Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-02

New York Daily Tribun


Events are occurring in the Hawaiian
.ianfs which should lead the american
peopie seriously 10 consider the policy Of
forming closer political tie with that in
ssresting little kingdom. IL IL not IN the
assnre Of fhiags for it, present toraa Of gov
ysn.snt 10 eoatiaCe much longer. Indeed
inc occasion might present Itself AZ any mo-
saeBt when readjnstBents would be TN
sysidsbig. This will happen as we'll because
n our influence an in spite Of IT, Our gov
-gnment has Always consistently supported
~ authority Of the rosal house Of Hawaii.
yse have secured igs throne repeatedly
- n.t the eVnspiraei.s 0t both Ha~aiisns
s.ii foreigners The Engli.h. the French
nd he Germans have zach in turn been adj
y :set that the United States viii not permit
F5aropean aggression Haw alan soil. They
lsse te-ea r~peats ily compelled 10 diselain'
'is- acts OF III ir naval AMI eonsnlar officer
i9d 70 give US assurances that the ind"pen-
nee Of The Hawaiian Government shall bs
ways AMI fully respected.
Bur whsle our influence Government
a.. been powerful to n1aintsin the govern
rental conditions established originally
,aaer our protection, it is still to be said
.tsat our fHflHfHst ~ Pfoptf hAN ptAi't ~
city the other way. The HasdiiaDs per
city understand that their future is Of n
gssity bound in ours that their mark"'
8f,isi b. hero. their source of supply here
d, that they must d.pruh on u. for the
rejection which will keep them the
masters Of their group, The United States
~ 10 them the source of life and safety
a.re il M other, and naturally the serious
.aong them wish TO bring about such con
ions ss will render our responsibility not
..rely one Of interest, but Of necessity.
We are fully and absolutely responsible
My when Hawaii Is constituted into Amer
an territory There il Just feeling Of
1npliint that W. should forbid other ALI
noes while declining to render perfect
ieir right To depend on us. IL is true that
II return for the concessions which make
nr political influence paramount in the
Ianis We have given commercial adyan-
yes to them of immense value. But they
,nnot be blamed for feeling of unrest so
ing az system of government exists over
hem which is no longer in harmony with
her aspirations or 80 long a. their claim
lpon our protection is based On anything
so firm than relation which enables them
o fiy the American flag.
In soHie form. and sooner or later. this
must come about. 1t has been forescen,
mi ia a way provided for, by our diploma
ists. The building OF the Nicaragua Canal
Is an American enterprise and the laying
# the cable to Honolulu, will make II an
immediate question. The end TO be at
aimed is hardly, we fancy, subject OF
controversy. Hawaii must become Amer
ican territory. But upon the conditions OF
the annexation hang grave and far-reach-
ng questions of foreign policy. In con
.idering how to complete our sovereignty
over Hawaii. we shall be considering also
he future OF other Islands that are already
commercial, and are rapidly becoming poll
Teal dependencies. American statesmen
hould be ready for this emergenc.. 1t
may arise at any moment.