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BLAINE's POLICY.
Tho Next Sccretary's Vows az to Our
Rotations with the Pacific Islands.

Tho Next Sccretary's Views az TO Our
Rotations with the Pacific Islands.
Washington Special to the New York Post
The possibility that Mr.. Blaine may be
the Secretary OF State under President
Harrison renders his views Of the relations
Of The United States 10 the islands Of the
Pacific Ocean u matter OF interest. II was
the policy Of the State Department under
the last Republican Administration TO
place Samoa and Hawaii in the same cate
CORY, in respect TO their diplomatic rcla-
tons. They were so classified in q COM
municaton 10 Mr.. Daggctt, the Minister
10 Hawaii in November. 1883, by Secretary
Frelinghuyscn. This instruction IL To be
found in the manuscript volumes OF the
State Department, but has not been printed
in the books on Foreign Relations. MIR.
Blaine, in a long letter Of instruction TO
Mr.. Comfy when Minister 10 Hawaii,
which Is also not published in the volume
OF Foreign Relations for the period, under
date Of November 10, 1891, devOtcs much
space TO a comprehensive review OF the re-
lations Of the Pacific islands, and cspcci-
ally Of Hawaii 10 the United States Mr..
Blaine said:
"The policy Of this country with regard
! 90 the Pacific Is the natural complement
| TO It's Atlantic policy. The history Of our
| European relations for fiy years shows
/ the Jealous concern with which the United
/ States has guarded its control Ul the coast
\ from iolrign interference, and this without
eNtcniion OF territorial possession beyond
/ the main land. II has always been it,
/ aim 10 preserve the friendly neutrality Of
the adjacent States and insular possessions
/ Its attitude toward Cuba Is in point That
I rich Island, the KEY 20 the Gull oil Mexico
Z aud the field TOT our most extended trade
! in the western hemisphere Is, though in
. the hands oi Spain, a part OF the Amcii.
I can commercial system. Our relations
! present aud prospective toward Cuba have
never been more ably set forth than IN the
remarkable note addressed by my pre-
deccSsor, Mr.. Secretary Everett. to
the Ministers OF Great Britain and
France in Washington, ON the LIST
Of December, 1872, in rejection OF the sug-
gested tfipartitc alliance to lurcyer deter
mine the neutrality of the Spanish An
! titles. la response Ia the proposal thut
the United States, Great Britain and
France should scyerally and collectively
agree TO forbid the acquisition or control
over Cuba by any or all OF them, Mr. Ey-
erctt showed that, without forcing, OF
even coyeting possession Of the island, Ia
con lition was essentially an American
question; that the remuneration forever by
this Government Of contingent Interest
therein would be far broader than th,
like remuneration by Great Britain OF
France; that II ever ceasing 10 be span
ish, Cuba must necessarily become Amcri
can. and not fall under any other European
domination. and that the ccasclCss move
mcnt Of segregation Of American inicrcsti
from European control and uniiicalion ir
broader sense sphere Of Independent
life could not and should not ID
checked by any arbitrary agreement
/ Nearly thirty years have demonstrate,
the wisdom oi the attitude then main
tanned by Mr.. Everett, and have made In
dirpcnsablC lis continuance and To- CXlCn
sion To all parts Of the American Atlantis
system where O disturbance Of the cXisiiaI
statu. might be attempted IN the inictcs
Of foreign powers. The present attitude q
this Government toward amy Europrai
: project ior the control oi an isihmian toui
II but the logical sequence OF the rcsisicnc
: made IN 1852 90 the attempted pressure d
. an active foreign influence IN tie Ncs
Indies. Hawaii. although much turtle
from the California coast than "a cub
from the Florida peninsula, holds In ih
, western sea much tie same position d
: | Cuba In the Atlantic"