The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-17
THE FACTS ABOUT HAWAII.
Planters Only Favor Annexation, and
Not All Of Them.
TRYING TO AROUSE VIOLENCE.
A Foreign Flag is Flaunted Before the Ma
dives i'm q Way That May Anger Them
Are Peacefully acknowledgements
Government Formed.

HONOLULU. April 8, via SAN FRANCISCO.
April 1.-THE pilot brought the news to
the Alameda steaming into Honolulu
news already told--thst Colonel Blount
had ordered the naval forces to be with
drawn to their ships and the Hawaiian
flag hoisted instead Of the American flag
over the national buildings
Thereupon there was great excitement
among the Hawaiian passeng ers. some OF
whom were for the queen aud others for
the provisional government. A dense
crowd of native Hawaiians filled the
wharf and welcomed back Paul Neuman
aud his associates who were returning
from Washington. where they had
pleaded the gu ems cause and that OF the
native islanders. The town was quiet.
but In the small business quarter many
American flags were displayed ostenta-
tiousy AID rs though inviting to excite
nieuG and collision.
Two old uaintances-American
aud annexationists, mem bers and lead
ers of the planters par y-called on Mr..
Ear.y and expressed fears of violent
outbreak. One absurd person spoke of
"a repetition OF the scenes of San Do
mlnso." LIZ there
should be Rioting
this would be the fault OF those who In
such time as this are ostentatiously
fiaunting their foreign annexation flags
H. the eyes Of tie native population
who-on the planters own admis-
sio s--are aEanimouslJ and strongly
opposed to annexation. The or
derly and peaceful conduct of the
native people under tie circumstances
and under the aggravations Of the
planter annexationists Is admirable and
deserves the greatest praise. IL there
should be trouble hereof which there Is
no ikelihood-the blame will be entirely
upon the annexationists. who are to the
last degree embittered by the failure of
their schemes. and some of them would
Welcome the vio'eoce they are melting,
because they have no hope of success.
IL is a fact-confess d by all the an
nexationists 1 haue seen-thaG the
natives are solidly opposed to annexation.
l,92S Americans, men, women and
caildren, most. though, by no means all
Of whom
Want and Cry Out
for annexation. The lea lers Of these
are heads of the fading provisional gov
ernment.
That these ,92S are not unanimous Is
clear from the fact that the annexation
and provisional government scheme has
made trouble in social circles, trou hle ia
the church and in business relations so
ruthlessly have the planter annexation
lists pushed their revolutionary scheme
aud purpose among their own cl lss. An
American or o her foreigner ,.ho does
hot 20 In for annexation must keep ouie
or suffer persecution in church, society
and business.
The course aud conduct of the native
people, who are not, remember, savages.
rs in smoa, but reading and writin
people, for whom at this Time several
Ialily papers are printed, are admirable
The American missionaries who taught
hem, and who were the fathers of many
Of the small but bitter annexation
groups, taught them we'll
1t must not be supp lsed that the ma
tive pc pie are without excitement
They feel the situation keenly aud a
movement Is now on foot by which
natives, men aud women, of all
the Islands are getting names to
"A petition asking for the restoration Of
the queen. But they arc SO well in hand
tnat the Other day when great crowd
witnessed with Joy the reinstatement of
building, while they took off their hats
cause the queen had expressed a desire
Tor absolute quiet and n de nonstration.
This act of Colonel Blount removing
the troops, taking away the American
flag and hoisting the Hawaiian n ", was.
ms they do not conceal. extremely un-
pleasant TO the provisional government
aud its adherents- 1t showed in its re-
SUITS the falsity OF their plea that lite