The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-08
TO ANNEX, OR NOT.
A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE
SITUATION IN HAWAII.
David Rice of no-fon and HonoIniu.
nm Ardent Advocate of n1ttnx the
BeaufffuI Islands of the Paetne
With the United states. I'm fhe City
an~.e Qae-tton-A Curious Mix
fure of BIood.-Thr Governments
Financial Condition. Something
About Queen Lii.

About Queen ILL.,
David Rice, Of Boston. whose neatly
engraved card bars upon SIS face in ad-
dillon 10 his name the street address and
tbs title Mechanical Engineer arrived
In this city Monday from Vancouver, naV-
ing reached thar city from Honolulu on
the Canadian Pacific steamer WarrsmOo.
Mr. Riee spends about half Of MS time
" the Sandwich Islands being heavily IN
terestsd in rice and sugar plantations 10
the IsttIe garden spot o4t IN the middle
OF the Pacific ocean over which such fuss
has been made N hss past. and over which
there is likely 20 be 3 great deal more De-
Are the serenity that follows internal
peace anG "a feeling % security can come
20 a.
Mr. Rice u devout adherent o. the
philosophy Of annexation Of the Islands
20 the United States. not only because he
f. a good American. bat because every
thing IN the islands in q business way de-
rnands the protection Of the Stars and
Stripes. and this feeling. according 70 Mr.
Rice = shared alike ~ foreign property
owners. irrespective Of nationality, and
the native Hawasians OF course on al
subjects involving any change In the form
Of government there is the loyalty ez-
pressed By others than Americans regard
arg tn. disposition Of the islands. bat any
other feeling than that favoTing annexa-
ton + decidedly weak IN comparison with
the prevailing belief that the United
States should own the Sandwich islands
and should dictate It's form OF govern
ment.
Infere~tfng side Lights.
AR. Rice Is staying at the Rainier-Grand
hotel, and yesterday in an interview with
a representative Of the Post-Intelligenoer
he threw some interesting side lights on
The problem Of annexation. and the dis
position regarding such a measure by the
cosmopolitan population. His opportuBi-
Ties for studying the situation have been
liberal. and while he II not Ia possession
of any state secrets. he has a fair idea OF
things as they now are IN the islands. and
predicts that before the return 10 Homo
lulu Of Attorney General Smith. Who is at
present tn Washington city. practical steps
viii be taken toward the annexation OF the
Hawaiian group 70 the United States.
If a vote were taken In the islands to-
day the subject OF annexation. the re-
suit would be emphatleaily In lis favor.
said Mr. Rice. There are Of the native
population not TO exceed 5000 left: the
foreign population, including Portuguese.
Germans, French. Engiishmen and Amer
leans. IL about 2oss; there are probably
about ~ 600 Cinnamon and fo.0a japanese
The latter coming In as fast ar they are
allowed 10 land under the immigration
laws. The Chinese and japanese have no
vote.
The Japanese Question.
Regarding the recent denial Of landing
OF Japanese at Honolulu from the Nippon
fusen kaisha steamer Sakura Maru, H.
was only done after an examination Of
the passengers. Those who came under
contract were. OF course. exempt from re-
fusai. hut the others who had not $40
which Is the sum required 10 prove that
they are self-supportlng. were denied a
landing. and between one and two hundred
were on the reef when / left. to he sent
back.
Regarding the SO proposition" cor
tlnuei Mr. Rice. "a great many Of them
who are now on the reef had that amount
Of money with them but on examination
they told thaf II was furnished 70 them 10
DArry but that II was 20 be returned after
the landing TO the persons who gave It to
them"
Mr.. Rice says that he Il uncertain Of
the result 81 the stand taken BY the Ha-
waiian government. There il no doubt
that the Japanese consul at Honolulu
forwarded important dispatches TO his
government on the slthiect and that I'M
donhtesilY the Japanese will make de-
rnands haRed on the treaty between the
Hawaiian and the japanese governments
thai may be denied. In this event seri-
Gus complications may ensue. the result
OF which can only be surn4sed
When asked II the orders from the
naval department. AZ Washington for the
proceeding TO Honolulu OF soTne 81 the
vessels % the Pacific squadron had any
fhanx 10 do with fhe situation In Hawaii
a. relation 10 the Japanese question. he
said that he did not know. bat thar in
hts belief II had a great deal % DO with
a. u was thought ga Honolulu. when ~
left. that one % tffo largest hattlcvhips ~
the japanese navy was then on It's way 20
the islands. its purpose not being know n.
Returning 70 the matter - annexation.
Mr.. Rlre sad that the Eng ishnaen IN
the islands with British loyalty wanted
them u fail 20 The English crown but
thar che constitution ~ tire Hawaiian re-
public set forth igs iuscusfon TO bring
about annexation with the United States.
which the British government. ia - ac-
Acknowledgements ~ the republic. had nc
eeuted The tscruNans IN the islands have
hut one ohieffcn "a annexation. and sha,
q owing 90 ftieir preference for the ma
chtncfy manufactured 81 Germany. upon
h8ch they weuld ~ Obliged 20 pay an
American dusy should the Islands be-
come the property ~ The United States.
"Au ~ the best machinery puw IN use
our tHerc. said Mr, ktrc. feaFfFtnE 10 ire
islands ISIS made Ia the UuittSi States
There "a nothing t. equal e. and any
preferences chat Size Germans have for
that made iH Germany e Simply loyalty
70 fatheriand institutions
= Curious Mi~ture.
THE only language spoken. practically
l. English and English Is the Only tougu,
taught ga shu schools Tho admiNture 81
the Chinese and natives = curious one
You viii sec thc children II cinnamon ans
native wowlen solRE 90 school ia the cart
Of the CAinamRn ard learning English
The baudluR oF race questions la The
event 81 annexation 20 tbe United state.
would % complex onc. There ARE China
men oUt there who Wouia Re entitled q
the same privileges that tbose who art
Registered ga this cuuntrs ere at prsssnI
enfoylnR. and tn moving ggun the island.
g. the states. cr from thc states 20 n,
islands they wou3d pass upon their csr.
tiacates a. they new do srom state q
state.
'T.ver since the Cbiness-Ja panc<e wal
the latter have gone around exhibiting 81
feoiinE ~ superiority. AND whle they p,
ret aswrrsslve. nor 80 they carry ths
nsetaphoricat chip ora thsfT shoulder theti
Influence iu the growing numbers Of their