The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-02
SPECTATORS
Brought About the Hawaiian
Revolution, It IS Said.
Annexation to the United States Means
Millions in THOR Pockets.


Cn1cAao, Feb AIN 4 published In
terview Thomas u. Evana. a commits
stoned officer Of Queen Litiuokalani. Of
Hawaii. who Is Waiting relatives here,
Is quoted rs foilowst
tsrhe causes leading TO the revolution
arc TO be looked for considerably below
The surface of what has been published
in tho dispatches from San Francisco
AZ shonld be borne In mind that the
source 81, information given TO tho
press Is from the COMMITTEES Of reyolu-
~tionlsts now on is way TO Washington
70 present their side ~ the case 10 the
national government and TO asks ~
interference Ia their behalf. This som.
mission did not walt for the regular
mall steamer, which Is due 10 arrive In
san Francisco February 8 but char
tered n special steamer 30 as 70 have IT.
TX partc statements and views laid be.
fore the American people before the
other side had a similar opportunity.
That there Ii another side goes without
saying. or such haste would not have
been made III putting their case. a
would ha well, therefore. 70 suspend
judgement until we ARE in possession Of
more and fuller information ~ 70 what
The people 81 Hawaii want and 70 what
extent this commission represents their
wishes
stTais revolution hns been brought
about BY Interested parties with the
Wow Of improving their financial con.
ditions hy inducing the United States
To restore 70 them the advantages they
received under the reciprocity previous
10 the passage Of the Mckinley bill.
Under this treaty Hawaiian sugar wa
admitted into the United States
free 81 duty, and the planters
were making rs to 100 per cont
on their plantation Investments.
This remission Of duty on The
part of the United States has amounted
to something like "a, OoO, 900 . year..
which has gone into tho pockets Of
thirty or forty men. Now that Dol
more than 10 per cont can bo made on
sugar cultivation, the planter IS unable
TO reconcile himself 70 the existing OF.
der Of thingA lia secs In annexation
tho advantage Of the w cents pei
pound bonus, and 70 get this he u ready
t0ssncriaee the Hnwdiitn uucun, the
Hawaiian people and everything and
everybody else.
seThe cause Of the revolution n
nacribed TO the soScnllcd new conatitu.
ton to be proclaimed by the queen. ii.
would be we'll. perhaps, to wait for.
further advices before we accept this
statement This aoAcalled new consti.
tuition was simply . restoration Of the
constitution under which the Hawaiian
people were governed BY King Knlhiraua
until the interests that are now repre-
scented In tho sOn 10 Washington eom
mittee and led BY the same r. A. Thurs.
ton, forced another ono which hns been
Objectionable, both 70 the queen and
the majority Of her subjects II mns IL
compliance with the almost unanimous
demand OF the natives both IN and ont
of parliament and Of oyrr two-thirds
of the voters III tho kingdom, that The
queen intended to return % The original
constitution, which restored 70 tho nd
tives the franchise taken away BY the
last one.
.sThe obstacles in the way 81 annexn-
tion are many. There Is the Chinese
question. How can the United States
admit the 20, 900 Chinese residents 81
Hawaii TO citizenship
Most "a these are coolies 81 the very
lowest type, brought from China under
contract 10 work on the plantations IL
SIS per month. How can We extend the
Invitation to these people 10 come into
our fold, while i present laws remain
10 the statute books2
sgThes debt al. Hawaii Is little less
than i su00, 200. mostly held III Eng.
land,
There are other interests IL Hawaii
to protect besides the American plant
ers. There are the interests Of the ma
tives which cnn o b overlooked.
A little over 100 years ago these mum.
bered 400, 900. Through the intro
duction Of civilization, with It's cloth.
ing and whisky, there remain now
scarcely 80. 900, and Instead Of the mag
niaeent physical specimens az manhood
or yore. with their large tracts Of vain.
able land. we have scarcely 3 moderately
wealthy native left Their lands have
been gobbled up BY the m~issionayy. ths
adventurer and speculator. TO crown
all, the committee comes now with tie
proposition to conhscate the entire
kingdom, lands. natives and ALL
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