The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-23
STEVENS LECTURES.
He Tells OF the Rings That Oppose
Annexation.


WEST SoMERvlLLE, Mass. Nov. o.
Hon. J. L. Stevens, ex-Ainister to Hawaii.
lectured on Hawaii and Hawaiian affairs"
here tonight. The lecturer refrained from
making any direct allusion to recent de-
Yelopments in regard to the Hawaiian
question. Before beginning his address
he remarked that during his thirteen years
service as United States Minister. under
five Presidents, he invariably refused TO
recognize political parties in his own eoun-
try; that on all questions involving his
action he had known the United States as
a unit. Believing in our foreign relations
our policy should be national and continu-
GUS. always with united front to foreign
rivals. He firmly refused to consider the
Hawaiian question a partisan ques ion
in any sense. Continuing, be said: sour
!. interest in Hawaii appertains to the
question of the American future of
commercial power III the Pacific, and
involves that the issue of a responsi-
bic government under the American flag
be in harmony with the pledged American
faith, the best American antecedents and
tie plain logic of American history
: and American opportunities. At the
date of her downfall the misguided
the sympathy and aid of the best
native Hawaiians and all respectable
and responsible white residents of the
islands. Not hand was lifted in defense
of the semi barbarian throne when IL fell.
eonclusively disprovlng the assertion of
the agent of the fallen Queen sent to
Washington to secure as large a sum of
money as possible for conveying to our
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Hawaiian throne, and to the crown lands
to which she never had any other claim
than to an income as long as she reigned.
The agent thought he might help his case
by the utterly base statement that the
United States Minister and naval CON-
mander deprived Liliuokalani of her
$hrene, and Claus Spreckels, who wants q
:. weak Hawaiian monarchy for his tool
sees fit 10 repeat the absurd story. In
presenting themselves for admission into
the American Union the islands come un.
: der: more American aspects than our pre-
viously annexed States ana Territories.
ANhy should they not be permitted to come
under our flag. deeply loved in the islands !?
i: I.hear the whisper in the air, Let the ISL
and vote on the question: Immediately
after The organ ization in January last the
:. British Minister at Honolulu urged plan
on the Provisional Government. The
scheme was subsequently straightforward
by the Queens attorney. The lottery and
the opium rings favored the plan, while
the ultra Tory English and Canadian Pa
elhc railroad have purposes in view than
: those Of the fallen Queen and lottery and
opium rings.
Ihey are agreed az to the method of
oeIeaung annexation. Claus Spreckels
makes part of the alliance to kill aunexa-
tion Dy plebiscitum. This is an alliance
as powerful as it is disreputable. 1t is not
admissible by honest Americans for the
ioiiowlng reasons: IL would surely result
IN raising an enormous corruption fund by
allied parties. The Canadian Pacific Rail-
road In the past used bribes to accomplish
its designs and wants and have their foot
and band firmly in Hawaii. Clans
Spreckels holds money to be the chisf
power in politics and would Maid out
enormously to keep the sugar-planters of
the islands under his grinding monopoly