St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-15
INTEREST INCREASES.
What Form of Government Shall
Hawaii Have?

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Specula-
ton as to what has been occurring in
Hawaii duriug the week past is by no
means abated. Nearly every one has
taken one side or the other, and is either
an earnest wisher fOrthe prompt sue
cess OF the effort TO restore the queen.
or is valnly hopeful that something may
intervene 10 balk the purpose an
nounced by this government. The fear
OF the friends of the present government
Is that Minister Willis will push Presi-
dent Dole TO an immediate decision and
demand prompt surrender OF all author
ity, on the ground that the government
itself put limit upon the duration of
its own authority, and the time expires
when Minister Willis announces 10 him
that there is no possible chance of an
neXation to the United States. 1t is a
fact that for several months past the
provisional government has recognized
that there was no hope of securing an
neXation to the United States and has
felt fully the obligation upon it,
under those circumstances, of providing
permanent form of government for
the islands.
The form of the proposed government
has been discussed, and it has been pro-
posed TO cali it commonwealth. 1t is
expected that President Dole Will ad-
vance these facts as arguments against
the contention of Minister Willis that
his government - the government to
which Willis is accredited-haS expired
by its own limitation. Should Minister
Willis decline to recognize the validity
of this argument. and President Dole
determine to follow mis- contention so
far as lies in his power, his next step IS
expected to be formally TO notify the
United States minister that he would
not yield without force, and that he
would regard the landing of troops from
the men-Of-War TO enforce his deposition
as an act OF war. The diplomatic rep
resentatives of foreign countries in
Honolulu are always looked TO with
eagerneSs in civil emergency, and the
opponents of restoration assert their
belief that these would formally protest
against the act of the United States
minister, with the exception of the
representatives of Great Britain and
JBpan, aud probably Russia. There have
been Tumors in the state department
that the Uuited States has not entered
upon the attempt to restore the queen
without a thorough understanding with
ali the powers, and ii is said the govern
ment has received assurances that no
objection would be raised to its plan.
With regard to Germany. France and
Portugal, opponents OF restoration say
that citizens of all these powers recog-
niZed the necessity TO good order and
preservation of property and cOnstitu-
Ui0nal rights of the overthrow of the
queen. These governments, they be
WnHln 6PpilnA IN
restoration.
Great Britain would unquestiouably
welcome the restoration of the queen
and the prospect of the early accession
of the Princess Kaiulani as the best
hope of a government distinctly in the
British interest. BY a convention with
France in 1S43 England agreed to re-
frain from ever anneXing the Hawaiian
islands or taking them under a pro-
tectorate, but she has never ceased to
try TO influence and control the local
government to her own interests.
The effect of the restoration of the
queen upon the United States interests
i'll Pearl river harDor is of interest. The
exclusive right of the United States
to use the harbor was the reciprocal
consideration granted ON the free entry
of Hawaiian sugar into the United
States under the Hawaiian reciprocity.
1t Is conceded tnat the 1ree tariff on
sugar under the Mckinley law worked
an abrogation of the special advantage
enjoyed by Hawaiians under this treaty,
and they have held that the rights of
the United States in Pearl river were
terminated by 1t. 1t is known that this
was an influence with the last admins
tratiOn in its consideration of the pro-
pOSal for annexation. In the present stat
US of our claim to Pearl river, 4 govern
ment unfriendly to it. backed by a first
class power seeking to break down the
claim, might very seriously embarrass
and jeopardiZe the control of the most
valuable naval and coaling station in
the Pacific. There is some disappoint-
ment felt in administration circles at
the expressions OF public opinion against
the Hawiian policy, but there are no
indications Of any waverlng in the pur-
pose to push it to a conclusion. There
is good deal of interest in the state
Inent put forth, by one near the pTesi-
dent, that there is much in the evidence
in the Blount report that has not been
suggested TO the public. and that would
| if published work a revolution in senli-
ment on the former administration
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