New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-02
81 OUTLINES ALLEGED OBSTACLES IL TIE WAY

.
OF ANIMATION.
,,oo~o Feb Thomas T.. Evans. a commissioned
- a, Queen Liauokalani. OF Hawaii. is visiting
,,,rss hero lie is quoted saying In an Inter
view -. ..,.,,
s.d for considerably below tho surface OF what has
80 publlsAed In the dispatches from san Francisco
" should I've borne In mind that the source of the IN
a.,on given 10 the press Is from the committee Of
Ou,,on.sts glOw is way 10 Washington 10 present
~, SIDE o; the case 10 the National Government
y. % ask It's Interference III thor behalf. This com
-. I'D no. wait for the regular mail steamer. which
a,s IN arrive IN Sar Francisco February g. hut
,.rsred a special steamer TO have Its eA-pare
,.nants and views laid before the American people
,..,. the other side lad a similar opportunity. That
49,. "a another side goes without saving. or such
,z. would not have been made In putting their case
, rouN be well. therefore 70 suspend judgment untl
are IN possession OF and fuller information as
- that the people Of Hawaii want. ana 10 what ex.
80, This comus siOn represents their wishes.
srhs revolution has been brought about by inter
,us norties with the view vi improving tAcir
..naal condition by inducing the United States tc
-.,o,a % them the advantages they received under
s reciprocity treaty previous to tho passage OF me
,,r,n,ev LII Under this treaty Hawaiian sugar was
a,red into the United States free OF duty. and the
n,,nters were making 70 to 100 per cent on their
-, r.rt Of the United States has amounted 10 some
,,,ry like 81 600 600 which has gone Into The
se.s OF hut thirty forty men. Now that moi
-. than 10 per cent can be made on sugar cult
.,,on the planter IS unable TO reconcile himself 10
IN. existing order Of things. He secs in annexation
,h advantage Of the two cents per pound bonus and
a. ,s this he is ready 10 sacrifice the Hawaiian Queen
~. Hawaiian people and everything and everybody
else.
aThe cause OF the revolution is ascrbed TO the so
chilled new Constitution 10 be proclaimed by tht
ous.n. II would be We'll perhaps. TO wait for further
odvccs before we accept this statement. This so
called new Constitution simply restoration 81
,hs Constitution under which The Hawaiian people were
eoye,ned BIZ King Kalaaua until the same Interests
that are now represented In the on 10 Washington
committee and led by the same L. A. TNurston. forced
another Oh IL which has been Objectionable both 70
The Queen and the majority OF her subjects. I; Wa
In compliance with the almost unanimous demand Of
the natives. both in and out of Parliament. and Of
tvoirds OF the voters Of The Kingdom, that the Queen
intended 10 return 10 tho original Constitution, which
restored TO the natives the franchise thken away by
the last one.
The obstacles In the way OF annexation many
There is the Chinese question. How can the United
States admit the 10000 Chinese residents Of Hawaii
low stamp brought ron China under contract 10 wolK
on the plantations - SIS per month. How can We
fold While our present laws remain Oh the statute
books The debt OF Hawaii is little less than
SyOOO.OOO, mostly held IN England.
Where are other interests "a Hawaii TO protect be-
sides the American planters. There are the Interests
of the natives, when cannot DE overlooked y Ntle
over 100 years ago these numbered 100000 ThTOugl
thu introduction 81 civilization, with its clothing and
whiskey there remain now scarcely 10000; and. In
stead Of the MAGNIFICENT physical specimens OF man
hood yoe, Win their large tracts OF valuable LAND
We have scarcely moderately wealthy native left.
Their lands have been g0bbed up by the missionary
the advenirrcg and Spectator. 10 crown all liIs
committee comes now with the proposition 10 cOllis'
cate the enlre kngGOm. lapds. natives and all