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Princess Victoria Kaiulani, the seventeen.
year-old Hawaiian girl who was heiress to
the throne Of Hawaii when it existed, ar.
rived at New York from England on the
Teutonic few afternoons ago. Her escort
from her English school was Theodore
r. Davies and her party included
her companion. The Princess left Honolulu
four years ago, when she was thirteen years
old, to complete her schooling In England,
and during her stay in that country she had
been a ward OF Mr.. Davies and his wife, who
reside most OF the time in England, although
Mr.. Davies is the British Consul in Honolulu
and one Of the largest sugar planters on the
island.
Ka.ulani is the daughter of Princess Liki-
liki, who was sister OF the late King Kala-
kaua and the recently deoossd Queen Liliuo-
Scotchmal, who is the present Governor
Of the island Of Oahu, on which Honolulu is
situsSsd. It was intended that Kaiuiani
should remain at school in England until
she attained her legal majority, eighteen
years of age, next Ootober. Then 1t was
planned for ner to be received by Qusen
Victoria and return to Honolulu, after visit.
ing the President OF the United States and
making an extended trip through
this country. But these plans were violently
disarranged by the Hawaiian revolution,
and. accompanied by hsr English guardian,
she hastily departed for this country to take
youthful hand in the game of politics in
which her throne is the stake.
The Princess KaIulani is O dignifed young
woman: tall, slight, straight; has beautiful
black ewes and the musical voice Of her race.
Her sight has been affected by overstudy
and she wears glasses Of clumsy British
make. She talked freely and pleasantly
about her life in England, but was disposed
to say very little on the subject OF Hawaiian
polit1cs.
The Princess issued the following address
to tho American people:
ITO the American People:
"Unbidden l stand upon your shores To-
day, where thought so soon to receiye
royal welcome on my way to my own King
dom. I come unattended, except by the
loving hearts who come with me over the
wintry seas. hear that Commissioners
from my land have been for many days
asking this great Nation to take away my
little vineyard. They speak no word to me,
and leave me to fad out as I can from the
run,ors Of the sir that they would leave me
without home or name or Nation.
Seventy years ago Christian America
sent over Christian men and women to give
religion and civilization to Hawaii. They
gave US the Gospel, they made US Nation,
and we learned to 1919 and trust America.
To-day three o: the sons OF tiose missioa-
aries are at your capital asking you to undo
their fathers work. Who sent them? VINO
gave them authority to break the Constltu
ton which they swore they would upnoio.
To-day L poor, weak glri, WIZ nov
one OF my people near me and all these
Hawaiian statesmen against me, have
strength to stand up for the rights OF my
people. Even now can hear their val IN n
my heart and it gives me strength ana
courage and am strong, strong in the falth
Of God, strong in tas KNOWLEDGE that am
right strong in the strength OF seventy
millions OF people who in this free land %lll
hear my cry and will refuse to let their nag
cover dishonor to mine. KAIULASt'