Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-17

S TO 40 IN a REVOLUTION

0AsILAxn Cet. Dee 14~Ths En-
quirer this svoeIng sa1s HsusiiAn Min
istsr Thnuecn sailsd rooaoedny "a ne
stsamsr Alansda ~ ur1ululu for q
more inporsant purposs ~ fe report
no prqRrseA~ Last 1huru1sy. Thprs
ton vas visitor IL oakland and spent
the evsnisg 1t the hopse e : gsasIenan
vho has hszvy intsscsfs Ia ths Hawaiian
isl4ndk There w,s esssmbIsd 10 meet
him qu<>o = coppsny ot geutlcmen. for
mer rsuidsnf6 e Hawaii, snd 'rhurston
unbosomsd hinself. speaking With per
feet fr2nknsss about biz mission 10 60
ing hom& He thought the time had
cone when he no longer cared 10 make
q secret of IT. To put Il in the briefest
form. Ihurs1on is going 70 Honolulu 70
assist in another revolution, that 10 10
say be u going 70 aid In substituting for
the prevent provisional % temporary
oosernmenf : pormanenr royernmenf
with q written constitution. which shall
make Hawaii a republic and tree and
independent nafson of the earth
Annexation Abandonef
All idea Of seeking annsxntion il 20 be
abandoned, for the present kt least and
the republic of Hawaii N 10 beestablished,
thus ending the uncertainty in the
islapdG The gist OF the confidential in
formation which Minister 1hurston car
ries back 20 Honoiulu, no. doubt. is that
nothing 10 10 be expected from the gov.
ernuent at Washington and therefore it
IL the part Of wisdom for the provisional
government to secure its present
strength and popularity and TO estab-
lish form Of goverument which shall
be permanent This might not be so
easy to do II delay and uncertainty were
allowed 10 20 on until disscnsions creep
in and sr,p the strength Of President
Dole's administration. In thu copyersa-
ton on the occasion referred 10. Thurs
ton showed that bis mind was made upfor
the boldcst and most determioo1 act5o1k
lie implied that he vas roioR uo< 70 d1k
cuss matters. but to act He seemed q
entertain 90 doubt vhatever that Pres
ident Dolls and the other members of
the provisional G01ernment would he
with him heart and souL ~
Favored . Little Fighting.
As an illustration Of his spirit, Thurs
ton said: Al don't know bat what Il
would be good thing II there should be
little iigating down there. 1t wouId
unite the people, BY thia he Wa mo-
derstocd 70 mean collisions bctweeu che
United States forces and the provisiSnsl
government He was asked Il he
thought the royalssts would come over
and unite with the prosisid6alists u the
government were made pcrnanency.
and 20 this rcpHes4. ss.fey y6lises
must be stamped out" As TO details OF
the new constitution and how it would
be promulgated, Mr. Thurston said
nothing. but he admitted that the
serious obstacle was the suf-
frage question. the natives be-
ing friendly to the queen. He
referred to the Portuguese settlers.
OF whom there are 10000. who might be
voters, and said he thought they would
stand with the new government, and
that the japanese, il admitted TO SUI
frage. would do the same. He seemed
to think that by the help OF these and
other foreign born elements IL might be
possible TO hold the natives down. even
II they were given the ballot. Ono OF
the company present was a prominent
lawyer. and with him Thurston lad
some interchange OF views about The
method OF promulgating new consti.
tutional government which would &C.
cure recognition from foreign powers
Defacto Governments Title Good.
Both gentlemen agree that the pro
visional governmeat made clear case
that IL was not only defacto govern.
ment: that its power on tho islands was
absolute and undisputed; any constltu
ton promulgated in its name and any
officers chosen under IL would have the
right to recognition under the principles
Of international Law. Another interest
ing tact. which came out during the
evening. was that Thurston wanted te
take back with him 10 the islands NJ
many Havaiisns or holders OF property
interests in the islands. who were trust
worthy. as be could get TO 60. Mr.
Castle. who left Ann Arbor. Michigan
20 accompany Mr.. Thurston. was present
and not only coincided with whai
Thurston said. but avowed that hs
would take part in settling up the ncv
form of Qovernmant and fus f,lletl that Ia