St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-29
A FEELING OF UNREST
Has Arisen in Hawaii Over the
Probable Fate of the
Islands.
1t Is Asserted That JaDan Is Wait
ing to GObble the Little
Country.

HONOLULU, March 90 The uncer-
tainty which prevails to the probable
fate of the islands, so far as the question
of annexation to the United States is
concerned, is having depressing effect
here, not only on the general trade, but
OH the morals of the people, and feel
ing of unrest has arisen, but will require
more than empty conJectures to still.
The inauguration of a new party. the
Hawaiian Patriotic league, last week,
having for its object the avoWed pur-
pose of maintaining as far as possible
the autonomy of the country, shows how
grows with delay. The officers and
were not at first strongly against the
prospect OF government from Washing
ton, but the dispatches i'll American
newspapers received here telling of ap
parent doubt existing in the minds of
some Of the people of the United States
: as to the juGtneSS of accepting this pro-
.poSal of the provisional government, is
having its effect on the minds of the
native HaWaiians, who are naturally
prone to change.
The Patriotic league is proposing to
admit to working membership all Ha-
Wailan women over twenty years Of age.
The women of the islands are q factor
in local politics and are pronounced
ROyalsts. Their influence on any
proposed action is expected to count
for great deal. DiSatfected militia
men under the leadership of certain
prominent officers would like to see, if
not assist in securing, change in the
ministry and proposal of the liberal
newspaper that the republic be estab-
lished for the interim that is popularity
supposed will eIapse between the
present time and that at which the
United States shall have arrived
at some conclusion respecting anneXa-
ton is meeting with some favor. There
is movement on foot to form political
organization in Honolulu among all the
friends of annexation. The lists are
being circulated about town, and a large
number of the supporters Of the pro-
visional government have signifed
their willingness to join the society. AS
soon as a sufficient number of names
have been secured a mass meeting will
be held.
The plea of Sir Edwin Arnold for
Japanese protectorate over Hawaii has
again called the attention to danger
foreseen. Officers of the warShip
Nanlwa would have made an effort
to annex or establish a protectorate
in the islands, had she not
been forestalled by Minister Stevens.
Chief Justice Judge thinks that Japan
has designs upon the islands. He in
stanced the fact that the captain of the
Naniwa had not called upon the profess
sional government, and said it
was probable that If the United
Strtes abandoned its protectorate,
the Japanese would consider
no government existed in the isl
lands would raise their flag. The Jap
anese government officials are under
stood to be profiting through remuner-
ating labors of their subjects here, and
another thousand of them have left
Japan for Hawaii. The British minister,
WOodhouse, is Oh friendly terms with
the Japanese commissioner, and it has
even been charged that Woodhouse has
advised the commissioner as to his
policy.