The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16
So Says the New York Even.
ing Posts Correspondent
of Hawaii.
THE REPUBLIC rs IN DANGER.
omplioations That He Thinks Will
Soon Cause its:Down-
fall.

| ent of the New York Evening Post, some
three months ago, arrived here yesterday
on the Australia. He had been there once
| before-during the troubles after the revo-
| luton, for the Boston Transcript, and is
very familiar with all the affairs in the
i islands. He believes that there will soon
| be crisis there and that the end can only
| be the restoration OF the menarchical form
of Government.
Yesterday at the California Hotel, in
speaking of the matter, he said. There
never will De harmony until the mon
archy is restored in Princess Kaiulani, and
| that would make peace at once.
In giving his reasons for this belief he
said: There are three main points OF
| danger to the Government. The first is
that Secretary Gresham has decided that
| Bowles is not an American citizen and
| thas.Great Britain has decided that Richard
and Walker are British subjects.
| IF these decisions had been exactly the
reverse they would have been exactly
suited to the minds Of the ruling powers
status as American citizens through their
claim of dual citizenship. The Richard
| and Walker decision embroils them with
| Great Britain because they were condemned
| by court-martial that practically had. no
| status and was formed contrary to the pro-
visions of their constitution, and SO the
| Government has simply given out that the
claim of Great Britain will be contested.
1.-THE immediate and desired effect will
| be delay. They are holding on hoping
that something will turn UP and are tenn
poriZing only. Great Britain has made no
demand for the men. The trouble with
the Government is that having once tried
/ the men they cannot try them again, and
ii they do release them on account OF the
| illegality of the commission that tried
| them they must release all who were tried
/ from the Queen down. If they admit
| Great Britain's contention that Richard
and Walker are British subjects then
| Great Britain will examine into the legal
| itv of the commission.
i 1.-The greatest fear of the Hawaiian Gov
eminent is Japan, and they do not scruple
to say so. They are making arrangements
to get in 5000 Chinese coolies and send
away as many japanese. The Govern
ment, when the Japanese coolies came in,
gave an understanding that if Japan would
ploy them. Now Japan will probably hold
that this understanding is being violated
"The third danger to the Government
party is in themselves. The Democracy OF
American League is taking umbrage at the
new importation of Chinese.
'Now that the natives are in anyway favor.
ing annexation or allegiance to the present
| q
week probably swear allegiance and there
are FIVE or six thousand of them in the
island of Hawaii alone.
"The financial condition is also one o.
the things that will help to bring in {
crisis. May / the Government adver
tised publicly that no bills would be paic
except in three and six months credit.
Loyalty of the natives to the monarchy
was never as strong as it is now, and it wa
the basis of the union of all parties in pas
years. and there will never be harmony un
til that monarchy is restored in Princes
Kaulani, and that would make peace a
once.
1.-THE impression is given by the drilling
of United States marines to the lower ele
ments and natives that the oligarchy i:
sustained as it was instituted, by the nava
power of the United States.
} lit is on that that the Government prac
ticallv relies should there be rioting or
shore don't mean to say that this Gov
eminent is doing anything of the sort, bu
that impression is given to the Chinese
japanese and more ignorant of the natives
minister Thurston is supposed to ad
vocate a general amnesty, SO as to disarn
external criticism and insure against for
eign intervention.
Nothing would be more foolish thar
for this Government to have anything II
do with the islands politically, but ever,
advantage could be gained by allowing al
the merchandise going between tn,
islands and America to be free of duty.
at is hard to predict what the futur,
will be, but all down there are convinced
that the present state OF things canno
last. l think limited monarchy will
Kaiulani is the only solution"