The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-07-08

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necessarily related 10 what concerns
America Ethnologv, the Laws Of COM
mencisl development and the logic Of
history, plainly indicate, that st no
distant dav, four National Powers will
islands, hArborS. adjacent lands.
its politics, trade and prevailing
civilizations. These sre the United
States, the Australian Republic that is
10 be, and the Empires OF China and
Japan. The United States and Aus
trsslis are Sufficiently alike in essential
elements OF human development and
character 70 De considered Is one, Tor our
present purpose. China Snd Japan also
have strong points OF resem hlance and
are essentially AsiStic in contrs-distinc-
ton 10 the American and Australian ma
lions To-day the United States and
Australia have : population OF seventy
millions, possessing intelligence, enter
prise, and determination, unsurpassed
by any people OF ancient or modern
times. with unbounded resources, and in
the lifetime o, persons now IN this as
semhlSse Sre 10 number two hundred
snd sixty millions OF souls, and ~ the
close Of the next century six hundred
millions. With Americans on the one
side and the Pacific AsiStic peoples on
the other, combining s thousand millions
OF population, it Is not difficult 70 per
csivs that Europe viii De practically out
Of the Pacific arena. and that its nations
viii do well 10 husband the resources Of
lis home domain and OF lis Eastern Snd
Southern borders The islands OF the
Pacific necessarily viii come under the
influence and seek the alliance, either Of
the American and Australian nations. or
Of the Asiatic Naturally they conSti-
tute par q the commercial Snd politi-
ca system Of the new world. IS the Gre
eI2n Archipelago and the British Isles
belong 70 the commercial snd political
system Of Europe. While maintaining
their autonomy and independence. il is
for the people OF these Islands to deter
mine whether they prefer the United
States or the Asi2ticS for allies The
great American nation has only good
viii for the Hawaiian Kingdom. Of this
the pas and the present sre complete
guaranty. In the snnals u mankind
know not Of more striking example OF
national generosity than that OF the con-
duet Of the [ nited States toward Hawaii.
II is conceded by aM well informed per
sons. that the prosperity Of the United
States. for the past twenty-five years, has
no parallel in the commercial history Of
nations, and there Is every reason 70 De-
heye that this prosperity viii continue in
the century 70 come. By the Recipro-
city Treaty now in force, the United
States allows Hawaii 70 share in her
wonderful prosperity, thereby more than
doubling the property value and wealth
producing power OF this country, without
percepablv increasing the vast aggregate
property Of the United States Thus not
one OF the States Of the American Union |
with more Hberality than the Hawaiian |
Kingdom
The American Republic has been CON- |
pared to ancient Rome IN the prosperous /
periods Of her dominion. 1t is correct TO /
say. that in her proudest DAYS, Rome /
held not in her hand such elements Of |
power as the United States now pos
seSSes But Rome was alwaysS menace |
70 other nations Conquest and annexa-
ton were fixed in her policy. For the /
most obvious reasons other nations stood /
IN dread Of her. But the American Re- |
public seeks not 70 enlarge her borders /
at the expense OF others. Since the /
slave power in the United States went /
down forever on 3 hundred battle-6elds. /
annexation ceased 10 be the policy of the /
American nation. This Is plainly shown |
in that, when AZ the close OF the war in /
1855, with one million veteran soldiers /
at her command. Mexico on the South 4
and Canada on the North, then 81 her /
mercy, were untouched, unsought. That 1
vast army, twice Is large as that which /
Napoleon led on his memorable Russian /
campaign, and much larger than that /
with which Germany smote down i'm
penal France IN 1870, was quietly dis
banded. and not an inch OF foreign soil |
WAS coveted The Ike aversion TO an
nexation Was manifested when the Am
srican Senate refused TO annex San Do
mingo with her luxuriant soil and genial |
climate, though It was offered by her 4
own rulers, and that rich domain lies
near the American shores. Yes, Amer
lean statesmen and the American people 4
realize that they have land enough, and /
by education, by conviction, and by in /
terest, they hold it 10 be just and wise TO /
respect the autonomy and the rights OF /
other countries and OF other peoples.
They do not believe 1t well to send forth
fleets and armies 70 seize Islands and \
foreign lands, to appoint over them Gov
ernors, Judges, and other officials OF
political and military power. In the
place OF forcible annexation, the Amer
lean Republic has substituted peaceful
fraternity, generous reciprocity and good
viii. Il Is this maternal, humane policy
Of Christian civilization which BELTS
America, and By which she can best
maintain hezlthful life, and achieve that
true glory, worthy OF her commanding
continental position and Of her exalted
leadership among the Christian nations
u the world While il could not Justly !
be expected that the people OF these in
dependent and prosperous Islands should
refuse any good thing or commercial ad-
vantage from Europe OF Asia, the obvious
and essential truth stands unrefuted by
.zcts OF reason, that America and Hawaii
nave reciprocal relations. stronger and
closer than the latter can possibly have
With other nations. There Is no natural /
sntsyouiSm between them In standing