The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-02
HAWAIIAN SITUATION.
SECRETARY YOFSTlTE FOSTER POST
PONIES HIS TRIP TO PARIS.
The War Department Looking Into tho
Topography OF the Islands-Views
OF MIR. Thomas Evans.

WASHINGTON, Feb. line pr1nclpal
development i'm connection with the Ha-
waiian situation to-day is the announce
ment that Secretary Of State Foster had
given up his trip to Paris next week.
whittier he was going as agent Of the
United States to attend the meeting of
the Behring sea arbitrators. In view of
the necessities of the situation suddenly
presenting themselves 1t has been deemed
expedient that he should remain in the
department until the close Of his term,
OF office. He will, however, meet the
arbitrators at the date of their adjourned
meeting, which has been fixed for March
23d.
The War Department at the request of
the State Department is having copies
made of a number of blue prints, showing
the topogrs phical situation Of Honolulu
and other points in the Sandwich Islands,
which are now in possession of the War
Department. The copies and the rest OF
the originals not duplicated will be given
Secretary J. w. Foster for reference in
the conference he is to haze Saturday
with the annexation commissioners. IL is
also probable that duplicates of these
maps will be furnished the Navy Depart
ment for transmission TO the naval force
in Hawaiian waters.
Secretary of State John w. Foster held
a conference this morning with Senator
Morgan, the leading Democratic member
of the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, and with Ar. Blount of Georgia,
chairman OF the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs. The Secretary also had
n talk on the Hawaiian situation with
Representative Hit, of Illinois. ex-ehair-
man of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and a leading Republican men,
Der of that committee. These gentlemen
came singly and gave their views with
reference to this question. Mr. Foster is
booked to sail from New York on the
Teutonic on Wednesday next to attend
the Behrins sea conference.
No developments that will lead to blood
shed In Honolulu or elsewhere in the
islands have come to light, and it is the
belief in naval circles that the force of
marines and sailors on the Boston is
sufficient to protect American interests.
one vessel may be sent to support the
Boston. and information obtained at the
department leads to the belief that no
others will follow unless the situation be-
comes alarming, and this does not seem
probable, in view of the present state of
affairs The Government will not be
caught mapping. however and vessels will
be prepared for sea and kept in readi
ness
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. LIN an inter-
view last evening. Admiral Irwin eX-
pressed the opinion that the Monterey
would not be sent to Honolulu. ''She
would only be useful there" said the
Admiral, 'in case of war, and in that
cha
The Other Side of the Question.
CHICAGO, Feb. LIN published inter-
view Thomas Evans, commissioned of
ficer of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii,
who Is visiting relatives here, is quoted
as follows:
THE causes leading to the revolution
are to be looked for considerably below
the surface of what has been published
in the dispatches from San Francisco.
1t should be borne in mind that the source
of information given to the press Is from
a committee of the revolutionists now on
its way to Washington TO present their
side OF the case to the Government and
ask it's interference in their way They
did not wait for the regular mail steamer
which is due TO arrive at San Francisco
February Sth, but chartered a special
steamer, so as to have its ex-parte state
ments and views laid before the Ameri-
can people before the other side had a
similar opportunity. That there is an
other side goes without saying, or such
haste would not have been made in pre-
senting their case. 1t would be well there
fore to suspend judgment until after we
are in possession Of more and fuller in
formation as to what the people OF Hawaii
want, and to what extent this commits
sion represents their views.
This revolution has been brought about
by interested parties. with the view OF
improving their financial condition by
inducing the United States to restore
TO them the advantages they received
under the reciprocity treaty previous TO
the passage Of the Mckinley bill. Under
this treaty Hawaii sugar was admitted
into the United States free OF duty, and
the planters are making from Is TO 100
per cent on their plantation investments.
This remission Of duty on the part OF the
United States has amounted to something
like six million dollars a year which has
gone into the pockets of but thirty or
forty men. Now that no more than 10
per cent. can be made on sugar cultiva-
tion, the planter is unable to reconcile
himself to the existing order of things.
He sees In annexation the advantage OF
the two cents per pound bounty, and to
get this he is ready to sacrifice the Ha-
waiian Queen, the Hawaiian people and
everything else.
THE cause Of the revolution is ascribed
10 the so-called New Constitution to be
proclaimed by the Queen. 1t would be
well to wait for further advices before
we accept this statement. This so-called
New Constitution was simply a restora-
tion Of the Constitution under which the
Hawaiian people were governed by King
Kalakaua until the same interests that
are now represented in the 'on to Wash
ington commission and led by the same
l.. A. Thurston. forced another on the
islands which had been Objectionable
both to the Queen and the majority Of her
subjects. II was in compliance with the
almost unanimous demand Of the natives
both in and out OF Parliament and of
over two-thirds OF the voters In the king
dom that the Queen intended 10 return
to the original Constitution, which re-
stored TO the natives the franchise taken
away by the last one. The obstacles in
the way of annexation are many. There
is the Chinese question. How can the
United States admit the 10000 Chinese
residents OF Hawaii TO citizenship? Most
of these are coolies OF the very lowest
type. brought from China under contract
to work on the plantations at SIS per
month How can we extend the invita-
tion to these people TO come into our
fold while our present laws remain on
the statute books. The debt OF Hawaii
is little less than three million dollars,
mostly held I'm England. There are other
interests in Hawaii to protect besides the
American planters. There are the inter
ests of natives which cannot be over
looked. A little over one hundred years
ago these numbered 10000. Through the
Of civilization, with Its cloth
ing and whisky, there remain now scarce