Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-02
ABROGATION DAY.
Hawaii Had a Great Celebration
on that Occasion.
Minister Willis Refused to Attend or
Allow the Naval officers.
The American League Rapidly Assuming Con.
troll Of Hawaiian Politics.

IoNoLuLu, Jan. II, via San Francisco,
per brig W. G. Irwin, Feb. To-day will
be observed as abrogation day. Ii Is the
anniversary of the sbrogation of the Ha-
waiisn monarchy. Great enthusiasm is ex-
pc cted in the celebration. United States
Minister Willis has declined for himself
and for the admiral and United States naval
officers, the Presidents invitation TO the re-
ception.
He closes his note by expressing the hope
that more satisfactory relations may soon
be obtsioed between the two governments.
Last night no reply to q similar invitation
had been rec, ived from Minister Wode
hous,, the British representative, who is
almost an open partisan of the Queen. No
difficulty has arisen between him and this
governmen He lately complained to the
President of dispsraging remsik reprinted
here from an American paper, and received
satisfactory assurance.
A hasty call on the moyning of the 10Th
by Minister Willis upon President Dole,
gave rise to many surmises, because no
such visit had before been made. Presi-
dent Dole says the interview wss wholly
amicable. Mr.. Willis asked for an elucida-
ton of an expression in Mr.. Dole's letterto
Mr.. Willis, which the latter was about to
forward to Washington per the Monowai.
Mr.. Dole was glad Of the opportunity 10
supply the needed explanation.
The American Lesgue 10 rapidly growing
and coming to the front ~ the chief politi-
cal organization in support of the provis-
ional government and cause of annexation.
1t is developing strong opposition to what
its members regard an endeavor of the
planter capitalists to control the government
in their own interests, in opposition to those
of the working class Of whites. Night be-
fore last strong resolutions were passed
opposing further importation of Chinese
labOrers, TO 5000 Of " hom the government
sgreee to allow admission to the islands.
The Star, which sides with the league,
recommends conceding to the Japanese
government equal terms Of suffrage to its
people with other foreigners, rather than
admit the Chinese, believing that with
proper terms Of qualification for voting
few Japanese would be able to vote. The
league members desire to see Hawaii
become a white mans country and not be
mainly given up TO great estates and capi-
talists, manned by Asiatic laborers. To
this end they prefer to see portion of the
profits of the planters sacrificed and some
sugar estates given up and the land divided
into faYms for white emigrants.
1t 10 becoming e, dent that party lines are
going to run mainly upon these i,sues for
the future. The planting interests are GER
tain to make strong fight for itself. The
planters, % q class. are unlikely to antago-
nize anne xation, or any movement which
tends toward it. They probably recognize
the necessity of ample concessions to the
popular demand to secure an establishment
Of stable government.
1t 10 not clear how far the natives will be
permitted to count in this contest. The in
fiuence Of the Asiatic 10 generally regarded
40 destructive to the aboriginal population,
who are wesk and wasting away.