The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-11
Judge Kinney Talks of His Recent
Visit to the Coast.
SENTIMENT FANoHs ANNENArIoN
Friendly Expressions Toward Native
Hawaiians-Reports Sent Back by
NisitOrs-DemOoratic Party Divided
on the Annexation Question. Etc.

The recent visit of Judge w. A.
Kinney to the Coast as especial
counsel Of the Hawaiian Govern
ment was in every sense IA success
ful one. He journeyed to Eastern
cities during his absence and had
abundant opportunity TO gauge
public sentiment regarding affairs
in Hawaii. His views on matters
of vital Importance to the islands
are especially. interesting at this
time.
Judge Kinney did not fare very
| well on his homeward trip and was
a severe sufferer from nal de msr
throughout the voyage frsm .San
Francisco. In consequence of this,
together with a Geld contracted
through variable weather at the
Coast, the Judge has remained
closely at home since his arrival.
He was, however, able to attend to
business matters yesterday, and
in an interview spoke as follows
concerning his visit to the States
have made O verbal report to the
Government on the Wahlberg matter
and the suits of Cranstoun, Mueller
and Johnstone brought at Vancouver,
and / refer you to the Government
officials for information on those mat
ters.
AS to the prospects of annexation,
unless all signs fail it seems to me that
we will be part of the United States
as soon as the present administration
is over and the next one gets to work.
On the matter of annexation of terri
tory the people of the United States
will have the say. Administrations,
business combines and prominent
statesmen control many public mat
ters often involving millions without
consulting the people, but annexation
of territory is of such public interest
that the wish of the people cannot be
lodged or set aside. What their Will
is Will be settled definitely and Otfici-
ally at the next presidential election,
but they are already speaking in
way that is significant. The number
of newspapers in the United States
hostile to annexation are very few
and far between, and that is very
significant fact.
The democratic party itself is di-
vided on the question, and the wing
hostile to annexation and who sup
port the administration IN this and
all other questions is so thoroughly
discredited and heartily disliked by
the American people that if annexa-
ton must be opposed by any set of
men or politicians in the United
States, we are very fortunate in hav-
ing sfmugWump'' and ''cuckOO" take
the contract; for whatever way the
national elections go it is conceded on
all sides that Cleveland and his fol-
lowing will simply be buried out of
sight by unanimous consent.
Everywhere / went / heard but one
sentiment, and that was distinctly
in favor of annexation; in hotels,
on street corners and IN the cars,
from politicians, working men, busi-
ness men and all kinds OF men, the
sentiment was the same. They seem
to have made up their minds and are
waiting simply for q chance to vote.
The fact is the people look on US as an
American colony of their own flesh
and blood. We have had SO many
close calls and so much to contend
with before their very eyes that they
have grown intensely Interested in
the result and in seeing us come out
ahead, so much go that do not be-
Iieve at this stage of affairs there is
any power short of one that could
stand off the United States and pre-
vent annexation.
Wherever I went there was very
friendly expression of sentiment to-
ward the native Hawaiians, and their
good qualities do not need to be
pressed; they were already recog-
niZed, but it is hard to convince the
average American that the native
Hawaiian will be a slave or will lose
any practical rights by becoming his
fellow citizen. Annexation in all
probability would have no standing
in the United States if they considered
it simply q case of taking the country
away from the abOriginals, but un-
questionably the belief is prevalent
there that events over which Hawaii
has ne control have already pressed
matters to point where she must
soon go to some foreign power, and 1t
is irrespective of local events.
The past two years has been an ad-
veTtisement of the Islands worth mil
lions if annexation comes. More peO-
pie have quietly come here to spy out
the land than we ourselves realize.
The reports sent back to those who
have plenty of money to invest,