| Show AS TO HAWAII ahalt take city was visited yesterday dec 2 by a delegation of hawaiians Hawa Hawaii lians ans on an their way to washington where they go to plead with the government against annexation one of the gentlemen to Is the president of the hawaiian patriotic league and another is the leader leader or of a similar society they be cheve that from the documents they have they can convince any fair minded person that the great majority of natives on the hawaiian islands are opposed to the scheme of turning over the little republic to the united states ex ax senator dubois who recently paid IL a visit to hawaii in company with senator pettigrew tor for the purpose of the sentiment among the natives as to the question of annexation is reported as being of the opinion that the whole question should be submitted to the vote of the people chinese and japanese could be excluded from voting unless this be done he believes trouble would follow and aid it would be necessary to have an army and a navy there to maintain the government this would certainly not abot be in accordance with the best interests of the united states the ex senators description of the prevailing conditions throws new light orthe annexation question A large proportion Itro gro portion of the sugar and aind coffee planters are english scotch and german PAL no american laborers are employed on the plantations as aa white men hardly ever are engaged in this kind of work in tropical climates the whole population consists of people and of these theme only are americans while are japanese and ChI chinese portuguese and an equal number cumber british and german of the fow SAW americans about half are believed t to bw b opposed to annexation and UWAY all the hawaiians Hawaii ana ans have signed against t the scheme if these representations representation are anywhere near actual facts and if a be taken there will clearly be no annexation at the present time it to Is claimed that the presidents message to congress will contain a strong representation of the hawaiian question and that the ratification of the annexation treaty will be urged the necessity for making the islands a part of the united states is said to be dwelt on but when the question is again to be discussed the fact that the treaty was formed under the impression that it would meet the desires of the majority of the people most interested te can hardly be ignored representations to that effect were made in this country it is to be feared that whatever an vantages might accrue to both parties from the consummation of the scheme would be offset by the hostility of the islanders for a long time to come |
