Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30

kaiulani; her royal highness, Eapoolokupco-
msikelani. sister OF Queen Knpiolani: his high
ness, Prince David Kawananafoa; his hishness
Prince Jonah kuhiokalanisnsole; his msjesty's
Chamberlain, Col G. W. Mscfariane; his
majesty's vice chamberlain, James W. Roberts.
Then there is his maiesty's staf.
composed Of seven members. and the
privy voulcil OF state with forty-fiye members
The salary OF the king is cas- 900 a wear and
through appropriations for household ex-
penses, private purse. rent from crown land.
&c. he has annual income Of eco 600 Its
understood that his private income is now de-
voted to reducing his big personal indebted
ness Princess Liliuokalani (or for short
Mrs. Dominis), the present queen. is a fine
looking woman with considerable ability and
with turn for politics. She IL reputed to be a
good hater Of the foreigners, though her hus-
band, John Dominis. is American She has
an annual grant Of $4,000.
The members OF the cabinet are with the ex-
ception Of Minister Cummins. all white. as are
the justices OF the supreme court, but the
larger part Of the government employees are
natives. The report Of August 81, 1859. showed
that there were LISA Hswaisns employed
TO 612 foreigners. Some OF the aspiring young
natives. or rather Of the half breeds, are. how
ever. demanding positions in the leading
Offices
The chief Of these il a half-breed named
Robert w. Wilcox, who was educated in Italy
by the government engineer, where he
married an Italian lady OF some prominence
and expected on his return to the islands TO
have big place. But the administration did
not seem to find the place for him that he was
capable OF filling. with a salary that
suited his ideas. and he set up as an
agitator for change of deal He seems TO have
good many OF the qualities of popular
leader, rather winning address and the native
facility for public speaking. He IL undoubtedly
the popular hero Of the natives. but is dis
trusted BY the business element, and in the re-
cent change OF administration. for which he
worked, be failed TO get place in the new cab
met. Chinese, japanese and Portuguese alone
outnumber the whole native population.
THE CHINESE.
"The rapid increase of the Chinese ele-
ment has caused good deal such q
scare in the islands as in the
United States. Restriction laws have been
passed. but they do not seem TO restrict and
there is now a loud call for an amendment to
the constitution that shall cone with the dan
ger that in the language of the memorial of one
of the ti-Chinese public meetings held here,
threatens the autonomy of the country and to
make it a Chinese colony. They outnumber the
Americans nearly seven TO one.
lit Is complained that step by step they are
invading ard taking possession of almost every
means OF livelihood in the country and sum-
planting native Hawaiians and others OF the
western civilization. The easy-going natives
stand no show in the competition with the
tenacious, portinac.oGs, undermining China
MN
UNCLE SAM AND HAWAII.
"The United States with Characteristic neglect
OF opportunities to extend our national in
fuence and commercial interests has not even
availed itself of the privilege gained under the
reciprocity treaty OF establishing a naval and
coallng station in the superb deep-water harbor
at Pearl river, few miles from Honolulu and
which, by some dredging. could have been
made one Of the finest laId-locked harbors in
the world
England would give millions for sucha privi-
lege, and when the reciprocity treaty was under
negotiation her diplomacy was e1erted to the
utmost to prevent the concession. The cry WAS
then raised that the project was the Trojan
horse that was to introduce American domino
ton in the island, but to this day the United
States has not turned a finger over to avail
itself of this great concession.
1T was of piece with the neglect we showed
at Samoa to avail ourselves of the privilege of a
coaiins station, and that was only thought Of
when about to lose all hold on Samoa through
the aggressive action of Germany The reci-
procity treaty with Hawaii will expire be-
Tore long and this concession will then
lapse. III now the United States stulti-
fies itself by granting the whole
world the admission of free sugar without
our gaining any reciprocal advantages, Hawaii
VIII have no cause for conceding us the i'm
portant foothold OF this naval and coaling
station, or for continuing the reciprocity tariff
advantages from which we have reaped such
enormous benefits. These are flush times In
the Island The reciprocity treaty has set all
the wheels OF business, in motion and put n
great deal of money in circulation, but il has
worked equally well for the United States
The Hawaiians are not money hoarders and
the money they have acquired by the business
prosperity brought about by the reciprocity
treaty has been expended in the United States
IN the purchase of necessities, conveniences and
luxuries Of life.
WHAT RECIPROCITY HAS DONE
AT the same time it has developed our ocean
carrying trade. which had almost become a lost
industry, to the large extent shown above. The
big freight list of one of our vessels plvinC be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu presents a
curious illustration of the infinite variety of our
products in oil the wide range from the needs
to the eiegancies of life that are now pur-
chased by the Hawailans under the reciprocity
treaty. And it may be added that our Pacific
states are protiting SO greatly by this trade that
should any detriment come to it through the
passage of a non-reciprocity free sugar act the
party responsible for that legislation will be
likely to hear from the Pacific slope to its dis
advantage AZ the next election. At least infer
that such would be the result from some rather
emphatic remarks made by prominent Cali
folnia business men now interested in the
islands.
'As regards annexation the United States. with
Its present bellyfull of crude citizenship taxing
its powers Of digestion to the utmost. is not
likely to banker for the job OF assimiating the
1900 Chinese. the $500 Japanese the Il, 900
Portuguese, the 81. 500 kanacks (natives) of the
Islands, offset by only 5000 Americans"