The morning call., 1893-01-30

waiian cable. In the special message
which President Harrison is expected to
send to Congress after he has heard the
Hawaiian commission on the proposition
of annexation, it is expected that he will
urge an immediate appropriation for this
purpose.
In the meantime some of the members of
the Committee Oh Foreign Relations, before
whom the question Of annexation will
eventually come. are expressing sentiments
with remarkable freedom. Senator Morgan
makes no secret of his desire to aequiesce
in the request Of the committee and annex
the Islands. More significant even than this,
however, Is the statement that Senator
Sherman. chairman of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, in the course Of the
executive session yesterday spoke to the
same purport.
Butler OF South Carolina, who is also
member of the same committee, said to
reporter: "Of course there can be no ques-
ton of the great desirabillty of the islands
AS naval station. Unless they are pur-
chased, as were Alaska and Louisiana, it
will be necessary for Congress to pass
regular act Of annexation, as was the case
with the republic of Texas. Hawaii would
then be made Territory. but not. l imagine,
with regular Territorial government"
Judge Chipman of Michigan. prominent
member of the House Committee on For
eign Affairs, openly fay0rs annexation. II
favored it in the Fifty-first Congress-" he
said, in my report and speech upon the
Hawaiian cable. ] consider it not only pcs
sible, but highly desirable. The Sandwich
Islands are extremely fertile, and the intel
lIgent among its people earnestly favor
union with the United States. AS naval
station and point Of commercial advan-
tages in the Pacific, they are vital to US.
We would need them in war and We need
them In reace. Their possession would go
lar TOW ard enabling us to control the sugar
situation OF the world. OF course, a contest
with England could not be avoided, but that
should not affect the matter one way or the
other. This country will never amount 10
anything more than secOnd-claSs power
so long as ii whisks around the corner when
1t sees the foeman approaching. England
takes whatever she wants, no matter what
it may be. [ do not believe in bullying
policy but America must know its rights
and maintain them at all hazards. | hope
to see the limits of this county extend
nortbward to the Arctic regions. | hope to
see it with strong defensive and offensive
sta tion in the West Indies be ii in Cuba or
another of these islands. and one of similar
strength and usefulness In the Pacific. The
time has come when the Government of the
States must assert itself"
Hon. Warner Miller of New York is al
the Arlington Hotel. In speaking of the
Hawaiian matter he said: Zone thing is
sure, if this Government does not acquire
possession OF the Sandwich Islands some
other power will either absorb them or
establish protectorate over them. This
Government could never consent that
Britain should control these islands The
United States has come to be great power
among the nations of the world. Our COM
merce has to be extended and, like other
nations. We should have our naval coaing
stations, harbOrs and docks, adyantageously
located in the waters of the Pacific and
Atlantic. The Pearl River harbor is too
valuable TO lose. The islands are ours for
the asking"
Hon. NJ. NJ. Esee of California said: 81
do not believe there Is anything so very
alarming i'll the situation as some people
seem to think. For my part / think the
United States had better take in the Islands
and fight, Ii it comes to that, rather than
lose the Islands and have to fight anyhow.
If Great Britain should seek to establ sh
pr0tectOrate over them we could not submit
tamely, while il we gain possession of the
islands immediately our rights Will not be-
disputed by any foreign power
Representativ Cultivate Of Ohio. clair
man or the Military Committee, takes an
unusual view of the revolution. lie declares
that the action of the Boston's commander
in landing the blue jackets al Honolulu was
great outrage on the Government of Ha-
wall. The whole matter looks TO me like
great fiiibustering scheme of parties who
are interested in sugar planting. II will be
fine thing for them 10 recover two cents
bounty on sugar for while. but this will
not last long for the bounty provision will
be repealed by the next Congress.
The possible seriousness Of the matter
involving our relations with England made
the subject one upon which no mem Der of
the diplomatic corps in this city felt at lib
erty TO speak to-day.
An interesting incident as possibly show
ing Blaine's attitude toward the subject OF
annexation is recalled Mt this time When
the Pan-Amercan Congress met in October,
1889, or about that time, Blaine discovered
that Hawaii had not been included in the
countries invited TO participate, and he
spoke to the executive 0fhcer OF tile con-
gress about the omission.
But Hawaii is not an American repub-
lic." he was told.
He replied: But it will be before long"
BY his request, therefore. a resolution was
introduced in Congress by Representative
Hit, and passed, authorizing the President
to send an invitation to Hawaii. The invi-
taton was accepted by the Hawaiian Gov
ment and Minister Carter designated TO
act as delegate, which he did throughout
tile meeting Of the congress.
When the Bureau of American Republics
was established as result of tie delibera-
tions of the congress, Blaine instructed that
Hawaii should he included and treated as
one of the several American republics and
its statistics published in the handbooks
| published by The bureau.
RAVADD,C ODINION