Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-02
NOT CAUSED BY SUGAR PLANTERS.
Hawaiian Commissioner Thurston Contra
diets Reports About the Revolution.

Hawaiian Commissioner ThurstOn Contra
diets Reports About the Revolution.
OMAHA NEB. Feb. AR. Lorin A. Thurs
ton. chairman of the Hawaiian commissioners,
who arrived here last night on his way to Wash
ington. gave some additional particulars in re-
gard to the revolution before leaving. "When
word came to us" he said, ''to know if we
would support the cabinet against the queen
We sent around to get the names of all those
who were willing to do SO and who had rifles.
We did not know whether there were twenty
men or 500 who possessed weapons. The re-
Spouse unanimous, and II was like setting
fire to a bundle of straw.
There was no reconciliation, but it was felt
tina; matters had gone as far as they could go
and that something had to be done. The feel
ing was general that if there was to be change
of government il must be the United States or
nothing, and not a would have answered
the appeal to arms if he had thought that it
was not TO be the United States.
NOT CAUSED By SUGAR MEN.
The idea that has gone abroad that the cry
for annexation is in the interests OF our sugar
men is all wrong The sugar men know moth
ing about it and they are not in favor Of an
nexaIion except as il only means to save the
islands from anarchy. The great fault Of the
queen was that she did not wish to reign a
constitutional monarch. We would have
been fully satisfied TO pattern govern
meat after that Of Great Britain and we tried
10 do SO. but the queen would not have it. She
was interested in the cry. Hawaii for the
Hawaiians" Now the Europexs and the
Americans pay nearly all the taxes, and they
10 not propose that the natives shall have the
spending of the money they contribute. That
j. what the natives want to do"
'On what terms do you wish to be annexed
10 the United States?
''Wtll. that Is q matter that has not been def
I-itely settled. and though we have plans it will
not be becoming for US to disclose them until
We know whether there is q chance OF their be-
ing accepted. We do not expec; 20 come in as
a state. because our population Is no: large
enough, and it Is probable We should ask 70
come in as territory
BONE RULE DESIRED.
Would you wish resident of Honolulu to
be appointed governor"
That is the general wish. We would be sat-
isfed with the same terms as territories with
certain adaptations fitted to our peculiar pop
ulation.'
How is the population of the island di
vided?'
There are about o., 900 inhabitants, and of
those "a, 900 natives about q, 900 Europeans
and Americans. 5000 Chinese, 20, 600 Japanese
and the rest Polynesians-
If annexed what would you do about univer-
sal suffrage
That is a question that would have to be
considered. While We do not wish to deprive
the natives OF the right to vote there is no
doubt that large number Of them are incap-
! able Of using tine franchise. As regards the
Chinese and Japanese they are not. OF course
citizens and could not vote. These things will.
| however. have to be determined when We find
| out whether there is any chance Of our offer to
! Uncle Sam being accepted.
FOREIGNERS FOE ANNEXATION.
4 II
! eiga population. including Americans, Ger
mans. Portuguese, English, French and num-
Der of other na,ionalities are practically unan-
| nous in their approval Of the overthrow Of the
| Hawai,sn monarchy. and in their belief tina.
\ annexation to the United States is
l the only remedy for anarchy and bad
1 government. There some English,
! not a very large number. however, who be-
4 hsyed the queen should be dethroned. but they
are desirons that the young princess kaiau-
| lani now in England. should take the throne
| and the government 50 on under her rule OF
course the result OF this would be to make the
, islands practically an English colony.
WHAT AMERICA HAS DONE.
The islands have been made what they are.
first BY the civilization taught by the American
missionaries which provided for Hawaii a
recognized place among the nations of the
| earth IL il had not been for the civilian
become an appendage of some European
power The Hayaiians almost
unanimously against annexation, yet
today they are less than half the population OF
the country. They are also opposed to any form
| of government that Will give the foreigners any
voice in the government The natives were
equally opposed to the treaty OF reciprocity IL
1876 but within three years they found out
what was meant, ard then the natives were in
favor of it.
las / was coming away from Honolulu {
| number of natives with whom am acquain TED
asked about oGr mission, and referred to the
| condition Of feeling after the passage OF IN,
| reciprocity treaty. L: Was admitted and hopet
| that the feeling Of the natives would be tn
same after they learned the real significance o.
annexation.
Entirely unknown to the provisional gov
\ ernue,t ard OF us committee tho better cias
| OF the natives began TO circulate petitions 4
President Harrison asking for annexation. tn
time was too short for much TO be done, blu
Just as we left two or three Of these petition
were thrown aboard containing over $50 names