New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
An ARDENT ANNEXAIIONIST.
Mr. OLESON AND THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.


PLAY IL THE UNITED STATES HESITATE-.
| An earnest champion Of the annexation Of Hawaii
TO the United states Is william Brewster Oeson, who
Is now IN this city Mr.. OlcSon came 10 ills country
q few DAYS ago In The interests 81 The annexation
clubs In Hawaii. These scattered all over the
islands and in their membership they have thousands
OF energetic IIawalaps who working for the union
Of their country with the United States. Mr.. Ol-Son
lived In Honolulu for nfcon years. lie conducted
manual training school there.
"Thc people In the Islands, said Mr. ol"son yes
terday. care convinced that stale government Is
the prime essential and that this can he obtained only
10y the actual and authoritative presence Of
strong commercial and political power 1t IS the
overwhelming d"sirc of tie people there, boil among
those who opposed TO arn' xalon we'll n among
those who favor IT, that when the Islands under
foreign power that power shall be- the United states The
chief opposition 10 annexation I'm the Islands centres
among the immediIt, followers 81 Iliuohaani and
petty politicians. who without any tIuc patrlot-m
are yet moved Icy political jealousy Of thoS" who are
Fin power TO oppose what tcy void earnestly favor
themselves the leadership in their bands son.'
~ these present opponents ~ annexation for months
previous 10 the revolution Of last January publicly
advocated annexation to The tnl',c states.
with the people IN the Islands the question Is
mainly one Of political stability. Intelligent men
there among the capitalist, and wae" alike
are determined that there shall he no Central Amcri
revolutionary HlsifrN IN
commercial interest, wOud Dee wrecked hy constant
political revolutions and counter rcvouon, bat t"
commercial interests of the United states In ihoS"
islands Jus, largely concerned IT, IA" permanent
establishment there Of liberal constitutional govern
, ment with The United states hack Of II. without
ultimate annexation. and diversified industries
IN that land would b" abandoned and Anglo >aNons
would he gradually forced Of III" country Nv the
Aslaclzing of the land IN the Interests VI IN" ch"np
production 81 sugar
so that one prominent issue IN THIS Hawaiian
question l.. shall the United States sustain Anglo
,aNon civilization in that land. with all Which that
means 10 American commerce ia th" Pacific. stand
aside and SO" Hawaii become Asiatc colony ruled
~ few sugar barons like Clans >proc,cls. who l.
now actively opp sing anncNaion with all his larg'
resource 80 long negotiations are pending
with the United states. Great britain will have
nothing 10 do with the laW aiinn question. II must
not be- forgotten that Canada aud Australia IN hHr
desire for closer union by cable aud steamship lines.
rccocnil" III" importance Of Hawaii 10 their Interests
and would only BE- too glad to gain foo'hod In TINT
country.
Hawaii. that country viii nnfolbtcfly look TO Great
Britain for such permanent support Of constitutional
manI. There have always been from the early hla.
tory Of Hawaii foreign complications which hnv"
try, hut largely through IN" American policy Of In.
sisting the indcpr ndencc Of those i.anls mtn
the native government shonld loS' IT, yHltv and
collapse. European nations have stood loof. \
soircc OF complication has arisen In the ambitious
Japan's attempt 10 seize the Ircw Islands as we'll
~ the Loo Choo Islands who are also acquainted
vinccd that IT the first favorable opptrrunitv srr
stands ready 10 assert claims which wouli cndangcr
not being annexed TO the United States. .islaicI.m'
IL more 10 be feared than European Intervention
whom Japan has demanded full suffrage rights. fr
cas-" Of III" failure Of he annexation Of Hawaii 10
before Japan will t. # that these Islands are
dominated By an immcn AdatIc porulan.n.-