The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-11-14
At Is 100 LATE FOR ENGLAND
TO TAKE he ISLANDS.
whas 7. GrahAu GrfbSle Thiaks %


May, 1891, Is from the pen Of 7.
Graham Gribble. He Is an Eng
Ifshman aud was sent ont here
from England 10 build the system
q t-auways with which We sre now
blessed. and II shows the feeling
th2s even then prevailed among
thinking men. TIE following pay
agraph l. especially significant
What she Hawaii. needs most
otall Is TO be brought into closer CON
tact With the United States. snd she
would certainly De as valuable TO
this country IS this eouuTys ALI
ance would De 70 her. The time
tor Crest Britain to have annexed
the Islands has passed by They
would have been an excellent rest
and be thankful between British
Columbia and Melbourne, and an
Invaluable mid-ocean link in the
great imperial federation scheme
but the American interests, social,
political snd financial. have reached
30 great q prepouderance that We
may expect some proposals for
uniting Hawaii TO the great repub-
nc IN the immediate future
When the country i thrown
open 10 republican push and
American capital i tempted there
b. submarine cable. frequent
and rapid steamship service and
local facilities commensurate with
the means Of access. sII existing
rights and franchises viii become
very valuable; and for those VINO
are given 10 speculation Hawaiian
securities might well offer some
temptations At the present no
-ent-
This Is hon the pen Of an Eng
l.s1uau- The English are the
g-o7s-biaIly true 70 their country,
srt hate 10 see auy other nation
step IN when they cannot But
Gri6ble SAYS that the time has
PASSED for England to annex the isl
auds. and that the tine : ripe for
America 10 take them. So say We
aIl Of Us The article referred to
follows the title Is Railways
Building IN Hawaii. and only q
PORTION i reproduced:
Pearl Harbor may have grander
destiny and the railway prove
bonauZa 70 its pruprist0rs. The three
Iochs have s capacity and depth for
accommodating either the future
navy q the United States or the pres
eut navy OF Great Britain : short |
stretch OF CoraI reef forming 4 bar I
would have 70 be removed in order TO /
give access 70 vessels Of deep draught- |
The cost q this has been Vzriously |
estimated st from $4,000 70 S2,Q06,
ecu, PROBABILITY the first figures are |
nearer the MARI
When examining this bar N cur |
s0ry manner. IL did not appear 70 be |
growing coral and from the large /
Quantities q fresh water flowing |
through the channel, It i unlikely /
that Il would Dc. 4 very small pro-
portion Of fresh water viii prevent 4
the growth Of coral and several eLpe-
riueuts with 3 water-tight bucket, |
opened and closed under water, have 4
proved The existence % strong fresh 4
water Currents. The reason Of this + 1
that the heavy rainfall in the hills i 4
carried away By natural underground /
eouduits formed By assures in the |
volcanic rock. and flows over the 1
lower coral beds but under the aIIu- /
viaI slopes and 50 cut into the haTuoT. |
The prOu01tDries which divide the /
I0eu= are peculiarly suitable for ware
houses becauss vessels OF deep /
draHZht could lie alongside without 1
dredging.
An agreement exists between Hz-
vail and the United States under
which the latter have the exclusive
rfzht 70 make and maintain = naval /
harbor 1t Pearl river. A protest Was
made at the time By the British CON-
missioner upon the grounds Of an in
teFuztiouzI treaty which gave equal
rights 20 zll the siguzt0ry powers for
Use Of existing Hawaiian hzrbors, but
Minister Austin conteuded that this
Vas not ineluded in the provisions Of
the treaty in1smuch a. il WAS not
hzrboF st present
The effect q the recent tariff alter
ztiOns viii test both the productive
ness q the Islands and the energy
zud ENTERPRISE Of the settlers Many
colcerus which have been built I'D on
slender capital, long credits and high
prices, viii Be seriously affected By
the smaller returns Of profits upon
this years and future crops. But the
cheap labor, increased facilities Of
transportation. and labor-saving au-
planes, she viii Be able to hold her
own without faVOrz- What she needs
most Of all l. 70 be brought into closer
coutzet With the United States, and
she would certainly Be a. valuable 10
this country 1z this eoUntryss ALI
zuee would Be 70 her The time for
Great Britain 10 have annexed the
Islands has passed By. They would
have been an excellent 'treSt and Be
thankful" between British Columbia
and Melbourne, sn invaluable mid