The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-04-11
A VOICE FROM NEW YORK.

EDITOR BULLETIN -
In your weekly issue of March LIST
you say;
"The great Republic is not prepared
TO acquire this group as yet. She IS
passing through great transition
stage in the matter of national de-
Tense, having begun in earnest to
build up her navy and tortify her
coasts. Until this process be com
pleted, the United States will not
want to acquire any outlying position
such rs this group, the defense OF .
which would involve, perhaps, as |
much expense as would that OF all |
her ocean ports on the mainland, .
Another point is that the United /
States will not take over these ISL /
ands before their own people unmis-
takably signify their desire to have
them annexed.
1t is not the policy of the United
States to attempt by either force or
influence to acquire territory outside
of its present domain. Our people
on the east side of this great Repub-
lie do not hear as much about the
Sandwich Islands as those living upon
the Pacific side. We probably know
as much about your people as the
Caifornians know about the Cana
dams. Briefly | will attempt to give
YOU our idea of the annexation ques-
ton.
First The United States is q
powerful and wealthy nation. The
Kingdom of Hawaii is just the re-
verse. 1t is not the province of the
powerful nation to invite the weak
nation to join it. That question
should be settled by the smaller ma
tion at such time, and in such man
/ ner as it chooses.
Second. The Hawaiian Kingdom
is coveted by nations who would take
the Islands if it were not tor The
fact that they fear the United States,
and they know that this country will
compel the whole world to keep its
hands off the little kingdom. We
believe that the people of Hawaii
appreciate that fact, aud that when
it does decide to make change in
form OF government, Hawaii will talk
the matter over with this country.
Third. Our information is that
your kingdom is decreasing in popu-
lation and wealth. If it should be
annexed it would, as we believe, in
less than ten years have population
of at least 800, 600 industrious ''well
to do people" instead OF a population
of less than 100, 900, a part of whom
are the human garbage of Asia. We
think the change would be desirable
to the better element of the kingdom.
Fourth. We do not want Hawaii
until it is ready TO become a part of
our household, and it must knock
upon our door and ask for admission.
You are mistaken about our not be-
2 ing ready TO acquire the group. We
are ready and perfectly capable of
taking good care of the gronp after
it is acquired. 1t is the little king
dom, and not the great republic,
that is not ready.
We look upon the Sandwich Isl
ands as being a Paradise in vast
ocean, land that needs capital and
perhaps energy, That Paradise of
the Ocean is going backward, and
not forward. That if it became a
part OF the United States its indus
trious wheels would be reversed, and
it would he prosperity on every hand.
We do not crtlcise you because you
are true TO your most worthy sover'
eign, and loyal to your country, but
SO long as you will not be American,
and part of America, you cannot
expect the benefits and prosperity
that are enjoyed by the American
people, who are wealthy, powerful
and prosperous. Perhaps later, il
agreeable, | may write you something
about the sugar industry, and how ii
may affect both nations.
CLARK ID. KNAPP.
Albion, n. Y, March II, 1892.