The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-22
POLITICS IN HONOLULU.
Natives Dissatisfied With the
New Ministry.
The Legislature Expresses Lack of Conf
dence, but the Cabinet Will Prob
ably Stay.

Advces from Honolulu received yester-
day by the steamer Australia are to the eff
feet that the political situation there is
causing much dissatisfaction.
The trouble grew out of the naming Of
new Ministry by Minister Macfarane for
the Queen, but there is no truth 10 the story
that petition was being circulated asking
Queen Victoria to place the islands under
the British flag.
The cause of the agitation is the unsettled
state of the Government. The people are
growing tired Of the continual political up
heavals.
ment of the new Ministry the islands were
practically without government of any kind
and the new administration is not meeting
with much favor.
The Cabinet to which the natives object
Is Z. C. Mactarane. Minister Of Finance;
Samuel Parker, Minister of Foreign Affairs;
Charles L. Gerllcb, Minister of the Interior,
and Paul Neumann, Attorney General.
K j. Creighton Of this city is In constant
communication with the islands, and re-
ceived a package of mail by the steamer
which throws some light on the situation
which Is not so serious as has been reported.
The natives do not think the present Min
stry is good one, because two of its men,
bers Parker and Neumann) were members
of the old Cabinet which was not satlslac-
tory 10 the islanders.
On two previous occasions Ministers ap-
pointed by the Queen to form Cabinet had
made failure OK the job, and they are be-
ginning to lose confidence.
The House is divided into three parties,
a com bnatiOn that can easily throw out a
Ministry if IL does not suit them, but when
II comes to forming Cabinet of four seats
for three nartIaS less difficulty
experienced by the gentlemen IN charge OF
the political business.
The new Cabinet was sworn in Monday,
September r. On Tuesday the Legisla-
ture met the House and moved 10 adjourn
for time in order to map out a policy, but
was refused. Then Representative ". o.
Smith moved to vote want of confidence
in the Ministry. and his resolution was
being debated when the steamer sailed.
Following is the resolution presented by
Mr.. Smith:
WHEREAS The principle for which the ma
iOrity OF The Legislature is now cOnteuding is
the right OF the people, through majority of
their elected representatives, TO control the pol
icy of the Government, ana for that purpose TO
control The personnel ana the Cabinet. aud 10
obtain a Cabinet representing and having the
confidence OF such a majority; and whereas, The
present Cabinet has been constructed in dis
regard of such principles and does not represent
nor possess the confidence OF members Of Inc
Legislature; now therefore be Il
Resolved, That the Legislature hereby ex-
presses ifs want OF confidence IN The present
Cabinet.
The general feeling is that the present
Ministry viii remain in office and try to
pour soothing oils Oh the troubled political
waters.
This is only an old friend with new
face, said an ex-naval officer in discussing
the proposed British protectorate of the
Hawaiian Islands with CALL reporter
yesterday.
"Of course. the thing cannot be tolerated
for moment, any more than ii was in lS43,
when the captain OF the British ship Carys-
fort actually went so far as to take posses
sion of the Island Of Oahu and establish a
commission for its government
You may, perhaps. recollect that about
the same time the French took hand in
the matter, abrogated the laws of the
islands and set at defiance the protests of
the American missionaries, who had been
at work since 1924, by establishing the
Roman Catholic religion as the religion of
the islands and forbIdding all others.
1T is no more possible for Great Britain
to assume an individual protectorate over
the Hawaiian Islands. such protectorate
being mere form OF annexation, than it
was for Germany to try the same tick with
Samoa In 1888 Neither factional strife nor
the implied sanction of the islanders can
Justify the United States in permitting a
foreign power to control any Of the major
groups of islands in the Pacific
The Hawaiian Islands lie directly in the
track of the cable line which Great Britain
is planning between Vancouver and Auck-
land or some OF her Australian ports. She
has already seized a long line of island
posts. constituting the links of her strategic
chain. She can afford TO make bold bluff
for Hawaii.
INSTEAD of removing the Boston and send
ing cut an old tub like the Alliance we ought
to have two or three of our bast modern rrnis-
ers in Hawaiian waters till this matter is
settled
II am not at all in favor of the annexation
OF the Sandwich Islands to the United
States, but no other power ought to be al
lowed to exercise controlling int rest
there. much less to annex the group or es-
tablish a protectorate. We have been al
together too lax about our interests in this
matter.
"Why even the young Hawaiian Princess
has been educated In England and though
there are millions of American dollars in
vested in the group, England is ahead of us
there in every way / wont say anything
about the Mckinley bill and the claim of the
Hawaiian Government that tile sugar trade
OF the Islands has been injured about
S5,000,000 year. But | will say that the
negotiations between the Ha waiian Legis-
lature, by which the latter agreed to pay
$4,000 month to a cable company IL the
United States would grant $50. 600 month,
nave brought about an active policy ON the
part of Great Britain.
England has been jealous ever since the
treaty OF 1887 granted us a coaling station
at Pearl River Harbor Then, too, the
Missionary party which counts large vote
in the islands, has strong American back
ing, and has never forgiven what was
termed the British aggression, by which
the Rev. DR.. Willis was consecrated Bishop
of Honolulu.
The extravaganza Of the late King Kala-
kaua and the weak regency which has since
been maintained has naturally been a splen-
ana opportunity for demagogues and revolu-
tionlsts to get In their fine work 1t has
always been the policy of England to take
advantage OF such internal troubles-as
witness her 'protectOrate' over Egypt She
got Ireland that way, did she not? But
she ought not to be allowed any sort of SUI
premacy In the Hawaiian group, let alone
any talk OF protectoraie. which Is simply
announcer name for annexation. IL we put
our foot down England will let 60"
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