The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-20
Princess Kaiulani the Hope Of
the White and Native
RoyaliSts.
INTENSELY ENGLIsHWoMAN
Hawaii Needs a Stable, Popular Gov
eminent or Annexation to
This Country.

DR.. Ollie Of the Central Methodist
Church of this City, who returned last
Friday from a six weeks visit to the
Hawaiian Islands, was interviewed by q
CALL representative regarding the politi-
cal complexion of affairs in the mid
Pacific republic.
THE Provisional Government" said
DR.. Ollie, sis apparently running as
smoothly as its best friends could wish
President Dole's executive ability and pa
triotic principles cannot be questioned
and the strongest adherant of the late
monarchy must respect him for his wis
dom and honesty. l refer, of course, to
the white royalists and the most intelli-
gent OF the native population. There is
evidently desire on the part of the Gov
eminent to treat all colors with impartial
justice and to reco mmend itself to the en-
tire island people.
But every where there is sense of un-
rest and clear apprehension of coming
national, if not international, trouble.
However upright its character may be
it is not government of the whole peo-
pie, and | think none know this better
than the Government itself. More secu-
rity, stability is needed, and more promise
for the perpetuity OF the republic. | use
the word republic as a general term.
1.-The kanakas are not In tune with the
present regime. Those who seriously con-
slider IL are intensely dissatisfied and the
rest are happy-go-lucky over the ques-
tion-the predominating trait of these
simple islanders. They cannot under
stand that anybody but Hawaiian in
blood should rule Hawaii. Around Homo
Iu!u since the last outbreak there is proba-
~ i
Immediately fear, but in the other islands
distant from the capital there is plenty
of rebellious feeling When the leaders
come the timid natives will again arise in
the interests of a native ruler.
Another question that comes up with
all its unpleasantness is that of finance
The National purse, always a slender one,
has been pretty well emptied, and money
always cuts a mighty figure among the
nations OF the earth.
$50 the Dole Government, knowing it.
self to be out of touch with The Kanakas
is praying for annexation as the only
remedy. OF course, the average native has
no conception Of the meaning of the word,
and if it were explained to him what
annexation means he would like the idea
just about as little as he likes the white
government at Honolulu.
"Liliuokalani. having formally abdI-
Gated and surrendered all her right and
title to the crown, is out of the question
forever; but there is another woman-a
new one-looking over the ocean toward
the island kingdom that was willed her.
She is Princess Kaiuiani and the hope of
the Royalists. Her friends in the islands
are not parading the beaches with brass
bands, nor even with the royal Kahili
plnmes, but all the same the current sets
toward this girl Aside from the fact that
she is handsome. amiable and popular
princess, and is the only pretender to the
shadow throne of Hawaii, she is English
through and through, and none know this
better and Joy over it more than England
and Der Minister and subjects in Homo
lulu. So when Kaiulani gets ready to
rule over the kingdom restored she will
find plenty of foreign friends to hunt