The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-12-12
HAWAII AND THE CANA
DAMS.
Restoration of Monarchy Causes
Profound AstOnishment.

| OTTAWA, NOV. 1O.-mucn interest
taken by the Canadian Ministry in tht
development OF events at Hawaii. The
islands are a place Of call for the new
steamship line running from Vancouver
Sc, to Australia in connection with
the Canadian Pacific Railroad. That
company's line to China and Japan re-
ceives yearly subsidies from the British
and Canadian governments, and when
thoroughly organized the Australian line
will also be subsidized. Mr.. Mackenzie
Bowel, the Canadian Minister of Gus
toms, is now in Australia endeavoring
to form arrangements for enlarging
trade between the two colonies and for
constructing cable between them. The
British Government is doing its best to
bring the negotiations to a successful
issue. 1t is felt that if Queen Liliuoka-
lani is restored through the good offices
of Mr.. Cleveland's Administration,
British influence in the islands, which
has been on the wane, may once more
become considerable, aad Canada may
perhaps be able to conclude treaty for
closer trade relations with them. In
1880, after the passage OF the Mckinley
tariff, the sugar clauses OF which knocked
the Hawaiian treaty with the United
States on the head, the late King made
overtures to Canada for closer trade, but
nothing came of them. Now that Canada
is in direct communication with the
islands something may be done in that
way, with Australia as ones OF the par
ties to the bargain.
1 had talk yesterday with British
official who has been familiar with
events at Hawaii for the last twenty
years He said:
"I don't know what to make of Mr..
Cleveland. He seems to have turned
Quaker or something. Just imagine
what they would say in England if an
English Premier were to upset brand
new monarchy in a country not far re.
mote from it which had always been
republican. They would boot him.
Yet, change the noun and the adjective,
and that's what Mr.. Cleveland is ap-
parently going to do. Fifty years ago
the sovereignty Of these islands was
offered to Britain, but declined by the
Admiral OF our Pacific squadron. That
l suppose, was perfectly proper. They
belong to the United States by the law
of geography rather than TO US. But l
can't for the life of me understand what
Mr.. Cleveland means by bowling over
the Provisional Government and bring
ing back the Queen. Perhaps he thinks
that is equivalent to restoring peace
and quietness. If so, he is mistaken.
1t will be necessary for him to support
tba Of1aop bv arp,ad foroa. tbot :. q
he wishes to keep her on the throne.
Great Britain will be glad to welcome
The Queen again. 1t is crying shame !
to keep that lovely corner of the world |
under regime of royalties only one or
two degrees removed from Cecil Rhodes |
friend, Lo Bengula; but if Mr.. Cleye-
Iand Is bound to have royalty there, |
Lilioukalani is as about as good as any |
ior British purposes. She has all along
said that Mr.. Cleveland would put her |
back. Iwonder where she got the in
ormation.
"The case of Fiji has perhaps escaped
Mr.. Cleveland's attention. Sixty wears /
lgo the missionaries appeared there lust
Is they appeared at Hawaii. The two
Stands gradually got thin veneer Of
civilization, but this only rendered stable
native government impossible. In 1859
King Thakambau, sort of Kalakaua.
Except that he couldn't play poker, Of
cred the sovereignty to Queen Victoria.
The British Government sent a Com
name was not Biount-
o the islands, and he reported that
Phakambau had been pursuaded to
make the offer by Europeans who con-
rolled sugar lands and were thinking Of
planting cotton, and that if England
.ssumed the sovereignty there might be
rouble with the natives. The kings
'fer was accordingly declined. A series
# rows ensued. The Europeans could
lot put up with semi-savage ruler with
authority, and 30 they formed
Cabinet or Government, to act as
heck upon him. Then they framed a
constitution and created a parliament
'ut before long there was a triangular
uel between the Parliament, the Cabi-
et and the King. There was a sre-
'olution' every week, and a crisis
IL the time. at length Thakam-
an. who was bit Of an orator, sent for
British naval officer and said For
fod's sake, take possession; Fiji can
ot govern herself; the Europeans, who !
ave the money and brains, cannot he
xPected to kneel before Us natives the /,
has become a piece OF drift
Tood In the sea to be picked up by the (
asser-bY, and want England to eet ,
~ The uPshot was that England an !.
exed Fiji in 1874. With settled gov
rnment things improved. The islands
MI yet be valuable way station for = :
teamship line between Vancouver and
lew Zealand. They do large trade in :
1gar and fruit with Australia, and cot
IN IS coming to the front again. Eng
md tried honestly to put the new wineef 7
.uropean civilization into the old bottle
barbarism in Fiji, butfhe thing would
OF work. Mr. Cleveland is irving the
sEe experiment in the Hawaiian Isl.
nds, and is bound to fail as We aid y 7
lew York Sun.