The herald., 1893-02-10
THE QUEENS EMIssARIEs.

Paul Neumann and Prince Knwananakon
En- Route to Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-The Australia
did not dock until 8 O'Clock, this MORN
ing, and it was nearly 10 before the pas
sengers came ashore.
Paul Neumann and Prince Kawanaua-
koa were aboard, en- route to Washing
ton to present the case of the deposed
queen to the government.
In q talk with an Associated Press
representative, Mr.. Neumann was not
inclined to be communicative. He said
that owing to the nature of his mission
he must reserve his. remarks until he
reached Washington. with Prince
David Kawananakoa, q nephew OF the
late King Kalakaua, am the bearer Of
dispatches to the state department at
Washington" said Mr.. Neumann.
"These dispatches, the nature of which
I cannot disclose, state the queens po-
sition in q manner that l am sure will
have considerable weight with the pres
ident and secretary of state"
s'What Ia the disposition of the queen
towards the United States ?" was asked.
"She is as friendly to the United
States as anybody on the islands, and If
the United States wants to annex
Hawaii she is perfectly willing, If 1t is
done properly"
1.-THE statement that the new consti-
tuition promulgated by the queen and
which precipitated the present trouble
would disfranchise the whites ie un-
true" continued the queens emissary.
THE whites on the islands would simply
have to become naturalized citizens the
same as in the United States before
they could vote. The queen and ma
tives objected to having lot of foreign
ers. owing allegiance to other countries
come in and run their government for
them. 1t is also untrue that the new
constitution was only the forerunner of
an attempt to confiscate the property Of
foreigners and drive them from the
islands. In these days q small country
like Hawaii does not treat the subjects
of great powers like the United States
and Great Britain in that manner"
"How do the queen and natives re-
gard the action OF Minister Stevens in
raising the United States flag and estab-
fishing protectorate 2" was asked.
1.-THE queen and her loyal subjects
have no objections II the United States
chooses to act In such q manner" said
Mr.. Neumann, with q significant shrug
Of his shoulders. "Speaking for my
SELF" he continued, Il can see no ne
cessity for such action. The queen and
natives were content to await the de.
cision Of the United States government,
and there was no disposition on their
part to make trouble.
"The financial interests Of the
island are in good condition. The mer-
chants are fairly prosperous, and al
though the operations Of the Mckinley
act entailed some hardships upon us,
they could have been overcome in time.
81 shall telegraph the notice of our
arrival here to the state department at
Washington and ask the government to
wait until we get there before taking
any action towards annexation. We
shall start east probably tomorrow
night and will 60 direct to Washington.
Paul Neumann, the Hawaiian queens 3
MESSENGER. is a lawyer and formerly
practiced law in San Francisco for 20
years. About uine years ago he went to
Honolulu and since then has practiced
his profession there. He was warm
friend of the late King Kalakaua and
was made noble by him. He was q
member of the queens cabinet which
was deposed by the provisional govern
ment and remained loyal to her inter-
ests.
Prince David, Kalakaua's nephew, is q
young man, well educated and has been
in this country before.