New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-22
AGITATION IN HAWAII.
british AND HALFCASTE INTRIGUES
AGAINST ANNEXATION.

QUESTION OF SUFFRAGE-THE CROWN
LANDs-FINANCEs OF THE ISLANDS.
rvRox SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TIE IRIBUXE.l
Honolulu March 1O.-Since the first OF the month
the Hawaiian hotel clique Of British and halt-castc
dtators has been busy at work against annexation.
One OF their schemes has been TO the japanese
farm hands with a story that the United States
ouh II It took tie islands. stamp ont the contract
.bor system and bundle them back home. 1t
honed that the japanese would thereby be led to
tain the ranks OF the dlsaffected natives and also
a make complaints to their Government, thus dis
arranging tie annexationist plan 1t has been laid
ont at Washington. Discomfort broke out among
The Japanese laborers at Io. and II became
IA send the Alliance there Ostensiby for target prac-
Nce The Kong-go OF the japanese squadron also
rent along carrying circulars from the COnsulGen-
sal which instructed the men to remain quiet.
Latest advices from lilo are reassuring Leading
,.nanese residents OF Honolulu held a meeting last
.ieh and decided to ask their Government to assist
,hem IN obtaining the same political rights held
M Europeans In Hawaii. AS the japanese element
q British IN Its sympathies. the addition Of its nu-
msdcal strength to the voting population would
lave the Americans in hopeless political minority
Consul-G General Fugii, representing The japanese
government at the Hawaiian Islands, said to-day
that he had been instructed to demand In case this
country is annexed, that civil rights such as Hro'
mans enjoy in Hawaii be accorded TO japanese resi-
dsnta "My Government is not altogether pleased
sa,d Mr.. Fugii, "with the treatment given japanese
ubects in the United States and 1t does not desire
N expose the large Japanese population here TO SINH
IA, disadvantages and endorsements. My country
men insist on being regarded as civilized beings ana
not as children or barbarans. They are as We'll
oualAed to exercise the suffrage the majority OF
ruropean immigrants whom the laws OF the United
states receive with hospitality and equip with the
rights and privileges Of American citizenship. I'D
.snous Is the view taken Of this matter by my
Government that several frstclass vessels or war
will be sent to Honolulu providing any purpose Is
developed to oonfne the ballot to the classes now
vested with 1t to refuse II TO Japanese "hhe 'o
ferrinr II upon other foreigners
tina ex Queen denies that she wrote or Is responsible
for the statement that purpOrs to convey her views
10 the American press An article III ner oeh@i was
written BY one OF the British subjects. VINO are max
ing mch an active canvass against annexauon' anu
she was asked to pay him 800 TO get IL INTO PRINT
The ex.sovereign refused An effort was then mace
a, ,ndncc her to sign It, whereupon It could be sold
n, a much larger sum 10 a syndicate OF newspapers
liuokaiani would not consider such proposal upon
which the writer OF the article managed 10 nave
semi-oicial air impaired to 1t by securing Tor 'he
sign manual OF Major Robertson the Queens cham-
hsr,a,n. In that shape II sold at cut rate.
Iiliuokalani has said that she would Ike 10 aduress
h.r Views 10 the American people, but that she had
adopted Paul Neumann's advice TO withhold personal
statements and refrain from interviews until her
Washington embassy should have completed us WORK.
The royalist party has formed literary bureau
and is preparing to food the American malls Win
.,euments against annexation. 1t claims tie sym
pathy of several American newspapers. to which IL
hos arranged TO forward special articles and CORE
spondence.
THE PATRIOTIC LEAGUE"
To-day the Hawaiian Patriotic League framed ana
..nt the following telegram to President Nlveand;
Honolulu, March o. 1898.
President Cleveland, Washington. u. S. A.
Greetings: The Hawaiian Pstriotc League . union OF
all native associations. hope for justice Investigation
should be made here decision Is reached regard
,c .,nexa.ion. CUMMINS,
'"s NAwAHI Presidents
The members Of the Patriotic League are royalists
10 the CORE but are for the most part supporters VI
the Princess Kaiuani. The honorary head OF the Or
caniziton Is John Cummins, formerly one OF hAia-
kaua's Ministers. Next to him president Is Joseph
Nawahi, head Of the Liberal party. The viceprcsi-
dent Is J. X. Kaunamano, the man who pore inc "e"
Constitution 10 the Queen when the natives Went
through their makcbeeve demonstration IN INC pat
ACE ward The secretary Is j. X. Kaulia.
The foreign element In the league is largely Eng
nh ard ,s NJ the cotere that surrounds Minister
wod.house That functonary, though confesseoiy
without instructions from home as yet, is loudly op
posed 10 the annexationist movement !" wo"'" o'
On outrage. he Is accustomed to declare, for the
United States to annex the Hawaiian people asai"''
their will These not barbarous Islands SUCH do
England possessed herself Of by force The group Is
cbristanzed and civilized and it's government has been
~.vord nv the United States with ENJOYS oil the nrs
rank. Common fairness and the spirit OF American
institutions ought to permit the matter OF annexation
TO be referred to those affected by IT,
Minister Stevens laughs at this kind Of talk. "Look
st tho course of England toward india, SAID lie 10
your correspondent. "Dh the claims OF the an
ctr
british when they wanted take the country Then
tbere is Egypt with q conventional Government ana
AZ least a million Of civilized inhabitants. IL re-
member Alright tho British occupation OF the SOIL was
not preceded by a vote OF the people. Inc h'o' -
that Great Britain Is anxious for pleDiscite mere
because 1t knows that the natives led by wite dell
asorues would vote for a return TO the monarchy
under Kaiulani. That Princess has been educated
in England and would II she came to the throne be
surrounded BY English influences. Under her reign
the palace would become q branch OF the Ehghsn
royal establishment
The exoueen is opposed to the native league move
Snts so their public expression Is concerned
vnt, Mr. Neumann's mission shall have been com
pleted. At her request Mr. Parker withdrew from
tho two organizations. but other exCabinet Minis
ters like Ashford Peterson and COlburn. refused 10
follow suit. Peterson said that the queen hau sou
out her friends and her cause for an annuity from
the United States and that on this account the iea
ess Of the royal party would look out LOT themselves
II seems that the Neumann mission has weakened
Liluokalani's influence all Sides 1t is regarded
here as u purely selfish and personal effort on her
mart 10 escape with the spolls Of compromise and
leave her old friends In the lurch II such miracle
should occur q revival OF the monarchy, LiuoKi-
iani would not profit by II. She could not possibly
get the throne again even II the islands were de-
serted BY every foreign influence and left In native
possession. Her star has sunk and that OF Kaiulani
Is the only royalst planet that gmmers through
tie clouds.
Minister wodet0nse has been sending notes TO the
Hawaiian Foreign Oce reiteratlng his protest against