The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-31
MERCHANTS VIEWS.
He Gives Reasons Why the
Country Should be Annexed.

He Gives Reasons Why the
Country Should be Annexed.
The following interview with Mr..
John T. Waterhouse is taken from
late San Francisco Call:
Mr.. Waterhouse is an Englishman
and a representative British mer
chant. He IS one of the oldest and
most successful merchants IN Ha
wall, and has always been character
lied as large hearted and public
spirited man. He Is at the same time
great adnlirer If the United States
and American Institutions. he says:
L am thoroughly and heartily in
favor OF the annexation movement
under whatever form it may take.
consider that native rule IN Hawaii
has proved a complete failure, and in
consequence OF the suicidal conduct
Of tue native portion Of the last
Legislature all confidence is lost n
/ the Government Of the country.
They turned out the only good Cab
/ met We had had for years and re-
/ placed them with members of the
renowned ring Of boodlers who had
net the support OF a good citizen IN
/ Honolulu.
''As soon as The boodler Cabinet
went into power it represented at best
but a clique Of lottery gamblers, and
l at once determined to dispose Of
/ all my Hawaiian securities and leave
| the islands until better times return
/ ed, which came, however, sooner than
/ I expected. | attempted to sell my
Government bonds, but before the
revolution could not get an offer for
them. On the l4th OF January last l
offered them at Is per cent. discount
without taker, and IN fact | could
hardly have given them away.
''As soon, however. as the American
flag was raised in February a mer-
chant who had refused to take them
at Is per cent. discount tried to
secure them at par, but L then refus-
ed to sell. Yes, sir; [ am for annexa-
ton, but only to the United States,
and the sooner we get it the better
! off the country will be-
reasonable conditions would insure
stable government and universal
prosperity to the Hawaiian Islands,
by which all classes of both Hawaii
an and foreigners would be greatly
benefited commercially, socially aud
politically.
Fourth Because, falling self
government IN Hawaii, to the UniteJ
States geographically belong these
beautiful gems of the Pacific Ocean
| Commercially America is the market
for our products, aud better than any
other nation she can furnish all oul
needed supplies. To the American
people do the Hawaiians owe theiI
civilization, their Christianization anC
their excellent system of education
and to ali this is added the fact thai
residents of all nationalities wht
have been prosperous or become
wealthy during the past years o
prosperity Ia the Hawaiian Islandi
owe the same to the generosity ant
paternal fostering care Of our nea
neighbor, the United States.
"fifth-Besides the above reasons
In favor of annexation, would men
ton lastly but not least that such
state of things once fairly establishes
would be boon to the native Ha
waiian people socially, financially
intellectually and religiously. 70
it must be borne in mind that tn,
aptness of HaWaiians, coupled wit
the advanced state of education
among them, fits them for spheres Q
usefulness hitherto not within thei
reach, and increased prosperity
which would be the natural outcom
of annexation, would multiply th
opportunities for the application c
native Hawaiian energy and talent.