The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-10
THE Future or HJUtyI
Half n Century Of American PoIey Toward
tic archip.lnr,

| """ F" 'en'uryo OF American TOlc Toward
! tie Archiptinrn.
WAsHISGroS, Now o.-The political ursasi.
ness prevailing at Honolulu has led to some
serious reflections both there and elsewhere
on the destiny OF the Sandwich Islands
| Although the alarm Of an intending ,eyoln.
ton has ire iucntly been Sounded duriur M,
last year or two by our repre- Sentatives I'm the
| archipelago. there seems 10 10 no immcIi,,.
fear Of any ovcrturn OF tho present order az
things. Nevertheless. with some of the re,.
pie favoring a republic. Others desiring an.
nexation to the United States. and still otb.rs
hoping for n British rrotectoratc. even IL n
majority are satisfied with tho continuance q,
the present dynasty. its stability can hardly
be counted uron for many years. or at lens,
beyond the life OF the present incumbent OF
| the throne.
1t may lie well. therefore. to review the
| course of the policy of our Goycrnmen,
toward the islands during the last nifty years,
| especially as it has been remarkably uniform
| as we'll as considerable. As far back as 1872
| that policy was definitely announced. prcsi-
| dent Tyler. in view Of u suspected disposition
| OF England and France to supersedc the native
Government OF Hawaii. made the following
declaration
cannot but be in conformity with tho interest and
W.s Of ne ts Of I'm, IN: rs2, OF re C,,
o.; aNast expan.e OF ocean. should hc respected ard
aud this nas. be the true ini.Sc c tss9t con"
Lutorean towers Is sronth and rtos.rlty as an IN
ali whose trade is extended TO thoss rcsl1n, wHl.
mare aprrgasa 70 th., ntnent ana ne tetrsur,e
| s;itntins rve,sx,hs % all which anurA,y visit ~
Initti s,oiss az et'v aeseinnt Sv ans 20" nr' o, he
should such attempt DO threatened or feared to
The nAttvs Gov.rnm"mt Con.iier,g ih"re;, tSt
ne United sta;ss s,e.s.sn veTy "a - share % NO
make the Reclamation That their Goyeri.nen, .seSs
rs sy ne y.1ncn 70 sNe;.',rs .on
with ats indepenia existence. and anxiousy wisn"s
r.;r,rt . 7: OF r." 49,. -. n ~,
.rEonrss - tLett sts.'., wtth ne s,nt. yonh ju.
r.ur. IT, in ,nstr. !.cijei ESin q
Tie adoption Oh an Opposite policy b! any other power
Mr.. Tyler's Secretary OF State was Daniel
Webster. who was also Secretary under rrcsi.
don't Fillmore. ard he xrresscd the foregoing
saot;monts IN .i,,i,rlanyuaro.
~ s''''''''
Fres!Nths Of this commercial intercourse with the
United statns and ht,e con s1r!atiunS her With
Ssr. vi s ",. ysn1Fa If ns nav NJ ne
nur,Ee in rers,, to ti.,n The nn,n,urniion ~ ~
iScy viii ~; Srp-,s. Inc ,iov.rnm.n,s Of fnr5T"
nor be- ,hogsht 70 ee gnTe.'onaos ty =" nat,ou.of
G@yernnsn, Of 10 rn,,ei state. '!.et t.,n,u,o is
"aa. a' ", IA wa snt @ me me-
sem 70 Sc. thS.. slam, tak.n pos.e..isn Of Nv .Sr
consent tas Gsmsns m.ni:ss,is gnjas AMI .;"sH
tory sna i.een.Is,.n, WIN bona Nd. inlspenl,n>e.
II will. therefore, be seen tina. fully fifty
yc.rs ago our Government laid dow, and ,r,.
', ~ va "a" ~ -
mu!cated the ro!lcT which guides lis action
to-day To com1ia.e this part Of the story il
10 ,oo.s.,rv.oo,l, b,+ ,.ith;, trol.. ,,,,,.h
-. w 49,. 49,, 49, 80 ii1.i' .i;
there was sicned a, o.reemeut, .tyIoI sxrre.'
.ivelv E, "narlo.ation of Groo. pr;.,i, nv,
e'' " ~ imam on"
France relative TO the lndeD.nn2ncc Of the
Sandwich islands," This agreement an
:" '''"S W. Va ''.'ee '"o
countries. IN View OF the existence OF n Coy
eminent in the islands cnratle o, t-.yiIin.-
for its relations, have thou,nt II r,,h, Tan
''' 's 'e''''o"s' ""'' '"'u-" NJ ~ ''-"' ~ en-
gag rec!procal!y TO consider the Sandwich
Islands as an independent State and never to
,al., ,,oes..si,r ai,bn- dira,,I,. ~ 81, .i.,
80 '''".' t'' wy 20 "''ue' 'H's
oil Ifotectora'e' or under any Other torm of
any rart OF the territory Of which they nre
comrosed." It is din,cnrt to SO. .h.rar,r,
~ 80. II lei. n; on''it tda 80
~ INA p,'tnr sst ,ha -. a. az, liuie
n ~ I'M. No ,,,ts- ,yta. - w t,. ~ y
~ $50, ~, -,rrS - 'e 81 I'm 81
i,r,TeI IN IInni,ti, T1,etin. srh .,''. .'-