Huntsville gazette., 1893-12-23

| The Hawaiian Minister Going Home tn
Take Action In the Establishment of n
Republic-His Mind Made Up for the
Boidest and Most Determine edpA ction--
The Royalists Must be Stamped Out
Plain Talk In Conversation.
OAKLAND. Cal, Dec. 17-The En-
| quirer says: Hawaiian Minister Thurs
ton sailed yesterday on the steamer
Alameda for Honolulu for more inn
portant purpose than to report mo
| progress" Last Thursday ThurstoD
was visitor in Oakland, and spent
the evening at the house of a gentle
man who has heavy interests in the
Hawaiian islands. There was assem-
bled to meet him quite company Of
gentlemen, former residents of Hawaii,
and Thnrston unbosomed himself,
speaking with perfect franl1ness about
his mission in going home. Perhaps
he thought that the time had come
when he no longer cared to make
secret of it, To put it in briefest
form, THurston is going to Honolulu
to assist in another revolution; that is
to say, ne is going to aid in substitut-
ing for the present provisional or tenn
porary government, permanent gov
ernment with a written constitution
which shall make Hawaii a republic
and n free and independent nation of
the earth. All idea of seeking annex
alton has been abandoned, for the pres
ent at least, and the republic of Ea-
waii is to be established, thus ending
the uncertainty in the islands. The
gist of the confidential information
which Minister Thurston carries back
to Honolulu, no doubt. is that nothing
is to be expected from the government
at Washington, and that, therefore, the
part of wisdom is for the provisional
government to secure its present
strength and to establish a form Of
government which shall be perma.
nency.
This might not be SO easy to do if de-
lay and uncertainty were allowed to
go on until dissensions creep in and
sap the strength Of President Dole's
administra tion.
In the conversation on the occasion
referred to, Thurston showed that his
mind was made up for the boldest and
most determined action. He implied
that he was going, not toediscuss mat
ters, but to act. He seemed to enter
tain no doubt whatever that President
Dole and the other members of the
provisional government would be with
him heart and soul.
As an illustration of his spirit,
Thurston said: II don't know but
what it would be good thing il there
should be a little fighting down there.
1t would unite the people"
BY this he was understood to mean
collisions between the United States
forces and the provisional government.
He was asked if the royalists would
come over and unite with the provision
alists if the government were made a
permanency, and to this replied: mo
the royalists must be stamped out
AS to the details of the new consti-
tuition, or how it would be promul
gated, Thurston said nothing. but he
admitted that the serious obstacle was
the suffrage question, the natives be-
ing friendly to their queen. He re.
ferred 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, if admitted to suf-
frage, would do the same. He seemed
to think that by the help of these and
other foreign born elements, it might
be possible to hold the natives down.
One of the company present was
prominent lawyer, and with him
Thurston had some interchange Of
views about the method of promul.
eating new constitution and organiz-
ing form of government which would
be of recognized by foreign powers.
Both gentlemen (Thurston himself
is a lawyer agree that the provisional
government made clear case, that il
was not only dc facto government;
that its power in the islands was abb
solute and undisputed; and a constitu-
tion promulgated in its name and any
officer chosen under it would have the
right to recognition under the princi-
pies ofsinternational law.
Another interesting fact, which came
out during the evening, was that
Thurston wanted to take back with
him to the islands as many Hawaiians
or holders Of property interests in the
islands, who were trustworthy, as he
could get to go.
Mr.. Castle, who left Ann Arbor,
Mich. to accompany Thurston, was
present, and not only conceded with
what Thurston said, but avowed that
he would take part in setting up the
new form Of government, and that he
was going home for no other purpose.
The Provisional Government Prepared
for an Emergency.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S.-Among the
arrivals Saturday on the steamer
Australia was Capt j. Duncan, a
Grand Army man who was member
of one Of the companies organized by
the provisional government. The de-
fenses of the government have been
completed" he said to United Press
correspondent, and it would now take
strong force to capture them.
Things are in very disturbed state
and very little would precipitate