Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-27
THE NATIONS HAWAII.
And the Highway OF Nstions-Shal
We swallow the sugar Plum

Special Dispatches TO TIM BEs.
CHICAGO, January 26 A Washing
ton special says tho impression is go
Ing abroad that Claus Spreckels, the
San Francisco sugar king, If he can.
, not prevent the abrogation of the Ha.
waiian treaty, intends to make the Of.
fort to have the Hawaiian islands au-
nexed to the United States. In 1875,
when tho Hawaiian treaty was nego.
tisted, this project was urged with a
great deal of force. Spreckels, if OBJ.
Jections are urged on the part of Hs-
waiians, has means in his power to re-
movo the objections. He oould with
advantage to his own interest, pension
the royal family. His resources are
|euch that he could readily afford to
pay the king far moro than the reve-
nues of the islands yield him. Qlite
number of senators were asked to-
day what their individual views were
with regard to the annexation scheme,
and what kind OF reception such a
scheme would meet at the hands of the
American people.
Senator Ingalls, said that no WAS In
favor Of annexation, but not in that
direction. He thought the United
States ought to extend from the north
pole to the point where the canal,
which is to unite the two oceans, is to
be- He did not believe, however, In
reaching out after colonies In the At.
lsntio or Pacific ocean. In fact he
did not want any colonies.
Senator Kellogg did not bslleve
there was much In the clause of
Spreckels' talk about annexation. He
did not think Hawaii would be any
benefit to the United Stntes in any
| way.
Senator Jonas was opposed to an
nexation for tho reason that it would
interfere with our sugar industry in
Louisiana The same argument, he
said, was used to bring about the ab.
rogation of the Louisiana treaty, that
was annexation.
Senator Logan said he did not favo,
it, and did not believe the American
would.
Mr., Ma1ey bald that, independently
| OF commercial reasons, the Hawaiian
Islands would be q valuable acquisi
ton from political standpoint. They
are, no said, on the shortest reute be
tween this country and China and ia.
pan, and on the shortes route by way
of the Suez canal between Earops anc
east and the Pacific coast. In case o
war, the ialands would bo invaluabl,
as q naval station. He said, while he
did not believe in acquiring territory
SO far from tho mainland, he woulc
probably favor the annexation scheme
If the opportunity presented Itself.
i Mr.. George declared he was In favo,
Of getting control of all the territory
within our reach. He believed In an
nexing Cuba and Hsyti; in fact, all the
West Indies, and all the territory
south Of tho United States as far as
the isthmus. He wanted the gulf to
be regarded as the great American
lake. He would, il no had his way
about 1t, get possession of the rich
Central American states and colonies
the negroes of tho South there. lie
thought the climate would exactly quit
them, and he was sure that tho whitea
and negroes would never form an no
mogeneous population in this country.
Quite number of other senators
we're spoken to on the subject, and,
while variety Of opinions were tx
pressed, the prevailing sentiment wa
that annexation of the Hawaiian
islands would not be bad thing.