The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-13
HAWAIIAN ADVICES.
UTTERANCES OF EX- REVOLU-
ZIONIST WILCOX.
The Native Sons Oppose Any Move
ment Looking TO Change in the
Form of Government.
Correspondence of the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press
HONOLULU III. T., Jan. 5.-PoIitfcs are
commencing to enliven a little, but as
yet the party whip of either of those in
| the field has not been applied. and argu-
ments have been for the most part mild.
Robert Wilcox, eX-revolutionist, and
who has been charged with reasonable
correspondence with one G.. c.. Moreno.
and with endeavoring to foment trouble
here, has made a statement that he is not
the author of the letters published in New
York and other papers, purporting to
give said Moreno prominence as the
agent in America Of Hawaiian revolu-
tionists. Wilcox has lately made a DO
lltIcal visit to the islands of Hawaii and
Maui, and on New Years Eve he adj
dressed Liberal meeting at the armory,
over which Hon. j. K. Bush presided
Wilcox then again took occasion to
deny the authorship of the so-called con-
spiracy letters, though he admitted he
had written letters to Moreno who was
his friend, informing him in general
way ofmatters pertaining to the Hawaiian
Ministry. He continued: Ibid you ever
know me to advocate annexation to the
United States? What | have stated III
public, and | repeat it now, is that if our
and unsatisfactory manner, as at present,
its own rottennesS will hasten US to a re-
public"
Wilcox attacked the character of the
Marshal and Attorney General and went
on to say: Foreigners are not advocat-
ing independent government for us.
They favor annexation to the United
States in order to get the two-cent bounty
on sugar. When 1 was at Hilo recently
a high Government official declared that
he would favor the candidate who would
promote the Mott-Smith scheme. That
treaty virtually means our ceding Pearl
Harbor to the United States and allow
ing them to erect forts there. The Queen
has signed the treaty, but the President
has not yet signed it. Congress is await
ing the approval Of our Legislature If
the candidates Of the Reform party would
all be elected, Punloa will surely be
coded to America. The natural results
would be that Pearl City lots will be
greatly enhanced in value. That is the
sole ambition of the reformers." Wilcox
closed by saying that monarchy is good
If the sovereign is good, and so also is a
republic. He then related the story of
his tour about the islands. He was fol-
lowed by Bush and others, who also
made speeches sustaining the views of
Wilcox.
The native sons of Hawaii held a
largely attended meeting December 18th,
and passed resolutions to the effect that
the native sons of Hawaii certify to up
hold the present form of Government of
the islands, and likewise uphold the Queen
and the throne Of Hawaii; that they pro-
test against any project for annexing the
country to any other, and that it be pub
licly declared that reports, widely circu-
lated, that Hawaiian people are standing
ready to adopt and embrace a republican
form ofgovernment, either independently
or by annexation, are false and un-
founded.
The elections will take place February
Sd.
Queen Liliuokalani is spending the hoI-
idays at her country residence. Waialua,
thirty-four miles from Honolulu. She is
still in good health.
At the meeting of the Commissioners
for the representation OF 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 arrange
mentS for an exhibit.
Gorhanl ID. Gilman o. Boston, an ex-
| Senator, is mentioned III connection with
the position OF Hawaiian Minister. resi-
/ dent at Washington.
/ The United States steamship Pensacola
is still IL Port.