The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-12-15
THE FUTURE OF HAWAII.
Half Century Of American Policy
Toward the Archipelago.

the question of the annexation OF
Hawaii nei to their native land in
utter ignorance of the policy of
their own Government. The strong
public and official disclaimer of
Secretary Foster, referred to by us
on Friday, Dec. ID of any intention
ON the part of the United States of
annexing or establishing protector
ate over these islands as had been
alleged in the press show the pre-
sent sentiment of the {. S. Govern
ment. The following despatch from
Washington, published in the New
York Sun, shows ably by extracts
from the official utterances of the
various Secretaries of State that the
policy of the United States has al
ways been, still is, and will be in the
future, against anneXing this coun-
try, or even entering into political
union with it. The only thing the
United States desires is to prevent
any other power getting a foothold
here either i'll the shape of anneXa-
| ton, protectorate, or exclusive or
preponderating commercial or poll
teal privileges or control. The
fallacious prophecy in the earlier
part of the despatch, as to the stabil-
ity of the present dynasty, is evil
IDENTIFY based on the misleading re-,
presentations of Interested people
here. No one of the native Hawai-
ians, with the solitary exceptions of
Bush and Wilcox, desires annexation
to the United States or any other
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British or any other nationality,
hopes for British protectorate.
And the people who favor republic
are but an insignificant knot of agi-
tators, few i'll number, entirely of
foreign birth, who have now no in
huence, and never will have any, in
governing the country, and who de
sire to get that influence and there
fore seek to promote republican
feeling "a the only avenue by which
it can possibly be obtained by them:
Washington, Nov. 9.-The politi-
cal measiness prevailing at Homo
lulu has led to some serious retlec-
tons both there and elsewhere on
the destiny of the Sandwich Islands.
Although the alarm of an impend-
ing revolution has frequently been
sounded during the last year or two
by our representatives in the archi-
pelagO, there seems to be no imme-
date fear Of any overturn of the
present order of things. Neyerthe-
less, with some of the people favor
ing republic, others desiring an
neXation to the United States, and
still others hoping for British pro-
tectorate, even if majority are
satisfied with the continuance of the
present dynasty, its stability can
hardly be counted upon for many
years, or at least beyond the life Of
the present incumbent of the throne.
1t may be well, therefore, to re-
view the course of the policy of our
ing the last fifty years, especially as
it has been remarkably uniform as
well as considerate. As far back as
1912 that policy was definitely an
nounced. President Tyler, in view
of suspected disposition of Eng
land and France to supersede tile
native Government of Hawaii, made
the following declaration:
Il cannot but be in conformity with
the interest and wishes of the Gov
ernment of the people of the United
States that this community, thus eX-
isting in the midst of vast expanse
of ocean, should be respected, and
all its rights strictly and conscien-
tiously regarded; and this must also
be the true interest of all other com
mercial states. Far removed from
the dominion of European powers
| its growth and prosperity as an in
dependent state may yet be in Z
high degree useful To all whose
trade is extended TO those regions
) while its nearer approach to thu