The Annexation of Hawaii, by Andrew Klemenčič (1898)
Article from ‘Discontent: Mother of Progress‘, August 31, 1898, Lakebay, Washington
The history of that Sphinx called authority repeats itself everywhere at every opportunity.
One hundred and twenty years ago Americans fought for independence — today Americans rob another people of independence.
Of course, when the “missionary fathers ” introduced the bible upon the islands the people began to lose their economic independence, so that the present republic really has nothing in common with the people.
Everything that is noble and human loses all its beauty where missionaries and lawyers find their way to represent god and law.
The social foundation of the Hawaiian people is pure communism, so you can imagine how every new law causes greater dissatisfaction in the ranks of those who are opposed to private ownership.
The results to the people of the local and United States governments is worse than a raid of highway robbers, because the robbers might rob and kill you, but they would not make you and the coming generation slaves.
Still I must admire the resignation of these so much wronged people, but I wish they would enter the ranks of the strugglers for liberty and defy wage slavery and everything else that is connected with it.
Any kind of government, be it founded even with the purest and best intentions, must become tyrannical, because the authority of any organization must develop and grow. This is the history of all official organizations. Liberty and authority are two different conditions, and the one can only develop at the expense of the other. If the Hawaiians want to see freedom and happiness they must reject authority and stick to their natural rights on the basis of mutual cooperation.
A. Klemencic
Honolulu, July 25