The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-17

OF tne1r rights TO tneSo lanue, out IN tno
drawing up of this treaty it was necessary
to remove all objections that might be
raised ct home by those who have studied
the land question. OF course. no question
is raised TO the ability of the provisional
government to dispose Of these lands with
Justice and fairness
Regarding the labor question. which is
one of the most important problems which
will require solution under annexation,
% Vision in i the treaty f for get settins rid of the
Chinese and Japanese laborers now here,
nor for prohibition of future Japanese i'm
migration. The better class OF labor. both
Japanese and Portuguese. can be obtained
system. % the employer dealing directly
with the empIoye. This IS the
view taken also by Minister
Jones. of the finance department., who diff
believes that the sugar industry must not
be curtalled, and that cheap and foreign
labor is q necessity. Whites of any manual
ability will not, he thinks labor in tho
canehelds. and the work Is too hard for
Kanakas. ME-. Stevens thought that the
raising of cane would decline. for the rea-
son that much of the sugar now used IN the
world is the product of beet culture. The
value of these sugar plantations. with
proper roads, bridges and highways. would
he vastly greater if used for coffee. ramie
or fruit growing. or for manufacturing pur-
poses under the divers industries which
would spring mp here. than for the eultiva-
tion OF sugar cane. He thought
it was the intention of some OF
the most promInent planters TO grad:
ually decrease their sugar output and
turn to other industries which could pay
better prices for labor. At all events, MIR.
the islands. and who has about $500 hands
at Manu. Is not opposed to annexation,
while Mr.. Spaulding. an extensive planter
of Kauyu. is favvring it. Minister Stevens
I-A A. Id
that he would relinquish his position in
May, If not earlier.
President Dole says he has no reason to
believe that annexation will not como.
thought the published text of the treaty
covered about ell the points submitted by
the Hawaiian commissioners, though OK
pressed in different language from that Of
the instructions. One point in the treaty
on which he was not yet agreed was that
in relation to tho crown lands These lands.
he thought. were now vested in the govern
ment and should be secured to IL by
the United States for the benefit Of the Ha-
Attorney general w. o. Smith declines.
until the official text of the treaty is re-
celved, to give the opinion Of his depart
ment 8e to what disposition the United
States should make Of these lands under
annex ation. He says that under the great
disvislon OF lands in 1S48 certain lands were
set apart for the use of the sovereign. The
King eventually began to treat them as his
private property. and. when attention was
called to this. the Legislature. in 1866,
passed an act defining bis title. which was
to income only. and transferred the lands to
a commission. Ever since that time the
government has exercised control over
various acts relating to their disposition.
The courts have also, By several decisions.
drawn o distinction between these lands
and the private lands OF the Kamehamehas
been entitled to the incomes of these lands,
but now that the Hawaiian sovereigns
have ceased to exist the provisional gov
ernment claims title to the whole.
ROYALIsTs GROWING BOLD.
The present unsettled state of affairs is not
only manlfestinR an effect on commercial
lines in Honolulu. but is strengthening the
royalists in their opposition. and various
measures for improving their position have
been discussed. So far as known no
threats of violence or of resort to arms
have been made. bnt it has been proposed
that representations should be made to the
English government. in view of the ap-
parent antipathy to action by the United
States. The chief object OF these meetings,
however. appears to have been more of an
effort to work mp popnlar demand for
suffrage and representation in whatever
government might be organized if the
islands were annexed. TIE Hawaiian
Civil Rights .,. tssgae Snn t was s, formally formally
the last Minister of Interior under
Liliuokslani. Seventeen persons, all pro-
posed members of the league. were the
cnly ones present Among them were
?: Peterson, her recent Attorney general;
Charles CREIGHTON. ex-marshal; Charles
Wilson and Z. w. Ashford, brother of Col.
Volney Ashford. the refugee. Colburn
made stirring speech. in which, after
saying shat the Hawaiians were to be an
nexed BY the United States whether they
wanted il or no, he spoke of the princi-
ple Of free speech and no taxation with
for By force Of arms in the early days of
the Republic. He then read draft of q
consttuticu On drawn mp by q committee
of which b, and Peterson were members,
the draft of which was that the object Of
the league shall be to promote by ali legal
means the love of country and of free,
representative government. and to encour-
age and promote such action on the part of
the people Of Hawaii, irrespective of race.
nationality or past political affiliations.
The constitution was adopted and officers
elected.
The Advertiser learning of the meeting,
printed a summary of the proceedings the
The Black Flag-The Royals Are at
Work Again." following the article by an
editorial, few days later. in which it said:
1T is as plain as a pikestaff that this civil
rights league is an ti-American organ
lZation made up OF rank royalists, con-
trived to delay annexation, and, II p0ssi-
bic. to prevent it altogether. 1t is intend
ed to serve as nucleus for malcontents
and all who sympsthize with the desire to
replace present order by former anarchy"
Minister Jones, of the Finance Depart
ment. has made careful investigation into
the issuance of bonds by all Hawaiian gov
ernments up to the present time. and
finds that the total issue of bonds to
Feb. 2s was S2.40S.0O0. Tho total debt he
gives as IS, 321 900.
Charles N. Spencer. Minister of the In
terror under Liliuokaiani. died on March
of apoplexy. He was born at East Green
wIch, X. l., in 1887, aud came to the islands
thirty-tive years ago.
The Hawaiian Patriotic League forward
ed by the steamer Alemeda the following
telegram to President Cleveland:
The Hawaiian Patriotic League, union of all
native associations. hopes for justice, and that
an Investigation Will be made here before decis-
ion as 20 annexation.
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