| Show I I A I m t SOUNDING THE HAWAIIANS t I I 0 tr6 I 11 1 i Story thai B Cluff of Utah round Islanders 414 e I Who Want Annexation to England l I i i f I l As announced In those columns ot I 1 a I I the time Irof II Clair ot Provo Utah 11 1 11 5 11 I left for Hawaii at the special Instance i i f 11a 14 I ot senator Frank J Cannon about a I k t I j month ago to Investigate the question i El 11 of the annexation of the Islands to the u I WW United States Mr duff I had previous I llj 1 I ly I spent considerable time na a refs 7 1 J1 t olonary among the natives and under I t it k elands their language and l customs I thoroughly Just what tie result of I I his Inquiries are so tar ns made to I nol iyj j I known A Honolulu dU alch to tile 11 I ZT Upp t San Francisco Chronicle ol ednes I C day refers to 1 rot Cluff presence and labors among the natives It < Onlaln 111111111tem R4 I I I i some manifest withinterest I I never thelf be 1 read with Inlercs It Is as I follows I 1 I I 1 J The natives are considerably ex st I I cited or the appearance lei ot a 1 I mall by I the name le-i of Clurt or Clough InUl0 I I I J u Mormon I ider who Is making a 11 j1 I canvass among them tu uncertain just J how they feel toward annexation Ho I i t began his work last week nt a Mormon cOlony at 1le a mall Place on the R ii AvIndward aide of This Island by call fn sbYw lh I Ing n mass meeting of natives wl Ich tf j 4 f was attended by several < Which f aks t 1 Int In the vicinity The meeting was I I F l n Aformon church so the I i ht Iry gon aJo we addrissed by M I duff HP said list was seeking to i i s iiI ii I 2 14 talnl I 1 i wtalin the true Izlics I of the native i Hawalluns In regard to annexation Il I 1 A j with a view 10 helping them to get i j what they wanted and lo I asked tie i Jl question I iY Do you want annexation to Stages 11 t the United States bi I 11 I I The people are Bald to have Blood I 11 4t I ioj up In ahody I and shouted Nol il I 1 It then the Investigator In I re I 4 I I ported to have Salt the United Stale 1 falls to annex the Island will yo I 1 I T support the present goverl6 nll and t 1i I again the populace la supposed to have I I P 4 f I 4 fi fWercd I know In certainly the negatlv I tntinued a Air I i quee r according to et retoreT 11calluod I 1 i can n r b n stored If jou do t Want annexation to the United I f ao mn tt I 1 Silt le or will not support the i resent 14 I t government What then du you I it I wanU 11 I I I To a man the story goes the na k I Uvs shouted Give us annexation to I ftI I England I q 1 IVInere Clurt came from or by Nhat l I authority ho Is I pursuing IAs jnve9tIga I tlons no one seema to know lIe I h I k said to have powerful friends alone 144 I I I WIIhln ton In al-one Interests und for i t 1 whose Information le Is I w rklisr So 11 11 tar as Is I known I be bas not done any 1 Yet k here 3 A |
