The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-05-15
IsLANp NpEPENpENCE.


che establishment OF home-ruhng
Governments on the different groups
OF Psci6c Islands. Stil. only por-
ton Of the American press and few
American statesmen have viewed
with anything like snxious concern
various European Powers sstisting
their land hunger throughout
Oceanica almost coming into col
hsion. st times, in their eSgsrness to
get ahead Of each other IN seizing
advantageous trading positions and
points OF strategic importance
Nothing else should be expected
than that thoughtful Americans
would be stirred with pstriotic anxi-
ETY. over the heEing away Of their
eountTy's prestige, IN the Pseihc,
with European axes Looking into
( the future. citizens Of the United
Ststes must see that, when internal
/ DEVELOPMENT shall have proceeded 3
certain extent. the expansion or
American commerce IN every direc
ton must follow, 50 that any condi-
tons interfering with the process at
home must give way, and obstacles
Z thereto abroad will have 20 be either
endured with submission or over
come at 8 cost that rivals Of the
United States viii leave nothing IN
done to have g share IN fixing.
/ The position the United States Gov
eminent assumed in the Monroe
Doctrine the nation has never theo-
retically receded from, but events
have occurred in South and Central
America, tantsmount to breaches of
the doctrine with impunity by Euro
pssn Powers
With regard TO European conquest
among PoIynesisn groups the United
States has sn interest more tangible
than her statesmen have hitherto sp
pesred 10 realize. With the exeep-
lions above noted. only lsnguid
attention was paid IN that country TO
the recent periodical intimations OF
European conquest IN this ocesn-by
the French IN the New Hebrides,
Spain IN the Carohnes, Germany IN
the Gilbert and Marshall groups.
This indifference was explainsble on
( the presumption that the United
[ States not assuming 10 be q cOloniz-
( ing Power. had no desire for con
[ quest. and her citizens not being
numerousIy located st any one point
/ included IN the aggressions, she
lightly waived national concern IN the
+ operations. But IN the case Of Sa-
m0a the United States was CON
strained 10 have policy She
had not only many citizens
there to protect in commercial and
social rights, but her Government
owned the territorial concession Of &
barber IN the group Moreover, she
had an understanding with Great
Britain and Germany regarding the
political status Of the Islands. max
ing It morally incumbent upon each
Of the three Powers to abstain from
interfering with the independence Of
the group on its own responsibility.
Any violation Of this understanding
was calculated TO awaken the Amer
lean people from the lethargy into
which they had apparently fallen
with regard to their national inter
ests IN the ocean that layes half Of
their vast coast line. Samoa lying in
/ the direct route Of the growing trade
Of the United States with Australia
sis, the great Republic was bound to
draw the line against the European
aggression at that point Even what
Is regarded by American sentiment
in the Hawaiian Islands as the IN
duly mild foreign policy Of Secretary
Bsyard bristled up into stslEart
attitude, as has been seen in the
/ sharp correspondence between Wash
/ ington and Berlin upon the question.
| Apart from intrinsic national inter
ests II the matter, the method Of
Germsny's breaking away from the
trpertite understanding assum
ing virtual sovereignty over the
group during the temporary adjourn
ment Of the Washington conference
between the three Powers sutfi-
eient to provoke the State Depart
ment to make determined stand for
the national rights and honor at
stake.
There are men IN Congress who are
not disposed to allow the affair to be
relegzted to the archives without
further attention AIlusion was made
IN z news item, on the arrival of the
last foreign mail, to resolution in
troduced by Representative Morrow
relative TO the Samoan question As
this country has no small interest IN
the American policy concerning the
Pacific Mr. MorroE's resolution.
offered IN the House On April 23d,
Is now given IN full, as follows:
WHEREAS, Certain European pow
eFs have recently pursued in the Pa
cific Ocean an aggressive policy Of
annexation and colonization, which
has resulted in the almost complete
destruction Of native independence
and autonomy in that quarter Of the
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