The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-19
DO WE WANT THEM?
GrTHRIE. April 16. '93.

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| To the Editor OF the Eag e.
Article 6 of the proposed treaty be-
tween the United States government
and Hawaii reads as follows: "The
government of the United States agrees
to pay to the late Queen Liliuokalani,
within one year from the date of the
exchange Of the satisfaction of this
/ treaty, the sum of $50, 900 and annually
! thereafter like sum of $50, 600 during
the term OF her natural life, provided,
| she III good faith submits to the author
| ity of the United States, AMI the
local government of the Islands,
! and the government of the United States
| further agrees to pay the Princess Kaui-
! lima within one year from the date OF the
! exchange OF the ratification Of this treaty
the gross sum of 500, 900, provided she
| III good faith submits to the local gov
eminent Of the islands"
| Was the article suggested by the late
! President Harrison or any member Of
! his cabinet? For their own credit and
the honor of the United States govern
men: we sincerely hope not-we much
rather think it was proposed by
some one representing the provisional
government of Hawaii, that was antici
pating large per cent out of these sums
Of money. If in this article of the treaty
it had been stated that the late queen
and the princess had q just claim on
these islands, and that these sums of
money named in the treaty were pro-
posed rs compensation for such claims.
it might have looked plausible on its
face, but this was not the meaning.
The wording of this article
says in effect, that the gov
eminent Of the United States must
buy the loyalty and submission of this
deposed queen and the princess. We
have always supposed that our govern
ment was strong enough to compel her
refractory subjects 10 submit to its
authority, instead of buying their loyalty
and submission by the offer of large sums
Of tie peoples money. The United
States has had nothing to do with
deposing the late queen and
princess. A small fraction of the
white population of the islands
have managed, with the help of few
United States marines, to overthrow
that little native government that was
in those islands, and after forming what
they called a provisional government.
sent Representatives to our government
at Washington begging to be annexed to
the United States, or rather, to get Il
little slice Of money out of Uncle Sans
treasury. What do we want of these
islands with their native population of
near 100, 900; about 80, 600 Chinese and
about 1900 traders, representing about
every country on the face of the globe?
These islands, provided they were an
neXed to this country, would cost our
government a large amount of money
to maintain navy and other incidental
expenses. So Tar, all The benefits we
have heard named is that these islands
would be very convenient coaling sta
ton for steamship companies and Il pro-
lection for Claus Sprickles sugar
plantations. We don't believe that
the people of the United States
Want these islands with her mixed pop
ulation. We have, III our native IndI-
ans and imported Cinnamon, all we
need of that class. IL the late queen
Llliuokalina and. her heiress the prin-
cess have such strong attachment for
these islands and their mixed popula
ton, for Gods sake and the good of the
American people, let them still reign
and rule, &. ii. PARKER.