Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-23
1T WOULD MEAN CORRUPTION
Congressman HflbOrn on the Eject of
LflfuOkalani's Restoration.

PORTLAND. Me. Nov 23-Congressman
Hilborn of California is in this city confined
TO his room at his hotel on account of Sc
we're illness that attacked him while on his
return to Washington from a visit to his
birthplace in Minot Me
In an interview yesterday on Hawaiian
affairs Mr.. Hilborn said:
w nile i have not been in direct commu-
nlcation with my constituents since the
latest phase in this perplexing question has
been brought about. still think they will
be very much SURPRISED at the action of
the present administration. Trade and COM
merce OF Hawaii are so largely identified
with those of San Francisco. and the re-
lations of the two places are so close, that
In our state we can hardly realize that
Hawaii Is a foreign government. Over as
per cent Of the agricultural lands i'm the
islands is owned by Americans and over 20
per cent of her trade is with the United
States and very largely with San Francisco
Thus you can readily see that our people
are exceedingly sensitive about ANYTHING
relating to the Hawaiian islands and es-
pecially to its governmental policy:
THE whole Hawaiian population own less
the islands. 1 am now speaking from mem
DRY, you understand. Now, IL would seem
that the Americans ought to be consulted
in turning over the control of Hawaiian
of the landed interests, at the same time
DISTINGUISHING Americans. French. Eng
fish, Germans and other foreign residents
merchants and landowners The Hawa-
iians are fast disappearing people content
to live on other peoples bounty, and IL
would be detrimental to the welfare of the
islands to disfranchise those who are bring
ing il into an era of prosperity"
Congressman Hilborn, when reminded Of
dispatches from his district to the effect
that demand for the Impeachment of
PRESIDENT Cleveland was received with ac-
clamatlon by his constituents, said: THAT
statement, OF which l know nothing save
what 1 have CLEANED from the papers is
very significant of a very excited condition
OF anairs In California. The statement,
believe, was suggested in the columns of
the san Francisco Examiner the leading
democrats organ of our state Now the
examiner, for some time, has been yio-
iently opposed to the President, The peo-
pie of the Pacific coast were offended at
President Cleveland for not enforcing the
Chlnese restriction act and the inference
Is, perhaps, obvious.
The people in California are MOI an ax
citable people. eastern people would
INFER, continued the Congr essmap land
the demand OF the great coast paper should
demand"
Though the California Cor gresham did
not express himself openly, and though he
expressed wish that the great interna-
tional question would soon be amicahI,
settled, with satisfaction to both counITies
yer ne sald II was palpable fact that
commissioner Bount, for whom Califor-
mans nave the greatest respect was hood
wlhked IN a certain degree in his estima-
tlon or the queen and that the wool was
completely pulled over his eyes through
the emissaries of this crafty woman.
II seems apparent to the people of Cali
fornia, and especially of San Francisco
wncse business men travel back and forth
between San Francisco and Honolulu that
the restitution of the queen means a reign
ind
lottery and opium traffic which for a ,,n,o
might swell the funds of the native govern
ment, but which must sooner or later re-
sun IN complete dissolution of the native
power. Ihe Hawaiian Islands need
guardian and Californians think that IncIa
Sam could fill the BILL N"eie