The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-19

cable from Vancouver to an island
south of the equator without an inter-
mediate resting place and the only one
provided by nature Is some part of the
Hawaiian Islands. Canada and Australia
have shown deep interest in the islands.
IT will be remembered that Mr.. San
leagues visited Honolulu for the purpose
of obtaining the sanction of the Ha
Waiian. Republic to land the cable. This
can had been granted monopoly for
two years to enable him to construct a
purely American telegraph line, for which
S40, 900 from the Hawaiian government
and $200,o00 from the United States gov
ernment. Congress, however, failed to
vote this sum and the scheme has fallen
through The term of two years expired
last April, and there is nothing now to
prevent fresh application being made to
ever, be agreed to the opportunity will
be lost forever to lay a British cable
across the Pacific via Honolulu
Regarding the feeling in Hawaii to-
wards annexation Colonel Mcfarlane said.
II begin to feel that owing to English
supineness and Indifference to the
ment of the Republic, annexation is in
evitable. While being somewhat pro-
English in my sentiment and feeling
having been born of Engish parentsI
am forced to admit that I would not OPP
pose annexation-nor would the intelligent
voters Of Hawaii-if full Statehood as an
granted to the islands. ! would oppose
a ratification of the treaty by Hawaii if
she were only admitted as a territory
like Alaska, as / understand and is pro-
posed for the reason that we are an in
dependent civilized government having all
the machinery of we'll organized State,
recognized by ali the powers and having
treaties with them, and not a rude, un-
civilized country like Alaska.
IF we are admitted as a territory our
Governors and officials will all be appoint
cd ~ 10 n n h.
ington and we shall be over run by carpet
baggers and their like who will seek to
control our public affairs The reins of
local government would be entirely taken
out of the hands of the taxpayers and
the conservative element. AS a State of
the Union, however, we should elect our
own government officials, our municipal
and judicial officers and have representa-
ton in Congress, to which we should
elect our own Senators and CongreSSmen.
OF course l assume the United States
could not annex Hawaii without the con-
sent of the Goyernment-that. lis, that q
majority vote of the inhabitants of
Hawaii must be obtained for a ratifica-
ton of the annexation treaty.
while do not deny or affirm that the
Hau aiians will vote for annexation un-
der any conditions l have no hesitation
in saying that plebiscite on the existing
treaty admitting Hawaii merely as a
territory would not yleId HVe aHirmallVe
votes in hundred"
Asked whether the pure native. born
Hawaiians favored continuance of the
present regime, annexation to the United
States or restoration of the monarchy,
Colonel Macfarlane said
'"The statement of some American pa
pers that the pure Hawaiians favor either
the present regime or annexation is mis-
leading and untruthful. The fact iS-and
l am in position to know--that the pure
native born Hawaiians are unit for a
restoration of the monarchy l am not
prepared to say whether they prefer their
deposed Queen or the Princess Kaiulani,
the only heir to the throne, but incline
to the opinion that their leaning would be
to restoration of the Queen-even If she
were only restored for one day and then
abdicated in favor of her niece, the Prin-
cess This is looked upon as solution
of the trouble by many Hawaiians, who
feel that the element which oyerthrew
the Queen would never be reconciled to
her again taking the reins of government.
sShe is very able and courageous
woman, but she has antagonized the
American element and they would always
be plotting to overthrow her again were
she to continue in power; whereas the
Princess was never in the least respon-
sible for the overthrow and there are no
factions opposed to her save the one
which would oppose her for the sake of
annexation only.
She has just attained her majority and
completed her studies in England. She
may soon be returning to Honolulu; but
she would not favor an attempt at revo-
luton to secure her position on the
throne"