The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28

lie in this city conveys some INTERESTING
items OF news such as are not heralded
abroad from the housetops in Hawaii. 1t
also hints at a possible menace to the
stability of the present Hawaiian Govern
ment from the far west-the victory-hushed
empire of Japan. In this connection the
letter says:
More than 800 Japanese arrived few
days ago in German steamer. About $50
of these were students and had $50 each
IN their pockets, as required by our immi-
grafton law. The Government was rather
startled and has forbidden further immi-
grafton of that kind. In the meantime
the japanese Consul smiles and points to
our constitution, the treaty and our immi-
grafton laws, and he whispers that he be-
lieves there will be 1000 Japs coming here
every two months. The Japanese students
are not taken TO with any great show of
welcome, because they look too much like
trained soldiers in disguise. A few hun
dred more of the same sort may change
the history of these islands and alter our
colorlng on the map of the world"
AS an illustration of the cautiousness and
doubling feelings that dominate the leaders
OF the Government, the letter-writer says:
Our gracious Government has permit
ted the American Admiral to land his men
for driIl once a week, but they must be
evidently afraid that the boys in blue
might not return to their ship without
taking hand in an instruction.
Our boys are of course in Jail and are
scraplng the walls of their prisons. The
poor food and hard labor have rather dis
plrited them and they feel depressed.
mo disposition of a definite nature has
been made of the ex-Queen. The idea pre-
walls that she will be sent to Washington
place, there TO remain either as prisoner
under lock and key or on parole. Bush,
the newspaper man, has come out with his
Ka Leo (the Voice. in favor of the Govern
ment and annexation, and the natives
have boycotted him.
Speaking of laws recently enacted by the
Executive and Advisory Council this cor
respondent has this to say:
81 pointed out to my esteemed friend
Tim Murray, that the Dangerous persons
acts and other like laws were not meant
for the defunct royalists, but for the very
lively annexationistS. The language of
my friend and his immediate followers
was awful to hear, and the Star demanded
the killing of the bill. But Brother. Dole
couldn't be stopped and upon Hatch's
statement that evil-minded persons now
abroad might bring an invading army TO
the islands and take the Government the
Council became frightened and passed the
act by unanimous vote.
"You will notice that no claims can be
brought in our courts against the Govern
ment, and that all acts committed under
martial law have been legalized. That
saves US the trouble of eXhausting our
remedies for redress here and therefore our
Government can take up our claims di-
rectly
''The brave supporters of the republic do
not like the actions of President Dole and
his cohorts. They claim that we are a re-
! public with big r, and that Legislature
was duly elected last year. They object to
the lawmaking of the Advisory Council
and the active part of Mr.. Dole in the in
PRODUCTION and passing OF bills that should
be left to the legislature.
DR.. NJ. Soule, surgeon on the steamship
Australia, was seen at the Occidental last
night In speaking of the present condi-
ton of things in Hawaii, he said:
Everything is quiet and the present
observation-disclosures to have firm grip on
affairs of state. But you can't always tell
what may happen. One thing, however, is
certain. No instruction will ever be
started by the natives again. / think they
have had enough of that sort of thing, and
now they have settled down to their ordi-
nary mode OF life again. Other elements,
however, may stir up trouble again."
| e. Burleigh member of wholesale mer-
| chandise firm, was a passenger on the
Australia and is guest at the Occidental.
| In speaking of the aftermath of the last
attempted insurrection, he remarked:
'tIts all over with. There are no more
| prisoners in Jail to be tried for treason.
! There are few natives still in DURANGO
| vile, but the general impression is that
| they will soon be set at liberty without
| going through the formality of a trial"