Evening journal., 1893-02-01

ment, delivered there, about 50 ton.
"At the same time that have refer
red TO, coal was shipped, from San Fran
cisco for the Trenton and our other ships,
aud carried over 5000 miles on man
of-war as a deck load.
The Key 20 Pacific Dominion.
"With Hawaii as American territory
and with the rights which we already
possess In Samoa and with the new
chance which we hope TO see given to
American shipping interests under Dem
ocratic rule, we should DO perfectly
able, SO far as the Pacific Is concerned,
to snap our fingers at every European
power, and we would have literally what
Mr.. Blaine htly termed the key TO the
m maritime dominion of the Pacific.
ITO understand how true this Is, it Is
only necessary to glance at a map o. the
Pacific. Hawaii has been very fitly
termed the cross roads of the Pacific. IL
is about g, 200 miles from San Francisco.
in a direct line TO Australia. Samoa Is
about 2. 800 miles southwest Of Hawaii
and in the direct line of the mail
steamers from San Francisco 20 New
Zealand and Australia. In spite Of
past and present difficulty there Is bound
To be a Panama Canal through which.
eventually, the commerce of the world
will pass, and IL line be drawn from the
lsthmus Of Panam1 TO Yokahoma Il will
pass directly through the Sandwich
Islands A line from Panama TO China
would pass between Hawaii and Samoa,
not very much more than 1,O0O
miles from each. From Victoria, or
Seattle or Portland. Oregan, TO Sydney, a
straight line would pass almost directly
through Hawaii.
Annexation Necessary.
rs it possible that any American pub
Tic man can be so blind as not TO see the
advantages which, under modern condi-
tions would inure to the United States
from the possession Of this group Of
Islandsi'
"In my Judgment it most be annexa.
tion. protectorate implies the exist.
once Of government of at least some
stability, and that ! believe TO be imp0s-
sible in Hawaii We threw away 0
golden opportunity when we had similar
ovortures from what was then a govern
ment OF some stability in Samoa
Refusal Foolhnrdy.
"Now, with regard to Hawaii having
bided our time; contented ourselves witt
giving notice that we would insist upon
the neutrality of the kingdom, the time
has arrived when the inability to main
tain a stable government there Is mani
fest, and we arc asked not TO buy 10, rs
in the case Of Alaska, or of Louisiana
but to annex IL by treaty. All | can Say
Is that il we don't embrace this oppor
tunity we shall be laughing stock h
the eyes of our English cousins acros
the water, and will demonstrate that W
do not know a good thing when see IL
Bound to Accept.
1T seems to me that by our record W
are bound TO accept this proposition O
else abandon the islands TO any kr
ropean power which win give them a de-
cent government. Every body who hs
been in the State Department, frol
4 Webster 20 Blaine, / think without
single exception, has asserted that "
will not submit to their absorption by
Z ! European power How can We maintal
this position, il, when we are Statistic
that they cannot maintain governmer
themselves, we refuse 10 come TO tt
, rescue and furnish them ouel There
, no trouble in providing a proper terr
r t0nnl government for these islanc
/ | exactly ia accordance with the systei
! which has been applied to the great WEI
aud is still in existence in four territori'
of the Union
, 1T may never be desirable TO adm
Hawaii to statehood, but surely tl
. genius Of the merican people ought
! be equal 70 the solution of the problei
! of constructing a suitable governmer
/ for Hawaii and II we should acquire Obi
, group I don't believe that the tin
i will be far distant when Samoa will TO
! low euit