The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-20
THE HAWAIIAN DISTURBANCE,

What has prompted the Royslsts to
resort to violent means to overturn the
existing governmsnt ia a question which
naturally arises. Thus lar it appears
that the govercmsnt is able 10 maintain
itself aud without much difficulty. The
scheme of the rebellion seems not to
have bsen we'll organized nor was the
hostile demonstration very formidable.
The question Whether there is soy ex-
transous influence behind the move
ment Is at ouce suggested. Citizsns OF
Great Britain have Interests i'll Hawaii,
and suspicion of prompting disturbance
naturally rests upon them, and especially
rs Grast Britain for osnturiss has beeu
islands and ports OF continents wherever
she Can, She has rscently applied for 8
hsrbor or cosling atatiop on one OF the
Hawaiian islands That Great Britain
connivea at SUCH demonstrations as oc-
Cured can hardly be- behaved, for che
has recognised the existing government
and holds diplomatic reletion4 with it.
The event will undoubtedly cause a
renewal in q mora insistert forcl nj the
project OF annexation to this country.
The dealings Of tina govafn mcns with
the Hawaiian question and its prseent
attitude are certainly MOI encouraging
to anDsxationista go far as tho executive
department. ia o1ncarned. There ia e
atr fao Nv nd ~ n
favorable to tho projsct, end among the
more conservative g sentiment Ia oppo-
sition, The sympsthies OF all our peo-
Pile are with republics and republican
ism the world over. Ths c1nutry has
acquired larger area OF territory since
Independence OF tina thirteen colonies
was acknowledged than it possessed
when it became separate from Great
Britain, bat in no case have its acq uisi>
tions baen beyond the continent, and
each acquisition has bssn contiguous to
what was already possessed except in
tie Gaze OF Alaska. There is not only
opposition to enlargement OF our
domain, but it is more determined
against going beyond continental limits.
There is feeling that there ia plenty
OF work before US in organizing and de-
veloping " hat we already posssss.
While this is true there is q united
sentiment in favor OF enforcing the Mon~
roe doctrine, not only as to the CONT
nent but in regard to the islands that
lie in what may be called American
waters. Hawaii Is n carer to this than to
any other continent. and may prope rly
be said to be in Am arica1 waters. Be-
icaly on the islands than auy other
civilized people, and their interests are
greater. Contiguity rendsrs the com
MERGE OF Hawaii more important TO us
than to any other people. Undor these
circumstances it is especially the duty OF
our government to be Vigi!an. in watch
ing what is done over theirs by any OF
the European nations, and be ready to
cay Hands off" and to enforce the
Monroe doctrine.
1t il a we'll known fact that Claus
Spvecklss, who has large interests in
Hawaii, favore the Royalista and opposes
annex alton to this c,untry. The islands
are largely in the hauda OF monopolists,
and they are all opposed 80 a popular
government aud favor monarchy. be-
cause the one ia natural enemy and
the other natural supporter OF monop'
oily. Said the late Senator Allen OF
Ohio, Monopoly better than any other
word ex presses the exact idea of despot.
ian. The treaty made 20 years ago with
the then King Kalsksua gave Spreckles
a monopoly OF the sugar trade Of the
Pacific coast. 1t admitted Hawaiian
sugar free of duty. The duties up
to the time the Mckinley law
took effect averaged nearly 2
conts per pound. and the treaty
enabled Spreckes and others who con-
troliej the Hawaiian product to make q
larger prot OH sugar than others, very
nearly to the amount OF thu duties. OF
course Spreckles and all OF his class are
oppos I'D to annexation, for it would ad-
nit Hawaiian sugar free OF duty.
Spreckles also has been able to so control
transportation rates as to remove COM
petition in the sugar trade from any
other quarter. For TINA the territory
OF Colorado was given over to him
through the imposition of prohibitory
rates OF transportation from New Or
leana. We are inclined to think that the
monopoists like Spreckles have had
more to DO in exciting rebellion against
the government Of The Hawaiian repub-
lie than oil tbs followers of the depos ed
queen and foreign Influences comb ined.
1t seems to us that an American war.
ship in Hawaiian waters would not be
ont of place.