The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-31
THE MONARCHY DEAD.
THE PROVISIONAL REGIME
WILL STAND,
Text Of The Suns" Honolulu Letter
Said to Have Been Written
by Mr.. Sewall,

Honolulu The first part, which we
have no room for, deals with the history
of the revolution. The rest is as fol
l)ws. Touching the authorship rumor
connects it with the name of Harold
M. Sewal
The restoration of the monarchy is
not an admitted possibility The eX
Queen and her partisans are beginning
to realize this. They did SO the other
day when Mr.. Blount, for the first time,
to the surprise of everybody, broke his
silence and declared that he had no
power to restore Liliuokalani. The
rumor that he was to do so had been
the inspiration Of the Royalists ever
since he had replaced the American by
the Hawaiian flag over Government
House. Blount's flat denial was a
heavy blow to these hopes. The ex-
Queen herself was not unprepared for
this, for Neumann, her ablest and most
trusted adviser, had given her no en-
Couragement since his return from
Washington. But the heaviest blow
was struck when Claus Spreckels, who,
it was announced, was coming here to
aid her cause, told her bluntly that she
would never be permitted to occupy
the throne again. As a result of this
discouragement the annexation clubs
are making large threads among the
natives.
But Notwithstanding the rapid dis
sipation of native hopes the Govern
ment relaxes none of its efforts to main
tain its physical strength. The armed
force under its command is already
three times greater than that of the late
Government, and besides it has control
of all the arms on the islands More
over, it has the efficient supper; of the
two banks here, as it has of the entire
business and commercial community
1t had to carry heavy financial burden
on assuming office. 1t found a deficit
of $780, 900, the sum of 10000 having
been withdrawn to pay deposltors in
the Postal Savings Bank, alarmed by
the scandals and maladminlstration of
the last days of the monarchy. Public
confidence has now been restored. EX,
pendltures, excepting the extraordinary
ones of maintaining the military, have
been reduced, and these have been
made in accordance with the provisions
of the last Legislative appropriation bill.
The receipts for the next month are
placed at $22, 900 in excess of eXpendi.
lures.
With all this strength the Provisional
Government does not contemplate a
long continued independent existence.
1t came into life only as means to the
end of annexation, and its leaders,
although holding office at great sacri-
flee of personal interests, will not sur.
render their trust until the end is &C,
complished or its attainment is
rendered hopeless. If an independent
eXlstanCe were otherwise desirable,
while not doubling their own strength
at the seat Of Government and having
no fear of any organized attack Of
natives here or elsewhere, they do fear
inCendiarism on the large plantations
whose crops are Combustible, intrigue,
and midnight assassination under the
inspiration of desperate whites. AS an
independent Government they fear,
too, and have good reason to fear the
demands that are already made upon
them by Japan, demands, which, upon
the conclusion of negotiations with the
United States unfavorable to annex
alton, will be enforced by arms.
They are not unmindful of the dis
advantages the Islands may suffer il
deprived of contract labor, and they
doubt very much if these disadvantage:
will be Offset by any tariff on sugar
which may be levied by the United
States. But above all they value the
assurance of stable and good govern
ment which the protection of the
American flag will give and which il
did give from the moment it was raised
over the Government House. They
believe what they are now asking ha
been promised to them for the last fit,
years--an American solution of tn,
question which they have solved SO ia
as they can do So For such a solution
they are ready to pay any price anC
accept any honorable terms of union
They realize that the native oppo
stion may prove an obstacle in the
way Of this union. They claim, anC
Investigation supports the claim, thai
prejudice against annexation is the worl
of selfish whites who have predicted al
sorts of disasters and humiliation t
the Hawaiians as the result of anneXa
ton. This prejudice, the Annexation
leagues are gradually removing, and a
means to this end the Governmen
leaders are discussing the question c
an extension of the suffrage. By prom
ising manhood suffrage, or suffrage a
provided for in the fifteenth amend
ment, they assert that they can win tn
entire native support for annexation,
The terms of the fifteenth amend
ment would be misleading to the Haw
allan, for he would not interpret ther
to admit of property or education quail
fcation, and such qualification, i
the opinion of the Government, will b
found absolutely necessary in dealin