The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-30
THEY FAVOR ANNEXATION
Prominent Men in Washington Give
Their Views on the Hawaiian
Question.
The Importance of the Islands to
This Country Generally
Conceded.
A Wnrship Dispatched From San Fran
cisco and Others TO Follow-Com.
ments Of the English Papers

| VhSHINdTON, Jan. GJ-Ilo HnWnl1an
revolution has been the absorbing topic OF
discussion all day. A general protest ia
stated to have been sent by tho deposed
queen. declaring that ehe yielded only to
superior force, and appealing to the United
States to reverse this action and reinstate
her in authority. 1t was expected the spe-
| CHILLY chartered steamer which brought the
news of the revolution would alao bring a
dispatch from Minister Stevens or Consul
General Severance. 1t WAS also expected
the commander OF the Boston would trans.
nit TO the navy department. some detailed
report of his vigorous action. Nothing
detailed reports from these officers ara on
the way by mail. In the meantime, some
of the members of the committee on for
eign relations, before whom the matter
will eventually come, are expressing their
sentiments with remarkable freedom. Sena-
tor Morgan makes no secret of his desire
to acquiasce in the request of the Hawaiian
committee and annex the islands. More
significant even than this. however, is that
Senator Sherman, chairman Of the senate
committee on foreign relations, In the
course of the executive session yesterday,
spoke to the same purport. Senator Butler.
of South Carolina. who is also mem ber
of the same committee, said to reporter:
"Of course there can be no question of the
great desi ability of the islands az a naval
station. Unless they are purchased, ns
were Alaska and Louisiana. it will be neces-
sary for congress- to pass regular act of
annexation, az was the case with the re-
public of Texas. Hawaii would then be
made territory, but not I imagine. with a
regular territorial government"
Judge Chapman of Michigan, a promi-
nent member of the house committee on
foreign affairs, openly favors annexation.
II favored it in the Fifty first congress"
he said, lin a report and speech upon the
Hawaiian cable. I consider ii not only
possible but highly desirable. The Sand
wich islands are extremely fertile. The
intelligent among its people earnest favor
union with the United states. As a
naval station and point OF commercial
advantage in the Pacific they are
vital to a.. us. 49,, We would need
them in war and we need them in peace.
1heir possession would go far toward en-
ablin9 US to control the sugar situation of
the world. OF course n contest with Eng
land could not be avoided, but that should
not effect the matter one way or the other.
This country will never amount to uny-
thing more than a second-olass power 80
long as it whisks around corner when it
seos foeman approaching. England takes
whatever she wants, wherever it may be.
| do not believe in Il bulldozing policy
But America must know its tights
and maintain them at all haza IDS. hope
to see the limits of this county extend
northward to the Arctic regions. l hope to
see it with strong defensive and offensive
station in the W est Indies, be 10 in Cuba or
of IN u de- ~ i1,r
strength and usefulness IN the Paoinc. The
time has come when tho government of the
United States must assert itself.'
1t s possible the SO iousness of the ma
ter, as involving relations with England,
made the subject one upon which no mem
Der of tho diplomatic cor 8 in this city felt
at Liberty to s,eak to-day. An interesting
incident, as possibly showing Baine's attl-
tude townrd the subject of tho annexation
of the Hawaiian islands. is recalled at this
time. When tho Pan-American congress
met in October, 1889. or about that time,
Blaine discovered that Hawaii had not been
included IN tho countries invited to part-
cipata, and he SPOKE to the executive
officer OF the congress about the omission.
But Hawaii is not an American republic"
he WAS told. He replied. "But it will be
before long" by his request, therefore.
resolution was introduced in congress by
Representative Hit, and passed, anthoriz-
ing the president to send an invitation to
Hawaii. The invitation was Accepted by
tho Hawaiian government and
Minister Carter designated to act
ns delegate, which he did through
out the meeting of tho congress- When
the bureau of American republics was es-
tablished AZ n result of the deliberations of
the congress, Blame Instructed that Hawaii
should be iEcluded and treated rs one of
the sever al American republics and It's stn-
tistics included in The haudbooks published
hy tho DuroAu.