Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-12
lx.outls OF The HAWAIIAN ISLANDS


There II a look OF settled melancholy
on the queens face. She has the alt
Of one wcnrled of her task. dishonrt-
cncd az the absolute failure which
has attended her heroic efforts. There
" nothing royal about her surround.
lugs. yet something OF the dignity of
majesty rcmainH 90 her Seated In an
ordinary hotel parlor. without throne
or crown or any other royal hppurtsn-
ance. she sim looks a queen. The place
IL furnished In the usual way. even
the folding bed In the corner. striving
with unbiushlng mend1city 90 look
like n wardrobe. has not been spared.
Lilunkaiani IL attended By no suite.
she was alone when I entered.
Colonel Macfarlane, the queens
business man a was almost going to
N,y business manager) would make an
admirable couriler lie has the Suave.
polite manner. the polished. easy ad-
dress q your man ~ the world. hc-
cusiomcd 10 move In high social cir
Giles
Your majesty" says the colonel.
bowling low. his highly polished silk hat
IN hls hand. Though queen without
u kingdom, Liluoktlan'a title u pre-
served 20 her. Here IL a gentleman
who wishes 10 talk u your native land"
10 was neat way ~ recommending
me 20 the queens good graces. No
than her land and people. the beautiful
isles ~ which she has been desp0llod.
her subjects over whom she may no
longer rule.
A smile Of welcome ilgh,ena up the
weary face a. tho queen holds out her
hand with stately grace. Though her
features are distinctly Polyneslan.
though she has the broad Hips and the
Hnuh nose ~ her race. llluoknlani a
not az all dark In color Just faint
tlnge of brown not more than many q
Mexican has. Her English IL perfect.
though she speaks slowly, with tho
slightest possible foreign int1natl0n.
"Nes, my people," she slrha. III Il
long since I have been with thCm. The
two years which have spent In Wash
lngton seem Ike an age to mo. ~ has
been such hard work. too, amt the cli-
mate hes tried me very much. ! have
no c0mgifini tomako about your WASH
inFt1n 1ncinls. Tho treated me mots
kndly. Tiny gave me the place OF hon
or ~ the Inauguration ceremonies, and
every one received me IN a friendly
spirit. But all my work has gone for
nothing
Il was Just on the point OF auccers
The annexation scheme. I am SURF. wna
defeated when the war came. The
whole situation changed az once. The
military spirit Of the people swept
away all considerations % rlght and
justice. md I could do nothing. That
IL why 7 am going home 10 my people
20 explain why failed; 10 show them
that I have done all ! could for thelI
liberty; 10 toll them how their indie
pondence was lost; 20 advise them "a
submit patiently 20 fate"
Then your majesty VIII not command
Your subjects 20 oppose the American
ruie7"
~ have no longer the right 20 com.
mand. They are not my subjects now,
they are my people. hut I am conf.
dent their love and respect FOR me mr.,
ne deep A. ever. They viii do what
tell them. know that any active on.
position 20 annexation would be futile
and should be sorry 20 lcnd my peopIe
Into Difficulty. Unless they take stens
of Their own accord I shall do nothing
U they hold great mass meeting.ns n
the native custom.nud call upon mo by
an overwhelming vote 60 oppose annex.
alton, wlll,of course, help them ali In
my power"
"Whore does your majesty pronoao :,
i've when In HlRwaii2"
II shall, of course. travel about the
Islands good deal and visit nv nen,i,
and care for their welfare. but wher