The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-30

HAWAII AND ANIMATION.

The executives of the recent revolution
In Hawaii and the representatives of her
provisional government have asked the
United States government TO allow the
islands ID become part of our country
under territorial constitution. The
revolution can hardly be called unex-
pected, for the relations between the
queen and her white subjects for some
time past have been severely strained.
and a speedy outbreak has been looked
for by all intelligent observers Of the
situation. The San Francisco Examiner
in its Issue OF November Il, 1892. pub
lished q long letter from It's correspond
ent who was sent TO Hawaii to ascertain
the feeling OF its people concerning the
question Of annexation 10 The United
States.
The passage Of the Mckinley act natur-
ally stimulated desire for annexation,
even as it did in Canada, for under the
Mckinley lay the sugar OF the islands was
brought into competition with the sugars
OF the East. SO that they sold in the Cali
fornia market for little more than the cost
OF production. Under the old reciprocity
treaty with the islands the sugar growers
made enormous profits. These profits are
now swept away, but with annexation OF
course the sugar growers would be the
beneiiciaries OF the bounty To American
sugar growers. All the plantation inter-
ests in Hawaii may be put down as Ameri-
can. There are one or two English COM
panies. aud German or two. The exports
OF the islands before the Mckinley act was
passed were about sl4,cCo. 900. 81 per cent.
Of which was sugar.
Ele total population in 1890 was $500,
out of winch but "a, 4-3 were natives, 6, lS5
halt castles, 1891 Chinese, 7.4n3 native
born Of foreign parents, 1850 japanese,
s,e2 Portuguese. 2,0J5 Americans and
1874 Britons. In 1854 there were but 3d.
b96 people. OF which half, or 40,0l4 were
Eawaiians, 4,2lS half castles, 1887 Chi
ness lls japanese. 9.377 Portuguese, 1000
Germans, !, 928 Americans. 1,2S2 Britons,
the remsider being Polynesians, French.
etc. In 1885 there were 57.l2s natives, in
1o72 1904, and in 1873 they had fallen off
to A.06a The Hawaiians are described
not as lazy people. but az lacking push
and enterprise, caring only TO raise the
few things they need themselves. Nearly
everything that the Hawaiian people. out
eide OF the natives, who live on bananas
and taro and poi. eat and use is imported
from the United States or from England.
Whatever may be true of the queen, it is
not true that the natives like the English;
on the contrary. they have an hereditary
dislike for them because Of an affront once
put upon the government when Lord
George Paulet. many years ago. seized the
islands and let the men of his man-of-war
loot the treasury. The legislative assem-
bly, of the Hawaiian kingdom consists OF
four cabinet officers, twenty-four mobiles
and twenty-four representatives,. The
mobiles are elected by voters who have an
annual income of 500 or property valued
a. 5000. There are about 5000 voters In
the kingdom eligible to vote for mobiles.
The representatives are voted for by
al the male residents other than
Chinese or japanese. There are about
li.oD0 voters in the islands. of
which about 5000 are natives. Were it
not for the property qualification for
mobiles the kanakas wouid control nearly
al the votes in the legislative assembly.
As il ls, there are only eight natives or
half-white mobiles and there are twenty
one native representatives. The property
qualification for noble voters was nut in
the constitution Of 1857 tina, was extorted
by force from King Kalakaua 1t was
never formally ratified by the people, and
II new constitution was put To a vote
there is no doubt that the natives would
eliminate this clause.
This was the government of the islands
prior to the recent revolution. when the
Correspondent Of the Examiner visited the
islands in November last he found the
natives not yet ready for annexation
They have a majority of about 1900 and
would most likely demand and be given a
chance 10 express their wishes by an open
plobisciie before they became a part of
the United States. 4 number Of the no.
bles then favored annexation with the
proviso that IL would only be necessary in
case IL vas shown that the present form
Of government could no: be depended
upon TO secure the rights Of the people
and hold the confidence OF foreign powers.
The natives did not court anne xatlon be-
cause they we're satisfied with their oxn
way of living and prefer their own laws.
which fl their own condition OF life. The
correspondent OF the ErdmiRsr divided the
annexationsts into three classes:
FIrst-Ihose Americans who zee tas strates &c
Advantage the possession of the Islands wound
BE- 10 the United States ana who are novel by
patriotic feelings only.
Secand-Those Americans who have lands 20
sell IN the vicinity Of Pesrl harhor, or w 40 hays
,uch things as ocean cable franchises that
would be useful Il PeArl hsrhor was a gEau.
United states naval rea devious.
IhiYa-Those foreigners aud native born cap
Usists who fear for their Investments on a.
nount OF the reyol utioaary tendency Of kama E
nollfie.ans or who leei mat the financial
nlsn. rouid be operated 10 greater advantage a.
The Islands were under The stsrs aad stripes
Otfossa TO these among The whites are The
patriotic British aud those whose business IL
lerssts would he niuFsd by annexation.
The first class includes our naval officers
and diplomatic corps; the second class is
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