Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-02
F OTHER SIDE.
HAWAII FROM THE POINT OF VIEW
OF LILlUOKALANl.
Germany's Attitude on the Subject Of An
Dexation-The situation at WASH
ington-AD OfBcisl Conference.
fBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l

CHICAGO, February lin published IN
teryiew Thomas Evans. q commissioned
officer of Queen Lihuokalani. OF Hawai-,
who is visiting q relative here. is quoted as
follows: THE causes leading to the reyo-
luton are TO be looked for considerably
below the surface of what has ceen pub
lished in tho dispatches from San Fran
cisco. 1t should be borne in mind that the
source Of the information given to the
press IL from committee of the revolu-
tlonists now on its way TO Washington TO
put their side of the case TO the gov
ernmeut and ask its interference I'D
theis wav They did not wait Tor the
regular mail steamer, which Is due to ar
rive at San Francisco February oth, out
chartered n special steamer so as 10 nave
their er-pdrfe statements and views lsid
before the American people Delore the
other side had a similar opportunity. mat
there is another side goes without SAYING
or such haste would not have been mace
In putting their case. IL WOuid De WeI'
therefore. to suspend Judgment until after
we are in possession Of more and iuller IN
formation as 20 what the people OF iaWah
want and to what extent the commission
represents their views.
PURSUIT or THE DOLLAR.
This revolution has been brought
about bv interested parties with the view
Of improving their financial condition Dy
inducing the United States TO restore to
them the advantages they received under
the reciprocity treaty previous 10 the
passage of the Mckinley bill. Under TINS
treaty Hawaiian sugar was admitted lhto
the United States free OF duty. and the
planters were making from IS 10 100 per
f,laUf 4f1nn Investments. 4.
This remission of duty on the part
Of the United States has amounted to
something like sc 000. 600 year, winch has
gone INTO the pockets OF bnt thirty or
forty men. Now That not more than I'D per
cent. can be made on sugar cultivation
the planter j. unable 10 reconcile himself
10 the existing order Of things. He sees
in annexation the advantage Of cents per
pound bounty, and to get this he Is ready TO
sacrifice the Hawaiian Queen. the Ha-
waiian people, and everything and every
body else.
CAUSE OF The REVOLUTION.
"The cause Of the revolution is ascribed
TO the so-called new constitution TO be
proclaimed bv the Queen. II would be
well 10 await further adUces before ac,
cepting this statement. lhls so-called
new constitution was simply restoration
OF the constitution under which the Ia
wauan people were governed by hlh@
kalaknua until the same interests that
are now rclre ented III tie oI-to-
| Washington commission. lea bV lhe
same 1hurstOn, forced another on the
islands which has hceu Objectionable bOth
10 the Queen and the majority Of her SUBJ
lects 1t was IN compliance with the a.
most unanimous demand of the natlves,
both in and out Of Parliament. and ot over
two thirds Of the voters IN the klnguohl
| that the Queen intended To return 10 the
original constitution, which restored 10
| the natives tho franchise taken away by
! the last one.
oBsTACLIs ~ TIE WAY.
Tho obstacles in the way Of annexa-
| tiou are many. There ls the Chinese ques-
ton. how can the United States admit
! the 10000 Chinese residents OF tle ma
| wailau islands to citIzcnshlpY Most OF
! these are coolies Of the very lowest type
| brought from China under contract To
work on the plantations at @l5 per month.
| How can we extend the invitation 70 these
| people to como INTO our fold while our
| present laws remain on the statute-bOoks Z
| The debt of Hawaii IS little less than
! 81. 900 900. mostly held IN England.
| There are other interests IN HaWali 10
protect besides the American planters.
| There are the interests of the natives,
which cannot be overlooked. A little over
100 years ago these numbered 4Oj0OO.
Through the introduction of civilization,
with its clothing and wLiskey, there re.
main now scarcely 10000, and instead Of
the magnificent physical specimens Of
manhood of yore. with their large tracts
Of valuable lands. we have scarcely a
moderately-wcalthy native left. Their
| lands have been gobbled up by the mis-
sOnarv, the adventurer, and the specu-
| lator 10 crown all, this committee comes
now with the proposition TO conhscate me
entire kingdom-lands. natives, aud all