The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-03-06
The Queenslanders Liked the
Place.
THEIR IDEA OF GOVERNMENT.
Japan May Rule the Roost-Everybody
Against the Government - Some-
thing Left Bad Taste-Some Injus-
tice from the Colonial Critics, Etc.

HI. M. Nelson, R. Philip and T.
J. Byrnes, members of the Queens
land Ministry, arrived in Sydney
February 10. Mr.. Byrnes gave a
lengthy interview to the Sydney
Herald, and spoke as follows of
Honolulu:
at il a thriving place. Most of the
appliances OF modern Civilizations
complete electric light system, which
is most admirable, and telephone
system on the whole of the islands
are to be found there. There is a
separate telephone system on each
island, no cable connecting them.
Around Hawaii the telephones extend
for 800 miles / believe it is one of
the best systems in the world. The
climate is very good We were there
in the winter, but L believe the tenn
perature ranges from 600 20 So. The
principal product is sugar. They will
produce this year double the quantity
of the Queensland production. THIS
is splendid result from little patch
of islands like these. It is largely due
to the use of fertilizers in agriculture.
Sometimes they get ten tons of sugar
per acre, whereas the average in
Queensland is between one aud two.
L suppose their average would be six
tons per acre, which is enormous.
Besides sugar, they are now going in
largely for planting coffee, and they
expect to have 10000 acres under
coffee this year. What they have pro-
duced is already of excellent quality,
and the future OF the industry depe ids
upon whether the plant is attacked by
any of the diseases that so ravaoe
coffee plantations in other parts of the
world.''
Political state.
ssThe political state of the country is
very unsettled?"
''Yes, there is a good deal of discon-
tent amongst the native population,
and from those who are associated
with them by marriage or long inter-
course, and also from good number
Of the white population. They con-
tend that there was no justification
for the overthrow of the monarchy,
which took place in 1893, and the
that those who have
really usurped .he Government have
oIsted upon the country Is such that
he natives are practically excluded
heir own country. They have fix q
he franchise so high and imposed
such conditions upon it that the
natives are practically excluded from
is use; and, furthermore, they have
made all who want TO exercise pub
ic function take an oath that they
will never do anything in the way of
he restoration of the monarchy. This
he natives generally decline TO take,
! d / do not think anyone can blame
hem for their action in this respect,
Irchical institutions would mean
continuance of the native
overeignty of the country.
"Now all that has been swept away,
lnd you have a Government thai is
eally based upon force and nothing
Use. They maintain a large milf
ary force and there is generally an
4 American warship there. The position
If the American Government towards
Hawaii ls most peculiar. President
after having had the mat
er carefully investigated, decided en-
irely against this revolutionary party
hat overthrow the monarchy. He
proposals to Congress, but
hey were not adopted, and the pres
mt form Of government, such as ii is,
las been recognized as a Government
lie factO by the United States as well
IS hy the other powers. Still, it is
merely tyranny masquerading in
he form of Republic, because, to
Iuote the American Constii lou,
which these people pretend they are
mita ing, government exists only by
he consent of the governed, and the
Governed certainly in this case the
-reat majority OF them are against
he Govern ment. There is no ques-
ion about that. Apologists for he
Government and It's defenders cau say
What they like, but the feeling OF the