Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-21
THAT HAWAIIAN TREATY.

OF course, II Hawaii is annexed there
will be a howl for q cable from Calitor-
MIA % Honolulu. Some Warner Miller
will come forward and demand that the
people OF the United States put up the
money for and guarantee the bonds OF
private corporation. And when that
cable is laid IL will be discovered that
Samoa is another key TO the Pacific,
and we must annex that aud build a
cable 20 it, and a few S5,0O0,00O war
vessels 20 stay around that station and
use the cOal.-PSOrid Herald.
He comes news from the Indian seas
that France has grabbed Kerguelen
land an Island at the back OF God
Speed, lying toward the south pole and
so deSOlate that nothing but kind OF
cabbage will grow upon it. Yet the mo-
ment that France puts her hand on the
place England discovers that it has
value and the lion roars with laShing
tail. Who shall say that the Britisher
would reject such u morsal as Hawaii?
-Nelr York EUeHing Sun.
Claus Spreckels, the California and
Sandwich Islands sugar pOtentste and
all-around grabbing plutOcrat, who IS
for the old flag and annexation because
10 will increase his wealth, is no relative
whatever Of Santa Claus of blessed mem
ory. Santa Clause finds his delight in
giving, this Sprec6elS Clause finds his
i'm grabbing the sweets out Of which
sugar Dlums are made. Claus should
have his claws clipped. Hdlne
Gazette.
At the very start the Herald asked
whether there was not "a little niger
i'm the fence" Of this remarkable inter-
national episode, aud whether Spreckels'
sugar interests were not at the bottom
OF the whole annexation business. II
now appears that the administration at
Washington has received more than
an official hint OF the same tenor
NelC FOrk Herald.
The proposition to send representa-
tive commission TO Honolulu will result
In correct understanding of the situa-
ton as il exists, including information
as 10 the opinions entertained by the
people. The delay and the investiga-
tiOn do not necessarily mean that the
project will be acted on unfavOraSly,
but that il will be acted on understand
ingly.-UticC Press.
Mr.. Cleveland, in calling the treaty
back into his own hands, took wise
party step as a party man. Officially
he knew nothing Of what was done by
his predecessor in the Presidency. He
is now said 10 be in favor of annexation,
and by beginning anew in the matter
the credit, as the responsibility, will
rest with the Democratic party.-Nel0
York Evening sun.
princess" Kaiaulani has graeiously
permitted the President and Mrs
Cleveland to bask in the light of her
royal presence. IL would be interesting
70 know If this descendant OF d kanaka
bOatmsn had anything to say TO the
President about my throne" and my
people," The Princess had better come
Of.-PCOrtd Transcript
Doubtless there are American mer-
chants who have been scheming for an
nexatiOn, but it is equally clear that the
Queen herself was engaged in strength
ening the power Of the natives, and
hence endangering the foreign capital
invested there.-BOStOR Traveller.
President Cleveland, in withdrawing
the treaty rushed into the Senate by the
Harrison administration, indicates that
he will, at least, have a better knowl-
edge Of the facts relative 20 the Ha-
waiian troubles before permitting an
observation-disclosures Democrat.
The United States had far better
maintain its principles and precedents
than violate them to acquire costly
burden, establish new system OF for
eign policy, and all without any remu-
nerative return.-PhtSbuTg Dispatch.
The representatives OF the "provis-
ionar' Hawaiian government are carry
ing on very much like a set of ward
politicians whose pull has Departed
NclC York World.