Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10
OUTLOOK For HAwAlIANS.
SITUATION VIEWED PROM pr
FERENr srANDPoiNrs.


''rhe Hawaiian situation" Is tho sub
ioct Of a symposium In the December
number Of the North American Review.
which appears today.
Eugene Tyler Chamberlain contributes
an urlicle entitled '1he Invasion of
Hawaii" In which he maintains that tho
broad principles lain down Ia Daniel
Wohstors instructions Of the United
States representative at Honolulu IN 1851
were tho rule OF conduct for the govern
mcnt Of the United States In ita relations
with the g0yernment Of Hawaii up to
January 10, lS3. The special passage
In Mr.. Mchstcr's dispatch TO which MIR.
Chamberlain allndes is ~ follows
While indisposcd TO exercise any sin,
isior influence itself over the c0unacls OF
| Hawaii, or to ovcrawc the proceedings
VI its government by tho menace Of the
actual application OF superior military
force, the United States expects 10 see
other powerful nations act IN the Same
spirit
Mh Chamberlain reviews the clrcum.
stances connected with the Reinforcement
Of OuooA l.illuoRnlnni. He recalls also the
action ~ the English government ia lst8,
when England restored TO hnmchnmcln
| III, the Hawaiian Islands which hc had
suTVndOrpd under dniesH of the guus OF
an English ship ~ war
William NJ. Springer IN an article en-
titlod 'Our Present Duty contends that
| The only honorable cWirsc opcn to tho
| lnltnd States " to restore the queen TO
| the THRONE, nasmuch aa she WIS DIS
| placed only by superior force OF Amer-
| can troops,
Mr.. springer indnlgvs tho hone that the
example Of our own government and The
| advantages Of our civilization mas soon
| inducn tho llnwniihus. acting upon their
/ own Judgment TO suppress Their mon
nrchy aud establish In ~ place u repuhgi'
can torm Of government,
| States minister Ia Hawaii when the
| queen was dulhroncd, mal,es plea for
| annexation
Tho right solution Of tho question which
| X now before the American people. he
says VIII deeply A0oct Che moral stand
| Ing " the United States before the world.
| Tho futurO vt the islands, he contcnde.
must be controlled S other tlan the
| native race
Alr. Stevens reviews the History Of the
| native monarchy, aud says thpi from tie
| timo llhilonkilani tried TO proclaim q con'
| miuttiOn giving herself arbitrary power
ovpriurnlnr On pcorruntlblo suprcmc
court aud granting TO herself the appoints
mout OF now iudgcp, the Hawaiian mon
| ur'hy WIS dead, and no restoration n pos
thlu except by the exercise OF come out
adr aud foreign forrr,
Among other things, he says thnt moi.
flor by force, threats nor Intimidation did
the United States officials oppose the fal-
len queen or aid tho provisional govern
mont
The Hawaiian monarchy being extinct,
the first mud imperative noed was good
government aud In these circumstance
the Hawaiian islands applied for udmis-
sion into the American Union ~ u ter
rtury, und IN doing - caiuo undor moro
| American aspects than any Of our pre-
liOWly annexed states and TERRITORIES.
liy property interests, conmnorydAi nseo-
| oiation, by sclioul and political legislation,
lave lceal decisions, social aud religious
ideas, tho Islands have become thoroughly
AmcflrnnNed, Mr. Stevens aaJg.
Mr., Slrycna urges that most of thu
i2OO0 European horn residents Of lln-
wil nrr AmpriCnzcd, and with for nn-
uosntlon lie proccclHi "A paramount
ronson why annexation should not be
longer postponed " that VI Il soon takes
place, Tho crown and government lnndt
viii be out up and sold " American and
Christian Caucasian people, thus prevent,
ing tho Islands from boiling inlmergcd anil
orcrrun by AHlati'a, putting M end 10
tarnupag ambitions stimulated by our
strong European rival.
"lt would hn a piece VI lnlnmy Of which
M greilt nation llns over been guilty Ia
! look nuldlN on hnu sec an American Nols
0ny standing with a gpoAcHs record ON
those beautiful Islands, tho advanced
post ~ American civilization, struck down
by % league of fufuign nlynturrs gam
beos aud national enemies. II would
justly bring upon rs the moral oppro'
| bflum ~ the world
Mr. Slcfeus insists that Il Il blind aud
reckless TO Ignore the louie ~ irrceisiahlo
circumstances IN SCOT at tho plnincst
teachings Of history, aud TO say that we
do not neod the Sandwich islands a. a
security 20 or immense future intoreste,
ANY attempt 10 get rid Of our ruppnsl.
hitics OF tho prcsent moment win be az
the cost Of or future generations.
"ln tho HIGHT Of these in69Ornhle
truths Wys Mr.. Stevens, I'm fhe name
Of Whit y most sacred In Christian civ
igatl0D, In behalf Of noble Ameri-
can colony, holding Tie advanced post OF
Americas progress, ! cherish tho fifth
that tho American people, the American
statesmen and ihe American government,
thoughtful of Americas great future viii
settle the Hawaiian question wisely and
well Twill sec 70 u That iie Dag Of tho
United States il0ntH unmolusted over tho
| Hawaiian lHlnnda"