The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-05-02

ought not to desert them; that annexation
has been in the minds of the people SINCE
1826-the treaty of "a, which would have
accomplished annexation, failed mainlybe-
cause the Hawaiian king died just as the
treaty was about to be sealed, and another
treaty of annexation reported upon favor
ably by the senate, was swallowed up in
Blaine had said he could not conceive of
annexation being refused and that it is
our duty to extend the sway of Christian
government over heather lands. It is
the duty of nation as we'll as of an indi-
vidual, to act for the welfare of humanity,
and not merely from selfish motives If
the United States annexed Hawaii, the
semi-slavery, the licensed opium trade
and the exiled Louisiana lottery would
cease to exist in the islands, and good
law would take the place of bad throught-
out.
II. L. Walters replied that the cost of
fortifying and defending Hawaii as a mill
tary outpost, would be greater than the
gain, in fact it would be an element of
weakness, rather than strength, in case of
war; that war is unlikely at any rate;
that we should be more certain to retain
our commercial advantages with the help
of treaties like those now in existence,
than if the port were thrown open to the
commerce of the world on nearly equal
terms, as it would be in case of annexa-
ton that the people are not desirable
addition to the country-about 1000 or
5000 of Anglo-Saxon relationships out of
about 10000 people-15, 900 Chinese, 1900
Japanese, 5000 Portuguese, and about
$4,000 natives, more than half of whom
are ignorant barbarians that the climate
is not conducive to energy or civilization
Hawaii not being IN the zone of high
development; that the settled policy of
the United States as shown in the San
Domingo case and others, and as illustrat-
ed by the diplomacy of Marcy, Tyler. Web
ster, Taylor. Fillmore, ETC., has always
been to decline the extension of our pos
sessions beyond the continent, and as far
as possible to maintain Independent self
government among surrounding peoples,
Daniel Webster having expressly declined
to consider request of Hawaii for annex
alton, insisting upon the doctrines just
mentioned that Hawaii would be care
and an expense to the United States that
all possible benefits of annexation could
be secured without its evils by means of
treaties, guaranteeing protection and indie
and that the mass of the people
do not desire annexation, the late revolu-
ton having been manly the work of 65
planters, representing some or all of the
2, 900 Americans on the island.
The chair decided, with some diff
dence, that the weight of argument was
with the negative, mainly on the ground
that it is bad craftsmanship to annex to
republic people who are not fit material
with which to construct republic-peo-
pie who require, in their present stage of
development, a despotic form of govern
ment, because they are not yet sufficient
ly evolved to be capable of self-goyern-
ment Perhaps it would be kindness to
Hawaii to annex her and an extension of
Christian rule, but it would be at sacri
fee to ourselves, and charity begins at
home.
Hawaii is not very large bit of bad
ness, but its annexation would be bad
a departure from the safe and
settled policy of the past, and the begin
ming of movement which, if carried out,
would seriously embarrass our country,
and might be the ruin of it, for no repub
lie can bear the admixture of much bad
blood. Many people, however, seem
strongly in favor of annexing Hawaii,
though opposed quite as strongly to
annexing the far better people of Canada.
The critic, Charles X. Chambers, said
our meetings ought to begin on time,
which is certainly true, and they would
if all those who are to take part
would be at the rooms in season. Gener-
ally the delay has not been over five min
utes, but on two or three occasions it has
reached ten. We hope that speakers and
performers will remember that their abb |
sence is at the expense of hall full of
people, and endeavor to be at the rooms
on time.
Thursday evening, May II, there will
be- debate on the question, Resolved, |
That immigration should be restricted to
those who can read and speak English or
dinarily well, and who can bring certif-
Gates of good character and industrious
habits from United States Consul near
their home" Affirmative. Professor Roes
Of Mount Holly Academy; negative, J.
w. Lundy. The Misses Shaw win give a
banjo duet, Miss Essie Ireland will recite,
and she and Professor Parsons will render
a humorous extravaganza entitled, 1.-THE
and the Mind Reader" Fl.