The Hawaiian gazette., 1883-09-12

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This very peculiar document opens with
the statement that His Hawaiian Alajesty's
Government Is in possession Of inforna-
tion to the effect that certain States pro
pose to annex various islands and archi
pclagoes Of Polynesia" Whence came
this information. and where are the islands
or archipelagoe- in danger Of being an
uezed This unique piece Of information
cannot refer to New Guinea, for we have
just seen the British Government refuse
assent TO the action of the Queensland
annexation though the latter is upheld by
the public opinion of the whole of the
Great Australian Colonies. Moreover,
New Guinea 3 neither contiguous TO or
kindred with the Hawaiian people. 1t
cannot be the New Hehrides fOr they too
are geographically and ethnologically
remote from Hawaii Which are the
certain State" referred 10, not Great
Britain as we have just seen, not France
for 1t is generally understood that these
two Powers have mutually agreed 10 alb
stain for the present at least from annex
alton IN the New Hcbudcs, but says AlrGib.
son IN LIs paper of Aug. Bird. mere compact
between England and France is but "a
slender guarantee" ID is TO be- hoped
that the Foreign Ministers of those coun
tries may know that tins Is .Ig the oplni.
on of the Foreign Minister of Hawaii. Not
Germany for She has relaxed If she ever
entertained the idea of annexation In the
South Pacific.
Evidently II. II. Ms Government Is
IN possession Of information which has not
reached any other Foreign Office Or 1t
has been Louzgd Or it has drawn on "a
gorgeous and Eastern Imagination.
Hear what European statesmen say
themselves. On the 21th June the British
Ambassador at Paris wrote 10 the Foreign
Minister in London: When / mentioned
that your lordship had said that You pre-
sumed you might feel confident that the
French Government had themselves no
designs of annexation u New Guinea, NJ
jules Ferry affirmed very positively that
NO design of the sort was entertained by
the French Government" On the llth
July the British Colonial Minister. Lord
Derby wrote TO the Administrator of
Queensland The apprehension enter
tanned IN Australia that q foreign Power
WAS about % establish itself on the shores
of New Guinea appears 20 have been
altogether indefinite and unfOguded." and
goes on % point out that the powers Of
the High Commissioner for the Western
Pacific extend 10 that island, and that if
one OF more deputies of the High Coz
missioner be placed 0u the coast. h. NJ S
Government Will DE willing to take steps
for strengthening the naval forces ou the
Australian station. So g- To- enable II VI 5
ships TO be- more constantly present than
hitherto I'm that part of the Pacific"
So much fortLe 5 W Pacific. obviously
there Is no reason for protest. and no room
for advisory assistance" from Hawaii in
that quarter Then where are those Isl
Uuds and which are those certain States
Indeed the Foreign Minister himself tells
MS with regard To the islands of tue ; "
Pacific lP C.L-lHg. b she Great Britain
viii have 10 give way and take up the nm
desired responsibility as she did in the case |
Of Fiji" They Dthc : Pacific i-le-l have |
not DO them the elements of independence /
that exist here" If any one is TO inter
fcrc Hawaii ought % do It," Two rather /
opinions. If they mean any |
thing they mean that Great Britain Will I
have TO interfere with the isles of the 5 |
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