The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-09
r. Annezstion Fails a japanese
President Is Possible.
paorEcToRArE WOULD FAIL.
DR.. v. ,. Caprcn. asst Fsen Hessss1s,
Tells How II Wesid De Psssssse
far Island laps Co Get Control
Are Thoroughly OrTfass<S-Ah
write Cisisens Faysr Association
--why enreckels Hates Hawaii.

DR.. Victor J. c&pfon. OF Saaiebu Kau,
Hawaii, was at the Butler hotel yesterday.
having arrived on the stsa Aiowsre
~ Victoria from Honolulu. For dive ysars
Or. Capron has served the government II
. professional capacity. and has bad about
enough Of the sameness Of climate that u
ono OF the disagreeabie features OF Ha-
Naiian life. He has decided TO locate per-
Oarently at Everett and viii so there
shortly.
Or. capron has for several years been IN
close touch with things political In the
islands and is thoroughly acquainted with
prevailing conditions there. lie IL strong
II In favor a annexation, ~ are ali the
other whites Tn Hawaii and fears that IL
the treaty Ii defeated /; will be hat few
years until Japanese president = elect
cd. How this interesting state OF affairs
viii come about and why a proteetorate
would not be satisfactory was the subject
Of an interesting INTERVIEW given yesterday
20 q acknowledgements reporter DIR. Ca
prom said:
THE aIi-importan, factor I'm Hawaiian
politics just now In the annexation treaty
that the friends OF the islands are trying
20 have the United States congress pass.
Through the hard knocks that are being
given the treaty by Claus SpreckeIs and
tho friends Of the depoAsd queen he result
81 the issue is considered very doubtful in
Hawaii. The final decision. IL contrary, is
looked on with fear and trembling. II the
Gnited States refuses 10 take Hawaii an-
der its wing IL will he but very few
years before a Japanese president will be
elected. Even now the 1900 Japanese in
G~x..
this right 10 vote at the regular elections.
The only classe tn the constitution that
Gfp-ises them of the franchise Is that yot-
- must be able TO read or write either
Hawaiian or some European language.
They claim that they have as much right
TO BE- recognized as any European coun-
try. I have no doubt that they would he
able 10 establish this claim and secure
franchise if the islands are not annexed.
with the Japanese In possession Of
franchise rights IL would not be long un,Il
they dictated the policy OF the government
and, II they desired. elected one of their
own countrymen president. II would
come about In this way. Nearly all OF the
M,oW Japanese men are OF voting age. The
natives number but iooo0. men. women and
children. great many OF the men are
fhdinerent As TO political matters and
would not vote because OF the trouble to
qualify. There are hardly more than 5000
whites on the islands. so the Japanese
would have everything their own way.
secret societies are In force on all OF the
big plantations. carefully organized by
men sent OUT from Japan. They have
metr presidents and secretaries and are in
close touch With ono another. AT present
they are keeping very quiet untn the mat
ter OF Annexation Is settled one way or the
ether. The Chinese. although almost az
numerous as the Iaps. cut little figure a.
they are not organized
IT the annexation treaty be defeated.
the Islanders fear n repetition OF past :
revolutions. This same fear IL one OF the I
reasons the whites are so strongly Opposed
TO protectorate Ii the United states
declared pratecsorate other nations
would be compelled 10 keep their hands OF.
hui the protectcrate would not prevent
internal trouble. II clever japanese
was elected president protecturate would
net Keep him from making "A treaty with
Japan which would result In flooding the
country with Japanese
All OF the whites on the islands are In
favor OF annexation. The natives ar. in
different. IT II came 20 vote however.
and the natives could be persuaded TO !
qualify fer the election, they would rrah.
ABLY vote against annexation although
caring little about IL one way or another
Tho Islands are Very prosperous The SUI
Ear plantations are netting profit az
from 10 10 W per cent. under the raolproc-
ity treaty. The planters are afraia to
they lose annexation they viii atso laSs
reciprocity Under present conditions /.
costs them about cents pound 10 pro-
s'uce their sugar. while they get nearly
4 CENTS for H.
Tnsre Is an Interesting story In Claus
er-eeke1s animessty n the nnnexatgon
treaty and 10 anything that seems h., l,a
Tor thc good OF the Islands. When he
owned - many large plantations he had a
scheme OF flooding the country with more
Japanese isharers than could ne used. and
Tn this way cut down wages. paving Them
about one-hifs The revolution spoiled
this srheme and angersd Sprecksts IA
the tine the government was iuf,ah,s-s -
him Ia tho SUM OF sla1eo which he has
loaned 10 his intimate friend. me
late King kagasaua. lie demand