The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-02
THE HAWAIIAN
CELEBRATION
The First Anniversary Of the AbrOgatiOn
Will Be Flttlngly Observed.
GRAND RECEPTION TO Be GIVEN
Minister Willis Declines to Take Part
in the Festivities-Th British Rep
resentative Sulks-Plans for Future
Development-ResoIutions Against
the Chinese-The American League
Gaining Prestige.

Honolulu. Jan. H.
GPODAY is to be observed as abro
CATION day. 1t is the first ami
versary OF the abrogstion Of tho
u Hawaiian monarchy. Great
enthusiasm is expected in the celebra
ton. A reception is to be given in the
council room. formerly throne room.
and mass meeting in the evening on
Palace square, which has bsen dubbed
Union square by the Annexation club
United States Minister Willis has de-
cined for himself, and for the
admiral and United States naval
officers, the pre'id9nt's invita-
ton to the reception. He closes
his note by expressing the hope that
more satisfactory relations may soon
obtain between the two governments.
Last night no reply to II similar invita-.
tion had been received from Minister
WodehOuse, the British representa-
tive, who is an almost open partisan of
the queen. No difficulty has arisen
hstween him and this government.
II lately complained to the president
OF disparaging remark reprinted here
from American papers, but received
satisfactory assurance,
A hnsty call on the morning of the
12tn by Minister Willis upon President
Dole, gave rise to many surmises, be.
cause no such visit had before been
made. President Dole, however. says
that the interview was wholly amica.
Bile and called for the elucidation of an
expression in Mr.. Doles long letter TO
Mr. Willis, which the latter was about
to forward to Washington.
AMERICAN LEAGUES RAPID GROWTH
The American league is rapidly grow.
ing and is coming to the front as the
chief political organization in support
of the provisional government and the
cause of annexation, 1t Is developing
strong opposition to what its mem mbers
regard rs an endeavor of the planter
capitalists to control tho government
in their own interests. in opposition to
those working classss of whitss. The
night before last a strong resolution
was passed opposing the further
importation of Chinese laborors.
8, 900 of whom the government had
agreed to allow admission TO the ISL
ands. Feeling in tho league goes deeper
than this The desire is to see Hawaii
become a white mans country, and not
mainly given up 10 great estates of cap.
italists manned by Asiatic laborers
To this end they prefer to see portion
Of the profits of the planters sacrificed
and some Of the sugar estates given up
and the land divided in farms for white
immigrants.
1t is becoming evident that party
lines are going to run mainly upon
these issues for the future. The plant
ing interest is certain to make u strong
fight for itself Planters, us a class,
however, are unlike to antagoa- -
izs annexation, or any government
which tends towards it, They
will probably recognize the no
cessity of ample concessions TO
popular demand in order TO secure es-
ta6lishment of stable government. IL
is not clear how far the natives will be
permitted to count in this contest. In.
fux of Asiatics is generally regarded
as destructive to aboriginal population,
who ara weak and are wasting away.
CHINESE ARE OBJECTIONABLE.
The resolution mentioned above as
adodted by the American leagne con-
tained the following expressions:
Resolvcd-That we view with the ap-
prehension the almost eager readiness with
which the provisional government has co.
operated with tho importers of this horde
Of Chinese.
Resolved, That while we are fully alive
to the necessity of moderately cheap field
labor, we shall continue to object to Chi
nese, viewing them as dangerous and dis
tasteful, not only TO ourselves, but also tC
our steadtast friends in the United States.