Evening journal., 1897-02-20
tain followed, which ended in "Chick's
arrest and a snug berth in the green
parlor at City Hall
70 PREVENT ANNEXATION.
Tx Queen Liinol,alani Makes It ciaSr
VIZ ahn y IN N-.-llLnc--nn.

IN Queen Lilinoltalant Makes - S.'s'h
why She Is H. Washington.
WASHINGTON. Feb cO-EN-Q.ron LII
iuoSalani Of Hawaii no longer ma kes con-
c'alment of tho purpose Of her visit TO
Washington lt was sarm sed whom she
first landed IN san Francisco six weeks
ago Tint she camo TO tho I'm ed -tates On
q political orrind, but not uni il last night
did Sc become positively kno Sn that her
purpose in visiting Washing on at tho
closing DAYS Of The Cicvcland a iminisira-
tiun is to thwart President Dole anneNa-
tion scheme.
Her majesty granted report, T. the Ia
vor OF an interview and seemed "a lach in-
terestod when be curicd Go her tn lniof-
nation that Attorney General Sn mn OF
the Hawaiian government had arFis ed at
san Francisco. en- route to Mashin ,ton,
with q treaty of annexation in his po' ke5.
81 think it must bo the same old tn atty
submitted CD the senate four years ago py
President Harris1n,n said her majesty
wilh much apparent concern. Then sh q
appealed to Secretary Pallner who was
sitting near hy, 10 say whether she was
correct
Yes said Mr. Palmer 80 I believe the
treaty is substantially tho samc as the ono
you montion, although / have not read it
carefully.
twill do thom no good 20 bring along
With them treaty of annexation, said
her majesty. and then she asked turning
to She reporter. Did you notice who viii
accompany Mr.. smith on his journey to
Washington. Are there any inwaiians
with hims
She was told that there wcro not. This
seemed TO please her very much you
,..,.tfr,tra1 lff fha Ifutt-rffnr, rqn-
ple-I mean the native born Hawaiians--
are not connected with this annexation
move.
Arc the Hawaiian people opposed TO
annexationA
Her majesty then called in her financial
secretary, Mr.. Hclcuie, who has been with
her for IA or 70 years, and told him to
answer the question. lie iga Hawaiian,
she said, 'and he can tell you about that.
Mr.. Heleui gave an emphatic affirmative
in reply to the question, and the queen
nodded approval
/ Without taking unto myself undue
| credit. " said Liliuokalani II know you
viii pardon me for saving that ] believe
that / am the only influential friend the
Hawaiian people have. don't know what
the people Of this country think of me,
but ! hope I havo their respect. ! love the
! American people, and love my own peo
pie do not know what my Hawaiian
friends will do for support when / an
gone
Mr.. Palmer said that the American poo
pies sympathies arc with her, and thoJ
would rejoice to sec her cnthronod This
seemed 60 please her majesty, and sh'
showed her appreciation by slight bow
Captain Palmer returned tho compliment
] with "a f~1lnroflr1 tnuf of tho rnri
1T has hcen snid that the natives o
Hawaii had much TO do with the over
throw OF your majesty. Is that correct
asked the reporter
Please say for me to the American peo
PIE through the press that it is not Ih
people who led the insurrection were no
native Hawaiians True, some Of thor
, were descendants of the people who ha
adopted Hawaii as their residence but tn
native born Hawaiians had no part In til
revolution.