The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-31
Continued from Thiyd bdgs.)

negotiate terms for the withdrawal of
all claims on the part Of the ex.Queen
and Princess. They are both, for the
present at least, absolutely powerlesS,
but the effect of their withdrawal would
be rather to split the native vote into
selfish and insincere factions, or to con.
solidate it in favor of annexation as
against the continuance of the Pro
visional Government. Already there
are indications that, as the tenure of
the Provisional Government grows
more secure, the Hawaians look to
annexation for relief more favorable
In fact it is seriously argued that great
unpopularity of the Government would
unite the opposition in favor of the
measure to effect which the Provisional
Government was created.
There was serious obstacles in open
ing negotiations with the eX-Queen, the
most embarrassing of which were the
very strained relations existing between
the President and Cabinet and Neu
mann, the only one here possessing
her fullest confidence. Another obsta-
Gle was Unexpectedly encountered.
The opposition Of the radical element
of the Government, who have been de
handing the Punishment of the eX-
Queen was, of course, to be expected
but the advantage of taking from the
Hawaiians the only leaders about whom
they could really and of the effect on
American public opinion of voluntary
and generous satisfaction of royalty's
claims were ultimately apparent to all.
Two meetings between the President
and Neuman brought them into accord
on the general proposition to provide
for the eXQueen. On her part this
required no departure, for Neumann
still held her power of attorney, which
he took with him to Washington, and
which authorized him to negotiate for
her the best terms he could. On the
part of the Provisional Government, ii
was appropriating out of Hawaiian re.
venues what would otherwise be pro
vided for from the same revenues al
Washington. Really it was simply &
charge upon its assets, the assumption
of which would in event of annexation
proportionately relieve the United
States of responsibility, but Of course the
Government could not with dignity BIZ
first to move the negotiations Such
action would be certain, also, to en-
courage the eX-Queen perhaps to the
point of her refusing to consider any
proposition.
The Government was ready to pay
her So. 900 4 year for life, kaiulani tC
receive a separate sum to be agreed
upon. For the eX-Queen this woulC
not mean an expenditure of long con
tinuanCe, for she is not likely to live
many years. Yesterday and the day
before Neumann made many journeys
between Government House and
Washington place, but if he tried tc
induce the eX Queen to authorize the
initiation of negotiations he was un
successful 1t is possible that Neu
mann suffered a change of heart in the
course of the negotiations which he
attributed to the influence of SpreCEels
So far as Neumann is concerned, the
negotiations have now come to an end
Yesterday at noon he called for the
last time on the President and informed
him that he had failed to induce the
ex Queen to make a proposition, and
that he should no longer act as her
representative. He then took back
the copy of the power of attorney which
she had given him, and which he had
left with the Government on his de
parture for Washington. He leaves to-
day for San Francisco on business con
nected with the Japanese Government,
and last night gave an elaborate dinner
party to the officers of the Japanese
man-of-war Naniwa. Claus Spreckels
and Admiral Skerrett were among the
guests.
With his departure the Royalst party
is left without any able adviser, unless
it be J. O. Carter, who will probably
act in this capacity. Neuuann says
that in his opinion there is an end to
negotiations with the eX-Queen, al
though he intimates that Spreckels may
yet have something to do with these.
If Spreckels does so the whole weight
of his influence may be counted upon
to oppose any action on her part which
the AnneXationlsts desire.
Claus Spreckels has given little salts,
faction to anybody since his arrival,
and has begun here a stupendous game
of double-dealing at which he is an
expert. He was with Minister Stevens
an hour Immediately after his arrival,
and declared to him his belief that an
neXaton was ultimately bound to come
and that he was not opposed to it in
principle. Then he called upon Pres,
dent Dole and Chief Justice Judd and
assured them of his hearty support of
the Provisional Government. The
next day he went to the ex-Queen, and
while he discouraged her from entering
into the negotiations which the Pro
yisional Government desired her to
initiate, at the same time told her that
the monarchy was dead His pub
lished declarations have not gone so
far as this, and he has said little in
public. He asserts that he is a student
of the situation, having decided nothing
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