The evening world., 1894-05-28
OF REVOLUTION
Claus spreckels Speaks Freely of
Hawaiian Affairs.
Reformers Ready to Kill Him for
Suggesting a Republic.
The Sugar King Has Sold Out to
His Sons and Partners.

Claus Spreckels. who has been reputed
for years to be as much the king Of the
sbniwich Islands as the native monarch
on the throne, errived at the Waldorf
Hotel last evening, and was eeen by an
Evening World" reporter this morning.
Mr.. Spreckels Is n hale and hearty old
gentleman. with a full white beard and
an air of prosperity and contentment
He had very positive Views about the
condition OF Hawaii. where his sugar
plantations lie.
The resent Provisional Govern
ment.' he said. rs bound to 20 to
smash. There hasn't been a revolution
In the Islands, but there will be one, and
no mistake. before long. The measures
by which the Queen was overthrown
were revolutionary enough, but the
whole proceedings were as quiet as a
district school election.
II was there at the time and witnessed
every detail. When the sailors and ma
rines from the Boston landed with their
superior rifles and machine guns resist
ance was, on the face of things, SO USE
less that nothing could be done by any
party that favored the maintenance Of
the throne.
when the armed Americans were
withdrawn the Provisional Government
organized an army of three hundred
Germans, who had been employed on
the plantations at SIS a month; The
command Is known as Die Drei Hun
dert,, and the troopers lie around doing
nothing at $40 a month.
Il suggested the ACCESSIBILITY of form
ing a republic In the beginning, but
thew were about rpaIV IN Kill mo for
advancing such an idea. 1t was an
~nexation to the United States or moth
Ing, Since then they la written me
asking me to come over and help them
organize a Republican government. I
have told. them that l was through with
the whole business, and they could
work out their own salvation.
There are fourteen thousand voters
on the islands, and the Provisional Gov
eminent represents but three thousand
OF the number. The natives, as a mass.
are either openly in favor Of the reign
Ing House or, at all events, opposed to
the present Government. The natives
are not to be despised. They are smart
and their representative leaders are men
Of fine attainments-orators. Legislators
and diplomats of no mean ability.
"A revolution under the circumstance
Is unavoidable. So overwhelming and
able a majority is not to be kept down
by a show Of force that a little prepara-
ZION COulu so easily overcome.
:" AS for myself, l have disposed of the
greater part of my interests on the ISL
ands. partly to my sons and partly to my
partners and others. l intend to go out
OF business. l am old enough and have
worked hard enough to have a little
rest"
Asked about the pending tariff meas
ure as II affects sugar in particular and
the country's commercial interests in
general, Mr.. S%preckels declared that he
had given the matter no thought, n
had no opinion on the subject that was
satisfactory even to himself.
Whether 1t occurs now or Is left for
a future time" said he. the people of
the United States will regulate their own
taxation to the satisfaction of all or the
majority. There Is no teacher like eX-
perience, and as ! am going to leave
active life. ] don't care much what the
lesson may be-"
Mr.. S%preckels is accompanied by his
wife and daughter. They came directly
from San Francisco. Wednesday next
the party sails on the Paris for Europe,
to be gone a number of weeks.