St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-30
HAwAIIANs WHO STILL PREFER
EITHER THE ONE OR THE
OTHER.
ANNEXATIONIsTs COMING.
SANDWICH POLITICIANS TO PAY
A VISIT TO PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND
TO TEST MIR. DoLE,s SINCERITY.
They Doubt Whether the Present
Government Is Really Anx-
ious to Join America.

LONDON, Aug. 29.-Col. McFar-
lane, formerly aide-de-camp to the
late King Kalakaua, has just ar
rived in London. In an interview he
said he was informed that a few
Hawaiian politicians and merchants,
who favored the old form of gov
eminent, would wait on President
Cleveland when congress reassenn-
bled, TO urge the annexation of the
Sandwich islands The primary OBJ
ject would be to test the sincerity of
the officials of the Hawaiian repub-
lie. A large number of Americans,
he remarked, had joined the Repub-
Hcan party in Hawaii. it being gem
orally understood that the existing
republic in the Sandwich islands
provided only for temporary gov
eminent, until annexation to the
United States could be arranged.
The present officials having been in
Office d year or more, and no spe-
eial effort having been made to at
tain this end, the Americans in Hon
olulu are dubious respecting the in
tentions of the present Hawaiian
rulers, hence the projected appIica-
ton to the United States govern
ment for annexation. Congressman
G. Hilborn, of California, recently
visited Honolulu, and Col McFar-
lane says that he will urge in con-
gress the necessity of sending a COM
mission for the purpose of studying
the situation there.
ol.McFarlane states that Mr.. Cleg-
horn, the father of Princes Kaiulani,
is now en- route to England, accom-
panied by ex-Consul Wodehouse. 1t
is believed that one of the objects Of
their visit is to present to the British
a full and detailed &C
count of the situation in the Ha-
waiian islands, and the causes that
led to the overthrow of the mon
archy there.
LII OR ANNEXATION
The natives, Col. McFarlane thought,
were not wholly opposed to the policy
of annexation to the United States.
Still, failing to bring about the res
toration of the monarchy to which they
incline, they would really pre-.
fer annexation to Great Britain. Of
course the American commercial in
huence is in the ascendancy, but the
British influence is also large. Col.
favored a permanent re-
public or else a permanent restoration
Of the monarchy, the best clements of
both parties forming q coalition for the
support of the government. Failing
such coalition, annexation to the
United States would be the most ad-
commercially, but there is
no doubt that if g. test vote were taken
the natives, who constitute majority
would vote largely in favor of closer
political relations with England. The
political upheavals which have occur
'ed there have never seriously affected
he prosperity of Hawaii. Sugar, cot
-on and other industries have not suf-
,ered greatly. In reference to the mat
er of foreign claims arising from the
recent revolution, Col. McFarIane. re-
marked that the United States had
lust made a demand for the payment
If S25, coo to an American named Dur
ell. Other American claims, he said,
would soon be presented, while similar
demands will be made on the British
and Consul General AL
BERT G. S. Halves, for transmission to
London, on behalf of alleged British
unerers III the Sandwich Islands.