The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-29
CONCERNING HAWAII.
Publications in American Papers on
the Hawaiian Question.
THuRsToN TO sPRECKELs.

IhUhSION ~ SPkEShELo'
A Washington despatch of Sept.
q is as follows:
l.. A. Thurston, representing the
Provisional Government of Hawaii,
has published an open letter to
Claus Spreckels in which he reiter.
ates the charges that Spreckels tried
to embarrass the Provisional Govern
ment by suddenly demanding the
payment of loan of $4,000 to the
Royalist, Government. Thurston
says that soldiers we're placed in
charge Of the Government buildings
to prevent Spreckels and other Royal
list supporters from carrying out
their repeated threat of restoring
the ex-Queen by force. He cites the
continued peace and the surplus in
the treasury to show the success of
the new Government.
Thurston declares that planters,
almost without exception, prefer to
take their chances without contract
coolie labor rather than to bear the
misgovernment of the past. Spreck-
els knows, he asserts, and other
planters know and the people of the
United States know that there is as
much probability of the Hawaiian
planters receiving the bounty of 2
cents pound on their sugar as there
is of the traditional rich man enter
ing the kingdom of heaven.
SENTIMENTS OF sPRECKELs.
Claus Spreckels arrived in Wash
ington, D. c., Sunday to Law before
the Administration and the Senate
his views in regard to the Hawaiian
situation and the duty of the Ameri-
can Government. He expressed
freely his well-known sentiments.
81 am opposed to annexation" said
he. 81 am opposed to the American
Government stepping in and steal
ing away the rights of the natives of
Hawaii, who in overwhelming mai
ority are opposed to annexation.
The Provisional Government is COM
posed of a few hundred men who
would profit Immediately and great
ly by annexation and who are deter
mined to carry out their plans at
any cost.
"If the islands were annexed and
brought under operation of the
United States laws in regard to
labor contracts they would soon be
no better than COW pasture. The
principal labor of the islands is Chi
nese and japanese. Japanese labor
ers come in under contracts care
fully drawn to protect their inte-
rests, one clause of which is that SIS
a month Of each laborer's wages
shall be deposited in bank to his
credit. At the end of each three
years contract the laborer is sure
Of at least $3.50 to take back with
him.
while l am opposed to annexa-
ton, | believe in the establishment
of a protectorate and the settlement
of the government Of the islands by
vote of the people. No other
country but the United States can
exercise a protectorate over the ISL
ands.
"Now if protectorate is estab,
lished will use all my influence to
secure for the United States coal,
ing station at the entrance of the
harbor of Honolulu, commanding
the city and superior to any other
location in the whole islands. 1t
can be made available at an expendi-
ture of no more than $4,000, and
the United States shall have fee
simple of it if have to purchase ii
myself and make it present to the
Government.-Erchange.
HAWAII AND CALIFORNIA.
The suggestion of Senator Per
kins that Hawaii be annexed to Cali
fornia is not absolutely new, as he
seems to think. 1t has occurred tc
others before. 1t might possibly be
the best solution of the existing
problem, but there are certain posi-
BILE drawbacks that would have te
be very carefully considered before
it's adoption.
One difficult point would relate te
representation in Congress. Hawai-
has less than half the population O
an ordinary Congressional district
and if it were made a part of Cali
fornia it would naturally have t.
share Representative with some O.
the inhabitants on the mainland
lib WOulu w lllcOuFeulouC anu uu
-, fair to both sides. Hawaii's inter
ests are SO peculiar that she certain
l ly ought to have a Representative o
), her own. But if we gave her ON
the rest of California would have t.
g submit to being under-represented
e Again, the political division of thi
), State is SO close that if the nativ
Hawaiian vote were swung solidl
on either side it would decide tn
}. result of every election. The kama
kas are not interested in our rail
way system, but the Southern Pac
fic could buy up their votes at $
- apiece and elect it's entire Stat
8 ticket, if not enough Senators an
n Assemblymen to hold the balance c
i power in the Legislature.
IS Another disadvantage would b
,Tr the lack of an efficient local govern
Is ment for the islands. The Stat
It officers would be two thousand mile
!" away, and there would be no centr;
authority in Hawaii-merely thre
or four county sheriffs and boarC
of supervisors. This difficulty migt
be met by the adoption of an amend