The morning call., 1893-06-07

HONOLULU May 3O-Since the last
mail to the United States history
has been making in Hawaii. and
especially so since tie arrival of the bark
entine Irmgard day before yesterday
The dispatches from Washington under
date of May 10. referring to certain in
structions to be sent Minister Blount re-
gard ng the making of new treaty. were
easily interpreted here In official circles
and elsewhere. For several days il has
been an open secret among those closest to
the Government that proposal for the
establishment of a protectorate or some
other notification of annexation from the
Cleveland administration or Minister
Blount would not create surprise.
II has been known here for several
weeks by few leading men that while
Minister Blount would probably not con-
sent to a restoration of the Queen he
would likely favor rrotectorate if the op-
portunity offered. There is little doubt
his reports 10 the Washington Government
have suggested this mode of procedure
and il is believed the Instructions to be re-
ceived by him on the next steamer will
cover this point.
Through several very pointed inter-
views held here recently with leading and
responsible anneXatiOnistS it has trans
pred that Minister Blount will favor
protectOrate that will allow of some stable
form of government He has not openly
asserted this but has conveyed the infOr-
nation through a series OF shrewdly put
questions which have suggested their own
answers and placed the conclusion to be
arrived at between the two alternatives of
annexation and protectorate.
On the question of the Queens restora-
tOn he has given almost d positive state
ment that she would not be restored and
has EXPRESSED surprise that any but the
royalsts should have thought such a course
possible. 1t has been alleged that on this
question Bl0unt has suggested that q CON-
promise might be effected that would re-
store peace, but it is believed that this eX-
preston of opinion was INDUCED in, if a.
all, to throw a correspondent off hot
scent, which was leading directly toward
the protectorate question, upon which
BlOunt did not wish to express an opinion
for publication.
Thus far the Government has not varied
from the policy outlined in The CALL by
last mail, and until something very definite
is heard from Washington that policy will
be carried out, with only slight modifica-
tlOnS.
The instructions sent to Minister Thurs
ton to sound Cleveland on a new treaty
which would materially amend the Ha-
waiian document on the questions of land,
silver and abor in Hawaii were general,
and he was to use bis discretion as to
when they were to be urged. The arrival
of the ITmgard has changed this to some
extent.
By he Gaelic this morning special in
structions will be forwarded to NJ mister
Thurston 10 bring the questions of annex
alton and prOtectorate to the immediate
attention of the Washington Government,
fn ! afiTita
reply, if not assurances, on these matters.
The orders of the Government are that
all the haste be made and the answer tele-
graahed to San Francisco to be forwarded
10 Honolulu by the next steamer, If pos
sibe.
the Provisional Government held an impor-
tant meeting on this matter yesterday, at
which the following conclusion was
reached. The Government will demand
annexation first, falling which they will
accept protectorate, provided they have
assurances tha after definite period of
probation, say two. three or five years,
annexation will follow. Awaiting a reply
on these points the new treaty, under
preparation, that was to have been sent
out to-day, will be held in allegiance.
Interviews and opinions now amount to
but little; the usual batch of correspGn-
dence amounts to less; the determination
Of both Government and leaders of the
people has been reached and no diplomacy
or compromise will be of avail which does
not point directly to ultimate annexation.
In case Minister Blount should receive
instructions to negotiate treaty of annex
alton by first establishing a protectorate,
this Government will go in. Other
wise they will stay out, and if neces-
essary will appeal the case to the Ameri-
can people. The absurd rumor that an
appeal would be made to- England is en-
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been considered. 1t never will be until
the Americans are driven from the islands
HE CALL representative was favored
Yesterday morning with an interview with
President Dole, during which it was
learned that while a conservative policy
would be pursued by the Government as
long as possible. il would not hesitate
to stand up firmly for the rights of good
government in Hawaii in case these were
threatened by any half measures looking
toward either compromise with the
monarchy or the outright restoration of
the eX-Queen. 1t was the opinion that the
latter would cause Immediate blOOdshed
which no foreign interference could check.
The situation generally at present is one
that is somewhat strained. The power
and influence of the Annexation Club is
growing daily, and the executive of that
body is hourly growing more aggressive
and earnest against the rOyalists. The
Provisional Government would, in case of
need, be sustained unanimously by it,
and that without any attempt at dictation.
The alleged royalist conspiracy to be
sprung early in June, before the 18th,
backed by Spreckels. who. within the past
few days, has shifted his ground from a
republic TO demand for restoration of
the eX-Qneen under a protectorate, stands
p0weTess before the force and influence
of the club, as it certainly would be if it
ever dared TO show its head. A con-
splracy bv the royalists would be, in fact.
dangerous pastime just at present.
a rOyalist meeting to have taken place
last night was postponed. Violent
speeches were to have been made bat the
discretion Of the royalist leaders happily
oYercame their valor. The Annexation
Climb would have dispersed the meeting
the instant it became incendiary. With
out violent talk the natives cannot be ex-
cited and as this was the aim and end of
the foreign leaders engaged in it, it was
not held and now will probably never be.
Claus SpreckelS called yesterday morning
ct o'clock on the Postmaster General and
demanded the repayment of S93, 900 due
him. The Government in last February
offered to pay this amount, buthe declined
II, as he SAID he preferred the interest.
Minister Porter'S resignation, which
was TO take place June l, was accepted
yesterday afternoon and 5. M. Damon
was elected Minister of Finance To-
morrow ne will send Mr.. Spreckels word
to call and arrangements will be made for
settlement.