The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-02
GREAT HAWAIIAN SCHEME
WORKING UP PUBLIC sENTIMENT
AGAINST ANNEXATION.

CLAUS spreckeis at the Bottom or the
scheme-A show for our Waiting sonntors.
HONOLULU, Aug. 20, via San Francisco. Sept.
IA grand.stand play lie TO DO made by the en-
omios OF annexation In order to mako an i'm
preston upon Congress and put an end to hopes
OF the passage of tho measure upon which the
prosperity OF all except q small clique depends.
The financial hacker Of the scheme 10 said to DO
Claus Spreckols, and Its main feature Is to be a
big mass meeting OF natives here In September
during the visit Of Senators Morgan and Quay.
1t is proposed to assemble In this city from the
various islands from $4,000 to 10000 natives,
and to have them publicly protest against tho
annexation Of tho islands to the United States,
and to sign q monster petition to Congress.
1t Is expected that Senators White and Thurs
ton. leaders Of tho anti-annexation party in
Washington, will arrive on the same steamer
with Senators Morgan and Quay, TO engineer
the mass.meeting scheme. although 1t will DO
made to appear that tho meeting comes from
tho local loyalist party, and that tho assem-
bling Of the natives at this time Is spontaneous.
1t 1t also in the plan to have the ex-Queen here.
The whole affair Is to be as dramatic as posi-.
bic, with the idea of working upon the feelings
Of Senators Morgan and Quay and send them
back to Washington with the idea that tho ma
tives are still numerous on the islands and feel
that they have been oppressed by a small num-
Der Of whites who have secured power through
treachery. Tho Hawaiian Star prints tho story
under the caption: "Spreckels's Last Throw
1t says:
"Hawaiians from tho island Of Hawaii to the
island of Kauai have been notified to centre In
Honolulu about the middle OF September, whom
cisco carrying at least two distinguished United
States Senators. The Hawaiians are to be per-
]Stratioa against annnexation. They are to be
paid to convince the Senators that they do not
want the country absorbed by the greater re.
ent republic and 10 championing the opposition
The details Of I, the doep-laid plans of the
Sugar King arrived in private advices TO q high
in the islands. whose chief duty will be to judi.
ciouslly distribute money to the natives; There
WI, VII be ? !. no saving in funds ss.,a as It Is and nndeT q 'Sd
hope OF blocking annexation. Spreckels's ac-
tions go to prove the truth Of the statement re;
fft'n'ly dc Sscr9 speSa to n nimi i Or don't two mind I'd
defeat Snne1stion. EH:oueen LiiiSokae
i Palme ana ri hH arr fSef IN SAM ansiF8 francisco ohf from Wash.
ington within q week or ten days. She will con.
fer With spreckels In regard to the scheme; The
for the past three weeks; The islands OF Hawaii
and Maui have already been canvasscd; Oahu.
"senator Morgan OF Alabama and Senator
Sudy il feDHSNlNhHlh are Inc gentlemen VINO
viii arrive on the Australia; Both are members
OF the Foreign Relations Committee. to whose
t hsp ins tn, q snn lex ooin, tGSst =, !. ,b lessus ssS;,s 1t is
that this scheme has been started. Good as the
scheme is, the money portion OF It will kill it
Senators Pettigrew Of South Dakota. Lee Man
tie OF Montana, and Frank c. Cannon Of Utah.
tion, before leaving tho United States secured
berths for their return passage by the PACIFIC
Mail steamer, and II Is understood they will
arrive in this civ some time in NOyenlber and
remain here n week or ten days. When they
arrive the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will play their
stood. has declared himself an unalterable
SIR anIie and Of cannon snns1a'iS sIish, while f.va sena pass,
age of the treaty, but are open to argument on
the subject. Arriving here. as they will. imme:
the departure of their brother senators. It 10
believed that Senator Pettigrew will DO able to
convince his Sompanions that annsxatien would
Mantle and Cannon could be brought to this
view, and. with Senator pettigrew. return 10
sion Of Congress, they would represent a power
full faction in Conrress. and might be able TO do
Francis nj. Hatch. Hawaiian Minister at
Washington. who has conducted the fight for
arrived home on the last steamer on a three
months vacation. He is very %reticent in regard
He merely expresses the opinion that much
work still remains to be done upon the floor OF
Congress In CONVINCING Senators by intelligent
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to gain by the annexation of Hawaii.
When Admiral Miller arrived a fortnight ago
to relieve Admiral Beardslee of his command Of
the Pacific squadron he seemed to be impressed
with the idea that he had an enormous amount
OF work to do here. He reflected public feeling
in the East. The islands were represented as
being In a turmoil OF excitement. so that white
men here, and particularly American citizens,
went about armed to the teeth. constantly fear
Ing an attack from either Japanese or natives.
He speedily found that the islands are peaceful.
All feeling on the Japanese question seems to
have died out. There is no fear of an attack
from the japanese. and, 80 far as natives are
concerned. they have entirely ceased to cut any
figure in the situation.
Capt. E. A. Gardner. the San francisco pro-
moter who desires to replace the Orientals In
the cane fields with American negroes, leaves
to-day on tho Australia for San Francisco. He
has not met with great success. While he has
received some encouragement from Government
officials he received no official recognition from
the Government. The advice OF the powers
that be at Washington has been sought in the
matter. II word comes from Washington that
negro colonization would be desirable. the Gov.
eminent Will appoint two commissioners from
the islands to go into the South and Investigate
the condition, of negroes and. u they report IA.
vorably, to select colonists for Hawaii.
The United States Bennington ar.
rived here on Aug. %. nine days from San Diego.
and will relieve the Marion on this station. The
Marion may be ordered on n cruise to Samoa,
but the chances are that she will sail for San
Francisco before the end of the week and will
20 out of commission to UNDERGO repairs.