The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-13
TIE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Mr. Frank +.
Hastings, the temporary charge d'alalres
of the provisional government OF HaWaii
during the absence of Minister Ihurston
in Chicago. has received late advIceo from
The islands They state that annexation
sentiment is steadily growing, not among
she Americans, with whom it has been al
ways the favored policy, but among the
natives themselves, those who formerly
rallied most promptly and closely around
The standard of the fallen queen. The
change of belief has been brought about
largely by the publication of the power OF
attorney given to Paul Neumann. the en-
voy of Queen Liliuokalani TO the Uuited
States.
Bv this instrument it was proven that
MIR. Neumann came TO Washington not
with any idea of restoring the monarchy
or giving back to the people their old form
Of government, but simply TO make the
best terms possible for the monarch, ell
abling her to hold on to as much of the
crown property as possible. Many Of the
natives when the publication WAS made
deemed that they had been tricked, and
accused their sovereign of caring little for
what became of the old autonomy of the
islands so long as her own nest was well
feathered.
The increase of annexation sentiment,
of which my advices inform me, said Mr..
Hastings, has occurred in spite of the
efforts of Mr.. Spreckels and Others op-
posed to it. ! take it that This gentleman
is in opposition to Hawaii becoming Il
part of this country for Two reasons. In
she first place be thinks that ii anneXa-
sion occur he will not be allowed to I'M
port Oriental labor for his plantations In
the second place, his Interests as sugar
refiner are much heavier than his interests
as n planter
''It Hawaii came into the Union we
would be enabled to refine our own sugar
on the islands, and would thus come into
competition with his factories located III
America, something that we are debarred
from ut present, as only rhe lower grades
Of sugar are admitted free of duty. MIR.
Spreckels. like every one else. does not al
low the ? cents pound bounty to enter
into his calculations, believing that the
law is short lived. 1t is purely seif-mter-
est with him, as it is with those who are
aligned with him. II IS true that if we
become part of the United States, the
sugar trust might absorb our refineries, as
-hey have others, but until that action oc
Cured we would be in competition with
Spreckels.
"The question of Oriental labor, for the
present, az least, cuts little figure. We
believe that when this country Is ready TO
annex us it will allow US four or five years
iu which to adjust our labor conditions.
IL would not insist upon an immediate
deportation of all the Chinese aud jap
anese now there. In that time the charac-
ter of labor on the islands could be en-
tirely changed.
- am not authorized to say that in case
Of annexation the crown lands with their
yearly revenue Of 500 900 would be given
Fn Irar bar
her treatment would he just and liberal
Ia the treaty of annexation " hich was
drawn up last winter il was proposed TO
grant to her during her life the sum OF
go, 600 year, and TO pay to kaiaulaui the
lump sum of $4,000 in consideration of
her REIMBURSEMENT of the right of sue
cession. That. in our Judgment, would
have been ample compensation.
1T is to be feared that the people of
America do not understand just what
Honolulu and Hawaii in general are
\ on can get an idea OF the capital If you
Will picture to yoUrselfan American town
9f 20, 600 inhabitants by the sea- laid off in
American fashion, doing its business by
American methods and governed by
Americans The Fourth o3 July is there
celebrated with much more of patriotic
fervor than Is exhibited in manv of your
larger cities The American Tbanksgiv-
ing is recognized in like fashion. SO are
the other Anne rican holidays
You can get further idea of the inn
portance OF American interests when you
are told that five-eighths of the taxable
wealth of all Hawaii belongs to Ameri-
cans. Nearly all the deep-sea ships be-
longing there carry the American flag
Nearly ali OF the interisland vessels are
built upon the American model Most of
them are constructed ia the neighborhood
of Puget Sound. Nine-tenths of the trade
Of the islands is carr c on American bot
toms. Having taken due cugniZance of
these facts. you will see why we are
anxious for annexation and how anxious
we are.
III we are refused permission to become
part of this country we will be forced to
90 something else. There is 10 danger
that royalty will be restored to power. If
you will not extend us "A helping hand
there Is nothing To prevent our asking il
OF other powers. Ii we are not annexed To
the Union the provisional government
VIII become a permanent government by
the sanction of some one else You woutd
be obliged TO recognize such government
~ You have already recognized the pro-
slsloual government | claim this for the
autonomy | represent:
Since April l, when the American flag
was pulled down and the land appeared
10 slide under our feet, the government
given the islands has been safe, Quiet,
wise, temperate. aud stable government.
There has been no abuse, no rIotiag. no
lnternecine disorder of any kind. The
people have been benefited by it, and the
benefits have not been confined to any one
class OF them.
The annexation OF Hawaii would be
Tor mutual advantage. Let me give YOU
rome ilgures to illustrate how IL would
hvipus. ln lo16, when the treaty OF reel
procity went INTO effect, the taxable
wealth OF the Islands was but $9,O00o3O.