Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-20

grants. and but for an irregularity would
have landed them. Crowds more are un-
derstood to be on the WY, or gathering to
come. The great exodus to Hawaii has
begun.
Exodus to Hawaii.
These active and enterprising people have
at last found out all about this charming
and fruitful group. They have learned the
way here, and have begun swarmfng over
flooding in upon us in ever increasing num-
bers. In their view, as to all who know it,
Hawaii Is veritabIy 1.-The paradise of the
Pacific" On all the good Gods footstool
there Is no other such sweet land Of beauty,
salubrtty, plenty and delicious climate.
The wide-awake Japs have found this all
out and they are coming on here-why
shouldn't they-as fast. as half dozen
ell-organized emigration companies can
send them. They have made up their
minds; they mean to make Hawaii their
own. and to lose no time about it. 1t lies
easily over a few Thousand a month and
occupy 1t. While the United States have
been dawdling about taking the rich gift
offered them, these practical japanese have
gone quietly to work to take possession of
1t by means of continuous armies of free
immigrants, who will first fill up the coun-
try, and then will quietly take possession of
its government, and run it as a Japanese
as easy as turning overeyour hand unless
the United States shall promptly and per-
emptorily tnterpose to stop the process now
begun with such activity. .-
There can be no possible doubt Of the
settled intent of the Japanese people to do
this thing, nor of the vigor with which they
nave begun the process. It is amazing to
Us, witnessing as We do here. the actual
facts, that the Japanese legation at WASH
fEgton should be either in such ignorance
of the conspicuous facts, or should have
such audacity In misrepresenting them as
to have contradicted Mr.. L. A. ,Thurston's
very moderate statement about the rush of
immigrants from Japan now forcing them
selves upon us. They actually denied that
any but contract laborers engaged by plant
ers were landed here in any numbers when
nearly a thousand not so engaged entered
this port while they were talking
1t Is not necessary to suppose that the
Japanese government as such are in any
way promoting or participating in this
great movement to people Hawaii with
Japanese, and SO to convert it into a jap
anese colony. That government has no
iced at all to take any part in such q
movement. They perfectly understand that
Hawaii belongs to the American sphere of
influence" and that any move Of theirs
looking to its occupation would be prompt
ly resented by the United States This
movement is strictly a crusade of the
Japanese people themselves, who have got
Hawaii on the brain, and are thoroughly
enthused to own the country. Every mail
from Japan brings US letters from old mis-
scenarios telling how strong the enthusiasm
Is for possessing Hawaii. Their govern
ment, OF course, see to 1t that their SUBJ
jects abroad suffer no wrong, and enjoy all
rights secured to them by treaty. without
Leirg Disseminated against. So much is
their duty. Their subjects here will need
nothing more. AS soon as they find them
selves in comfortable majority in Hawaii,
they Will do all the rest themselves.
A Monarchy Again.
Indeed, they need not wait to be In a
majority. Twenty of the thirty thousand
natives, and most of the $500 part natives,
will gladly accept their help to restore the
monarchy by force. The Japs would eager
". do that, in the certainty that such mon
themselves. when established. During the
last six years of the native monarchy it
was almost entirely fnt the hands. the
whites, Americans and British, the sover-
efgn being little more than q figurehead.
1t was impossible for It to be otherwise,
simply because native officials were totally
incapable Of handling the complicated ma
cbinery of custom house. post offfce, finance,
foreign affairs, public works, health and
immigration bureaus, with ali the intricate
arrangements of an advanced civilization.
The instant Lilioukalani attempted TO &C.
tually rule, instead of nominaly reigning
that moment she had to be dethroned by
the unavoidable necessity of the situation
Now, IL by an extremely probable combi-
nation with the Japanese colony, Mrs. DOM
inis should find herself restored to the
throne. those same necessities of our COM
plicated civilization would again compel her
to place the administration In the hands of
competent foreigners. And those foreigners
could not be the whites who had been
custed. They would necessarily be the
Japanese who had ousted- them The gov
eminent would thus be exclusively In jap
snese hands, while remaining nominally in
dependent No pretextf would be afforded
for American interference, because no for
eign power would have disturbed Hawaiian
independence. 1t would simply be, in form,
the OLD Eative monarchy revived, as Mr.
Cleveland desircd-and who would have
any right to object?
Such Is the present situation in Hawaii,
with the immediate prospect ahcad-a large
ana Increasing influx of japanese popuia-
tlon, who are certain to very soon occupy
ana possess these islands, the United States
Being the only power in a situation to
check that immigration, and save Hawaii
from pece ming completely Asiatic colony
with an Asiatic administrator in control
within very few years.
VIII close with an Illustration of the
m s.f1 fertility of some of our lands
as the bird flies 1876 acres of sugar canc
have lately been cut and ground WELDING
an average of slightly over eleven. tons Of
raw sugar to the acre. Has such a~yield
ever oeen approximated in any other sugar
country? I believe that the average Weld
Oh plant cane on all our planta tons is
between four and five tons. Fertilizers are
Low. e very generally used. The above, yield
OF eleven tons at Eva was the jointeresult
OF rich soil, fertilizers, judicious culture and
irrigation and skillful milling Eight wears
ago heard one OF our leading public men
speak with derision of the possibility CT
prohtabfe agriculture on that tract whic1
Is st year produced 1900 tons CT sugar from
s:vU GA acres under cultivation and divided
*ooo'UoO profit on its 81, 0G0000 stock Arte-
sian wells and steam pumps had made his
possible. r" ~ ''''"
haWaif has yet untouched immense pos
s!piiities or development beyond it's present
s2oo0,OO0 Of exports and imports
fKAMEHAMEHA.
Revolutionary Sons for Harmony.
The general Society of the Sons of the
Revolution at Philadelphia decided yester-
day In favor of consolidating with the
Sons OF the American Revolution. The
vote stood 16 for and IA against Virginia
split and tho New Hampshire delegate was
not In the room at the time of voting. A
resolution was adopted appointing A.. H.