The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-02
ALL TURNING ONE WAY.
Everybody on the Islands is Now
For Annexation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The follow
ing dispatch from the Minister to
Hawaii was made public by the State
Department to day:
United States Legation, Homo
lulu, February 1, 1898 received Feb
ruary IL, 5 PM.
ITO John w. Foster, Secretary of
State-SIR: Everything is moving on
here quietly. The Provisional Gov
eminent is discharging its response
bilities with frmness, discretion and
in spirit Of Cancellation and mag
nanimity. The annexation sentiment
has constantly increased since the de-
parture of the commissioners for
Washington, and with healthful earn
estness is taking possession of all
classes. Nearly all the German, the
larger proportion of the respectable
and responsible English and almost
the entire Portuguese population are
for annexation. This inclination of
the Portuguese is quite important,
for they number 1000 or 5000, and
are among the most industrious and
saving people in the islands. As to
the terms of annexation, I still adhere
firmly to the opinion expressed in my
dispatch No. IA, that the sugar
bounty to be paid to the Hawaiian
sugar planters should be limited to
6 mills per pound-S12 per ton, so
long and only so long as the United
States bounty system shall be main
tanned. To the objection that this
allows only So per ton on Hawaiian
sugar. I would say that the Hawaiian
planters get twice the amount per
acre that the Louisiana planters do
on the average. and, as said In my
dispatch No. "a, the consensus of
opinion among the leading planters
here. obtained by me five or six
months since, was and is that S12 per
ton bounty will place all the planta-
tions worth maintaining on the road
to financial safety and success.
As to the form of government for
the islands, I now only vary from the
views expressed in my dispatch
"a as to incline strongly to the opih-
ion that the beginning should be
substantially like that of President
Jefferson and Congress in respect of
Louisiana in the Act of 1904 Omitted
States Statutes at Large, page 2S3),
only differing from that by provid-
ing in addition to the Governor an
Attorney General, Commissioner of
Finance, Commissioner of the
Interior and Legislative Coun-
Gil of thirteen or fourteen, all to be
appointed by the President unless
it should be deemed best for the
Governor to appoint the Attorney
General and the Commissioners of
Finance and of the Interior, who
would be practically Cabinet of
three to aid the Governor to carry
on the government. This plan and
method of government could be
maintained as a transition govern
ment until experience should prove
it best to change to more popular
form. In the meantime the respon-
sible voters would rapidly increase
and American ideas and interests
would gain in force and value.
My private consultations with the
Provisional Government since the
departure of the Commissioners for
Washington has led me to think
highly of the Jefferson act of 1904
for Louisiana as transition expe-
dent for Hawaii. This would allow
affairs to move along on safe and
conservative lines until time and ex-
perience demand something better.
It would be fortunate to have such a
man as Sanford B. Dole, the present
head of the Provisional Government,
for the first American Governor of
Hawaii.
AS to the liquidation Of all the
political claims of the fallen Queen
and the Crown Princess [ may be
allowed to suggest that the spirit
and import of the March treaty plan
of 1854 had better be adopted This
plan authorizes the expenditure of
100000 for like purposes. I there
fore suggest that if a liquidation of
this kind be now under consideration
$150,000 should be allowed as
total sum for this purpose. OF this
$4,000 should go to the fallen Queen
Liliuokalani, $4,000 to the Grown
Princess Kaiulani. and $4,000 to each
of the two young Princes. The last
named two Princes are harmless
young persons of little account, not
chiefs by blood, but were made
princes by the late King Kalakaua
without any constitutional right or
power to do SO. They were then boys,
being the nephews of his wife Kapio
lani. Should the entire sum granted
for these purposes be greater or less
than S150,000, / advise that the above
specified proportions be maintained.
As to the native Hawaiians and
their native leaders, at this time things
are tending favorably toward annexa-
ton. Mr. Kauhane, for many years a
member of the Legislature, and who
ha sheen regarded for many years as
the best native in the islands in pub
lie life, Noble in the last session of
that body, is earnest for annexation.
SO is Mr.. Kauhi, a member of the
Legislature from this island
Mr.. John w. Kalua, the ablest ma
tive lawyer in the islands, and for
years member of the former Legis-
Iatures from the important island of