, 1892-01-12
PACIFIC POLITICS
Bubbling Up in the Hawaiian
Islands at a Lively Rate.
wilcox the RevOlutiomist Makes a.
Lively Speech-The Annexation
Question Considered Arrange-
ments for the worlds Fair.

MeMtS LOT the worlds Fair.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12- The steamship
Australia arrived this morning seven days
from Honolulu. The whaling boat John P.
West was burned to the waters edge five
miles off Diamond head, Jan. 5. The crew
was saved.
Politics are commencing to enliven lit
tie IA Honolulu, but as yet the party whip
OF either Of those in the field has not vet
been applied and arguments have for the
most part been mild. Robert Wilcox, ex-re-
volutionist, who has been charged with treas
enable correspondendence with one Cesar
Celso Moreno and with endeayoring to To-
ment trouble there, has made statement
that he is not the author OF the letters pub
lished in the New York and other papers.
purporting to give said Moreno prominence
as an agent in America of the Hawaiian
revolutionists. Wilcox has lately made 4
political visit to the islands OF Hawaii and
Maui, and on New Years eve he addressed
liberal meeting at the armory over which
Hon. ]. Il. Bush presided. Wilcox again
took occasion to deny the authorship of
the so-called conspiracy letters, though he
admitted he had written letters to Moreno.
who was his friend, Informing him in pen
eral Of the lay Of matters pertaining to tie
Hawaiian ministry. Hecontinued: "Did
you ever know me to advocate the annex-
alton of the kingdom of Hawaii to the
United States What I have stated in
public and repeat now, is that il our af-
fairs continue to be conducted iii base
ana unsatls5lactory manner, as at present,
its own rotteaness will hasten us to a re
public Wilcox attacked the character Of
Marshall and the Attorney General. and
went on to say: eFOreigners are nof adj
yocating an Independent governments for
US. They favor annexation with the
Un1Jed States in order to get two cent
bounty on sugar. When was at Hilo re-
Gently, a high government official declared
he would favor a candidate who would
promote Matt Smiths treaty scheme
That treaty virtually means our ceding
Pearl Harbor to the United States, and al
lowing them TO erect forts there
The Queen has signed the treaty. bnt
the president has not yet signed
it, congress is awaiting the approval of our
legislature. If the candidates Of the re. re-
form party would all be elected Puloa will
surely be ceded to America. The natural
results would be that Pearl City lots would
be locally enhanced III value. That is the
sole ambition of the reformers.n Wilcox
closed by saying, Monarchy is good if the
oOV ClCiHi ~ BOOu, duus SO, also is a repub-
lic." He related the story Of his tour about
the islands and was followed by Bush and
others who also made speeches sustaining
the views Of Wilcox.
The native sons Of Hawaii, held largely
attended meeting Dec. 20, and passed reso-
lutions to the effect that the native sons
of Hawaii certify to the effect that the pres
ent form Of government Of the islands.
and likewise uphold the queen and throne
OF Hawaii, that they protest against anv
project for annexing the country and that
it be publicly declared that the reports
widely circulated that the Hawaiian peo-
pie are standing ready to adopt and em-
brace republican form of government.
either indepently or by annexation are
false and unfounded
The elections will take place February 3.
Queen Lilioukalini, is spending the holi-
days at her country residence, Waialua
thirty-four miles from Honolulu. She is in
in good health.
At the meeting of the commissioners for
the representation Of the Hawaiian indus
tries at the Columbian exposition, it was
decided to ask for space eighty feet
square. The commissioners, are proceed
ing slowly in the matter Of arranging for
the exhibit.
Gorham i. Gilman, Of Boston, ex-senator
is mentioned in connection with the posi-
tion Of Hawaiian minister, resident at
Washington.
The United States steamship Pensacola
is still in port.