The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-29
JAPAN WANTS HAWAII.


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HoSoLULU, March l6.-The plea of Sir Edwin
Arnold for Japanese protectorate over Hawaii
has again called attention to the danger which
a few shrewd observers have foreseen in that
direction. Col Volney Ashford. who. while In
no accord with the provisional government, was
obliged to leave here for the United States to ad
vocate what the provisional government to
seeking to bring about. namely, annexation,
in a conversation with an Associated Press cor.
respondent said that Japan was . power not to
be despised. and he was satisfied that the own
ers of the warship Naniws would have made
an effort to annex or establish protectorats In
the islands had she not been fOrestalled BY
Minister Stevens Gen. A. e. Hartwoll also
holds that il the United States withdraw her
protection, it will force the islands either into
the hands of England or Japan. He continued:
The old conditions cannot be restored. The
local government win maintain its authority -
long az 1t can and then the proposition made 70
the United states, II rejected BY them. will have
To- S made in sheer 20
this 10 one of the questions which the United
States will surely have 70 face. and the sooner
the better for u. On popuiI.1, vos: tn: i2oo9
carrying the islands for their own country. 10
10 stated that the japanese government 10 en-
con.asins .nits 70 sscSvsr LION R.ansssa 1of @ sns
of the overtuRning OF the HaWalan monarchy
which was one Of the parties 70 the contracts,
O000 now
the reason that planters are not rssponstbls for
alleged breaches and secondly they need the 10.
Dor and desire to carry ous their contrseta
Chief Justice Judd also thinks that Japan had
designs upon the islanda He instancsd the
fact that the captain Of the Naniwa had not
called upon tho provisional governmsne and
said it was probable that IL the United States
had abandoned it, protsetorate the Japansse
would consider that no government existed In
tho islands and would raise their daS. The
japanese government ofacials are undoFstood to
be profting through the fenumerAtivo labOrs OF
their subjects here. and another 1000 OF them
have left Japan for Ha vail. British Minister
wodehouse 10 on friendly terms with the Japa-
nese commissioner, and IL has even been charged
that wodehouss has advised the commissioned
40 to his policy. In conversation with man OF
unimpeachAbie' integrity on Friday last Wode-
house said: ''rhe Dag OF the United States will
have to come down and the Boston's troops will
have to be removed" and adding that com.
mission would be sent here from the United
States to investigate the situation. 1t 10 certain
that other remarks of the British minister have
given offenss to Americans here who balievs
that he 10 acting without instructions from his
government, or rather beyond such - he may
have received.
The uncertainty which prevails 40 to the prob
able fate OF the islands. far the question OF
annex alton to the United States 10 concerned. 10
on general trade but on the morals OF the peo-
pie. The Inauguration OF q new party. the Ha-
waiian Patriotic League, which meets In secret
last week, having for its object tho avowed pur-
pose OF maintaining. a. far as possible, the au-
tonomy OF the country, shows how the opposi.
ton to annexation grows with delay. The OF
fcers and many OF the members Of the league
were not at first strongly against the prospect OF
q government from Washington City, but dis.
patches in American newspapers received hero.
telling of the apparent doubt existing In the
minds OF some OF the people OF the Z Unitcd states
az to the justness Of accepting the proposal OF
provisional government are having their effect
on the minds of native Hawaiians, who are
formerly prone TO q change, and it n an open
question whether a plebiscite would show any
thing like the vote that could have been OBJ
tanned for anne xation two weeks ago. Even tho
Roysiists openly state that public sentiment In
the United States 10 changing in their favor
through tho presentations OF Neumann and
Prince David The Patriotic League has sent .
delegation to tho other islands TO organise
branches there after the fashion OF the Civil
Rights League, from which 1t originally sprung.
The Patriotic League 10 playing strong card In
proposing TO admit to working membership In
the order Hawaiian women over 20 years OF age.
The women of the islands are factor In local
politics and are pronounced Royalists, and their
Influence on any proposed action il expected 70
count for great deal.
The dssa ffected militiamen, under tho lead OF
certain prominent officers, would like TO see. II
If not to assist in securing, change In the
ministry, and q proposAl of q Liberal news
paper that q republic be established for the
interim that IL is populariy supposed viii eiapss
between the present time and that as which
the United States shall have arrived at some
conclusion respecting annexations meets wisa
some favor.
The political situation OF the Islands -
mains unchanged. The provisional govern.
reut continues TO exercise all the powers
originally conferred, ana the conditional pro
tectorate announced by United states Min.
is,er stevens on behalf OF this governneno
ia maintained. TIE armed force from the
cruiser Boston IL still on the Island and the
American flag is stiil floating over the govern
meut buildings. There has been no public dis
turbance OF any character. and there has ensusd
Quiet waiting for the final decision OF the Amer.
lean government
g ZONES. minister Of finance, resigned lasl
evening. owing to poor health, and he will be
.nccesded by C. p. Porter. of 5precksls 4 Co =
h.nk. Porter is supporter of the provisional
government
movement; to amalgamate all friends Of IN.
nexs.ion In q political organization Il On foot
here.
The British rnsn-of-war Garnet left for Vie.
toria, H. C., on March IL. leaving in port only
the American aeei and two Japanese warships.
Edwin Jerery. the staff engineer of the Garnet,
died at Queens hospital on March IL from ms
lafial fever. and was buried the following
| day. The japanese training ship kongo rstuxn1
| today to Yokohama
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