The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-09
IA WAII AND THE CANA
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ResfC ration of Monarchy Causes
Profound AsfOnishmenf.

hcStCTatION OF monarchy causes
Profound AsfOnishmenf.
OTTAWA, Nov. 16.-Much interest is
taken by the Canadian Ministry in the
development OF events at Hawaii. The
islands are place OF call for the new
steamship line running from Vancouver,
p. c., to Australia in connection with
the Canadian Pacific Railroad. That
cOmpany's line to China and Japan re-
ceives yearly subsidies from the British
and Canadian governments, and when
thoroughly organized the Australian line
will also be subsidized. Mr.. Mackenzie
Bowel, the Canadian Minister OF Gus
toms, is now in Australia endeavoring
to form arrangements for eElarging
trade between the two colonies and for
constructing a cable between them. The
British Government is doing it's best to
bring the negotiations to a successful
issue. 1t is felt that if Queen Liliuoka-
lani is restored through the good Offices
Of Mr.. Cleveland's Administration,
British influence in the islands, which
has been on the waue, may once more
become considerable, and Canada may
perhaps be able to conclude treaty for
closer trade relations with them. In
1890, after the passage of the Mckinley
tariff, the sugar ciause5 OF which knocked
the Hawaiian treaty with the United
States on the head, the late King made
overtures to Canada for closer trade, but
nothing came of them. Now that Canada
is in direct communication with the
islands something may be done in that
way, with Australia as one, OF the par
ties to the bargain.
had talk yesterday with a British
official who has been familiar with
events at Hawaii for the last twenty
years. He said:
''I don't know what to make of Mr.
Cleveland. He seems to have turned
Quaker or something. Just imagine
what they would say in England if an
English Premier were to upset a brand
new monarchy in q country not lar re-
mote from it which had always been
republican. They would boot him.
Yet, change the noun and the adjective,
and that's what Mr.. Cleveland is APP
parently going to do. Fifty years ago
the sovereignty OF these islands was
offered to Britain, but declined by the
Admiral of our Pacific squadron. That
| suppose, was perfectly proper. They
belong to the United States by the law
OF geography rather than. to us. But l
can't for the life of me understand what
Mr.. Cleveland means by bowling over
the Provisional Government and bring
ing back the Queen. Perhaps he thinks
that is equivalent to restoring peace
and quietness. If so, he is mistaken.
1t will be necessary for him TO support
the Queen by armed force: that Is, if
he wishes to keep her on the throne.
Great Britain will be glad to welcome
the Queen again. 1t is crying shame
to keep that lovely corner of the world
under regime OF royalties only one or
two degrees removed from Cecil Rhode 8
flieud, Lo Bengula; but if Mr.. Cleve-
land IS bound to have a royalty there,
Lilioukalani is as about as good as any
for British purposes. She has all along
said that Mr.. Cleveland would put her
back. / wonder where she got the in
formation.
"Thc case OF Fiji has perhaps escaped
Mr.. Ceveland's attention. Sixty years
ago the missionaries appeared there just
as they appeared at Hawaii. The two
islands gradually got a thin veneer OF
civilization, but this only rendered stable
native government impossible. In 1859
King Thakambau, q sort OF kalakaua,
except that he couldn't play poker, Of
fered the sovereignty to Queen Victoria.
The British Government sent Conn
missioner-his name was not Btount-
to the islands, and he reported that
Thakambau had been pursuaded to
make the offer by Europeans who con-
troIled sugar lands and were thinking of
planting cotton, and that If England
assumed the sovereignty there might be
trouble with the natives. The Kings
offer was accordingly declined A series
of rows ensued. The Europeans could
not put up with semi-savage ruler with
unlimited authority, and so they formed
a Cabinet, or Government, to act as
check upon him. Then they framed
constitution and created a parliament.
But before long there was a triangular
duel between the Parliament, the Cabi-
net and the King. There was re-
volution' every week, and crisis
all the time. At length Thakam-
bau. who was Il bit of an orator, sent for
British naval officer and said: For
Gods sake, take possession; Fiji can
not govern herself; the Europeans, who
have the money and brains, cannot be
expected to kneel before us natives, the
archipelago has become piece OF drlfs
wood in the sea to be picked up by the
passer-by, and l want England to get
it?' The upshot was that England an
nexed Fiji in 1874. With settled gov
eminent things improved. The islands
will vet be a valuable way station for
steamship line between Vancouver and
New Zealand They do large trade In
sugar and fruit with Australia, and cot
ton is coming to the front again. Eng
land tried honestly to put the new wine of
European civilization into the old bottles
of barbarism in Fiji, but the thing would
not work. Dir. Cleveland is trying the
same experiment in the Hawaiian ISL
ands. and is bound TO fail as we did.
New York Sun.