Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-17
THE HAWAIIAN SITUATION,
Signs Of Hope Among the supporters Of Ii
Deposed Queen.

Signs Of Hope Among the Supporter OF the
Deposed Queen.
A special to the New York Sun dated Hon.
olulu, April 9, says: SIT appears that moth
ing Of importance has occurred at Hawaii since
the LIST instant, when Commissioner Blount or
dered down the Americas flag and withdrew
the marines. II is evident, however, continues
the dispatch, that the Americans here are
greatly dis turbed over the attitude of the
queens followers. Within twenty-four hours
MacFarlane and others appear to have received
some assuran ces from Mr.. Blount that give
them extreme satisfaction, and reports Of q
speedy restoration of the queen 10 power are
heard on every hand. One thing is sure, the
queen is morally certain that she will soon re-
turn to the Iolani palace. Her newspaper Or
gan. the Bulletin. voiced this sentiment last
night in this significant paragraph:
SIGNIFICANT PARAGRAPH
"a pointer has come to press representative
to expect important Developments at any time.
1t is probable that if the United States commits
sioner obtains proof that Minister Stevens aided
the revolution he will put things back the wsy
they were before that event. This will proba-
bly, be strenuouly denied, as was the first init
nation. telegraphed by E. c. MacFariane. that
a commission was to be sent here to investigate
the situation
The provisional leaders ridicule this report.
but 1t is easy to see that they are greatly dis
satisfied with the reticence of commissioner
Blount and his apparent intimacy with the
royalist leaders, The Alameda which arrived
yesterday from the United States. brought
back Prince David, Paul Neumann, prince of
bohemians, the envoy of the deposed queen.
and MacFarlane, the secret representative Of
Kaiulani. who was sent to Washington by her
father, Cleghorn.
PANIC AMONG AMERICANS.
The reception of the royalists created almost
a panic among Americans. All the leaders had
air ~ Oh 10 80,
Farlane reported today that he had seen Mr.
Blount last night. and that the commissioner,
with hearty grasp of the hand, said my
program is only half finished" Others say
that the commissioner definitely promised to
undo the work of Minister Stevens completely
and restore the old condition of things. Ii
this report is true, and circumstances bear it
out strongly, the Hawaiian Islands will become
the inferno of the Pacific in more than o VOL
canic sense.
President Dole and other conservative men
declare THAT this restoration story is Simply a
device of the royalist leaders to keep the ma
tives from joining the annexation clubs. Min
lister Stevens believes this. but he has lost SO
much prestige by the fact that his protectorate
has been disavowed that one pays any at
tention to him.
For short time he was monarch Of oil he
surveyed, but now no one does him reverence.
MIR. BLoUNTs ATTITUDE.
Some criticism is made that Mr. Blount's at
titude toward those who approach him is one
of suspicion. and he certainly has taken no one
into his confidence. Provisional government
missionary and kanaka fare alike. He has
gone further with none than to ask questions.
He answers none, and the questions he asks
seem to come to his mind slowly. He minges
not in the numerous social circles here, which
upon his arrival were in futter to count him
as one OF them, and manifests no desire to
study from observation the commercial condi-
tions OF the country. His methods of work
are those of the committee room, and he ap-
plies himself persister thy, leaving the hotel
grounds only for an afternoon ride. which he
takes dressed in brown buster and SLOUGH
hat, which to the native mind is not the dress
of an '.Alii," as ali foreign officials are. But
with all his application to his work Mr.. Blount
makes slow progress. and must continue to do
so While he retains his present methods.
BUSINESS FRUSTRATED.
Meanwhile business remains Frustrated and
all classes, excepting those who thrive on I'M
certainty aid excitement are heavy sufferers
The effect Of delay on opposition factions
demands serious consideration The present
government is provisional and constituted to
be nothing else. A council! of state filling its
own vacancies. perpetuating itself. auditing its
own accounts and directing the expenditure
of the public funds not appropriated to it
by legislative act. is open to dangers of dissen-
sions in the ranks of those who put il in power
sions, however, and they would not arise on
any question except the overtures for
annexation are rejected. As for the Hawaiians
1T will be even harder to hold them together
but Mr.. Blount is considered responsible for
the maintenance of peace. and there is no talk
here now Of any danger to either side. Presi-
dent Dole stated this morning that the pro-
visiOnal government could run along for a wear
as at present constituted. Long before that
time the action OF the United States govern
ment would be decided upon. Should annexa-
ton be thought inadvissbie, the question will
arise of rendering the sovereignty Of the islands
to Great Britain. Most of those in charge OF
the provisional government would be in favor
of doing SO. The restoration of the monarchy
Is forever out of the question. republic just
yet is also an impossbility. KaiulanI. under
an American protectorate, is suggested as q
compromise, but this is even more of an i'm
possibility. With Kaiulani the influences would
be British. and in such case it would make little
difference what was the flag over the govern
ment house.