The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-03
The PRESENT CONDITION OF
AFFAIRS here.
Mr.. oIeson Gives His Views to the
Boston journal.

Mr.. William b. OLSON, of Homo
lulu, professor in the Kamehameha
manual training school, who has been
a resident of the Hawaiian islands for
| fifteen years, is visiting in Boston,
and intends now to reside IN this
country.
MIR. OlesoD is a keen observer of
men aud affairs, and Is thoroughly
| acquainted with the political situa-
| ton on the islands. AS he left Homo
| lulu on the steamer sailing on the
| 18th Of June last, his knowledge is as
recent as it is possible for us to re
ceive when the fact is considered that
many leagues of Pacific ocean seper-
ated Hawaii from the continent, and
that a submarine cable connecting
| the two countries Is as yet only
vision of the future.
Mr.. Oieson talked freely with a
Journal reporter about Hawaii and
its political prospects.
"What is the present condition OF
the country, politically?n asked the
Journal representative. us 1t quiet %
when L came away In June"
answered MIR. Oeson, :" it was very
quiet; things were on a good, sound
| basis The sentiment in favor of an
nexation was as strong as at any time
in the past. No, there had been no
| evaporation" he continued, adopting
the reporters suggestion with smile.
IS 1t is the conviction of all the intel
| ligent men there, of all races, that
there can be no stable government
in that country with an independent
| national existence. The experiment
has been patiently tried With the in
| terests of the aboriginal inhabitants
at heart but even the Hawaiians
themselves, especially the more in
teIligent of them-the leaders of the
race-realize that the country must
have help from abroad in order to
secure stable government"
what is the reason for this 2"
was the question naturally suggested.
"This inability to govern them
selves is due to clash between the
progressive element and the retro
gressive. Those who favor the mon
archy, and who naturally benefit by
political corruption have pooled all
their issues to resist annexation.
Tue annexationists represent the in
| telligent classes and include all the
merchants and men of business, me
chanics, professional men and lab
Orers.
THE difficulty of maintaining a
| national existence is on account of
continual internal conflicts, and the
| weakness of the nation in any for
eign complications that might arise.
"a protectorate has been suggested
as the way out of the dilemma, but
this would necessitate keeping up
diplomatic relations with foreign
countries and the existence of dip
lomatic corps at Honolulu more or
less intriguing in it's nature. Any
difficulties Hawaii would have with
other countries the United States
would fall heir to under a protect
crate. She would have to assume
large responsibilities in the running
OF the government, at times as great
as would be the case with annexa
ton accomplished. Those CONVEX
SAINT with the situation, both resi-
dents and Americans, acquainted
with the drift of things, with single
exception, look upon annexation as
the simplest and most effective solu-
ton Of the Hawaiian problem, both
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waii.
IF the matter of annexation were
left to the popular will what would
be the result ?" asked Journal repre-
sentative.
"When I left the islands," answer
ed Mr.. Oleson, ''there was an evident
change of sentiment taking place on
the part of some Hawaiians previ-
ously opposed to annexation. It is
an open question whether the
changes that may take place in the
next few weeks, especially among the
native Hawaiians, woald give a deci-
sive majority in favor of annexation"
What has Mr.. Blount, President
Cleveland's Commissioner, accom-
plished?"
Undoubtedly if Mr.. Blount were
to give the slightest iptimation Of
favorable action by the United States
looking toward annexation, the great
majority would move en- masse in its
favor. Some are held back now by
the fear that some counter change
may work them harm if they pro,
nounce themseles in favor Of annex
alton"
| - tAO "a queen rSASOLN4'S pOpu
lar?"
"The power of attorney given by
ex Queen Liliuokalani to Mr.. Paul
Neumann, empowering him to make
the best terms he could at Washing
ton in the way of money compen-
sation, has been printed and 10000
copies scattered through Hawaii.
The effect has been to make the peo-
pie angry toward her for her seeming
duplicity and lack of interest in
them, and it will undoubtedly result
in turning many to the side of annex
alton"
"What figure does Mr.. Nordhoff
cut on the islands?"
"Mr. Nordhoff has been the only
correspondent who has gone out from
the United States who, after looking
the situation over carefully, has
taken a view adverse to annexation
He is undoubtedly in coalition with
the sugar King, Claus Spreckels. He
has made gross misstatements, for
which he has been obliged to apollo
gize In the Honolulu papers, but his
misconstructions and misleading
statements have been far more pro
life"
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