New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-15
WILL ACOMMISSION BE SENT'
GENERAL sCHoFIELD ON THE HAWAIIAN
QUESTION.
,,r s,vs TT WILL DE A CRIME TO FAIL THOSE
PEOPLE Now-MR. BLoUNr REPoRTED
rr APPOINTED CHAIRMAN.


Washington, March l4-Considerable mystery sur
rounds the question OF appointing co"'misS'o, ~
visit the Hawaiian Islands In order 10 ihNes"s".'
and report upon the condition OF affairs there "s IT,
lated q, tho subject OF annexation to the Vnilcd olhes
| People who should be in position TO kho" "I's ="
being done say with great positlveness 'l'. -, 20
sentative Bount OF Georgia, Gehcrai oo"o"
Admiral Brown have been selected u "',"D'' "
~. commission on the other hand, one OF inc gen.
| ,cmcn named said this morning that he had reoe"
M ,n,,motIon OF n purpose by the administration ~
send him on this GRAND and personally ne u'u HUI
beliavc n commission would be appointed
The Cabinet at It's session to-day oi'c"''' Wv
matter of the appointment OF commission :" ,A
| Hawaii Eek Representative Blount OF "eorg'a' ""'
| fayoraby considered one OF the cohins'~"''
and he WAS in the Cabinet room during part OF tie
meeting. ,,,r.u
| General schoficld's personal knowledge OF HAWAII
ana the Iawaiians through visit to the ishus 'o"D
| years ago. would give Interest ana value p" m
| opinions at any time But In view OF tnc po'
| OF n commission to he sent to the islands ny .'e'
dent Cleveland and the fact that the General Is re-
| gardcd rs pretty certain to be memper Vi "l'
| commission his opinions Just now are all the hoie
interesting and valuable. General Schofeid' IKE III
progressive and far-sccing people, believes nnneSaoh
| 10 be- the true solution OF the Hawaiian ques"o"
| The General said today
81 went TO the Hawaiian Islands twenty years ago.
|
| however was look the question over from '''i
| torv poInt OF view. made report that wmie
regarded annexation as inevitable ana Dut ia''e'
| OF time the conditions were not ripe Tor IL tnei
| Kamehameha v, the last OF that nhe' ""s n'"e'
The monarchy was absolute and the people Knew
nothing OF free government but the ehect OF the
annexation question. so far as 1t went ~ 'ha' on,'
wos greatly TO stimulate trade and Intercourse WIN
the United States. our business interests lucrc"''
rapidly and have grown right along ever shce' uh''
| I'm that respect now control Inc isiahus' i"e''
| can no no doubt now about time for annexation
| mr. that Il should be the outcome OF the present
| negotiations. Annexation may not be the 'nlhe'
d,,e step But It Is near at hand and Is ioreeoEe
conclusion whether It is put oil HUE wh'ie y!
protcctorate or until commission further ascer'"',S
| the conditions favorable TO 1t. AS 10 inc eh""''
| there It IS perfectly delightful $780,
In regard the question OF suffrage Tor 'hc h"u''
,hc General said: There would be no trouble about
| that, II annexed all those who are citizens no"
| would OF course. become citizens OF the thi'ea
| states. The Chinese and japanese WHO arc ho' ''''
zens there now would be excluded Inc hatNc riVc
| Is intelligent. They read and all are more UT NS'
| educated. II Is only about seventy years since inc
| first missionaries went out there. But even when
| vos thcrc twenty years ago the natives read the
| nowspapcrs You would Il native Htfin; out
doors with not much moro clothing on than Ada'h
| wore In the Garden OF Eden. But he was reading
| newspaper. They could all read and write. They
|
| gentle casy-going race with simple wants. and 1t
| takes little to make them happy. As a rule they
| nrc not ambitions get rich There are exceptions,
| Of course and Of them are men Of comparative
wealth. You understand am talking of the native
| race not Of the natlvc-born Hawaiian. VINO Is a
| native also but not OF Hawaiian blood.
| Will, on the islands made the acquaintance OF
| n man. ono OF the native race. who owned .argc
| cattle ranch visited him and stopped at his house
| 4 few DAYS ago received letter from him which
sent over 10 the President. This man wrote to me
| that he In favor OF annexation and said the
| people would be n their rights We're protected lie
remembered suppose. that showed interest in his
ranch twenty years and wrote that he had turned
| Il into a plantation, rs he found that would
| be profitable.
| After all the question is simply one OF fair dealing
| with the Hawaiian people; TO be just TO them in
protecting their rights. once assured Of their rights,
| they would all desire annexation
| When asked about n protcctcrate II 1t would not
be practically n United states Government, the GEN
cra said
| yes. II would be certainly. far as protecting
the interests OF the tinted states the Islands AMI
clfcctualy preventing any other power from getting
a fcclolI there. Eut 1t would protect the Hawaiian
| people from themselves. might say In protecting
The present Provisional Government or tn" Restored
| monarhy. whatever form Of government the pco-
| pie determined on. one thing is plain enough. INC
Hawaiian people must have protection IRON some
| they will have 10 reach out for 1t In some vthcr
| direction
And II that direction should be England General.
| We cannot blame either the uawaaDs England.
n the United fails tho Hawailans now. 1t would
! be a misfortune would II not ,"
A seriOns expression crossed the Generals face rs
he answered slowly: To fail those people Tow would
be- crime"
| Nashville Tenn. March 1i.-An Atlanta dispatch
| 10 The American" says A story comes from Macon
that gresham Bount has been appointed chair
| man u the special commission To Hawaii 10 inVe>
| cate tho situation there. Mrs. Blount VIII reach
| Washington to- morrow morning and In the afternoon
! viii lenve with her husband for the Pacific s.ope
| The story from the family.