Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-02
AN ABSORBING TOPIC.
The Status Of the Sandwich Islands
and This Country.
Queen Liliuoka1ani's Appeal-The Idea of
Annexation Growing in Washing
fngton nong the Poll
ticianS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Hawaiian
revolution has been an absorbing topic
of discussion all day. In face of the
general protest stated to have been
sent by the deposed queen declaring
that she yielded only to the superior
force OF the United States and appeal
ing to the United States to reverse its
action and reinstate her in authority,
it was expected that the specially-char-
tered steamer which brought the news
of the revolution would also bring
some dispatch from Minister John L.
Stevens, or Consul-General Henry w.
Severance to the state department. Il
any such advices were brought they
were apparently not in telegraphic
form or were in such shape as not to be
suitabl for publicity at the present
time. Secretary of State Foster, when
seen last night, asserted positively that
he had received no further information.
1t was also expected that the COM
mander Of the Boston would have
transmitted to the navy department
some detailed report of his vigorous ac-
ton in landing'h his marines and practic-
ally taking control of the revolution.
Secretary Solely state that no such re-
port has yet been received at the navy
department The inference according
ly is that the detailed reports from
these officers are on their way by mail
and may be expected to arrive in Wash
ington about the same time as the an
neXation committee, on Friday next.
In the mean time some of the memb ers
e
lations, before whom the matter
will eventually come, are expressing
their sentiments with remarlza bic free
dom, 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, how
ever, is the statement that Senator
Sherman. the chairman of the senate
committee on foreign relations, in the
course of the executive session Satur-
day, spoke to the same purport. Mr..
Butler, of South Carolina, who is also a
a reporter:
''Of course there can be no question
of the great desira bi1ity of the islands
as a naval station. Unless they are
purchased as were Alaska and Louisi-
ana, it will be necessary for congress
to pass a regular act of annexation
as was the case with the republic of
Texas. Hawaii would then be
made territory, but not, I
imagine. with regular territorial gov
eminent. During the first years Of my
term in the senate, / reported the bill
giving a government to Alaska We
furnished them with a scheme contain
and features of like character. BY the
terms of the treaty, Russian Indian
subjects were made citizens, but we
found the population generally untitled
for our laws and usual forms of govern
ment. Something OF the kind, sup
pose would be necessary in the case of
Hawaii, though the conditions ought
to be much better there. 1 am not
thoroughly acquainted with the char
acter of the people. but they have been
used to ruling something in line with
advanced foreign thought, and have be-
sides the example of an intelligent
population of foreign born citizens"
Judge Shipman, of Michigan, a prom
inent mem Der of the house committee
on foreign affairs, openly favors annex
alton. Il favored it in the Fifty-first
speech upon the Hawaiian cable. I con-
slider it not only possible, but highly
desirable The Sandwich isl ands are
extremely fertile. The intelligent
among its people earnestly favor union
with us. AS naval station and point
of commercial advantage in the Pacific
they are vital to us. We would need
them in war and we need them in peace.
70, f0x n
ena bling US to control the sugar situa-
ton of the world. If, of course, con-
test with England could be avoided it
would be better, but that should not
affect the matter one way or the other.
This country will never amount to
anything more than a second class
power so long as it whisls around the
corner when IL sees q foenan approach
ing England takes whatever she wants
wherever it may be- I don't believe in
u bullying policy, but America must
know its rights and maintain them, at
NIL hazards. / hope to see the limits of
this country extended to the arctic re-
gions. I hope to see a strong offensive
and defensive station in the West Indies,
be it Cuba or another of those islands,
and another Of similar strength and use
fulDess in the Pacific. The time has
come when the government of the
states must assert itself"
The possible seriousness of the mat
ter, as involving relations with En-
gland, made the subject one upon which
no member of the diplomatic corps in
this city felt at liberty to speak.
Wreck on the Maple Leaf
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 29.-The Kan
wreck occurred on their road near Du-
buque to-day. The accident occurred
between two small stations where
there is but one telegraph wire and
that is down. There arc no particu-
lars.
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