The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-27
Hawaiian Politics.

Since the Alameda sailed on the Stn
inst. little has transpired affecting
Hawaiian politics. The efforts to
create a republic in Hawaii are
watched with great interest, the re-
publicans claiming that this is but a
means of providing government for
the islands until the next administra-
tion comes in.
Theophllus H. Davies, guardian OF
Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii and a
personal friend of the eX-Queen, was a
passenger on the Australia. When
seen by reporter Mr.. Davies spoke
freely of affairs in the island Kingdom.
He inveighed bitterly against the
Provisional Government for their
treatment of Liliuokalani.
"The Queen" said he, sis allowed
nothing. She is actually in straits.
Her servants remain by her simply
through their loyalty and devotion.
She has no money to pay them wages.
The spies of the Provisional Govern
ment are everywhere, and there is an
atmosphere of distrust over all. The
native Hawaiians have implicit faith
in Cleveland and the American people
and have realized long since that the
so-called American League is not the
American people. In fact, go per cent.
of the shouters for the Provisional
Government have gone down to the
islands since the Government was es-
tablished. The Queen and the royal
lists are keeping very quiet. l have
no doubt if she had the chance that
she would use force to assert her
L,,t eI, &c hlnnHt hJrG "a
has been claimed. On the contrary
she is a very amiable woman, and the
way in which the natives cling to her
is pathetic in the extreme"
"Do you think the Provisional Gov
ernment will last?" was asked.
"No, | do not. Its own actions are
killing it. [ was creditably informed
that their last act, which | call 'the
bill for deportation on suspicion will
pass its third reading. 1t has passed
its first. This provides that any Gov
ernment official suspecting person
of unlawful leanIngs can cause the
arrest of that person, on whom the
burden of proof of innocence rests. If
he cannot prove he is not acting
against the Government a penalty
will be inflicted of deportation for six
years, during which time if he re-
turns he may be imprisoned for the
remainder of the term. Just imagine
civilized men in this century acting in
such a way"
GLOW long do you think the Pro-
visional Government will last?n
"That cannot undertake to prophe-
sy. / think if the United States were
to put duty of one cent pound on
Hawaiian sugar the Provisional Gov
ernment would not last week"
"Is there any truth in the assertion
that you were raising troops in Cana
da for the Queen?"
"None whatever The Attorney
General interviewed me on that very
subject before 1 left. | told him that
Ihad been offered 1900 men in Chi
cago, and that all the men could be
got that were needed by either side,
but that there was no money to pay
them. The story, too, of the poison
ing of the p DIVISIONAL troops is all non
sense. 1t was the filthy condition in
which they kept their culinary uten-
siIs that made them sick"
Mr.. Davies will proceed East and
thence TO England on the 26th. He
has been down on the islands four
months now. He says he may visit
Washington, but disclaims being the
bearer of any dispatches from Queen
LiliuOkalani.