The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-29
THE QUEEN HAD A SNAP.
Paid a Salary of $4,000 to 100000
Year for Doing Nothing

Paid Salary of $4,000 to 100000
Year for Doing Nothing.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Jan. 2S.-Charles
L. Carter, one of the commissioners to
Washington appointed by the provisional
government, made the following statement
to the Associated Press: "The object of our
visit to Washington is to have the United
States take possession Of the Hawaiian
Islands; we want to join the
under territorial or district form of
government A government like that of the
District of Columbia with the addition of q
governor appointed by the President is
preferable for many reasons. There Is such
large number of Chinese and other cheap
laborers on the islands who cannot be
trusted to vote intelligently that If univer-
sal suffrage were declared the whites, who
represent almost the entire business inter-
ests of the country, would be outvoted and
powerless.
A NEW SYSTEM NECESSARY.
IAN entire new system of government
must be built up, and the only way is to
have the United States take charge. 1t
must come to this or the whites must leave
the islands. Their interests are too great,
however, for them to give up without a
struggle, and the revolution was
the result. The new constitu-
the queen granted her almost absolute
power and disfranchised the white voters.
The natives themselves as rule are not
In favor Of the ex-queen's plans. She is
supported by a certain clique OF about
twenty who are anxious for political power.
The queen is Jealous of the power of the
whites and is an ambitious, scheming
woman, badly advised.
SIZE HAD A SNAP.
Under the old regime she had no cause
to complain. She enjoyed an income of
between $4,000 and 100000 with no re-
sponsibility, but she undertook to mix in
politics and got the worst of it. The queen
was supported by her favorite, r. b. Will
son, the marshal Of the kingdom. and the
government troops. Wilson swore In
number OF deputies, and, in all, the
queens forces amounted to about 400 men.
Tho queens plan was clever, but she lacked
the nerve to carry it out. She waited until
after the legislature had adjourned and then
got twenty natives and dressed them up IN
long-tailed coats. She gave them petit
tion for a new constitution which they did
not understand. Everything went accord
ing TO programme until the members Of the
cabinet refused to be dismissed.
ONLY ONE NATIVE SHOT.
"The revolution was almost d bloodless
one. Only one man was hurt, native
policeman who was shot by Mr.. Good. Mr..
Good was IN charge OF a wagon containing
a supply of ammunition for the revolution
lists and the police attempted to capture it.
Mr. Good who, is a man Of great 6rmness
and resolution shot the policeman and took
the ammunition to the place wheresit would
do the most good, 90 the men who were re-
sistin9 the queen. Fortunately there WIS
no necessity for a resort to arms aud further
bloodshed was avoided.
"Our commission" continued Mr.. Carter.
twill call on President Harrison and the
Secretary Of State at Washington, and will
do our best TO negotiate treaty Of annexa-
tion. We do not have the power 70 make
a treaty but will have 70 refer all such mat
ters 10 the provisional government. The
comnissiou will leave either tonight or to-
morrow morning for Washington"