The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-10
A rAr1tue oovrRNMENr.
conercssmau Hilbcrn talks of the
Hawaiian Islands.

congressman Samuel G., Hill
horn has returned from five weeks
trip to the Sandwich Islands, where
he went to enjoy q rest and incident
ally study the various questions that
had racked the little Government
from end to end within the last two
years.
81 was very much surprised" said
the Congressman to Call repre-
sentative, "when San Francisco
paper published what purported to
he statement made by me while at
banquet in Honolulu. Among
other things it stated that had de-
cfared myself in favor OF annexation
and that it was my intention i'm
mediately upon the converting of
Congress in December to introduce
bill for the annexation of the
Sandwich Islands to the United
States.
at further stated that / was am
bilious to be the Governor of the
new territory Is it likely that Gro
yer Cleveland would make me, Re-
publican, Governor of the places
And is it likely that | would care to
suffer the Punishment it means dur
ing the term of years covering the
ohice2
"In regard to annexation | made
no such statement, do not believe in
annexation at the present time, and
it is not likely that ever will. The
situation at present is one of grave
difficulty, and the population is in
no condition, nor is it the proper
material to make State of. There
are the natives, Chinese, Japanese,
aud but smattering of the Anglo
Saxon races. Under these condi-
tons | would never advocate annex
alton, and | believe it would be a
fatal mistake. to bring about such a
result. | talked with all classes Of
people, royalists, conssitu ional fol-
lowers and those who are Indifferent
and found that the present Gov
ernmeut was built on too small a
pedestal. There is in the islands a
population OF 100000 people, and
out of that number less than 10000
participated in the creation of the
present Government.
81 consider it very fortunate that
went there, as one cannot under
stand the case from reading figures
on paper 1t is necessary to see
things just as they exist. One is at
once struck with the scarcity Of
white people, aud / doubt if an
nexation will produce any different
results.
eyes, we hear about the advisa-
bili5y of getting the islands into the
United States for fear that England
will take them. Now l do not
think she would care to .displease
Amarica to that extent, and / never
have anticipated such move on the
part of England.
mo, think the plotting business
in that section of the world is over.
am quite confident that while
great many of the inhabitants are
not particularly friendly with the
Constitutional Government they
will never attempt to restore the
Queen to the throne by violence.
az one time they were very dis
tressed at the spectacle of the
Queen being imprisoned in her own
palace, where she is yet by the way,
but the feeling is about gone and
they are content 10 witness the Con-
stitutional Government working out
its own dissolution. mean by that
just what | say. The present meth
cd, and it seems as If there were no
other, of conducting the Govern
ment on military basis is gradually
causing its ruin. Every month sees
it further in debt and such condi-
tions cannot prevail very long.
Now to illustrate to you how
necessary it is to operate on such a
basis. Every once in while infor-
nation comes from some point on
the mainland that a filibustering ex-
petition is about to start out from
Vancouver or San Francisco or some
other point along the coast and it at
once becomes necessary to Increase
the military vigilance to the detri-
ment Of the treasury. Why the last
racket in January cost them $780,
600 Anybody can see that the re-
suit will be failure.
"No one knows how weak the Con-
stitutonal- Government is better
than the royalists, and they also
know that force would only pro-
long the time when the present
Government will step down and out,
perfectly satisfied that there is moth
ing there upon which to establish
substantial government.
when Congress convenes in De,
cembor next | will not, make any