The morning call., 1893-09-01
A MISSIONARIES VIEWS.
No Probability of Successful
Revolution.


Concerning the advices from Honolulu
of an unsuccessful attempt by sympathiz-
ers of the deposed Queen to inaugurate a
revolt against the Provisional Govern
ment o. p. Emerson, corresponding secre-
tary Of the Hawaiian Evangelical Associa-
ton, and his brother, j. s. Emerson, who
was connected with her Majesty's Govern
ment Surveying Department, had this To
say yesterday to CALL reporter:
cit may with perfect safety be said that
any attempt to overthrow the Provisional
Government would meet with ignominious
defeat. While we, as native Hawaiians,
would be pleased to have our deposed
Queen provided for, we do not desire to
return TO monarchical form Of govern
meDt. The better class-that is, the more
enlightened residents Of Hawaii-feel as
l say abo ut the matter.
'Still, you must remember that the Ha-
waiian Islands are guile cosmopolitan. and
the royalist and Provisional Government
factions divide the population pretty
evenly. The Provisional Government
sympatbiZers excel greatly, however, in
learning. and that will decide the matter
in the long run. Out of a total population
on the Hawaiian Islands OF $4,000, count
ing men, women and children, the
1900 and the Portuguese 1900. The re-
naming $4,000 are Hawaiian, American,
English, German and other nationalties.
The 1900 Chinese and 10000 japanese
are practically unanimous in one thing.
which renders the outcome somewhat un-
certain, they are desirous Of making all
tie trouble they can for the Government
Of the United States. They will throw
every obstacle they can ia the way of a
protectGrste by yonr country. ln the
work OF the Evangelical Association, which,
by the way, has about 100 churches seat
tered over the Islands, we often have TO
contend with this inclination Of the Chinese
and Japanese residents TO stir up troubls
against the Provisional Government.
I'm several instances native Hawaiian
ministers OF our association, who were in
discreet enough TO affirm their love Ior the
Americans, no they said gave the
Hawalians everything worth living for, iu-
cluding the Christian religion, and who 1t
the same time Tashly denounced the fraii-
ties Of the depOsed Queen. were locked out
OF their own churches, and compelled to
seek the aid of the native officers. Then,
when it came TO trying these malefactors,
we found that the Chinese and Japanese
were contributing regularly TO a fund
which was used TO obtain the services of
native attorneys, and when fines were i'm
posed, the money TO pay them came from
And these are the people, in all proba-
bllity, who aIe stirring the natives TO re-
volt. The Provisional Government has q
standing army Of 900 thoroughly disci-
plined men, and this number can be in
creased at an hours notice a hundredfold.
by the Summoning OF what are called
minutemen. So you see the Provisional
Government is safe.
LAS to the financial situation everything
is quiet, and while business Is not brisk
the islands are remarkably prosperous,
considering the uncertainty Of affairs.
"Of course the opinion OF prominent
Hawaiians is that the United States
should establish a pTotectOraie over the
islands and the more enlightened believe
this will be done. If it is not done, how
ever, the representative Hawaiians have
made up their minds that they will not
submit again 10 monarchical rule, and
they will nip in the bud any measure
which promises such result. The Pro-
vsiOnal Government will stand till q pro-
tectOraie is established-and may that
time soon come"