Show STEVENS LECTURES ON HAWAII f no allusions to recent developments HE IS IN FAVOR OF annexation the reason why Soree kles favors the queen queens s cause clearly Shown The opium and lottery kincs west somerville mass iov nov 22 hon T L stevens fc minister ex to iia ila wall lectured on hawaii and Haw hawaiian alian affairs here hore tonight the tile lecturer refrained from making makin any direct allu biona ions to recent developments in in regard to the hawaiian que question before bo ginning his address ho lie remarked that during thirteen years service as united states minister under five presidents lie invariably refused to recognize political 0 parties in in his own country bilat that on all questions involving III his action he 1 e had known the united states as a unit believing in our foreign rea relations I 1 tons our policy should bo be national a always I 1 ways with a united front to the tile borei foreign n rivals he ile armi refused to consider ti alie ie hawaiian question a partisan parti sin ques question lion in any I 1 sense continuing he edid Our interest in harais appertains to tho the question of american future commercial power in lit the pacific and involves the issue of a responsible government under the american flag flig in harmony with pledged american faith the best american antecedents and the pla plain lit lo logic loic ic of amen can ran history and american opportunities tit at the date of her ber downfall misguided IS and unworthy Liliu okalani was without the sympathy and aid of the best native hawaiians Hawaii ans and all respectable and responsible white residents of the islands not ot a hand was lifted in in defense of the semi barbarina throne when it fell conclusively disproving the assertion of the agent of tile fallen queen sent to washington to secure as largo large a sum of money as possible for conveying convey ng to our government all her right and title to tho the hawaiian throne and to the crown lands to which she never had any other claim than to t the ae income as long as she reigned the agent thought it might help hie his case by an utterly base statement that the united states minister and the naval c mcander 0 pr had bad deprived of tho the throne and glaus claus bp who wants the tile hawaiian monarchy for ilia lie tool sees fit to repeat the absurd story hi III pre presenting s enting themselves for admission mission n in into 0 the american union the islands come under more american aspects than any of our previously an states or territories why should they not bo be permitted to como come under ithe flag deeply loved in the islands I 1 hear a whisper in in the air let the islands vote on the question immediately after the organization in january last the british minister at Ilono honolulu lulu urged the plan on the provisional government the tile scheme was subsequently brought forward by the tile queens a attorney the lottery end grid 0 opium lum rings fa favor vor the plan while the tile ultra atra tory english and canadian pacific torf railroad havo lavo purposes iu III view other than those of the tile fallen queen and lottery and opium rings they agreed aa as to tho the method of defeating annexation claus spreckels makes a part at 0 of f tho tile alliance to kill annexation ey by p ebis this is is an alliance powerful as it is is disreputable it ie 18 not adais hiele by honest americans for the tile following reasons it would surely result in in raising an enormous corruption corruption fund by b t the lie allied parties the canadian pacific railroad in the past used vast bribes to accomplish ite its designs and lantto want to I 1 leavo I 1 aye foot and hand firmly in hawaii claus Spro ckles holds money money to be the chief power in I 1 politics and would pay out but enormously to keep tho the sugar planters under his grinding monopoly to restore his prestige e lost by the tile f fall all of the monarchy and carry out his scheme torna to make kethe the islands an outside field mainly for cheap asiatic labor and raw sugar P production ro he ile would carry out his threat and load ins his steamers and I 1 outvote out cut vote the provisional government bv by extensive colonization the powerful pa pacific cefic opium ring wish to make a sure depot in in hawaii which they could not do with the united states authority established in in the islands bv by this combined power operations would be surely carried on in in the name of copular jo loo pular suffrage wl which ach might overcome bov aeden en eights of the tile property v holders bolders and permanent res residents eats and anzi all of the really responsible men in in the islands therefore it is is obvious the scheme waa was devised devi sied aa as the most sure result of striking down american civilization and american interests in in the tile islands by flooding them with an asiatic population I 1 america cannot got to t rid 0 of her future responsibilities if site would and all attempt to do so will bo be at t the lie cost of future generations I 1 cherish the falth of the american people statesmen and the government thoughtful of americas greit future and great responsibilities will settle the hawaiian question wisely and well will take care that the hag flag of tile united states floats unmolested over the hawaiian islands and thenceforth it sall be moral and political treason to rein remove eye it or strike it down |