The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
HAWAIIAN DUCHESS
in CITY AND TALKS
ABOUT PEN SACOLA

A stir Of excitement was caused in
and around the San Carlos lobby last
night when a reporter, on pc
rusing the list of arrivals, found
name written thereon that was so
peculiar, and withal, so extraordinary
that the reporter bethought himself
that the same merited investigation.
Written on the big page of he regis
ter was the name Duchess Kama
maku." The query was at once pre-
scented, was this real duchess or only
lady with peculiar name.
Inquiry at the resk revealed the
fact that the lady was real, in her
suite, and would be glad to receive
newspaper man. The reporter at
once proceeded KanaRalu-ward and
presently was ushered into the pres
ence of the lady in question.
She advanced with gracious smile
and outstretched hand.
"This is dreaded reporter, / pre-
sumo Z" she queried with just the
mixing of a foreign accent.
Eyes, ma'am," reporter replied.
taking the hand.
He saw tall, shapely woman be-
fore him, long of figure, well knit.
and head well set upon well-propor-
toned shoulders; the foreign accent
and dark skin corroborated the name
and undoubtedly caused a consider
able look of wonderment to over
spread the visage of the reporter.
The lady smiled. 81 presume that.
having come this far, you would like
to know who am, what am, why
am here and to please explain the
prefix to my name"
The reporter opined that that was
why he was where he was.
Every well, then," began the lady,
motioning her visitor to a chair.
Il arrived in your very pretty city
this morning from New Orleans. No
matter where / have been. | am
here on a tour of the United States
and am doing the thing systematic
ally, taking in the sea coast towns
as well as the interior, only | am
much more in love with the cities
near the sea You see, / came from
a place where there is great deal
of water-the Hawaiian Islands. nv
I home is IN Honolulu, and / would
have been real duchess if the mem
bers of my house had remained in
| power as they had before the annex
alton of my country by your grand
United States in 1898.
/, Il suppose you remember the
story of how Queen Liliuokalani at
tempted in 1893 to place the islands
of Hawaii more completely in her
power by introducing a new consti-
tuition; of how the attempt was I'M
successful; of how the queen was
forced to abdicate, and how a pro-
vlslonal government was set up by the
foreigners in Hawaii; of how the i'm
provised government wanted and de-
sired annexation by the United
| States; and how at last, after Presi-
dent Harrison had failed, your Pres
ident Mckinley, in 1897, sent treaty
IN to the senate which resulted in
annexation to the United States in
August of 1882" She smiled, as the
reporter sat wondering at her easy
/ flow OF language and of her thorough
knowledge of the politics of this and
of her country.
"Oh, we Hawaiians know more
about our affairs than you imagine
But that Is neither here nor there
| am In America to see it thoroughly
and | can say with perfect candol
that | like it more ana more every
day. | like it's free and easy spirit
OF democracy; its freedom Of speech
and of the press; and more than al
else, / like its people. How long
shall remain in Pensacola? Well, thai
remains to be seen. have hardly hac
an opportunity to examine any of it,
wonderful harbor; and then there i.
its aero station to examine; and 9th.
er things that are sure to crop III
before begin to start my adventure:
here. think" she added, with a win
ming smile, while she arose to suggest
that she had divulged all the informa
ton she cared to for the time being
! Il think / shall be here until | hav,
seen all that your busting little city
, has to offer"
And before he knew it, the reporter
was back into the elevator and hat
been whisked to the ground floor
, and he heard door close above hin
IN the apartments he had just va,
Gated.