Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-07
ALL QUIET AT HONOLULU.
Foreigners There Opposed to the Establish.
ment of a Renuhlic.

Foreigners There Opposed to the Establish
ment of Republic.
The schooner Whitman arrived yesterday at
San Francisco from Honolulu with news up to
February l3. Opinions there as to the course
that will be taken by the United States are as
diverse as the many factors in Hawaiian poll
tics. As general proposition, however, the
American and German interests in Hawaii
strongly urge upon the government at WASH
ingtou the necessity Of protecting the business in
terests at least Of the islands by annexing them
The native Hawaiians are divided on the
proposition. on the one side being an innate
love for royalty, affection for Princess Kaiu-
lani. now being educated in England, and pride
in native institutions; on the other side desire
for greater prosperity and greater enfranchise-
ment, which would follow the Inauguration OF
republican rule one of the American states
The English sentiment against annexation is
not SO strong as that which prevails against the
idea of Hawaiian republic. and it has even
been stated on good authority that at no time
within the past five years would Great Britain
have seriously protested against the islands
forming part of the United States.
If, however, the United States should now
for any reason or in any contingency, decide to
advise that republican form of government
with native ruler succeed the dethroned mon
archy. the opinion is freely expressed that mill
lions of capital would be withdrawn at once from
her and native business interests, such as they
are. would be forced to struggle against steadily
growing competition of Chinese and Japanese
1t has been stated by naval officers, who do
not desire their names published, that in their
opinion blOodshed even would follow the decia-
ration OF a native republic, and that for this
reason nothing Of the kind would be proffered
or accepted by the Hawaiian commissioners at
Washington The general view is that nothing
remains in such an event but the restoration of
Queen Liliuokalani or the Princess Kaiulani,
backed by an American protectorate or an En-
gllsh one, or annexation to Great Britain.
The government has reached the point where
executive sessions are largely dispensed with,
rendered to newspaper representatives of the
United States to visit the ministry and attend
meeting OF the advisory council. President
Dole stated that in his opinion the United States
government would proceed with due regard to
the different interests in the islands and that a
satisfactory conclusion would be eventually
reached.
P. C. Jones, minister of finance, and who
held the same position under the late monarchy
from December to January, said the queen
managed to secure the necessary twenty-five
votes in the legislature to support her efforts to
force the ministry to terms by appropriating
and expanding among them 81, 900 and by max
ing promises to certain members that one
should be appointed minister to Washington
and another should have voice in the forma-
ton Of a new ministry. The queens govern
ment. says Minister Jones, fell to pieces through
sheer weight Of its corruption.