The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29

queen Fortunscsly there wss 20 necessity Cor
q ,eso-t 10 arEas. Azd fzrfaa- hsoo9sAe1 vAa
avoided OE- c9-z --Ssssoz VIA cal 81 tie pres
sdent AID secretary O: sss.e st Washington CITY.
end viii DO our best - negotiate saaexsstoa-
We DO 70. have power - maze ssca q treaty,
but VIII have 70 refer al s1ea matters - tie
provisional government az Eopelala~
William c. Wilder. another OF the coza-
missioners, explained the situation Of
Affairs 20 Al Associated Press representa-
tive. NJ. Wilder is president Of Hs
waiisn Interislan3 Steamship Company,
and Is heavily interested y Hawaiian
property. He said:
II tie United sta.es rant. tie Hawaiian
Islands ale can have them now sad % terms
more favorable than ever before offered. % VIII
ever Re o-e-ec sss.7- All the Americans on tae
ISLANDS ara Unit tor annexation. ana ROW ths
provisional government ana is aims are sup
ported sy nearly a. tie English ana a. 0: the
GeymaaA The foreign interests in Hawaii
amount TO shout So 90. oo3 80 osao 100 OF wa.ch
are II tie banda Of Americans. Honolulu % IS
much 9. al American city as aa1 Francisco
i;seif.
Il TIE United states government should refuse
10 annex the Islands 90 you think Great Britain
woa.d step i s,id tske possession:
That question cannot answer. Be: this
DO know: Tie queen 10 strong n favor of
British rule and If allowe1 would. ] hsye no
doubt, apply to irsst Britain for protection.
Way wss the British government the only one
OF the powers represented Il HouolGlu that did
not reeczaizs the provisional government?
Thst do no, KNOW. England il represented
On the island ~ Commissioner J.. Il Wood
house. He. in common with oshsr representa-
tves, was notified OF the change IN the govern
Inent, but returned no answer 10 the cornrnuni-
cation. He MAG have changed his mini, how
ever, as had az interview with the acting pres
iceDt jus. before we left Queen Liiuokalani.
IL she had been allowed 10 carry out her plans.
would have become absolute despot OF the
islands. No whites would have been allowed 10
vote; the house Il obles would have bean aDol-
ished; the supreme court judges, who ere now
appointed for II e. would be appointed .or a six
year term only end would have been subject 70
dismissal al the within OF the queen. We were
glad 70 have the United States ship
Boston in Honolulu harbor. she was the
only man-of-war in port, and while she did
nothing beyond the Landing o. armed sailors,
who pstroiled the streets. ret the moral effect
was good and probably quelled any disposition
20 fighting Oh the part Of the natives, bad there
been any. The Hawaiiaus as O rule are
simple, peaceful aud indolent people, and
would probably make no trouble II let alone.
They are easily influenced, though. by pol
iticians, and were convinced ~ the queen that
che was acting in their interesta l understand
that the niied states vessel Mohican has been
orderei 10 proceed at once 10 Honolulu 20 assist
the Boston In maintaining order. We would
much prefer 70 have some modern wars hips,
IKE the Charleston and san Francisco, which
are now on the Atlantic coast. think the Bos-
ton will be abe TO contro! the situation without
trouble, but more ships would DO no harm
The commissioners this morning re-
ceived an invitation from the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce TO meet the
directors of that body and discuss the stu
alton OF affairs with the merchants. The
invitation was accepted, and the Chamber
OF Commerce will probably adopt resou-
tons asking the United States government
to annex Hawaii. The comm issioners
have arranged to leave for Washington
City on Sunday afternoon via the Central
and Union Pacific and the Chicago &
Northwestern roads. They will arrive in
Washington City next Friday.