New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06


Australia there is another There is a third re, |
Gently built and equipped and splendldly armed
at the Fiji Islands, and the great deiences az
Esquimaut, from which at almost an hour
notice our cities of Seattle and Tacoma could oe
lnid waste, are matter of public notoriety Az
1obago, also, close upon the Panama country,
England has acquired rights when s;n Is dom
improving by fitting up both a c0allng ana d
naval station. She has made various efforts 10
obtain the Galapagos Islands OIL the COST oil
Peru. and has only been prevented from oT,ns %
by the strong opposition OF our S,ate Depnat
uent Her designs Samoa and Hawaii, not
wthstanding her treaty engaSements WIN n "S
and with France !orhiddng her TO entertain an.
purposc of empire or of unequal infiu.nce az
either Of those places. have been unremlt1ingN
asserted by the aggressive and sometimes lnsoiehe
acts of her naval and consular officers. III sle
were in possession of those two groups. sie
would he as oncnsivcly powerful in the Pachc
as she now il in the Atlantic ,s ho,o
The United States. on the other hanu; naNe
done absolutely nothing. either 10 eA'ehu Fiji
influence or to protect their mcnaced por's ln n
hay" relied entirely on ISOLATION an, ,vsr which
will i'm the end render them victorious over any
foe Their possessions have been so vasai '% Iis
tribuied, that with ncse they have occupied e
| them.rlvc; giving small heed to what is going
around them Their public men b fak no the
effort is made to put 1t INTO pfacuce
| II it ever meant anything. it meant that Urca'
Britain must not acquire more 'errl'orS on III
but since then she has violated not only that doc-
trno. but her pliehted faith with us IN the
Clayon-EHlwer tesiy, by d Ens, ea and Within
The last twenty years she has absorbed venezuelan
territory three times greater than me WIPE o ~
| Ncw-York and New-En2land, including llch Sod
deLls AMI splendid watcrcourses. At this very
| instant she is pushing westward into Nenezneia,
asserting her authory over 6l n%S herr aTements
| with Venezuela declaring at one timr tliaI n.a
prccnsions extended only SO far, ana 'heh ic"
Sc' Hmorican statesmen have not been unaware Of
these facts as they occurred nor have they iaiied
to make friendly protests, Inc American Ia,i 1,
| started upon its career. however, with q Iouuy
announced policy of wedding foreign cntangements
and of confirming their attention TO me SOL
81 their own Continent. In the bcghhlhE mi I WIS
obviously a wise and necessary policy, but Things
have changed since then. and our people nave
taken little notice Of the change: The old prcJu
dice against assuming responsibilities LOT tne e1o
eminent of lands beyond our boundary eNistS TO-
| day widely and in great force. Opportunities
have presented thcmselycs from time 70 time OF
acquiring Cuba, and there is not DOUBT INA. maj
cuba would now be American territory II there
had been anything like hearty ana unlte1 1e
sire on our part TO receive IT, IL we owned npa
we should be in position to meet the forces
Britain can concentrate at Jamaica ana ~ iu-
ca. Every modern American statesman ma, mas
loincd in the view that IN war 1una Is aos W.
iutcly necessary to our safety and in peace 10
| omr commercial Independence When Englands
effort 10 acquire tho island had taken on an
ominous aspect seventy years ago. John QUINCY
| Adams asserted that we ought to make war win
her. rather than allow her project 10 succeed
"Tcrritorially and commercially" said Mr; ~
| crctt while Secretary Of state. ma wouln '" ~,
| in onr hands an extremely valuable possession
| Secretary Marcy at one time instructed our MN
| istcr To Spain 10 seek opportunities OF oprIn ;
! the way to a negotiation for its Hession frcsi-
| dent buchanan urged upon Congress srhefne, 10
| huy il. and President Grant. remarklne tnue
the West Indian dependencies ot tnr"pSnhh 70
| tr;, nsfcr from one European Power TO another.
/ suggested that il might be necessary, 1or us 10
| reorcanize tho government there ourselves unless
| tho SPANISH Government showed itself able 10
preserve order and defend and protect the rights
Of citizens.
These are significant views. all pointing in tho
| one direction But the people themselves nave
! hrcn lrtharcc in acts or expressions sufficiently
hearty or clear to warrant on the part OF their
Government definite aciion we had Almost posi- az
| nuircd the Island of st. Thomas. ana iat"r OF
| Santo Domingo, but an inconsderate "na" al
lowed them to slip through or fingers mere
has been talk Of acquiring onaT Rs SI but th hs
| talk has ended in nothing. IN" pr'sen pIorut
! Of anroNing the Hawaiian islands comes NJ an
opporunc moment, ana should nave ,ne ems,; VI
directing public attention to al N: questions ,na
| involved i'm our commercial and political sipre-
macy in this hemisphere. Its acquisition VIII d.
| the first step toward a new ana NOBLE DESTINY,
when the great American principles Of popular
| rights. equal laws. individual freedom, rslglous
liberty and peaceful policies in all cm,rscncies
| shall control the sentiment OF all American
| nations and animate their intercourse with one
another But this will not come ahont while IN"
United States lives like snail in she'll or wnie
/ il lacks that authority which proceeds from tIe
| knowcdce of all nations. that the Monroe doc
trine is of consistency something stouter th'n q
Mr.. Calhoun. addressing the American Minister
10 France concerning the proposed annexation
| Of Texas. made use Of sentences that nave u
! nrcscnt application. 81 Ii is our policy, he sald'
TO incre,sc by growing and spreading out lnto
| unoccunicd regions, assimilating all we IN
corporate in word to increase by accretG h and ana
nct ,.ro IN its corse it will probably fulfil its
destiny without disturbing our neighbors or PUT
ting in jeopardy the general peace: mt !, !. oe
would be given to our energies much less favor
,hIn 10 harmony with our nciglibors and to pearr,
with the world" There is a suggestion mere winch
is worth the consideration of the British uov-
nr,mcnt before 1t offers opposition to any course
that Congress and the President may deem IL
wise 10 take with regard TO the Hawaiian pro,
nosals ANY such course on Englands part wouh
strikingy illuminate the motives that have actu,
atcd her in nclosing our coasts witll a chllm VI
fortrcsses and naval stations. IL wouli power.
1,Ii enforce upon our people the necessity Of
MAKING arrangements that will enable us ei-
fcctivcly to defend our sedboard cities ana the
Isthman transit. and TO support our quickly groWI
inc commerce with southern nations IL woula
Shaw jealousy on Englands part that the United
States could not afford to disregard: - ..
"'' In appeal for annexation from the llawaiians
has always been looked upon by our statesmen
rs inevitable. At no time would it have been sur r.
Hawaii as Mr. Adams said OF Cuba, tnne W.
iba"iJ be Justified in interfering by force to pre-
vent its falling into the hands OF any EuiopE,,m
mower. and although our Government has steadily
di,cIamcd any intention Of anneNing il by fore,
or of obtaining 1t by intrigue. asserting, on 'i.,
| contrary that we should not only respect us
aUtonomy so long as such system could I've pre-,
served but require others to respect IL also sun
.here has never been the slightest conceament
: If thc view that it was destined TO become n
U Dart t of American territory by the law of EN- I'M
mnrcial interest and political necessity. me
, Wcvcrnmnnt of the United States SAID Secrc-
"rv WEBSTER. can never consent 70 see these
ands taken Of by either of the great
I'm dnmapds manifrstly unjust and derogatory,
and and inconsistent with their thorough ind,rpend-
; ence shall be at any time enforced we arc