Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03

fine as those of city of four times lis size
in the United States. Everything has an
American air. The names over the chief
stores are more American than those of
our American cities, where there are SO
many German and Jewish names. AMI the
faces you see N the streets are chiefly of
the American type. l refer, Of course, to
the whites, and not to the large ASatic and
native element.
Honolulu, in fact is so rich and SO lively
that it makes me think of a cross between
new rich mining camp and wealthy sea-
side resort
| had a good chance to see something Of
the crowd while 1 waited at the post office
for the mail to be distributed. The islands
have, you know, their only communica ton
with the outside world by steamer, and the
China had brought IN the latest intelli-
gence. There We're great number of men
at the post office, making up as cosmOpol-
itan L crowd as you can tind anywhere.
There were whites of every nation of Eu-
rope mahogany browns from the Islands.
sallow-faced Portuguese and yellows of II
shades from China and Japan. Among the
whites the Americans predomina led, al
though all the whites were apparently OF
the better classes and well off. Cookbook
ing men they were, and nearly all young
Many wore Panama hats and suits of white
duck. Many were without vests, their
pantaloons upheld by wide silk sashes or
gorgeous belts. and not a few wore Indian
silk pugarieS or sasheS about their mats
The language used in most cases was En-
n.
fee windows were in five languaSes-Ha-
waiian, Chinese, japanese, Portuguese and
Ens'is
Want to Be a Territory.
At present the great question with the
people of the Hawaiian Islands is what the
United States is going to give them In the
way of a government. They don't want to
be under any colonial bureau, but think
they should at once be admitted as one of
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given territorial officers. l have met dur
ing my stay in Honolulu the chief officials
of the present regime and have somewhat
looked into their governmental establish
ments. They already have far better or
ganization than most of our territories, and
it would, I think, be an outrage to out
them under any other form of government
than that awarded to the best American
citizens under similar conditions. They are
not to be classed for a moment with such
people as those of Porto Rico and the
Philippines They have a high grade OF
civilization, and in intelligence, wealth and
good order will rank with the people of any
part Of the United States.
A Chat With President Dole.
Among the other officials whom 1 have
met was President Dole, the head of the
Hawaiian republic. My interview with him
took place in his Office in the palace, a
great two-story building, which now be-
longs to Uncle Sam. 1t is surrounded by a
ten-acre park filled with many varieties
of palms and other tropical trees, and al
together is finer perhaps than any state
house west of the Mississippi river. Just
opposite it. in another large park, are the
government buildings, which also come to
Uncle Sam, and which are likewise mag
nificent possession.
Said President Dole, in response to my
question as to the effect the annexation of
the islands had had upon business and
property values:
a"Thp islands are in a eyood f3popc;al onp-
dition. Business of all kinds is better than
1t has ever been. Our imports are increas-
ing and there has been rise in the values
of real estate and sugar stocks. Property
in Honolulu has gone up and many new
buildings are being constructed. You must
remember. however. that this Is not new
country. II has had its established insti-
buttons for many years. We are, in fact,