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Vol. 1. No. 244.
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CtilIcr tlio IIivwnllnn-jHitatieao
Hitetiuii.Surloiia--,lIlNiiiiihciil
1'rc.Hcnl Uolo'n TonIKoii on
Annexation.
Upon thoir arrival it Svdiur
icoturnijig homo from Unwaii tbo
Queensland Ministers woro intor
viowod by tho Sydnoy Morning
Ilorald. That portion of tho intor
viow roforring to tlioso islands is
given in full bolow. Mr. Byrnes -was
tlio spokesman. It will bo noticed
that ho misapprehends tho posi
tion of President Dolo on tho
question of annexation, evidently
not being informed that whon tho
monarchy was overturned tho
Provisional Government was
formed to govern only until an
nexation to tlio United States
could bo secured. When it scorn
ed evident that annexation wus a
great way on", tho Provisional
Government organized the Ro
public of-Hawaii under a consti
tution that bound its Government
to pursue annexation.
By tho R. M. S. "Warrimoo,
which arrived from Vancouver
yesterday, Mr. II. M. Nelson
(Premier), Mr. E. Philp (Minis
tor for "Works and ltailwaysj, and
Mr. T. J. Byrnes (Attorney-General
of Queensland) woro pas
sengers. They aro returning to
Queensland after having spent
somo holidays in Honolulu. Mr.
Nelson and Mr. Byrnes were yes
terday seen by a Ilorald reporter,
but tho former gontleman appoint
ed his Attorney-General to make
a statement of impressions re
ceived during tho trip, and on tho
condition of politics in Queens
land. In reply to a question, Mr.
Byrnes said: ""Vo wont to Ho
nolulu simply for 11 holiday. Tlint
was all. l4ir was no signi
ficance attnehing to our trip be
yond that. It was in somo re
spects a profitable trip as woll as
an enjoyable ono. "Wo saw Samoa,
and learned something of tho
state of airairs there. You know
that tho Samoa Islands aro at
present governed in accordanco
with a treaty between tho thrco
groat Powers - England, Ger
many, and America; and of those
three nations there cau bo no
doubt that Germany has tho prin
cipal part in tho manngomont of
Samoa. This is only natural, bo
causo tho Germans bavo the
largest interest in tho islands; but
tho Divisional Government doeB
not soomto work satisfactorily,
and I think that in the futuro
there will bo a very unsettled
state of affairs thoro. Trado is,
not good either. Both tho im
ports and exports havo. fallen off.
1 think what will eventuate will bo
tho withdrawal of Amorica from
hqr snare of tho responsibility of
governing tho islands, leaving
England nnd Germany to decido
what is finally to be done. SVo
saw the volcano which is in activi
ty at tho present time on tho isl
and of Hawaii during our trij).
We camo from Honolulu via 'Piji,
and aro now proceeding to Bris
bane. "Will you toll mo something
about your impressions of Hono-
i.)iur;
' "It is a thriving place. Most of
tlio appliances of modern civilisa
tion a complete electtio light
jfiystein, which is most admirablo,
jand a telephone system on the
wholo of tho islands aro to bo
found thoro. Thoro is a soparato
tolophono system on each island,
no cablo connecting thorn. Around
Hawaii tho telephones extend for
300 miles. I believe it U one of
tho bostsyfllonis in tho world. Tho
climato is very good. Wo were
thoro in tho winter, but I bolievo
tho tonipornturu ranges from CO
to 85'. The principal product is
sugar. Thoy will produco this
HONOLULU, II. I. THUESDAY, MARCH 5. 1896.
yoar doublo tho quantity of tho
Queensland production. This is
a splendid result from a littlo
patch of islands liko these. It is
largely duo to tho uso of fertili
sers in agriculture. Sometimes
they get 10 tons of sugar por aero,
whor'eas tho averago in Queens
lrnd is botwoon ono nnd two. I
smpposo their nvorago would bo
six tons per acre, which is enor
mous, iiesmes sucar. thov aro
now going in largely for planting
coffeo, and thoy oxpect to havo
10,000 acres under coffeo this yoar.
What tbsy havo produced is al
ready of oxcollont quality, and tho
futuro of tho industry depends
upon whether tho plant is attack
ed by any of tho diseases that so
ravago coffeo plantations in othor
parts of tho world."
"Tho political state of tho coun
try is vory unsettled ? "
"Yes, thoro is a good deal of
discontent amongst tho nativo po
pulation, and from those who aro
associated with them by marriage
or long intercourse, and also from
a good uumber of tho white popu
lation. Thoy contend that thoro
was no justification for tho over
throw of tho monarchy, which
took placo in 1893, and tho con
stitution that those who havo
really usurped tho govornmont
havo foisted upon the 'country is
such that tho natives aro prac
tically excluded from all, sharo in
tho govornmont of tlioir own
country. Thoy have fixed tho
franchise so high and imposed
such conditions upon it that tho
natives aro practically excluded
from its use; and, furthermore,
thoy havo made all who want to
exercise a lmhlin fnnriinn tnkn ni
oaUi that they will never do auyc
thine in tho way of the restora'-
tion of tho monarchy. This tho
native generally doclino to tako,
and I do not think anyone can
blamo thorn for their action in
this respect, because tho restora
tion of monarchical institutions
would moan practically a con
tinuance of tho native sovereignty
of tho country. Now all, that has
boon swept away, and you havo a
Government that is roally based
upon forco nnd nothing else.
Thoy maintain a largo military
force, nnd thoro is generally an
American warship thoro. Tho
position of tlio American Govern
ment towards Hawaii is most
peculiar. President Cleveland,
after having had tho matter care
fully investigated, decided entire
ly agaiust this revolutionary party
that overthrow tho monarchy.
Ho submitted proposals to Cong
ress, but thoy woro not adopted,
and tho prosont form of govern
ment, such as it is, has been re
cognised ns a Government de facto
by tho United States as woll as by
tho othor Powers. Still, it is
merely n tyranny masquerad
ing in tho form of n Re
public, because, to quoto tho Am
erican Constitution, which those
people protend thoy aro imitating,
govornmont exists only by tho
consent of tho governed, and tho
governed certainly in this caso
tho groat majority of thorn aro
against tho Govornmont. There
is no question about that. Apolo
gists for tho Government and its
defenders can say what thoy liko,
but tho fooling ol tho nutivos who
preponderate is corlninly against
tho Govornmont entirely. The
feeling of the British residents is
also against them, ns woll as a
largo part of the Amoricun popu
lation. 1 considor that ono of tho
future problems of Hawaii is tho
prosoneo bf tho Japan osa thoro.
Thoro aro inoro than 25,000 thoro,
who aro principally men, and many
of thorn havo been trained in tlio
army .Thoro aro about 40,000 Ifawa
iiuiiB and half-castes, about 13,000
Portuguoso.about tlio same number
of Chineso, and tho remainder of
tho population, which is only a
vory small part of it, consists of
Americana and Europeans. With
tho Hawaiians left out of tho"
govornmont of tho country tho
Japanese would bo tho largest
element thoro, and thoy havo de
manded tho franchise. I do not
seo how tlio llopublio of Hawaii,
if it lasts in its prosont form, cau
rofuso it to -thorn. Thoy aro in
telligent and industrious, and thoy
havo gone thoro to stay. Tho
monarchical Government might
b2 justified in continuing to treat
thorn ns aliens a monarchical
Government that moroly con
tinued tho old nativo domin
ation of tho islands. But
how can a ropublic rofuso tho
franchiso to tho Japanese who are
settlors thoro whon thoy base tlioir
institutions on tno Atnoncnn sys-1
torn, which absolutely gave tho J
franchiso to American negro 1
slaves? If tho Jnpnneso get tlio !
irnncinse they will rule thu islands,
nnd tho Hawaiian group will real
ly become a dopoiuloncy of Japan.
That is a vory serious problem,
not onljyfor us but also for Amor
ica and England, beeauso tho ro
sult would bo a largo Japaneso set
tlement comparatively closes to
Amorica and right between Cana
dathat is, the Western States of
Canada nnd our own country. 1
lo that oxleut Australia is vory
much interested in tho country.
Wo aro building tip a now trade
with Cann'tirt;a"nd tho route to that
country is going to be a highway
of considerable trnflic. It would
bo fur bettor for us to havo thorn
in tho possession of n neutral
Pow6r such osthe Hawaiian mon
archy than to havo thorn "in tho
hands of a roptiblic.whoso politics
aro "bound to bo vory uncertain.
Tho Republic is not "based on re
presentative institutions at nil.
They have boon threo years with
out calling a Parliament togothor,
and tlioy have what is called a
Council of Stato, which is
nominated by tho Presidont,
and which exercises all
the functions of a parliament. You
cau thus see that tho Presidont
is practically the Dictator of tho
country, nnd, according to tho
Constitution, tho present Presi
dent holds offico until tho year
1900. lloro is an instanco of his
powers. Tho Congress thero havo
U5Id that it is on Uroly within his
discretion ns to whether tho ordi
nary law of the country shall bo
suspended and martial law pro
claimed at any time. This is giv
ing tho President greater powers
than woro hold by tho old Hawai
ian Kings, or than thoy over pro
fessed to hold. Tho relations of
tho Jnpanese to tho Govornmont
of these islands couslituto an im
portant question for us. I really
cannot emphasiso its importance
too strongly. Thero is another
point that I would liko to men
tion. The Presidont himself, I
understand, was away from tho
islands whon wo woro thoro, nnd
we had not an opportunity of
meeting him, but I learn fron in
terviews with him that havo boon
obtained by somo American journ
alists that ho is in favor of tho
annexation of tho islands by tho
United States. It seems to mo
that that is a very extraordinary
position for tho chief executive
ollicor of tho nation to tako up
whon ho was practically tho head
of a party that seized the sovereign
ty of tho island. It is to claim that
thoy are holding it in trust until tho
United States relioves thorn. This
I do not boliovo tho United Stutos
will consont to do. Thoy will not
consent to he tho receivers of
stolon property. Thoy have thoir
troubles with their own colored
population in tho Southern States,
and they nro not likely to ndd to
them. Tho States also havo
trouble with thoir Indians. At
present Amorica haB all tho ad
vantages of trado with tho islands,
and tho islands havo a Biinilnr nd
vnntngo with tho Statos, no Unit
neither party would gain by an
nexation. Treaties of alliance ex
ist botwoon them already, as thoy
wero arranged in tho time of tho
Kings. It would nlso bo a dan
gor to America to havo an outly
ing portion of thoir territory 2U00
miles distant from San Francisco.
Tho islands would bo tho most
vulnorablo point America would
havo in thocat-o of war. Besides,
Amorica would not treat them as a
sopnrato Stato, as thoy havo not a
sufficient population, unci to attach
them to any of. tho oxistiug Statos
would bo very ridiculous. Tho
islands, too, would loso such
rights of nutonomy which thoy
possess under tho Ropublic, and
thoy would also loso thoir contract
labor rights, which would bo
disastrous to tho sugar interests,
for thoy at present ilopoiid upon
contract labour from tho Azores
and Japan and China. At all
events, it isn vory nice problem,
nnd ono which, for reasons I havo
stated, possesses n great interest
for Australians. Tho only solu
tion of it in tho interests of every
body would bo tho restoration of
tho monarchy in a strictly consti
tutional fnrm n. plirmcrn ivllinli
would bo most heartily welcomed
by tho natives and whito popula
tion of tho islands."
a ni.AoicuoAiiD i:rciiiN
It was growing dusk and I was
about at tho Inst of work for tho
boards of my school-room, when
I saw standing in tho doorway a
untive woman holding by tho hand
a threo-year-old boy as untidy ns
horsolf in appearance. Her largo,
dark, indolent oyes wandored from
object to object of my pioco of
work and Bnouiotly tried to
spell out .somo words, among tho
rest. 1b therfs'nnything I enn do
for you? "No, I just wnnt look."
Como in, then, and look as
much uh you like. At this sho
walked listlessly about tho room
nnd finally offered the remark
that "sho had boon up eating
gtuivas." I did not inquire whoro
"up" was, but said mentally, "you
look as it you had boon down 111
tho taro patches (which aro often
overflowed with muddy wator) or
tho rico swamps." I lingered over
my work nnd sho loitered timo
was not monoy to her nor indeed
of any sort of vnlue and finally
said to her, sho would havo to ox
cuso mo as I had othor work to do.
Sho walked out hand in hand
with her charge, and turning
tho key I stopped to tako a
more doliborato survey of my
lato-in tho-day visitor.
Do you go to church anywhere?
"No." Woll, como hero to tho
church on Wednesday night. xWo
shnll bo glad to seo you. "My
mother sold." Oh, never heed
your mother in that you aro too
old, and you como; lot her Bcold;
nud I laughed. Sho wont out of
tho placo; but did not come to
church 1 It was days and days
after our interview and I liad for
gotton her, when a native, at
twilight again, walked quiotly in
nt tho open door of my kitchen.
I started fort a moment, for my
placo ib in tho'procincts and quito
exclusive, in u biiiiiII villngo of
Chineso and natives. It was tho
samo woman but this time sho wns
more iieutly nttired, alone nnd not
languid. In most earnest and
beseeching tone sho said "My
baby sick!" Your baby I How
old is your baby? "Ono
yoar threo wook." And how
long sick? "Oh, long timo."
What is tho matter ? "Hot," put
ting her hnnd to hor bend, "and
sho no sleep." Oh, fovor. "Yes 1
you got molchin ?" sho said eager
ly. Vacantly I stared at her,
revolving rapidly tho word in my
mind "molchin, molchin." Am
sorry, I don't quito understand
you. "Don't you know Doc.
Bon' molchin ? Oh-h ! Dr.
Bond, medicine. Hor oyes fairly
danced with joy to think that I
comprehended, nt last. "Yes,
you got molchin you give ? 1 go
seo Doc. Bon', ho sick, cannot seo."
And hIio had ridden twolvo miles
for nothing lNo,Lhnvouo medicine,
and am not a doctor, and if your
baby is very ailing wouid not daro
to give hor anything. But you
go homo nnd make a good warm
bath, and put in so much soda as
1 toll you, and batho hor morning
and night,' rubbing gently
with your hands; then wrap her
up whoro tho air cannot blow on
hor; nnd give her somo wnim milk
with a very littlo poi stirred into
it all, sho will drink; and likely
aftor that sho will havo a swout
sloop. If sho grows worto you
must fiml a doctor.
Sho was so grateful to mo in
hor many thanks nnd hurried off
with hor soda. Timo was of value
to hor, now! Sho manngod to "lug
in," us wo say, at tho last - poor
girl! that tho baby "was not hers
but hor littlo sislor." Woll, wo
won't mind thorolationship; that's
all right, we daro say, but you bo
suro to batho tho baby twii'ou tiny.
"Thoro is a 'groat dual' in tho na
tive." Asm; M. Piu-scorr.
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12th Day, Maiicii 5rn.
THE SENATE.
Vico-presidont Knuhano called
tho Sennto to 6rdor at tho usual
hour this morning and tho roll
call showed ten senators prosont.
Minutes of yestordny wore read
and approved.
Tho Finnnco Committee pre
sented a report favoring tho pay
ment of two months salary to Dr.
Rogers for services as secretary of
tho Labor Commission.
Senator Lymau from the Com
mittoo on Public Lauds presented
tho report of that committee on
I Senato Bill No. G rolating to Hilo
streets.
Senator Lyman also gave uotico
of tlm introduction of a bill for
acquiring and reserving cortnin
land to bo used for public pur
poses in tho district of Hilo.
On tho regular order of tho day
tho appropriation bill was taken
up, togothor with reports of com
mittees on sundry itoms.
Tho-itomof.S-1000 for Kniulani
was passed without opposition.
Senntor McCandless moved tho
insortion of an item of $400, be
ing n pension of $10 por month
for Oluf Eyansou, permanently
injured whilo in the government
sorvico, and after somo debate it
was voted down.
Tho item of $13(!,000 for tho
pay roll of tho military next camo
up with tho recommendation of
tho Military Committee that it
pnss as in tho bill.
Senator Brown considorod that
ono hnlf tho sum named would bo
amplo for present needB of tho
government. Ho would liko to
seo tho forco cut down just ono
half; tho present expenditure was
nioro than tho peoplo could stand.
Includiug tho amount in tho other
appropriation bill $05,7(50, tho
Legislature was called on to vote
over $200,000 for tho maiutonanco
of tho military. If tho amount
was cut down ono half ho would
voto for it, otherwise n6t, in spito
of tho rccommondation of tho
committee.
Minister Damon was glad to
honr tho previous speaker express
himself as ho did. Ho thought ho
was on tho right traok. Ho lioped
tho mnttor would bo further in
quired into boforo a voto was tak
en, so that mombors could act
knowingly. So far as tho actual
necessity for maintaining tho
military wns concornod, at present
it was merely anticipatory and
problematical. Ho hoped, in spito
of tho action of tho standing com
mittee, that tho wholo mntter
would bo referred to a special
committoo for further investiga
tion to seo if tho expenditure of so
much monoy wns roally nocossary.
Minister Cooper aoid ho did not
intond to arguo on tho policy of
maintaining tlio military. Whon ho,
took his present office ho found a"
certain condition of offnirs obtain
ing, and since ho had labored
hard to mako systematic reduc
tions in tho military oxpenses. As
the roport of tho Committee show
ed he hud already made somo vory
matorial reductions amounting to
about $900 por month, without
impairing tho efficiency of tho
forco. Last month's reduction
was still greater and that of tho
present month would bo still
further increased. Appropriating
tho amount asked for did not
necessarily nioiin spending it and
ho hoped tho Sonato would rely
on him to carry out its wishes for
economy. Tho policy of tho pre
sent govornmont was to oboy tho
will of tho people. If tho Logis-
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