Arizona republican., 1899-08-12
EX=QUEEN PATRIOTIC
LiIiuOkdIdni Talks of Unified
 States and Hawaii.
Accepting inc Present State of Af- fairs in Hawaii Finds Pleasure In Noting inc Progress of inc American peopIe.

! many interesting residents of Wash ingtOn is LiiliuOkalani. ex-Queen of Hawaii. At present she is occupying residence on Fifteenth street. and iS leading retired life She has always
 been a student, both of books and pub lie affairs. She has been in America for little more
 than three years, and the tre-
 mendous material progress of this
 country never fails to appeal to
 her active mind. She is not only in
 telligent but intellectual, and anyone
 who has the honor of cOnversing with
 her will soon see the distinction be
 tween the adjectives. Her conversa-
 ton abounds in pOetical illustrations.
 which suggest refined nature and a
 highly gifted mind. Moreover, she is
 q philosopher.
 She accepts Wi.h a resignation al
 most st0ical the present state of affairs
 in her former realm. There is no note
 of discomfort or querulOusness as she
 discusses the change in her fortunes. The old Roman emperor who resigned
 tNe purple to cultivate cabbages was
 no more philosophical than she \
 mark of her greatness is that the
 simple sights to be found in the vfciH-
 itN of the capital afford her infinite en-
 joyment. She is an enthusiastic stu
 dent Of American history, and any
 thing associated with the nations past
 calls forth q patriotic pride that one
 could hardly expect from woman whom that nation had dispOssesSed of a throne.
 She retains q lasting affection for her former subjects. She is more in clined to urge their needs than her own personal claims. She says that she has been most kindly received in Washington and that it has some of the most pleasant memories of her life. But there are times when the islands of the Pacific awake in her q longing that is wellnigh irresistible. She expects to return 70 Hawaii as soon as the new regime is finally de- termined upon.
 ''I wish that stable government would soon be established there.' she said today: II receive many letters from home but my friends never write of politics. Most of my information has been gleaned from the newspapers I receive from there. What they need is some head to the government. Are the isl ands annexed or are they not? Re ports to tie contrary notwithstanding the islands are in a state of practical anarchy. We q say we because l count myself one of my people, have no laws, but those which have obtain ed for many years. and a few of which have been foisted upon us by the Hawaiian republic.
 There is no such thing as real jus tice. The native has not the same standing when he goes to law with the white man, and even some of the for eigners find that they cannot obtain their dues. Laws are administered in a careless fashion. The government is an oligarchy instead of a republic. Caprice dictates the administration of affairs. I speak with no bitterness whatever. I am merely endeavoring to give correct picture of the condi- tions The inhabitants of the islands know nothing whatever of their fate. or what sort of a government will be placed over them.
 "There should be governor of the | islands and chief justice. These officials should be appointed as soon fdence in the honorable intentions Of l America. I trust their men. l be | lieve that they are upright and that their administration will be free from When a decision is finally made as to the form of government, whether it be colonial or territorial. ] | hope that the officials will be appoint ad from this country. It does not take m American long to grasp situation in another country, even if he has not been previously familiar with it. Such l man would go to Hawaii without prejudice, and could view the condition from an impartial standpoint. fThe great trouble with appointing the gov arnor or chief justice from among he residents of the islands is the fact hat they have interests there which | would be hard for them to refrain rom favoring. I have no charges of but I simply want my people o have the best that America can lfford.
 ..The chief justice especially should le carefully chosen. The courts play tn Important part in our affairs, pos ihly more than they do in this coun- " He should be a man who has