The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-08
LIES ENOUGH FOR A MESS
WHAT sPREcKELs SAYS or OUR
AFFAIRS.
A Farrago Of Miscellaneous From Be
ginning to End Does Not
Know Blounts Views.

from the Hawaiian Islands, where he
had been since April 10Th. He was
brim full of strange things relative to
the Provisional Government, an at
tempt to assassinate the deposed Queen
Liliuokolani, as well as himself and a
dozen Others, the attitude of ex-Min-
lister Stevens and the Annexationists
in forming a conspiracy to capture the
Islands, Minister Blount's firm course,
which he commends, and many other
things upon which the correspondents
have not enlightened the public.
Mr.. Spreckels was looking very well
and said he was in excellent health
From first to last he gave his views and
what he had learned in a straightout
manner and in a way that was very
interesting He seemed to have weighed
his words well, and what he asserted,
he said, were facts that had been thor
Ougnly COrlUDO1ateu.
81 went to the Islands," he said, "to
thoroughly inform myself as to what
had been done, and for six weeks |
did not say word. | did not wish to
express myself till l had got the very
inside of things Now l state unequiv-
ocally that it was by conspiracy that
the Island Government was overturned,
that it does not meet with the approba
ton of the people, and that Liliuoka.
lani ought in justice to be placed back
on the throne.
Annexation under the conditions
would be wrong, and | don't think the
United States wants to 60 into the bust
ness of robbing anybody, state this
as an American citizen, who is paying
more than one fourth the entire taxes
of Hawaii. Let me tell you how |
came to these conclusions.
"When / arrived there Minister
Stevens sent for me, and when l called
to see him he said that in all probability
he would only be on the islands forty
days longer, and that he had thus far
done all he could in the interest of an
nexation, and now he wanted to secure
it completely before he left. He said
that Sam Parker and Paul Neumann
were the ones who had the most in
fuence with the Queen. Parker was
potent, he said, but Paul Neumann
was even more influential. Neumann
had, he recounted, been the Queens
Attorney General, and what he said
would have weight, Paul Neumann,
he said, can handle the Queen, and
you can handle Paul Neumann. Now,
he continued, you 60 and see Neumann
and get him to persuade the Queen to
abdicate the throne entirely. Then
that will settle it and we will have an
nexation at once, and there will be no
fight over it.
"Stevens added that he had done all
he could for a year for annexation, and
that now he wanted me to help him. l
refused to do this, and that evening |
called on Commissioner Blount and
told him what Stevens had said, Blount
at once forwarded these facts to Wash
ington-he must have done it-and
the result was that off went Stevens
head
"This statement of Stevens, and
other things which | learned, show
that there was conspiracy on the part
of the Minister and few men to annex
the Islands. | learned that at the in
ception Of the positive move TO over
throw the Queen that Lorrin A. Thurs
ton, now Hawaiian Minister to Wash
ington, went on Sunday morning
between and 6 o'clock to ]. f.
Coburn, the Minister of Finance, and
told him that now was the time to act.
He said Let's see Peterson lex
Attorney GeneraD. You needn't fear.
Stevens will have the marines of the
Boston here Monday and we will be
certain of success.
"Thurston, Colburn and Peterson,
with William Fl. Cornwall, Minister Of
Finance, confessed and Thurston re.
peted his words. That was treason
What else can you make out of it
And if the Boston marines had moi
gone ashore there would have been no
revolution
GAS it was, the Queen said it was nc
use fighting the United States. 1t was
robbery and l don't think the United
States can afford to steal. They have
been saying here that there were 1000
members of the Annexation Club ]
said to President Dole in view of this
AS there are but 1000 voters in Ha
wall, why not submit the matter o
what kind of Government there shoulc
be to the votersP He replied: 'Wt
would be beaten, and | said: Yes
you would; you would be beaten Sc
bad that you would not know what wa
the matter with you.
Nov / assert, on what should b,
the best of authority, that of the 1905
annexation members claimed they hay
got only about $50. That is all, AM
OF these 20 per cent are Portuguese
who cannot read or write and VIII
made their marks for their names, AM
the majority of the remainder are boy