The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-05

treated. While our island was at peace,
and with no excuse for interference the
f United States troops were landed. A
group of men backed up by the United
States minister and troops, formed cab
met and chose president, and sent a
committee to the palace and told the
queen to leave the place. 1t was another
case OF. Naooth's vineyard. The simple
fact is that there were men who wanted
the palace, and the Offices, and the
salaries. From aff1uent position she was
reduced in position until she had to
mortgage the title left to her to pay
commissioners to go to Washington
and present her side of the case. As l
said she made mistakes, but she was will
ling TO correct them, and in public man
lfesto declared she was willing to retrace
her steps in the matter of the New Con-
stltution.' She had as much right to her
throne as any ruler on earth has right
to throne; but by sharp practice, when
she was unsuspecting, the United States
troops drove her from the palace, took
possession of the armament, and inaugu-
rated new government.
THE RoYALIsT VIEW.
Q. eff the choice of royalty or annex
alton were put to the vote of the people,
what do you think would be the deci-
SION 20
a lAG y AC6l IGSbOEG tlOu Dy a ma or
ity Of at least ten to one We who are
royalists are without exception in favor
OF leaving these matters TO the ballot box
In The United States the ma iority gov
ems and the majority of the people of the
Hawaiian Islands ought TO have the same
privilege of 90 yerning."
Q. Are the Hawaiians property-hold-
ers or nOmadsl"
A. They are property-holders. They
have their homes. They havea practical
interest in public affairs. Moreover, they
are for the most part intelligent You
can hardly find a Hawaiian born since
1910 who cannot read and write"
@. What do you think is the most pro-
voking item in the condition of your
country"
a. ut is that a protested friendly
power has robbed US Of our government.
All the nations OF the earth consider that
your nation has done us q wrong"
Q. Taking conditions as they now are
what do you think had better be done, or
is that a hemisphere conundrum2"
a. ut is hemisphere conundrum.
Our queen is dethroned, and her palace
and her military forces are in the posses
sion of her enemies. While | cannot see
any way in which the wrong can be
righted, she has such faith in the final
triumph Of justice that she expects to
resume her throne. Her estate as well
do nCI NiOWh buhCh AAOLu llCIs sue observes
the sympathy OF the whole world. be-
lieve in republics for some lands, and
mouarchies for others. One style of gov
ernment will not do for all styles of peo-
pie. A republic is best for the United
States, monarchy for the Hawaiian
Islands"
Thus ended my conversation with the
royalist.
THE REPUBLICAN, SIDE OF THE CASE.
But also had the opportunity of learn
ing the other side of this question from a
spirited, patriotic, and honest annexation
list, aud | asked much the same questions
that had asked the royalist.
The following conversation between
the anneXationist and myself took place:
O. DO you think the queen is tit to
reign}"
A. mo- BY her signing the opium
license and the bill for the Louisiana lot
terry aud by other acts she proved herself
unit 10 govern"
O. do you think that the present
controversy would be relieved, II the
question In dispute were left 10 the votes
Of all the people on the island}"
A. "No The Chinese, the japanese
and the Portuguese would join with the
natives and vote down the best interest Of
the Hawaiian Islands"
Q. What do you think Of the present
attitude Of the United States govern