New-York tribune., 1873-05-03
ANOTHER VIEW OF POLITICS IN THE
ISLANDS.

THE KING CONTROLLED By a CLiQUE-NiissIoNAhf
INTERESTS IN STATE AEFAIBS-CHARACTER oS
PEARL RIVER HARBOR-IEALrII OF TIE KING.
IRON An OCCASIONAL CORREsPONDENr or rIE IkIhUNEI
HONoLULU, April 1.-THE reign Of LunalilO
advances in apparent peace, but there is strong under
current of agitation iu this little state. Inls hng s nor
master Ike his semi-UarbarCus predecessor Kane
hameha v. Luualllo rs amiaDie and The puppet OF o
clique He in the hands OF tle missionary politicians
The late KING hated Judd, Whitney ana all their asso
cates and they plotted against him ana the monarchy
IN these isles and proposed bargains 20 Mr. Seward o.
buy MP the country and bring about annexation. He
sent Col spaldng as Consul and Gen. McCook as Minis
ter. with instructions inspired by these proportions
Bus McCook discovered thar the Judd clique greatly
overrated its Importance during the .a-e reign ana
would not be able 70 do anything -or the si0oJ "A.cL
they demanded. Now this King has Partially for tle
Judds, Thurstons. and Whtueys, on account of some
supposed service rendered him, .ua ucr,iC-e they
are In power and are now the OudcsJ mOu.rc-ss and
loyalists in the islands.
This missionary clique does not want annexation. be-
cause The United states would not certainly, either
under a Territorial a State Government, provide 1a
many GOOD berths as they have now. Missionary Hal
is Minister Of the Interior one Missionary Judd Dr. a,
torney-General and another Missionary Judd is AuJI
tantGeneral; Missionary whitney Is IN charge OF tle
Government Press scml-Mssl0narY Bishop IL Minister
OF Foreign Affairs; Missionary Hitchcock is Inspector
the Interior Department, and Missionary Castle Is Dob
charge OF the Fin nee Department: chat the
sionary politicians running our political machine
There was hope for annexation with the late Brit
,h High Church clique in power chan with these mis-
sionares. They determined TO make money out az
the present opportunity. They 90 send tnt King
10 Washington 60 help negotiate % new reciprocity
treaty They hope tempt the United states by tne
offer OF the Pearl Harbor Lagoon Tor naval station.
and become rich by remission OF duties sugar and the
advance Of real estate There s determined opposi-
ton among the natives 20 the Kings going 10 washing
ton. believe the King does that the independent
faction, headed by the CHIEF DAVID hdakana, VIII SIR
up the people. detlrone tie King in bis abscuce lnd
place David the throne. sure that this "il pf
attempted The natives are now becoming convinced
that the missionaries only care ioi iue '.oA'eS ana
fishes" OF these isles.
Admiral Pennock mas ordered @ worry thorough survey
OF the Pearl HarbOr Lagoon, which 30 is proposed y"
cede 10 the United states for reciprocity one "i tAe
officers in command told me that the removal of tho
distractions 70 the entrance OF the haroor VI" coTt
mucn more than at irst supposed Gen Al Eander bad
said On first survey that DC would cost S-coUOi bnt
this officer saws that the breadth Of the DIT j. much
greater than at first supposed. Moreover u has
been discovered that below the coral there u rock or
such hardness tools viii hardly make au impression
on IT, T5is officer is Of opinion that Pearl Halbor
will ultimately cost SW0000 90 So 500OoJ to make q
essihle Of course when The United states really need
the islands. here n Honolulu HarDur al ready 70 their
hands The King has been an invalid on several orc.,-
sious lie is troubled with cancer his breast, and be-
i,.,ts AN operatlOn. say that be- Is simply a boil
Ii was said ABOUT the Late King tina, he had boil lut
az last il was discovered that 10 eating can,cl
that had ked him. Natives around the King say thar
he has a cancer. lie has been troubled with Il about
year aud a hail. He is % kind hearted and generous man.
and desires 20 he benehccnt ruler. Natives who have
been much with him say he s sound IN health, aud
NAV depart Tins lie suddenly any day. In that We
viii have hUtle- revolution. perhaps Republic.
1hrrr b. great probability tBat King Lunso Will marry
Duprfi Emma.