Show J PREffllER OF HAWAiI Address to the People of the United States SAMUEL PARKERS SAYS AX IMPORTANT DOCUMENT AS TO < EXISTING DIFFICULTIES Hawaii Under a Monarchy Was the BeiTt Governed Country on Eartl He Is Not Satisfied With < be < Usurpation or PoTTer A Conipari tI son Among the passengers of the Oceanic steamship China which turned its prow toward Honolulu on Tuesday last and steamed out of the harbor of San Francisco as the sun sank in the waters of the Pacific was Samuel Parker expremier Hawaii one of the most noted characters of the group of islands whose fortunes have attracted at-tracted such great attention during the past year He is a native of the islands isl-ands but a strain of American blood shows in his energy and vigor PhysIcally Phys-ically he is a magnificent type of manhood man-hood and resembles in appearance the late King Kalakaua He inherited avery a-very large estate and lived in magnificent magnifi-cent style in Honolulu though his great properties were on another island isl-and of the group He has traveled much abroad and is Imown the world over Before leaving for his island home the expremier addressed the following follow-ing important and interesting address i bthe people of the United States In behalf of the monarchy through the Examiner I want Hawaii as it was Hawaii was a country with a better government than any other on the earth I say this advisedly from my own experiences and from the testimony testi-mony of many others who like myself my-self have seen the principal countries of the world By Hawaii as it was I mean the country during the period of its constitutional con-stitutional monarchy that is to say from 1859 to 1893 During these thirtyfour years the entire development of the island king dom occurred The development was in all lines equally and the result was so eminently satisfactory that desire for change was entirely without reason rea-son I find in this country a mistaken idea of the manner of government of Hawaii by her constitutional kings and queens The Impression is briefly that the government was corrupt extravagant ex-travagant fantastic and some say even ridiculous On the other hand those who have had the grateful experience of recep tion at the throne of Hawaii know that there were dignity intelligence cmscientlousness and deep regard for the constitution Under the monarchy the system of education was unexcelled in any place The schools were of good character t education was simple but suffi ciemvjn aK respects the pupils were k4 Intelligent and eager to learn The development in these thirtyfour years in means of transportation was equal to the development in the mat ter of educational facilities Anyone who has traveled In that country will I speak with appreciation of the excel lence of the roads which I may say parenthetically are in much better condition than the highways of San I Francisco as they are now Tne officers of this constitutional 1 1nbnarchy were generally competent and they had to be incorruptible In a comparatively small community like the kingdom of Hawaii the eyes of I the people can be constantly directed I upon even the smallest acts of those in athopty With thls S stem bf nat ural espionage corruption is an im possibility and in fact does not exist The taxes were low The people of Hawaii those who are usually called natives have been mis understood slandered and traduced The people of Hawaii are intelligent sensIble and reasonable Ninety cent of the per native population can read and wrIte These people are eminently more fitted by natural equipment and 8Cquirement for selfgovernment or participation in governing than the of 1 negro the southern < tnt states of America There Is a climatic influence that prevents the push and enthusiasm characteristic of the Saxon race but on the other band there are the quail ties of happiness contentment and sat 1 sfacUon with their lot whatever it may be that do not belong to those of greater ambition and less repose the In Hawaiian conveniences and comforts of life was accommodated in very way as the people of other coun trips of civilization Our telephone System was regarded as the best 111 the world our street railways were well conducted and In all matters directed by government officers such as the postal system finances of the treas ury the system and its opet1ations were equal to those in the most lightened country en L Jt lSIaUOn rela aiSP relating to the moral ity and temperance of the people P the government of Hawaii stricter than in European was much or North American countries and to California the ode would seem like the blue laws of Connecticut This was the government that I de sire to see maintained and this is the government that a small band of armed men assisted by the United States forces temporarily overSed ° rheUrPOSe overturned izement purpose of their own aggrand In order to maintain their positions and to procure the sympathy of the people of this country they have even slandered the dIgnified and bighmind l cd woman who is the reigning of Hawaii though for a time without queen her throne Particular stress has been I laid upon her answer to the request of the president of the United States that In the event of her rF < toraion she should grant amnesty to those who dethroned her The answer of the queen as the course of the queen has I been throughout her reign was merely i in accordance with the ConsUtuUon of the country I I At the time of the revolt she yielded lo the superior force of the United States When she was asked to grant amnesty to those who had expelled her from the throne she merely pointed to the Constitution of her country which provides that the concurrence of the privy council with the sover eign is necessary to grant pardon When the United States by its prop crly accredited representative required re-quired that In spite of that Constitu tion she should promise amnesty she again yielded to the superior force of the United States These same armed men who have usurped the powers of government point to all the development of Hawaii as though is were the result of their own actions They enjoy the roads the educational system the street railways rail-ways and ths telephones and placidly 4 point them out to strfan s as evi dences of their good govern i < lent of the country They quote the laws relating to the morality and temperance of the people as an indIcation of the high civilization and enlightment of their government The fact Is that they have merely stepped upon what others have build i ed taking to themselves the credit for the instltuions and the development develop-ment that belongs solely to the constitutional S consti-tutional monarchy which in thirtyfour years accomplished more than any other oth-er government In this world for the progress of the country and the education educa-tion of the people I want to return to this government I am not satisfied with the usurpation nf power by men who hold control merely ly force of arms The people ¼ L Y J J = 2 J O d c < 0 0 o of Hawaii were contented and satisfied satis-fied with their government and when given an opportunity to express their opinions they will decide by enormous I by overwhelmingly majority in Tavo of the form of government which has recently been overturned by violence The Royalists of Hawaii I might eve say the people of Hawaii because the great majority of the people are Royalists have been exceedingly patent pa-tent during this sea n of trial They have appealed their case to the United States and they are quietly waiting for the decision decsion I I the decision is to permit the peo pie of Hawaii to decide for themselves I I have no doubt of the restoration of the queen I have no doubt of the I vote if that should be the way for de clsion of the question and I have no I doubt of thc prompt execution of the t popular will As yet there has been no occasion for the people of Hawai I to take action in their own country in defense of their rights The peculiar I pecu-liar conditions required the production 1 of evidence td the United States government gov-ernment more than decisive action in our own country The world need not think however that the Hawaiian are disregardful of their government and their throne that they have taken I ta-ken no action for themselves because they are heedless of what may occur When any time comes for them to declare their decision they will be found ready for the declaration I I am not unmindful of the apparent the Inevitable destiny of Hawaii The time will certainly come when it will I become associated with he United States by protective treaty No foreign for-eign country other than the United I States can have any voice in the control con-trol of Hawaii or in the direction of its government Hawaii must come to I the United States While appreciating this destiny of my country I know I that the time is not now for its fulfillment ful-fillment The people are not ready fort 1 i for-t the laws of the two countries are In some respects so different that reconciliation re-conciliation of those of the smaller country to those of the larger country would be impossible While I have no intention at this time to engage in an argument upon the political matters of Hawaii that have been so prominently before the people during the last few months I desire to say that the labor question in itself is sufficient to prevent the annexation an-nexation of our country to yours The contract system is in force and I seems to be necessary for the working of the sugar plantations Many of these contracts have yet years to run before the date of their expiration The average price paid to S laborer is 13 per month Without these low wages and without the contract system sys-tem low wages seem Impossible the great industry of Hawaii would suddenly sud-denly cease Since the time the legislation legis-lation of the United States sO amended the system of duties that the advantages advan-tages that inured to Hawaii from the reciprocity treaty were lost the planters plant-ers of the country have with great difficulty dif-ficulty made any profit from their business busi-ness They are enabled to maintain operations only by cheap labor obtained ob-tained by contract I Hawaii were apart a-part of the United States separate laws could not be made for the Island State or Territory Its labor system would be under the same laws as now obtain ob-tain in the United States by which the contract system is absolutely prohibited pro-hibited The result would be that either our people would be lawless or else the main industry of Hawaii would altogether cease and a part of the United States territory would be in a bankrupt condition The time for the change is not now Further development must occur the laws of the lesser country must be brought to conform in principle with the laws of the greater country the welding must be gradual and any change must be In accordance with the will of the Hawaiian people Now the Hawaiian people are opposed op-posed to annexation They are opposed to the handful of men who controlling by force are governing in a way much less satisfactory and much less efficient cent than the government they usurped The threat of these armod men to oppose any action of the United States by force of arms is a mere pretense Such an event is beyond possibility Their soldiers would mot fire upon American marines The people of Hawaii are for the restoration res-toration of the monarchy for the dignified dig-nified orderly government that was conducted by the constitutional monarchy mon-archy I am with the Hawaiians as long as I live The United States government may refuse to grant to the Hawaiian people the justice they expect I can do butane but-ane of two things Either it will restore thing wi store the queen to the throne or else leave the settlement of the politics of Hawaii to the people of Hawaii Whichever course the United States governmentmay pursue I am certain that the outcome will be satisfactory An oligarchy supported by a few bayonets cannot be maintained against the wishes of ninetenths of the people SAMUEL PARKER Premier of Hawaii |