The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
KAIULANI FOR QUEEN NOW.
GUARDIAN DAVIES coNsPIRINs IN
her BEHkLE

Il
| wsus. Roysii-ts Caunot Support the
| savage wanton-The Charge OF Poison-
Inc the Pri-oe who stood Bety-een Her
and the Throne Revived-Presidsnt Dole
60 ne Relieved OF B,s Extr. Omee-He
Tells ., an Interview OF En-. Republics.
Governments Hawaii WIN Forn n she
| Cannot ne Annexed TO the United states.
| HONOLULU. Feb. 3. via San Francisco. Feb. 10.
The news that the ex- Queen had so far re-
| lapsed into the ancient savARery OF her race
| as to demand the heads Of her political enc
mics caused great excitement here. but
after the first shock It was remembered
| that her grandfather was the FIRST
man hanged for murder In the Hawaii
an Islands. the crime being that OF
poisoning his wife. the imperial jointress 4"
OF the royal house Then. too. 1t was recalled
| that when the Prince who used to stand In the
way OF Llliuokalanfs heirshlp to the throne
| fell Ill her covetous hand was more than sus-
| pected Of having FASTENED his demise. As the
story goes. tho Prince was convalescing after
| o long Illness and the doctor said he would
| get well. It was then that his sister appeared
at the bedside. carrying bowl Of pal the ma
tives' fsvorite dish. by her royal command
/ all the attendants OF tno lTlnco 1917 tue SICK
| room. and the doors were locked.
Some OF the poi was eaten. and In four hours
the heir to Kalaksua's crown was pulled and
| staring corpse in whose body some "leperous
| distilment" had wrought tho mortal change.
| They had no coroners In Hawaii then who
| could lay hands on the Lords anointed. but
| the physicians who saw the body know the
! cause OF death.
Once more In after years the Polynesian
| blood Of the future patron OF the axe and
block showed itself through the thin
rouge OF civilization with which she
| chose to cover her real nature. Liiuokalani
was in London then. a distinguished guest
| at Queen Victoria's jubilee. During the fes-
tivities tho news OF the uprising here which
| forced Kalakaua to accept . liberal Constitu-
| tion was carried to her.
Did my brother yield7' she said. All II
| I had been there the streets OF Honolulu would
have run with blood before should have let
In these phrases spoke the implacable saw;
age oithe ancient Polynesian type, q chiefess"
stood By and seen the hesds OF white haired
| missionaries fall into the basket with the same
issT OF 6sT1arSas H iS on her afS With
| crust OF Kilaneas crater. wnen she made her
| pagan sacrifice. not many years ago. to the
| Knowing the ex-0ueen as they. did. the an
nexa,ion party was not surprised at her de-
SPAR. They, Know the nature Of their
that. she had the cunning to disse N BILE
until she had been restored to mower. Their
Sd hS Se%
| after such display OF bloodthirstiness as she
that Iiiiuoks iani had ceased to be factor In
| the political equation.
The common thought among the monarchist
| leaders was-what nexti Naturally Guardian
| Davies had a suggestion to make. Il was Kali
SlanL In -. = letter to = 81 RoysliSt Journal nal
ex-Queen. and went so far as to say that pre-
yious eets OF hers. Of much less savage pur-
Privately among the Royelists he began n
OF the Princess has not hitherto been one to
conjurs with In tho Hawaiian Islands he has
It had never before been able, to obtain. IL
may now be said that Hawaii hasa kaiulanl
T. 81 MsS Snd but
Of ultra British and monarchist principles
For Ave Yeas he has had charge OF The frin.
youthful mind with skiliul touch until she Is
now, in all but blood and color. an English
husband and through the scotohmani Cleghornj
his further reward the post OF Hawaiian Minis
ter to the Court OF st. lam es's are the fond am
II cannot be doubted that this last ambi-
ton Is closest TO his heart. for with all the
man ~ traits Wnlcn MS bolI-maue career mas
developed. he Is n tutt hunter Of eager type.
That he is in trade. and therefore In
a footing Of mountaineering. has ground his
Once he brushed against the Prince of Wales
10 the street and no speaks Of that as the
But But he might well afford to forget that honor
as the Minister Of an Independent State aud
the father OF prince Consort:
and prestige OF Davies's Influence and wealth;
the help OF part OF the younger native ele-
eSnnas q the S'fbi t! SerE he dRsHe
sRs tine ymDsth Rs aya arwS ssr
Government; dopbtii their most sanguins
binary course OF events Their hope undoubt-
eddy is that the annexation party win
Which aas ,Oiiow PSs ionareRst. ? %f ssia
tation are several, but they are not so serious
as the friends OF the lost cause imagine, Tn
not ike the ruling missionary guild any too
well. but when II comes to choice between
BIZ the miss iOnsriss every time.
BY, the term missionaries" the lexicon
hsTHsR Poltss aSSser1Ges u wealth.
arrogant and seli-sutiieient political body.
Ssv Il wh ts nH have FOR as sSss
other In Hawaiian business and public
life. to the exclusion, and often TO
the disadvantage. OF the everyday citizen OF
American and other blood. The missionary
body Is. by long inteEmarriage and business
alliance, both q family compact and a close
corporation IL 10 easy 10 see. therefore. how
jsalousies could spring up between it and
those outside the charmed circle who yet sup
port its attitude Of hostility to the throne.
There Is another source o. distntegTAtion
also In the clubs and leagues which are form
ing on race lines within the annexation mem
bsrship The American League Was the first
10 organize, and then came the German
sehuetzen Club in opposition A Portuguese
club Is the next thing on the programme, and
II may be followed by an international pOlti-
cal club OF merchants and planters. DiVeTg-
emit as the interests Of these bodies may be.
however. the least threat OF danger IRON
MonArchist source Is certain TO bring them
together In a compact line OF resistance. 30
reasonable hopes OF any peTtlous disintsRra-
ton Of the loyal party can be based upon their
present attitude. Moreover. there Is a lair
Sr sssg nA an s p sI9s WI vet ss
OF mutual concession as TO matters OF
race aud business participation. and ~ the
naad that IN coma DFpaniza n AZ