The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-10-15
TROUBLED HAWAII.
Recent RumOrs Concerning Posi-
BILE Political Changes.

Recent RumOrs Concerning POssi-
BILE Political Changes.
(San Francisco Bulletin, Oct. ~
According to reports from various
sources that have reached here re-
Gently, affairs in the Hawaiian Isl
ands at present seem a trife more
unsettled than usual. These reports
come from various sources and their
character is as conflicting as their
source. The average San Franciscan
has become used to them and re-
CARDS a report that the Hawaiian
Kingdom is to be made a part of
Great Britain with about the same
seriousness he would treat a story of
the Island Kingdoms possible an
nexation to Samoa. Special cores
pondence to contemporary init
mates that just now hidden forces are
at work in British interests. The
present poor health of Queen Liliuo-
kalani and Queen Dowager Kapiolani
is pointed out, and the conclusion is
drawn that Mr.. Cleghorn, the Scotch
father of Princess Kaiulani, the heir
to the throne, is now working for the
ascendency of the British in Hawaii.
Only recently reports of a possible
speedy annexation of the islands to
the United States were discussed,
and mingled with these suggestions
of change have come rumors of
native unrest and possible revolution.
Speaking of the Hawaiian ssitua-
ton, former journalist of Honolulu,
now residing here, gives his very
firm opinion that no forces now at
work are sufficient to work any I'M
mediate political change in the Island
Government. "Ihe islands now are
more part of this country than any
thing else. While many men there
favor annexation, yet sober minded
residents reflect that they would gain
little which they do not now have.
They would get the benefit of the
sugar bounty. it is true, but prices
now are so regulated by the immense
West India sugar product that enters
New York, that the bounty benefit
would be very nearly Offset. If an
nexed to this country, there would
be an end to contract labor at the
islands, and the thousands of Portu-
guese, japanese and Chinese would
have to 90. In this connection |
notice lately q plan to import coolie
labor from India.
at seems a question to me is to
the gains to this country by annexa-
ton. We would not get great
many things we do not now possess,
if we had but mind to take advan-
tage of them. We would get coaing
stations, but we have a coaling
station new right in Honolulu harbor.
1t was once Qsed, but abandoned
several years ago. Ih|2 Government
has not title to 1t, but It mag be used
now as it was once, without cost. Ut
is better location than Pearl Har-
Dor, about which so much has been
uedEu. us IUNSIuuIeHU Cdu HtNcl
get that station without paying an
immense sum to private owners. All
the land about Pearl Harbor is owned
privately-there is no crown or Gov
eminent land there-and il is these
private owners that for years have
had headquarters in Washington,
trying to work the Pearl Harbor sale.
The Hawaiian Government could
cede nothing there, because it has
nothing. There might be show of
cessiOn, but there would have to be
money paid, and it would go to
various private land owners.
"The coaling station at Samoa,
about which great deal has been
heard, is much the same as Pearl
Harhor. Private owners have control
of all the land about the proposed
station. A lot of coal that went
there lately was landed on property
owned by Fred Clay of this city.