Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-12
BACK FROM HAWAII
Minister Thurston Speaks on Affairs
in the Islands.
PEACE And PROSPERITY PREVAIL
The Government Moving Ahead
for Commercial Development.
INTEREST IN IMMIGRATION

Mr.. Lorin \. Thurston. The minister from
the republic of Hawaii to the United States,
returned yesterday from a visit of three
months duration to the country where he
Is held in such high official and personal
esteem. He was called upon this afternoon
at the legation in the Everett. ON ii street
pear 18th. 10y representative of The Star.
and talked entcrtainiL-siy upon affairs in
Hawaii and the future OF the Iusty young
republic
Everything is peaceful In Hawaii. and
affairs aIc moving on an even keel" said
NT. ThurstCn. There are no signs of
trouble vf any sort. of course. some bitter
ness exists among the rCydlists That is
but natural Many OF their leading men,
however, are taking the oath of allegiance
TO the republic. and among those vino have
quite recently taken Iilis step arc Newman.
the queens adviser. who came to this
country in her behalf nnI Logan, tine editor
of the leading royalist paper. The royalists
are absolutely demorali2ed. They are di-
viccd into factions. and are split UP upon "a
EUmber Of questions.
ITO such an extent does this state Of af-
fairs exist that they are not generally max
ing nominations for the coming election"
when does that OCcEr:
An Election mt Hand.
''On the 18th of this month. The election
will be for members Of both houses Of the
legislature and there are no evidences that
II will not be entirely peaceful. You. per
haPs. remember that there were rumors
that disorder would accompany the elec-
ticn for delegates to the constitutional con-
Nentl'n last spring. but nothing OF the sort
occurred
viii former oPponents of the provisional
government be allowed to vOtc.''
has hA-- al. .l1t.z
ton OF a single person, either by name or
class, from the queen down. replied AIr
Thurston- The only requirement that one
must possess OF a political nature in order
10 be able 10 exercise the franchise is an
oath of allegiance 70 the republic Thcr,.
will be no presidential election for five
years. and then the election will be by the
legislature
Benefited by the German BILL
What is Hawaii doing sOr its domestic
gOod?' inquired The Star.
The commercial outlook is prosperous"
replied the minister. The tariff change in
this country is beneficial to US in great
degree. our sugar is admitted here free
Of duty. and sugar raising is our main In
dustry. The new tariff will give the bus
iness of the whole islands great start
The coffee interests are also holding out
large inducements for American imni-
grdntS, and many of them are coming in
Tre government recognizes the immense
NGlle OF IN GDUt- country, and Is putting
roads through IT. y macadamized road
thirty-Cn miles long has just been COM
plcted from the port Of Hiio to the volcano
at cost of SlJIUp'
Nv hat are the Pre- ia bilitieS of new iegts-
hticn by the reputlic?"
The new legislature will probably hold
81 ecial sessiol in Dt cemler," said Mr.
ThrrslCn. 1t IS necessary to pass some
general laws. because of the changed con
ditlons Of the country. More particularly,
the goNernment desires to adopt a new; land
system extending the present homestead
law. so that the government land can be
diti.ed up IN suCh way 10 give support
70 the greatest number OF people, giving
both those with money and those without
an OPPORTUNITY 10 acquire property.
ENCOURAGING Immigration.
The government is very Gcsirous of en-
cOGraSing Immigration continued Mr.
ThUrston. and Il labor commission Of five
persons he's just teen established To in
quire into the conditIcns Of labor, with a
View 10 getting American and EUROPEAN
hhpr'Is IN Hawaii instead of Asiatics.
i am new oH my way to Europe to IN
NeSt-4te tn conditions there and to Vro-
Ii--l". a far as possible, the emigration to
Hawaii O.: European agricultural Iaborer"
lipW does Hawaii Te-dri the present
ConhlCt between Japan and China
1 don know that care to discuss that
matter, was the diplomatic response 1T
Is S~lf-eFi!ent Proposition that Japan's
sccden prominence gives greater proIni-
hence % l..EIii. Our new goytrnTnant ts
on ifleii4ly l.IIHS with japan, hayin. been
rttuEHIza 10y its government which has
aisJ expressed itself as being perfectly
s&l-Sh~t with the terms oi our constitution
Relating 70 franchise 4 question which nc-
CasiDHei much discussion between Janan
am both the monarchy and the provisional
goyerumen nt.'
Mr. Ihurstun. in conclusion. said Queen
l-h sun Retained few of her old followers
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