The herald., 1893-01-30
The Hawaiian Revolt Abs0rhS
ALI Interest.
Opinions Freely Expressed on.
the Subject.
Annexation Sentiment Is Rampant
at Washington.
San Francisco Merchants Heartily in
Favor OF It-John Bull Objectss
American Ships Dispatched
to Honolulu

revolution has been the absorbing topic
of discussion all day. In the face of the
general protest stated to have been sent
by the deposed Queen declaring she
yielded only to the superior force OF the
United States and appealing to the
United States to reverse it's decision and
reinstate her in authority, it was exc
pected that the specially chartered
steamer which brought the news of the
revolution would also bring dispatch
from Minister Stevens or Consul Gem
eral Severance. 1t was also expected
that the commander of the Boston
would transmit to the navy department
some detailed report Of his vigorous
action, but nothing has been received.
The inference is that detailed reports
from these officers are on the way by
mail.
SENTIMENTS FREELY EXPRESSED.
In the meantime some of the menu
bers Of the committee on foreign rela-
tions, before whom the matter will
eventually come, are expressing their
sentiments with remarkable freedom.
Senator Morgan makes no secret OF his
desire to acquiesce 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.
Senator Butler of South Carolina, who
is also member OF the same committee.
said to reporter: s'Of course there
can be no question OF the great desira:
bility of the islands ae a naval station.
1 Usalsss :. they. are snErehased e yezo
H3Azga and Louisais, it Viii be neces-
sary for congress- to pass a regular act Of
annexation as was the case with the re-
public of Texas. Hawaii would then be
made territory, but not, imagine,
with regular territorial government"
JUDGE cHIPMAN's REMARKS.
Judge Chapman of Michigan, prom
inent member OF the house committee
on foreign affairs, openly favors annexa-
ton. 81 favored it in the Fifty-frst
congress- he said. ''in report and
speech upon the Hawaiian table. l
consider it not only possible, but highly
desirable. The Sandwich islands are
extremely fertile. The intelligent
among it's people earnestly favor union
with the United States. As naval
station and in point of commercial adj
vantages in the Pacific, they are vital to
US. We would heed them in war and
we need them in peace. Their posses
sion would go far toward enabling
us to control the sugar situation.
OF course contest with England could
not be avoided, but that should not
10 ,off fof nr ho al
This country will never amount to any
thing more than second-class power
so long as it whisks around the corner
when it sees foeman approaching.
England takes whatever she wants,
whatever it may be. do not believe
in bullying policy, but America must
known its rights and maintain them at
all hazards. [ hope to see the limits
of this country extend northward to
the Arctic regions. I hope to see it
with a strong defensive and offensive
station in the West Indies, be it Cuba
or another of those islands, and one of
similar strength and usefulness in the
Pacific. The time has come when the
government of the United States must
assert itself.,,
DIPLOMATS AFRAID TO TALK.
The possible seriousness of the mat
ter, as involving relations with England,
made the subject one upon which no
member of the diplomatic corps in this
city felt at liberty TO speak today.
BLAINE FAVORED ANNExATIoN.
An interesting incident as possibly
showing Blaine's attitude toward the
subject of annexation of the Hawaiian
islands is recalled at this time. When
the Pan American congress met in Oc-
tober, 1889, or about that time, Blaine
discovered that Hawaii had not been in
cluded in the countries invited to par
ticipate, and he spoke to the executive
officer Of the congress about the omis-
sion. "But Hawaii is not an American
republic" he was told. He repliesxs
'But it will be before long" BY his re-
Quest, therefore, resolution was intro
duced in congress by Representative Hit
and passed, authorizing the president to
send an invitation to Hawaii. The in
vitgtion was accepted by the Hawaiian
government and Minister Carter was
designated to act as delegate, which he
did throughout the meeting of the con-
gress.
When the bureau OF American repub-
lies was established as the result Of the
deliberations of the congress, Blaine
instructed that Hawaii should be in
cluded and treated as one of the several
American republics and its statistics in
cluded in the hand books published by
the bureau.
FEELING IN SAN FRANCYSCO.