The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-06
THE RUSH srE4M1NG INTO THE uAnBoR.

them very serious case of enlarged
Uranium and they are quite ready TO assume
the aggressive, once they think they can do
so with immunity from United STATES inter
ference. The Mikado is anxious TO gain
for his little kingdom the title OF "the
Great Britain of the Pacific" and every
evidence points toward the fact that he has
long before this turned speculative eyes
toward these islands. Nothing but the
American iag floating from the Govern
ment building has kept his forces back thus
FAR.
As an evidence of Japanese feeling in the
present juncture the following incident is
significant:
On March 16 japanese convict at Homo
lulu, undergoing life sentence for murder,
while working in gang about the wharf
made his escape, took to the water and
swarm out to the cruiser Nauiwa in the har-
Dor. He boarded the cruiser and was given
shelter. When the prison overseer came
alongside he was not allowed to board the
Nanlwa. Later the matter was brought to
The knowledge of the police authorities.
who demanded the surrender of the man
from the japanese Consul. The request
was refused, the reason being that there is
no extradition treaty between this country
and Japan, and as a war vessel is cOnsid-
cred territory of the country which it rep
reSentS, the murderer was in his own
country. As an upshot of this affair rumOrs
OF war we're very thick about town on the
2lst, and at one time naval engagement
was expected to take place between the
Boston and the Naniwa. This arose from
the fact that about forty bluejackets from
Camp Boston were returned TO the ship, as
their continued presence on shore inter-
feres with the ships discipline.
The Provisional Government has sent q
request to the Emperor of Japan for the
return of the prisoner. The papers have
been sent TO the Hawaiian Consul at Toxic.
who will have them delivered to the proper
authorities. In the meantime, during the
Naniwa's stay in port. all japanese convicis
are TO be locked up. The Kon-go has left
this port and gone. it is announced, to Yo-
kohama. Some contend that she has gone
to San Francisco to cable important dis
patches TO Japan, but that is really of no
consequence. The more important matter
is the report that her former berth here
Will soon be occupied by another japanese
cruiser more on the Naniwa's build and
armament. What another such ship is to
be sent here for no one knows, but the
A fact not generally known is that
large proportion of the laborers the Japan
eSe Government has sent over here in the
past year OF two are drilled men. This is
circumstance that would be very helpful to
the Mikado's plans, if. as some think, he
has such, should the opportunity arise for
him 10 assert himself in the ISLANDS.
The present hitch in the proceedings is
one which the people of Hawaii cannot but
view with anxiety. The delay is proving
seriously disastrous to the business interests
of the country. Since the al rival of the last
Australia steamer Government securities
have gone down, and the business depres-
sion is very marked. The future seems too
problematical to encourage investments,
and there is financial trouble ahead unless
the United States acts promptly.
The Provincial Government is today on
n much more solid basis than it was even
month ago. 1t will not yield the ground it
has gained, or submit to be put out of power
save at the point of the bayonet and it
ought not to do so. Never, since the world
began, was more thoroughly justitiable
revolution" planned and carried ont.
1t was currently reported here, on the
arrival of the Australia, that Minister Ste
vens had received a Ieprimand from the new
administration for his position in Hawaiian
politics. l saw him about it a day or two
since, and he assured me TO the contrary
He has received no communication what
ever from the administration, save notice OF
GreshRm'S appointment, and no expression
in any way indicating disapprobation from
the Harrison government. a great many
papers miscOnstrued the first part of Mr.
Fosters message, in which he recapitulates
what a protectorate may or may lot do, into
disapprOyal of the action OF Stevens; bnt
reading of the whole will show plainly that
what he defines US the legitimate acts of a
protectorate under the givea circumstances
are summary of just what was done here
so that the message is in reality an indorse-
ment OF the Minister'S action.
ApropOs of the present delay, Mr.. Stevens
said that he had quite expected the sending
out OF this commission, as a measure to
satisfy the uninformed, both at home and
abroad. He had, himself, been greatly sur
prised ut the general approval which the
annexation proposition had met with from
the American people in general He had
expected that statesmen would at once see
the necessity for taking this step, but both
he and the majority of fannexationists in the
Islands had been wholly uuprepared for the
general expressions of approval of the
movement that have come from all sides.
Before l leave the subject of Japanese
dreams OF power completely l should note in
passing that in the Australa's last trip to
HOnolGlu she brought demand from the
M!kado's Secretary Of State that all the