The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-03
Tho Plain Facts Concerning Hawaii.

Tho Plain Facts Concerning Hawaii.
First. the Provisional Government estab-
nshed by the revolution which dethroned
LnIuoKALAxI has lasted for Eve months.
Instead Of going to pieces as soon as
the American flag was lowered by Mr..
BLouET's orders, and the United States
marines were Withdrawn from the
shore, 1t has grown stronger In power
and frmer In recognized authority. It
can be overturned only In ono way: and
that is through direct or indirect inter-
ference by Minister BLoUNT. he acting in
accordance with deliberate resolution on
the part OF Mr.. CuBvE1AHD's Administers
ton to crush out republican government in
these islands. and to restore tho ridiculous
monarchy Of which Hawaii 10 now rid.
The second plain fact Is the strength. sin
oerity. and extent OF the annexation senti-
ment In the islands themselves. This was
sufficiently potent at the outset to accom-
plish the January revolution. Since then.
according to all trustworthy accounts. 1t
has steadily increased among both
the native and foreign-born popula-
ton. There 10 only one persistent wit
ness to the contrary. and he went
Of teshfying Just to that effect and to no
other. Tho constant miscellaneous Of Mr..
CHARLES NoRDHoFB concerning the real
condition Of affairs In Hawaii have been
repeatedly exposed BY himself. uncon-
sciously. % well as by others. His main
purpose has been to persuade the readers Of
The Ne,o York Herald that. outside Of o
little band Of adventurers. who. in q
sort Of hlibustering enterprise had tho sup
port Of Minister STEVENS. there Is In Hawaii
no public opinion. worth mentioning. In
favor Of annexation. And yet In his last
lettsr We find Mr.. NoapHoPB inadvertently
telling the truth In such passages as this:
at requires some courage here nowadays
for either o white man or = native to
openly express opposition to annexation"
There L. no hope of peaceful settlement"
he adds. until tho annexation craze gets
it's Quietus." With delicious unconscious
ness Of the Significance OF the admission.
he goes on to complain Of this state OF az
fairs. "a worse and more interruptions
tyranny Of opinion" remarks this naive
gentleman. I" have never seen anywhere"
The third fact. patent and incontroverti-
BILE. is that. short OF tho restoration Of
monarchy by American interference. and a
Quast-protectorate over restored monarchy
by tho great and free American republic,
tho logic Of the situation leads to no other
conclusion than the ultimate annexation OF
Hawaii by the United States. Mr.. BIouNTs
recently published instructions as Spe-
cial Commissioner exercising paramount
authority contain this important sentence:
:" The Government will adhere to It's con-
sistent and established policy In relation to
them 1.-THE islandsl. and 1t will not accuiesce
in domestic Interference by other Powers"
II this means anything at all. 1t means that
under no circumstances will the United
States permit any other nation to assert
sovereignty In Hawaii. or to acquire DOM
mating political influence there. In tho form
OF protectorate or otherwise.
Now. there is every reason TO expect that
II the present Provisional Government is
not meanwhile overthrown by moro or less
violent interference from Washington in
behalf Of LILIUoKALANI. 1t will once more
propose to tho President and Congress an
nexation by treaty or otherwise. II that
second offer is rejected. the Hawaiian Gov
eminent will seek an alliance elsewhere
and no fair-minded American can blanc 1t
for 90 doing. But Mr.. CLEVELAND Is
pledged and on record as against al
lowing any foreign power to enter
the islands- With o Hawaiian Govern
nent bent on annexing itself TO some
great country. tho United States Gov
sSnment cannot hold itself alooS and ut tina