The San Francisco call., 1897-08-23
From photograph taken month ago.
watching the annexation question and the
possibilities of the islands.

watching the annexation question and the
possibilities of the islands.
The Princess will arrive in New York
about September 25 from England. She
will probably stay for short time in this
City, visiting with ex-Queen Liliuokalani
who will then be residing here tenn pora-
rily, while Congress is not in session.
Kaiulanis father will accompany her.
Though she has Just come OF legal age
the Princess is possessed of very little
property in her own right.
In the course of long interview on the
Hawaiian question recently published in
London journal Colonel George w. Mac
farlane of this City, prominent Hawaii
an and formerly cham berlain to the late
King Kalakaua said during his visit to
London and Princess Kaiulani less than a
month ago:
''The statement of some American pa
pers that the pure Hawaiians favor either
the present regime or annexation is
misleading and untruthful The fact is
and 1 am in a position TO know-that the
pure native born Hawaiians are q unit for
the restoration of the monarchy. 1 am
not prepared to say whether they prefer
ulani, the only heir to the throne, but
incline to the opinion that thier leaning
would be to restoration of the Queen
even if she were restored only for one
day-and then, if she chose, abdicate in IA
vor of her niece, the Princess.
This is looked upon as a solution of the
trouble by many Hawaiians. who feel that
the ele- ment that overthrow the Queen
would never be reconciled to her again
taking the reins of government.
''She is a very able and courageous
woman, but she mas alienated the Amerl-
can element. and that element would al
ways be plotting to overthrow her again
were she to contin ue in power; whereas
the Princess was never in the least re-
sponsible for the overthrow, and there
are no opposing factions to her, save that
faction which would oppose her only for
the sake of annexation.
There is a possibility in the event of an
nexation not passing the Senate (the Dole
Government having been organized for
the sole purpose of annexation) that the
people might unitedly insist on the re-.
turn oil the Princess, who has just attained
her majority and completed her studies
in England. She may soon be returning
to Honolulu, but she would not favor any
attem pit at revolution to secure her posi-
ton on the throne"
Regarding the feeling in HAWAII toward
annexation, Colonel Macfarlane in The
same interview, said:
II begin to feel that owing to English
supineness and indifference to the
Hawaiian question since the establish.
ment of the Republic, annexation is in
evitablc. While being somewhat pro
English in my sentiment and feeling, l
am forced to admit that l would not op.
pose annexation nor would the in Intelligent
voters of Hawaii if full Statehood as an
integral part of the American Union were
granted to the islands. 1 would oppose q
ratification OF the treaty by Hawaii if she
were admitted only as a territory like
Alaska, as I understand is proposed, for
the reason that we are an independent
civilized Government having all the ma.
chinery of a well-org anlzed State, recog-
nized by all the powers, and having trea.
ties with them, and not rude, uncivilized
country like Alaska.
IF we are admitted as a territory, our
Governors and officials will all be an.
pointed by the Federal Government at
Washington, and we shall be overrun by
carpet-Daggers and their like, who will
seek to control our public offices. The
reins of local government would be taken
entirely out of the hands OF the taxpayers