The evening world., 1894-05-28
TALKS OF REVOLUTION
Claus spreokels 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
or the throne, arrived at the Waldorf
Hotel last evening, and was reen by an
Evening World" reporter this morning.
Mr.. Spreckels Is a hale and hearty Old
gentleman, with n 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, lis bound to go 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 overthrow
were revolutionary enough. but the
whole proceedings w.re as quiet as u
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
mce 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withdrawn the Provisional Government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 Il month. The
command Ia known as Die Drei Hun
dcrt. and the troopers lie around uolnB
nothing at $40 a month.
Il suggested the a~1visability Of form
ins a republic in the beginning. but
they were about ready to XIII me for
advancing such an idea. 1t was an
ncNation TO the United States or moth
ing. Since then they have written me
asking me to come over and help them
organize a Republican government. i
have told them that | 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.
and a large percentage of the whites.
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
people, many OF them highly educated,
and their representative leaders are men
OF fine NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Legislators
and diplomats OF no mean ability.
"A revolution under the circumstance
Is unavoidable. So overwhelming nnd
able n majority is not to be Kept dowr
by a show Of force that a little prepare
| tlCn COulu 80 tNSlIS overcome.
Az for myself. ! have disposed of the
greater part of my interests on the ISL
ands. partly to my sons and partly to my
partners and others. ! intend to go gu
OF business. | am old enough and have
worked hard enough to have a little
rekt.'
asked about the pending tariff meas.
ure as II affects sugar In particular anC
the country's commercial interests ir
general. Mr.. S%preckels declared that h,
had given the matter no thought, am
had no opinion on the subject that wal
satisfactory even to himself.
Whether II occurs now or Is LETT 10
a future time said he, the people o
the United States will regulate their Owl
taxation to the satisfaction OF all or th'
majority. There is no teacher like eH
p~erlence, and as l am going to leave
active life. | don't care much what thu
lesson may bS." 80.
MIR. Spreckels is accompanied by hi!
wife and daughter. They came directly
from San Francisco. "Wednesday mex
the party sails on the Paris for Europe
to be gone a number OF weeks.