The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-17
HAWAIiANS UNHAPPY
Because the Treaty Was Not
Taken Up by the Senate.
THE RoYALIsTs WELL PLEASED.
The Provisional Government Somewhat
Embarrassed - Formation of Civil
Rights League, which Is Claimed to BE
Anti-American.

Rights League, which Is Claimed to BE
Anti-American.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17-The steamer
Alameda arrived from Sydney via Homo
1nlu yesterday bringing aiyices from the
latter place up to March o. They are as
follows:
II the friends of annexation were eiated
on the receipt of the news brought by the
steamships China and Honolulu on the
Goth and 29d of February, they were cor
xespondingly depressed when the Belgic
put into Honolulu unexpectedly March
and ii was found that the annexation
treaty contaminated by Secretary Foster
and the Hawaiian commissioners had not
reached vote in the United State senate.
With the exception of Minister Stevens
and few other Americans no one had ex-
pected treaty to be arranged SO speedily.
In fact 1t WAS known that certain of the
commissioners had arranged thgir business
affairs here with n view to beil.e absent at
least six months, and the fact that so i'm
portant a measure had been prepared
within a few days led to the belief that the
people of she United States appreciated the
situation here and were desirous of apply
ing the remedial agencies OF difficulties
under which the provisional government
has been laboring.
Tho Roy allsts Gratifled.
The disappointment of the American
party in the Islands was a source of much
qualification to the royalsts. and 1t was
not late in the day before the assertion was
boldly made that the treaty would never
pass the senate, that annexation was an
impossibility, aud that the new congress
would recognize the autonomy of Hawaii
at least to the extent of agreeing to the ac-
NJ nj 1u,i hnip
ported possibly by an American protect
crate The published letter Of Secretary
Foster to United States Minister Stevens,
from their point Of view, sustained the adj
herent3 of the monarchy in the belief
that the course of Stevens and Captain
Wiltse, of the cruiser Boston, was not
conntenanced by the Washington govern
ment.
It was subsequently pointed out to them
that the flag of the United States had not
been hauled down from the place over the
government building, as would have fol
lowed the official disavowal of the tenn
pcrary protectorate established under the
pressure of the menacing policy of the
British minister. Efsaa
Minister Stevens, when seen by cores
pondent, expressed himself as perfectly
satisfied with the contents of Secretary
Fosters letter: "You will frequently find"
he said, that Judge, in rendering de-
cision, sums up his points in such way
that two thirds Of the listeners will say
that he will give judgment in favor of the
opposite party, yet the logical conclusion
OF the decision may not be in accordance
with these opinions. So with Fosters
letter, which am satisfied WAS prepared
with care, and which, to use my smile, l
think gives ms the case" Mr. Stevens
Thought the situation had undergone no
change
Attorney General w. l. Smith declines
until the official text of the treaty is re-
osived, to give the opinion of his depart
mont as to what disposition the United
States should make of these lands under
annexation.
The present unsettled state of affairs is
not only manifesting an effect on CONNER
oial lines in Honolulu, but is strengthen
ing the royalsts in their opposition, and
various measures for improving their posi-
siou have been discussed. The chief OBJ
feet of these meetings, however, appears
TO have been more of an effort to work uT
popular demand for suffrage and repre-
sentation in whatever government might
be organized II the islands We're annexed.
Civil Rights Leagues Forming.
correspondent was present at thu
meeting at which the Hawaiian Civil
Rights league was formally organized. Tht
meeting was called at the house of John
Coburn, the late minister OF the interior
under Liliuokalani Seventeen persons
all proposed members OF the league, were
the only ones present.
C. w Ashford read draft of a consti
tuition, the gist of which was the object o.
the league shall be to promote by all lega
means the love of country aud OF free rep
resentatiye government, and to enconrag
and promote such action ON the part of 1 h
people of Hawaii, irrespective of race o
nationality 1t will, he asserted, serve Il
preserve to Hawaii In her future politiea
career, whether under Hawaiin flag or an
other flag, a continuance of the privilege 0
self government such as sne enjoyed duI
the last half century.
The Advertiser, learning OF The meeting
printed a summary OF the proceeding
tbe next morning, under the hoadine
's1,he Black Flag THE Royalists Are a
Work Again. Following the article cam
an editorial in which it ~Rs said: "lt is a
plain as pikestnif that this Civil Right
league is an anti-Americitn organization
made up of rank Royalists, contrlyed t
detain annexation aud il possible TO prt
vent 1t altogether In addition to al
ahis agitation members of the provisions
government are experiencing n CROWN
soldness among some of their early SUI
porters Members Of the militia are tn
most discontented. Some of them clail
that the men who bore arms in defense
che provisional government have bee
overlooked in favor Of hangers on of th
late regime.
The Hawaiian Patriotic league fo
wRrdei by steamer Alameda the followin
telegram, signed by its honorary presiden
J. A. c. Cummings: President Clev
Land, Washington. Greeting: The HI
wsiian Patriotic league, a union OF all nj
Nys associations, hope for justice, and tht
m Investigation will be made here befol
decision as to annexation.