The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-23
STEVENS ON HAWAII.
The Tx Minister to the Isiands LsctuYes
on the Sltuation.

The Ex- M1ntater to the lsiands Lectures
on the Situatioa.
WEsr SoMERvILLE, Mass. Nov. r.
Hon. John l.. Stevens, ex- minister TO Ha.
waii. lectured ON Hawaii and Hawaiian
affairs here tonight. The lecturer refrained
from making any direct aliusion to the
recent developments in regard TO the Ha-
waiian question. Before beginning the
address he remarked that during thirteen
years service as United States minister.
under Eve presidents, he had invariably
refused to recognize political parties IN his
own country, and that on all questions in
volying his action he knows the United
States is q unit. Believing that in our
foreign relations our policy should be ma
tionai and continuous, always with a
united front to foreign rivals. he firmly re-
fused to consider the Hawaiian question
as q partisan question In any sense. Con-
tinuing. he said:
''0ur interest In Hawaii apper.ains TO
the question Of Americas future CONNER
ciai power in the Pacific and involves the
issue of a responsible government under
the American tiag. in harmony with
pledged American faith. the best Ameri-
can antecedents and the plain logic OF
American history and American oppor-
tunities. At the date of her downfall the
misguided and unworthy Liliuokaiani was
without sympathy and aid from the best
native Hawaiians and all the respectable
and responsible white residents OF the ISL
ands. Not q hand was lifted In defense
of the semi barbarian throne when ~ fell,
conclusiveiy disprosing the assertions OF
the agent of the fallen queen sent To
Washington City to secure as large sum
OF money as possible for conveying to our
government ail her right and title TO the
Hawaiian throne and crown lands. to
which she never had any other claim than
to the income as long AS she reigned. The
agent thought IL might help his case by
making utterly bsseiess statements that
the United States minister and naval CON-
mander deprived Liiiuokaiani OF the
throne. and Claus spreckels. who wants
the weak Hawaiian monarchy Tor his tool.
sees III 10 repeat the absurd story.
"ln presenting themselves for admission
into the American union the islands come
under more American aspects than any OF
our previously annexed states or terri
tories. Why should they not be permitted
10 come under the dag 80 deeply loved IN
the issandsf / near q whisper In the air :
let the islands vote on the question.
Immediately after the organisation in
January last the British minister at Homo
luu urged the plan on the proyisionai
government. The scheme was subse-
attorney. The lottery and opium rings
favored the plan. while the uitra-tory
English and Canadian Pacific railroad
have purposes in view other than those OF
the fallen queen and the lottery and
OPIUM rings. They agreed as to the
method of defeating annexation. Claus
snreckeis makes part Of an aili-
cilGm. This Is an alliance as
rowerful as il is disreputabie. 1t is not
admissible by honest Americans, for the
following reasons: Ii would surely result
in raising an enormous corruption fund
hv the sllied parties The Canadian Pa
eific railroad ia the past has used vast
bribe. 10 aecolnp pIish !ts designs and wants
Claus Spreckels hoids money to b the
chief rover in politics. and would pay 10
| oct enormously 20 keep the sugar planters
Of the islands under his grinding monop-
oly. 70 restore bis prestige. lost By ihs
fall Of the monarchy, and TO carry out his
scheme TO make the islands an outside
field mainly for cheap AsiAtic labor and
rAx sugar production. he would carry out
his threa; and load his steamers and out
vote the provisional government by extern
s.ye colonization. The powerful Pacific
onlaru ring wish 20 mske sure Of depot
ia Hawaii, which they could not do
with the United states authority
established IN the islands. BY
this combined power operations would
te surely carried on in the name Of popu.
lar Suffrage. which mighs overcome seven
esgh,hs Of the property holders and Der
rnsneat residents and al the really respons.
ible men in the islands. Therefore it "a
osvlous that the rsebisei,um scheme was
DEVISED as the most sure method Of strik.
inx down American civilization and
American interests in the islands. and
fIoossInr them 9Th As.atie popuiation.
America cannot gel rad Of her future re-
sponsspsllfi~s il she would. and ali ~.
tsropss to do 30 viii b. ss the cost Of future