The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-06

abuse their minds of many false impress
sicns prevailing regarding the course Of
the nited states.
The natives. if they fad that the United
| States Commission is not disposed TO put
| the annexation question in the form of a
plebiscite, which it is not likely would be
done without the sanction of the Pro-
visional Government, which is opposed
to such methods, may see fit to take a
popular vote among themselves for the
edification of the Commissioner.
The Hawaiians think if they can show
good majority against annexation that
President Cleveland would recall the
commission, the restoration OF the
monarchy would follow. and that so far
as America is concerned, the latter coun-
try would be satisfied with a commercial
or reciprocity treaty guaranteeing it many
advantages.
Consul-General Severance, questioned
regarding this point, said such popular
vote would by no means represent the
intelligence, wealth or influence of the
country, and for that reason he did
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Severance is apparently convinced that
annexation will be found to be not only
advisable but necessary.
In spite of all, the conclusion is forced
upon an impartial observer that the anti
annexation movement is weak, seriously
weak, from the fact that it is backe by
no high moral convictions, and that the
average native does not fully, if at all,
understand just what he is opposing.
The Hawaiians on an average are Dos
sessed probably Of greater intellectual
development than many of the colored
voters Of the Southern States and are GER
talnly more tractable, but their idea of
national prosperity is still confined to
frequency with which luaus, or native
teasts, and balls at the palace occurred or
may yet occur.
The fluctuations of commerce and the
mysteries Off tariff bill cut no figure in
their calculations. The antlthesis to their
love of country is their dislike of the
missionary" which term has about the
same application in most cases as would
that of Puritan to the descendants in the
United States of the old Mag flower immi-
grants.
1t cannot be denied that some of the
regulations here in force bear q family
resemblance to the GLUE Laws OF Con-
necticut, but only the native does not
know that these would pass away with
the influx of new blood and new ideas.
Annexation need not degenerate into
conquest unless through dsfranchise-
ment, which is no more necessary here
than in some of the Southern States. pro-
viding the heads of the local government
are sent from Washington and are lust
men.
The Women'si Branch of the Hawaiian
Patriotic League held meeting at Arion
Hall on March 9th and completed or
ganlZation by the election of officers. The
meeting was well attended and consider
able enthusiasm was displayed.
March 10Th the report was circulated
throughout the city that the Provisional
Government was about to make another
demand on the japanese for the sur
render Of the fugitive prisoner, who had
taken refuge on the japanese man-ot-
war, and that Admiral Skerrett had con-
sented to use his influence toward back
ing up the demand. Wild as the rumor
was, it succeeded in drawing large
crowd to the wharves, who waited in ex-
pectaticn of seeing the Boston's guns
turned on the powerful cruiser bearing
the chrysanthemum flag.
The force of the rumor was added To
by the fact that orders had been made
public transferring, on the same day. a
number OF blue jackets from Camp Bos-
ton, where they were not needed, to the
cruiser Boston, where their presence was
necessary for the proper discipline of the
ship. After time, nothing OF a warlike
nature TRANSPORTING, the crowd dispersed.
The Government has forW arded to the
Hawaiian Consul at Toxic a request on
the Emperor of Japan for the return of
the murderer. Several romantic stories
have been in circulation since the arrival
here of the Naniwa.
The latest is that Prince Komatsu. a
nephew of the Mikado, came over on the
vessel with the intention of forming a
matrimonial alliance with the Princess
Kaiulani. Finding however, the story
goes, the Hawaiian Islands too small a
dowry for his royal needs, he concluded
not to press his suit.