The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-10
THE hSxxxArrox OF HAWAII.
Gone Facts that May Have an Inportaa'
Bearing on the Question.


oped at the present extra session OF Con-
gress, 10 that which relates to the Hawaiian
Islands. The full toxt OF the report OF Minister
Blount, together with President Clcveland's
deductions therefrom. will be OF emphatic
national Significance. whether they favor an
nexation or tho opposite.
Tho public has beon made aware. through
THE SuN, Of the main themes OF discussion
from a national standpoint. also OF the inter
ested efforts made for the moment, to regard
the group OF islands as more In the nature OF
gimcracks and kickshaws. not worth tho pro-
verbal brass furthinG. and rs merely being
drop in the ocean. 30 to speak.
We may now say. and advisedly that suoh
| interested efforts hive been made for the
moment: and as the facts approach event
| uality. the silence Of the romRncers becomes
the more significant.
We may look to the report OF Minister Blount
to probe these things to their foundation. Dur
Ing his visit to the Island OF Maui, In company
with the German-Am orleans. Nordhon and
Spreckels. he should have been able to learn
much that would be interesting In the telling
The enthusiasm and rapture of Mr.. Spreck-
| els's native employees for their beloved Queen
| might have been more effective had their
master not been present. In fact. Minister
| Blounts report would havo carried more
| weight had he gone there alone. and uaac-
companied by either OF these German-Ameri.
cans. or even had he visited ono or moro OF
II ia n mistoLo IN thirt thot snrocko,s Ia the
onIv ovnar 20 .,r.r In vi. II uow,ii
II will ho -, Int.ros, 10 r.od fror, Nin;,+or
Blounts of,ci,I renort met how long tbo no.
ouointonoo nd ,riondohin bntwo.n ,naso Cor.
man-Americans has existed. The present
writer Is in possession OF tacts. learned by way
Of WASHINGTON tint r,to n :, ntedato tho oy.r.
throw If Ouee, Ji,iunt,I,ni Inv many vaor.
md eyon bear tba rust NJ ontIonltv II b,y,p
avian boforo NJ Nordhor,o .on WOO .n,,,ovod
bv AR. Snreck els,s sons Tor soma Years in San
Francisco. md even hefor, Mr. N,rdhorr
selected a domici,, ot tho-$en
WHARF vonrg Mr. SnrocLol. ,lso md op1 ro
be,ieve attn Inc como nacnni,rv ip,oros,s
both as n n, erchant n nd bo,itacc
But these events nro Of npcient bis.orv md
let ia mas on to a moro madam ,,g, Tho
old friendship betwccn thcso Gcrman.Amer-
ic,ns and thc wo,I-,,ov, hos,it,Iitv or NJ
Snreck ale should baye ennhiod rho American
Ministcr To have n very pood fine ot Snrect-
elsviIle. esnecioIIv wben occomnnni,d NV the
lovoltv-to. order or,tinns ~ tho n,tiyos
II 10 m stronga circumstance v.b;,h yo nv
pert to SEQ elucidated in Minister Hiount's
ofacial report that there has bean n rn,l-
ical cbon1e at boart In ths continents y,
Mr.. Spreck els regarding tbc ndvis,hi,itv nf nm
ne,atio, II 10 NOR many ware s;no, Nr
Spreckols was known Mt WASHINGTON nc n,
ardent ,nre,otionist He enota frcoIv ~ Mo
impor,nnce Of tbe Hawaiian JsIonda ,o Tho
Initial St,tas. on1 n 10 o,,r int,r,,,,J, that
tbe lot. sccretorv RIoins WINS in,,und u.;,h n
shara of his nton;oniam r. mi. v.ro .n IN.
or.dit y, Tho onnax,,inr noi,o,. 80 ,h,Ia,o g.,
rotary OF state might nerhons NOT unro.so,.
ohlv he tr,coi tn tho hro,L and h,sin,ss,i,..
M, ,u,h , ,,,litio, ,,.., ;.,,,
,vb.n oonsi1aro, l., oo,,noni,o.i, ,i,, ~
Wv. ,..on, an, ,,o,, -, -, -; 40
Su,h yaoill,tion could orIr o,,onoto ,ran,
ohom.ioon mi &C narhon, ~ -, - 60
tmna No., r,,nn tha o,,on,,as T. =, I'll, ~ i 'o
cord Nth an ,laos ~ ~ l., ,not;,i.r ", - a
Ill. Sn.oo,,a,a ,rho wy. ~ w. .,,,I -, A
tos, ~ Iii, ,,,t,,,;,.n J., ne,,. ~. g r..
p,,t th,n ,h, ,,hoai -, 80, $500 -,
n,osti. and o,nri,i,,,. tnaro
Thora w,s n whiSr.r thntM, c,..,,
,,torostod In tbo IA r,i,nn 60 49, m"
wills nor como ill vmrhonv rran, tho d.
woiian I'D ,oft.a .,rnas 49, 49,, -,
hrooy, Tho., ,rron,, I.,,So go - 49,
riohoet oni ,,os. for,u, - E.,aI.1a.. Th
ha,r cool su-,r In .hnnIonoo a,'I 49,, ,oa.sI
70 r,nnv sn,rar ,I,n,,.s ~. 1890 .nni,s,
from these Ia nds wnro formerlv cnnsiderado s
n mart and nnrcol ~ tna ro,aI r.ronma n,t ths
nrovision,I Gov,rnment nronosed tb,t thny
shouId be use1 "a ,,art md m caI y, 10 |
regular Govornm.rt roc.tnto 60 ha haIl ao
roven,a oo.i,st nnrrort axrandi,,.o,
Those Crown lands hove al,ravs ham
sourca of richnoss 10th to tha r"vnI so,.onua
md to tho snror nlont.rs wb, ,,osod than,
,Tb,v ava s;,uot.d IN dira,.n, I,ooIi,;as ,,a,,,
bcine nearer than otb,rs 70 nronor,v o,,nod hu
Mr. SnrerkeIs Int nlmnst nil nro ,arv tartf,o
II would ho mostor s.ra,. -, $500
nolicy II Sprockels could contro, tbosa l,ndo
eithar In f.. sinnla mr. civ, nlo ts,,o,t lei
n Good Ions Iraso Thosa,.nIs ~ ;,,~,a "'
tion RI bis own nronerties would ,arraIr
hnn,a tha roIros - s,.h .i on
those at n distance md laced - 80
nl.ntors MIGHT ha arar 49, -. o .,''
n SnrocloIs warn hrt +ba 80. 40
Iessaa avon y, n faw Ia-ti,o go -, r- .Ao
lands stunted az an oasis in tho r,Jddl. -
lands ~ n rivn, pIorter :, no,,,d Nv VI .ne
ha n IittI. unnaas,nt fo- ,h,t rI,.,nu $3.50
decdedIv nIeasont Tor snr.otaIs .N,uH.
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