The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-05-17
REPUBLIC IN DANGER
Restoration of the Monarchy
the Only Salvation for
HaWaiianS.
so SAYS JULIUS PALMER
Rumored Thurston Approves
the Scheme-Three Points
Of Danger.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Julius A.
Palmer, who went to the Hawaiian
islands to investigate the state of af.
fairs there as special correspondent OF
the New York Evening Post three
months ago, arrived here on the Aus.
tralia. He believes that there will soon
be crisis there, and that the end can
only be the restoration of the monarch.
ial form of government. He says there
never will be harmony until the mon.
archy is restored and Princess Kaulini
placed upon the throne. His reasons
for this, he says, are:
Three Points Of Danger.
''There are three main points Of dan.
ger to the government. The first, that
Secretary Gresham has decided that
Bowler is not an American citizen. and
that Great Britain has decided that
Rickard and Walker are British sub.
jects.
THE greatest fear of the Hawaiian
government is Japan, and they do not
scrupls to say So They are making ar
rangeinents to get in 5000 Chinese
coolies and send away as many Jap.
anese. The government, when the
Japan sse coolies came in, gave an
understanding that if Japan would sup.
ply them with coolies, they would
employ them. Now Japan will probably
hold that this understanding is being
violated. The third danger to the gov.
ernment party is in themselves. Ths
Democratic American league is taking
nmbrage at the new importation of
Chinese.
"The Financial Condition
is also one OF the things that will help
to bring on crisis. May l the govern.
ment advertised publicly that no bills
must be paid except in three and six
months credit.
The loyalty of the natives to mon.
archy was never as strong as it is now,
and it was the basis Of the union Of all
parties in the past years, and there will
be no harmony until that monarchy is
restored in Princess. Kaulini, and that
would make peace at once"
Ashford Has Similar Views.
Colonel Ashford, attorney general OF
Hawaii. who arrived on the same
steamer, expresses similar views. He
said:
There is perfect reign Of terror in
the islands. Informers are everywhere
and 1t is unsafe to speak even in your
own house. There is feeling Of un-
certainty, doubt. impending DANCE,
and ruin.
Those who favored annexation have
made up their minds that it is very
near impossible. Missionaries, as we
call most Of the political party in
power, have claimed to be in favor OF
annexation, but never have been really.
The annexationists mistrust them now.
LAS to the future? Well, annexation
is an impossibility and all are agreed
on that. Thurston has gone back, and
it is publicly stated that he is going to
propose the restoration of monarch.
Want . Protectorate.
"A republic seems an impossibility,
such large portion Of the population
are incapable Of governing themselves
AS long as this SO called republic can
pay armed men to keep down the re-
bellion, it will last, and no longer.
What they are talking of now, and
want first is some sort of protectorate
of the United States.
''They are afraid Of Japan and they
want some protection against any for
eign interference. Then, of course
what is next wanted is monarchy
The natives are not at all discouraged
by the failure Of the last movement
They would gladly make another at
tempt. I am not Royalist in princi
pie, but under the conditions existing
down there, think it is the only thing
A monarchy would be respected by al