Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-02
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.


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will long be in great part for British ships.
Hawaii lies in the direct path between san
Francisco and Hong Kong and is the natural
midstation for Pacific commerce north Of the
equator. Our Samoan harbor has its uses for
trade in and through the South seas. but Hawaii
is not only the mercantile but the strategic
center of the North Pacific. 1t is in the straight
route from Nicaragua canal TO China.
SECRETARY FTss's DECLARATION.
Under Gen. Grants administration Score
tary Fish declared that 1.-THE position OF the
Sandwich Islands us an outpost fronting and
commanding the whole OF our possessions on
the Pacific ocean gives to the future of those
islands a peculiar interest TO the govern
ment and people of the United States"
Their transfer to any other maritime
power, he said, would threaten A
military surveillance In the Pacific similar 10
that which Bermuda has afforded in the At
lantic. The latter has been submitted TO from
necessity, inasmuch as 1t was congenital with
our government. but We desire no additional
similar outposts in the hands OF those who may
at any future time use them to our disad-
vantage"
Thirty years earlier than this Daniel Webster
asserted that the United States would never
by either Of the great commercial powers Of
Europe" nor to have enforced against them
demands manifestly unjust and inconsistent
with bona fide independence
Mr.. MARCY on RECORD
Mr.. Marcy is also on record with the an
nouncement that i've are resolved that no
other power or state shall establish any protec-
torate over them" Several years later Mr..
Blaine showed how the progress Of events
had still further developed American
policy and responsibility in declaring that
the United States government had al
ready acquired "a legitimately dominant in
fluence in the North Pacific. which it can never
consent to see decreased inasmUch as 1.-The
situation of the Hawaiian Islands, giving them
the strategic control OF the North Pacific
b-ings their possession within the range of
questions of purely American policy"
ANOTHER GIBRALTAR.
well-informed gentleman, commenting on
the situation, said:
IL SO important 10 the United States, il can
be understood what a menace to America Ha-
wan might become should it ever fall into the
hands of England. Realizing its importance as a
station not only between her australian and her
Canadian possessions. but between Panama and
Japan. she would make Honolulu another Glib
raltar. Forts. dock yards and repair shops
would spring up and the island of Oahu would
be not only the refuge OF her fleets and her Pa
cific commerce, but a perpetual peril TO our
coast"
THE QUEENS SIDE OF THE CASE
The President has received word through
Senator FELTON, OF California that Queen kaluo-
kalani has instructed one of the royal house
hold to communicate with him as
soon as possible on the subject of the recent
revolution in order that he may be in possession
OF her side of the case well as that of
the revolutionists before he acts on the appli-
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pared by member of the late cabinet
and is now on its way to Washington. It has
not yet reached the President, but will I'M
doubtedly be in his possession by the begin
ming of next week.
THE UNITED STATES. GERMANY AND SAMOA.
This was diplomatic day at the State Deuart-
ment ard Secretary Foster had conferences
with several of the ministers. Among them
were DIR. Won Holleben. the German minister
Mr.. Tatteno, the japanese minister
and Mr.. Irigoyen, the Peruvian charge. So far
as can be learned the subject of the Hawaiian
Islands did not come up in any form during
the day. The telegram from Berlin
which published this morning tc
the effect that if the United States should annex
Hawaii Germany might demand a slight com.
pensation elsewhere, was discussed with much
interest in official circles. But one con-
strrction could be placed upon il
dnu tQat was tnat termanT would
| sist upon the United States retiring from it,
joint control, with Germany and England. Of
! the Samoan Islands. That is the only place
where Germany and the United States have the
least interests in common and. of course
the only place where Germanv's demand
| for ''slight compensation would have any foot
ing The situation of affairs in Samoa la,
| been the subject Of considerable diplomatic
! correspondence between Germany and the
| United States for several months past
| Cedarkrantz and Won Pillsner, respectivel,
chief justice and treasurer for Samoa, APP
| pointed under the tripartite agreement. hav,
| proved unsatisfactor and the appointment o.
| a successor to Cedarkrantz has already been de
termined upon. There was time. q few week
| ago, when Samoan matters took quite
serious phase. but a turn for the better oc
| CURED and all is now peaceable in that quarter
1t may be stated that the disposition of til,
Hawaiian question will not in any wise depend
| upon either Englands attitude with referenc,
| to Hawaii to Germany's atti
| tude toward Samoa. The interests o.
| the United States in Samoa are re!a
| lively like those of Germany in Hawaii bein,
| comparatively nominal. except for the harbol
| privileges at Pago Page. II the rights of til,
| United States to the urdisputed possession
of that harbor and the privilege Of
| maintaining naval station Their,
| were confirmed in satisfactory manner i. IL
| intirnated that this government might be III
| duced TO forego its share in the Arrangement to
govern the islands which has so far it is alleged
proved not altogether satisfactory
NEVER HEARD OF cLEGHoRS
| Or. J. Mott Smith, the Hawaiian minister
said this afternoon that he knew nothing about
the Mr.. Clegh orn who is said to have left Sar
| Francisco forty eight hours in advance of the
| Hawaiian commission to present to this govern
| ment the proposition of protectorate ovel
queen.
What is more" said Dr. Smith, Il have nc
| idea who this man Cleghorn is. l knew the
| father of the princess very well for many years
| and it seems to me that if he had had 4
| brother would have heard Of it, but have
| never heard of brother by this name
living in San Francisco. know nothing what
ever Of the proposition although it seems likely
| that there will be some offer of /
compromise coming from the queen herself
have no knowledge of Mr.. Cleghorn's mission
beyond what I have just learned from tn,
| kilograms from Chicago, but 1 do not see how
he could possibly have had fortv-eight hour
start on the commission, inasmuch as the com
mission only stayed twenty-fours in San Fran
| cisco. The commission will make their head
| quarters at Wormley's while they are here ans
as soon as they arrive l shall see them OF
| course for until do do not know what m,
situation in the matter is. Naturally they vii
| take charge of the whole business O
| the annexation and / will have no off
| cial connection with it unless they cal
| upon me. have never been a pronouncet
| annexationist to the extent of urging q revolu