The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-08-08

efty Of the white people and would de.
prye them of their vote, so that they
would have no say in the Government
The natives would control everything
81 said" continued Mr.. Spreckels,
"that II that was the case 1t was right
to form the Provisional Government
Then the commissioners and those in
terested in Hawaii met in Parlor A Of
the Palace Hotel, and 1t was the sentl-
ment that they were not for annexation
unless some provision was made for
imported labor, something we must
have in Hawaii.
"Well, the developments atterward
proved that Thurston's statements were
untrue, and when he and the other
commissioners got to Washington they
did not carry out their intentions in
regard to labor They let everything
90, in the interest of annexation.
"Now, the Hawaiian Islands, if an
nexed, would have been nothing but a
COW pasture. They would be no ben.
eft to the United States. We can let
the Islands have their own Govern
ment, and prosper, and we can control
them. As for this story that England
is just waiting, that is all nonsense.
England is not interfering. Then they
circulated the same story about Japan.
Japan does not want them either. |
am an American citizen, and | cannot
see what good it would be for the
United States to annex the islands nor
what good it would be for Hawaii.
81 will put the United States in a
way to hold them and still rule the
Islands without annexing them. The
Kanakas are the best people on this
earth. Let them put Liliuokalani back
on the throne and have a Minister
resident for the United States. 1t
won't cost the United States anything,
and it will still rule the Islands"
After Mr.. Spreckels had gone aboard
the Australia at Honolulu to leave for
California c. f. Creighton, son of the
late Robert Creighton of this city,
came aboard and presented him with a
handsome gold mounted cocoawood
cane. 1t was beautifully inscribed
with "A0e, Claus, e.r-moyitnri Salmta-
mus" and on it appears many names,
Including those Of the ex-Queen Liliuo
kalani and Minister Blount. The en-
tire list was as follows Liliuokalani,
R; J. Blount, c. Spreckels, S. Parker,
w. Ashford, c. w. Ashford, ]. Cum.
Minis, J. E. Bush, A. p. Peterson, G. E.
Creighton, A. Rosa, d. Foote, c. B.
Wilson, J. w. Robertson, c. o. Berger,
]. Bowles, F.. B. Thomas, c. c. Ken.
yon, E Norris, w. H. Richard, ].
Campbell, J. F. Colburn, w. H. Corn.
well.
"When we who remain are killed"
said Mr.. Creighton, 81 hope you will
return and visit our graves. From
your fellow citizens" continued the
speaker, doomed also to die at the
hands of the murderous society of the
Annexation Club" Then he added
Threatened men live long; leben sic
hndert jahre ind niemal steyben."
This brought out strange story.
Mr.. Spreckels was asked if it was
really true that all the persons named,
including himself, were really threat
ened with death while he was there
eyes, it is true" he said. "They
said at the Annexation Club that we
ought to be killed They met there
and they each had the man they in
tended to kill That was five or six
weeks ago.
"But they had another murderous
plan on hand" said Mr.. Spreckels,
"and that was to deport, if not murder,
the Queen. The latter was their reaI
object, 1t was while Minister Blount
was away, and they chose that time as
propitiouS. Mr.. Blount had gone to
Maui They had arranged to go and
capture the Queen, and in the melee
that they expected would occur they
intended to kill her, and thus claim il
was done while attempting to suppress
a revolution.
However, one of about fourteen
conspirators whipped his wife, and she,
being highly indignant at it, and know
ing the murderous conspiracy, told i
to another woman, and it was repeated
to another till eventually one came tc
the Queen and told her. Sam Parker
at once came to me and told me of it
and said they would do it over hi
dead body. He felt sure he would b'
killed. We counseled the Hawailans
to all remain al home, and urged tina
not one of them be seen.
1.-TWO men, Wagner and Cunis, tina
night took position where they could
see the consplrators, and they did SCI
them too, but they were unable to carr,
out this conspiracy. 1t was their in
tention undoubtedly to kill her. Min
lister Blount left on Tuesday evening
and Wednesday night the crime was tC
have been committed"
Mr.. Spreckels speaks in the highes
praise of Minister Blount, and says hi
report will be of thrilling interest whel
it is finally published.-S. F. Chronicle
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