The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-29
FATE Oh HAWAII
Uncertainty Causes a Feeling of
Discomfort.
ROYALIsTS ARE HAPPY.
They Openly Assert That the Queen
viii Again Reign.
1t Is a Question Whether an Appeal to
the People Would Result in Favor
of Annexation to the United
States

Honolulu, March 21-Via San Fran
cisco.-The uncertainty which prevails as
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 gen
eral trade, but on the morals of the peo-
pie, and a feeling OF unrest has arisen
The Inauguration of a new party, the
Hawaiian Patriotic league, last week,
having for its object the avowed purpose
Of maintaining as far as posi-
BILE the autonomy of the country,
shows how opposition to annexation
grows with delay. Many mem bers
OF the league were not at first strongly
against the prospect of a government from
Washington, but dispatches in certain
American newspapers received here tell
ing of the apparent doubt existing in the
minds of some people in the United States
as to the business of accepting the propos-
ais of the provisional government, is hav-
ing an effect on the minds of the Hawaiian
natives, who are naturally prone to
change, and it is an open question
whether a piebisc1te would show any
thing like the vote that could have been
obtained for annexation TWO weeks ago.
The Royalists are jubllant and openly
assert that the queen expects information
soon that her throne viii be restored with
q United States protectorate. The women
of the islands are almost all pronounced
Royalists, and are factor in politics.
Their influence on any proposed action is
expected to count Tor a great deal. Dis
affected militiamen under the lead of GER
tain officers will also like to see a change
in the ministry, and the proposal OF the
Liberal newspapers that a republic be
I. 49,
ularly supposed Will elapse between the
present time and that at which the United
States government will arrive at some
conclusion respecting annexation, is
meeting with some favor. 1t is believed
the change could be effected by a vote of
want OF confidence in the ministry, ae-
companied by the act creating the re-
public.
In Justice to the moderation and pa
thence of the provisional government and
prominent men of the annexation party,
it must be said, however, that they are
quietly awaiting the action of the United
States, with faith in its good intentions,
and no doubt as to a satisfactory conclu-
sion of the labors of their commissioners.
The plea OF Sir Edwin Arnold of Eng
land for a japanese protectorate over
Hawaii has again called attention to the
danger which few shrewd observers have
foreseen. Colonel VOlney Ashford, in
conversation with the Associated Press
correspondent, said he was satisfied the
officers of the japanese Warshlp now
here would have made an effort
to annex or establish a prOtectcrate had
they not been forestalled by Minister
Stevens General A. S. HartweH also
holds that if the United States with
draws protection, it viii force the islands
into the hands of either England or
Japan. There are from II, 900 to Is, 600
japanese on the islands who, on a popular
vote, would cut powerful figure. Chief
Justice Judge also thinks Japan has de-
signs upon the islands.
British Minister Wodehouse is on
friendly terms with the japanese COM
missioner and is quoted as having said
last week: s'The flag of the United
States will have to come down and her
troops be removed. - Adding that a
commission would be sent here from the
Urited States to investigate the situation.
Other remarks of the British minister in
line with this have given much onense to
Americans