been tr.exed.aud «ccused • iheir s »v«*reign of c«ring .itt.e«<t 1 what b--Ciine of Ihe oid a it«».iomy j oft;ie isl:«nds ?* lo § as ber own j nest w is weil featheretl As the p *wer «»f attor; ey uever > w. ns-*d in \Visbi 'gt.m or any- j i where e!se.it ise«sy t » nail Mr.H is- ( ■ tings I •* wiien ne siys tha<. N<..i* ; mann d..l not e »tne t * W ashimrt m with anv inUntion of w><rxing f>r | ■ the resi>*r ition <»f th« Q ieen. Tne “many natives” who clainied t.hat t!iey had been ‘•tricked > ’ etc, we baven’t s**eii <*r h-»<r>'i «*t out t*erhaps Fr.ink H.«sling» h.*s a native “set”«*f his«>wn fr>»m whenee he derivcs bis knowiedge ot the aentunents am<»ng the Hawiiian j»eople. The j*ublicitiou t*f the ; • Q ieen’s j*ow* r uf att »rncv to Paul \guniann, fell fl«t or if «nythiug. eaused aml created ru«*re e »ntempt and disg‘,ist with Mr. L> *le • nd his I confreres wh» s<> shamefuily L*r<>xe 1 faith with Mr. Neumann. Tiie Po*t ihen t«Ms U9 that Mr. H»stings—wlioin it by the way — calls Hawaiinn Minister «*f Foreign Affairs is unlike tu >st diploraats. We fully ngree with the Po*t, bnt would remind that j *urnal that s<* far. nohoiy ever accused Mr. Hnstings «>f being a dijdom «t, »r anythuig else where brains und *avoir vivre was needed. Mr. Hastings ilendes Colo lel Spreck« !s f r b“ing against anoexation, aml claims lhat the atlitude of tho Colonel un tbis question is due to j>uro sel£-intere8t. As he, in the very next line explains wh;«t he and ihe other Siig«r men will ilo against Spreckeis if we g?t ann-xation, it l<*oks t* U9 ;<s if Mr. Hastings md his friends are also actuated by pure self interest, and that the j*rospects «»f a b<*<>m in 9’ig «r st<*ca9 i9 tbe main motive for tb.«t Hawaiiau patriot to desire annexation. Honolulu is descnbed by ihe exmaj >ras inAmeric:*ntown,inhabited 1 by American9, ruled by Aineric «ns, and celebnting with rire cr «c.<er9. and Lueien Youog s orat »ry the 4th of Juiy, a:id other Anr*erican holidiy». We are sur|>ris>*d that Mr. Hasling9 «ioes not mention the I celebral!Oii of Chinese New year, not to speak of the llth of June, two holidays whieh perh.«ps a!so m bis mind sU«mps H«*uoIulu »s an Amcrican town, ruled by Amerle «ns. Then e >mes the usnal falsehix>d abiut the weallh, and the ships, and everything else beior>ging to Aiueric «ns, and to American an. at that. That tiie bulk uf the wealth, and the largest vesseis beloug to Ciaus Sprecaels is a matter whieh Mr. Histiugs carefally overlooks, alih<*ugh he must have had apeeial opp >rt«in- • ities to bec»m* aware <<f 9uch a fict when he, sime years agv, with pleas ire accepted a cleraship in Sprecxe!s’ banx, and ate the br«’ad of the inan he now abuses.and tr:es to injure. Mr. H tstings als>> thre.itens tne United St«tes with going to some other p«*wer for as9ist;ince, it Ihe States will not annex us. We wonld sugg»9t to Mr. Hastings, who, time ai.d lime ag;tin, has crawled into the Hawaiian go?ernment s?rvice, through unmentionable b«ckst«ir9 inAuenee. to lry t«> seli the9e Islands to Ru99ia. In that coontry they have an ex oellenl cure fcr ingratitude—a <Jisease fr»m whieh Mr. Ha8tings «tee>! s to suffer mueh. The ex- > major then 9its in judgment on ■ Mr. Nordhoff.and repeat8 the fals*»b«xxi9 of the annexationist9 here. ! who accu9ed Nordhoff of lying when be sbowe<i up the backers of j tbe l«utery scheme. In spite of Mr. Hastiiigs’ assertion9. ihe f.«ct 1 remains lhat Mr. Nordhoff wr *te the truth, when he st ited ihat the 1 Iottery petitions were signed by > leadmg «jmnexitionist9, among whom were ihe *Tather of anaexation.’ Dr. J. S, Mci.irew, and at least three of the original members 1 of the advis*ry counciIs. The > "diplomat” teils U9 that Mr. Nordboff might go back lo Hoaolulu aod live io peaee and safety, ali though he would not be popular - amoug the decent peopie. Greal • Scott!since when did Mr.Fr»nk Has- > tmgs represent,or have the right to • tpeak on behalf ot the deceot peo-

ple in Hnnolulu. We l> »r thr» ; , hnbn >bbmg wilh (»r ?h »n3. ,v > •'leuiing i>en't >r?" h*3 ttr . , hvdul «»nH niHile hirn t*->r>ret »:. • i? in Honnlnlu. Mr. //>■>'; .:■> ; . »||y lell» ihe P *t th>t , investe»i lhere (m 11« ' have built <‘iir h >tues t ierr.‘ I , is trn v ne»TS t<» ns «n i vr r»'2r-*t thit 'lr i - teii where in II { m:ule his inv-str,i‘»fits, m«l ■. he b»s bui!t his h«>ns?. it be of vast inler.*-'C t<» us. r ; e?pociallv t>> the t.-\ ;*ss -- *> - tiie c >untry. Tneexmj>r ' t<» **elimnMte fr >m the s l'i ; » [ every p»lit;ciin. eveiv c r;> ; ; ■ ger. every fv>ni«*nter ,<t «1 st.ir; f>r pers >nai adv.»ntig**. »i.'r. he pr»nii9'*s thst ever ; i • be Ioveiy m H»vviii, and h s - will hang high. When we c»ns'ler«ti'>n that iie is ib> .; . vv»>rst si*ecioien of a cin»et bn;>r wh • ever l.»nded on thie be.«c:i. «• b:‘Iieve ihal Mr. Hastings c»n > lv get his Jf9ire9 fultilled b_v »>; uir.ating hiuiself, and the mii of the remainderof hi9 partyAMfic>-9c-kers*r>f the cia-»s to whie'i Mr rl:«9tiiig9 are not nee«i j Hawaii, men who will fawnon«td t) whalever pirty 19 p.»>ver, aml who v?Ul stoop t > an» method9 t > get their p»>v-< into ll • g'>vcrninenfs p.»p-contamer. are i curse whieh Uawaii cann<>l be re lieve<l of too s<x*n. May Mr. 1Ujting9 eliminale himseif.hi9 liea.nne f.»lseh'>cds fur goo«i and ever ir.a Uawaii. He i«n’t wa,ited here.