The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-12
BRONSON TOWARDS TRAVELS.
He Believes the Hawaiian Isles Should
be Annexed.

He Believes the Hawaiian Isles Should
be Annexed.
Bronson Howard, the American
playwright, who is visiting various
points on the Pacific coast, arrived
from Honolulu on the steamer Aus
trolia yesterday morning. He has
made a pleasant visit to the Sandwich
Islands, and returned with firm be.
| lief that the Hawaiian Isles should be
annexed. He stated that the Provis-
onal Government has burned its
bridges behind it, and as it has a firm
held on the control of the Islands, that
it will prove victorious in the end, no
matter what may be tried to dispossess
it. He stated that the men in the
movement have placed all their inter
ests in the scheme, and, being men Of
financial shrewdness and of deep dis
cernment, will undoubtedly be able to
maintain their position.
Mr. Howard will stay in this city for
a few days to get rest after the sea
voyage, and will then 90 to Santa Cruz,
Monterey and the Yosemite. He will
then visit Alaska, and on h S return
will take in Yellowstone Park. Mr.
Howard will stop at Chicago to contest
the claim made to his play "AristoC-
racy," and will return to New York in
the latter part Of the year Chronicle.
The Call interviewed Mr.. Howard
as follows:
"There will never be serious or
sanguinary revolution in Hawaii So long
as the kanakas are expected to form
an element of it, Nominaly the Pro
visonal Government and the Hawai-
ians are opposing forces and ready to
fly at each others Threats, but in re-
ality it is nothing of the sort. If you
were to arm an equal number OF Ha-
waiians and put them on footing to
hold their own by force there would
still be no fighting.
"They know very well that the men
now holding the arms are in earnest
deadly earnest-and will shoot on the
slightest provoCation. The other side
know, on the other hand, that the
Kanakas have not the necessary deter
mination to act, even if they were
armed,
4" TO me, accustomed to view things
with an eye to the theatrical possbii-
ties, the whole thing of this so-called
revolution looks just like one of those
topsy -turvy CoIlaborations of Gilbert
and Sullivan, in which no one is sup
posed to be serious.
Look at the inCongruties of the
situation as one sees it every day. The
principal club there provides instances.
appropriately named the Pacific, its
members do not even allow the fate of
a nation to cause a violation of the
pacific relation existing between them
as club members.
"There you may see Mr. Cleghorn,
the father of the heireSs apparent (who
at least one would suppose to be bitter
against the foes of the monarchy, chat
ting afAbly with President Dole, head
of the revolutionists. Sam Parker and
! Wilson, the principal NJ nisters of the
deposed Queen, are hail fellow well
met with those who should be their
bitterest enemies, if they were only in
earnest.
"When Paul Neumann got back from
Washington, where he we It to fight the
Queens cause and throw dsCredlt upon
the other side, he was met by Chief
Justice Judd, now, of course, holding
his position under the Provisional
Government, | was standing by them
when Neumann stepped ashore. There
were two of the highest representatives
Of entirely opposite sides strolling off
together, with their arms afectonately
linked and friendship beaming in their
faces. They thought more of their
old-time association than Of the mighty
question of which each represented an
opposite side.
81 have not begun to plan another
play just yet exactly, although, ofcourse,
| am always collecting material. 1t is
possible that | may introduce Hawaii
into the next, as it affords an excellent
opportunity and is virgin ground for the
playwright
~ shall stay few weeks in Califor-
MIA and then 90 to Alaska for a time,
and upon reaching here again intend to
go homeward by the northern route.
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WANTS ROYALTY AGAIN.