New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-03
IMPORTANCE OF TIE HAWAIIAN GROUP.
TALKS WITH NtvAI. OFFICERS AND OTHERS on
TIE ANNEXATION QUESTION.

would appreciate more than any o'her III 'He d'iH
siton az Hawaii would be the establishment OF coal
Ing station in the mid Pacific The lack OF coling
stations in foreign for American war vessels
has always been depored BY officers OF the Navy ami
by the Navy Department. and these stations are moro
necessary now. with vessels whose sole depend
once OF movement from point 10 point Is steam
than they were IN the days OF sailing war'h'ps.
The blame for the lack Of these necessary aduncs 10
a Navy does not lie with the Navy Department, but
Congress has been AT fault As far back rs thirteen
years ago an elaborate plan Of coaling stations wa
presented to Congress By the Navy Department. but
Il never came ont Of the committee to which 1t was
referred An officer Of the Navy, speaking nDon this
maccr yesterday. said
"wo want Hawaii for tn. purposes OF coaling
station for the vessels Of our new Navy and for
our merchant marine. even Il there were no o'h'r
advantages In annexation. II the recent troubles on
tho west coast Of South America served 10 impress
one thing more strongly than any other Oh the m"'s
O, the officers OF the Navy Department it was the
necessity for coallng stations in the Pacific This
lack OF coaing stations would have contributed largely
to the embarrassment Of the operations OF thc war
ycss,ls Another result shown In the case OF
the Charleston, at the time of her chase OF 'ne i''''
when the cost OF n threewecks supply OF c"'l %"
tanned nj Mexican and South American ports was
s45 900 and Il poor coal nj mat fTeSiu'"'
HARRISON I'm message TO Congress couple Oh years
ago. advocated the development Of the site already
ocon,roa nv tho Government the Island OF oahu
pronounced Wahoo), but Congress was slow ana III
different.
"T1is site that I have mentioned Pearl liaroor
became available for naval station Tor the 'h''eu
States in 1884, but movement has yer n''h h'"c
bv the Government to III Il mp for tho purpose" ana
~ the United States continues 10 ignore the eA"Sc
right to enter Pearl IInrbor and maintain ha''n
station there under the conditions Of the Ha"a''"
treaty which expires next year, II Is proDa'ie ''
tho English will take possession of IT, III" v"
trance TO the iarbor IS unfortunately oostruc'e by
coral reef 50 that only torpedo boat can now enter
hnt this obstruction could be removed "o LOT OILY
rccd coaling station in tho Pacific, but We should
1.-Two ono ON the island of 81. Thomas or at san
Dnminro II would also be we'll II we had one III
~. south Atlantic IN the matter OF coalng SUI
,ions MS well as in all other matters OF ha'"i III
nortance Great Britain stands at The head. hotu
pressv IN his recent naval annual said mat III
dealing WITH our cohns stations, It must be our gid
irr principle that depend Tor INC u'l'"V' y.
the british Empire upon naval supremacy anu
Croo, britain recognizes the necessity OF coahs
stations 10 keep up her standard OF naval suPle -
sbo having these: Al Victoria, on W" f'oi'' ~
NJ British America at Halifax, tie lermhuiS jam
oc, ,he Islands Of ST. Lucin. Ascension, ~. ll'''4"
and Maurltius: at Bonny, Lagos, Sierra Ieohu anu
flmlra on the west coast Of An1ca inc a", ,
Islands of the east coast OF Cape Horn NJ Up
Town of the welt coast Of tie cape OF "oou i''P''
"a Steamer Point, IN the Gull ot Adch' at "o"''''
revlon Calcutta. Singapore. Malta S'raiS u WV
| ,olt,r Canton Hong Kong, sydney and Albany III
Australia; Cape YORK V"''"'''i'1 NV
| lands and Eorneo." ,..,..
,,y-on A. Norris. Republican National Committee
| ~ tron Ohio IS one OF the many WHO LNor
american control IN Hawaii. either by ahheAauo'i VI
any desirable and fair mcalS. Wheh seen AT INC ''''
| uous. Yesterday he said: "Tie states ana l'Ii''0S
which have outlets the Pacific ocean WILL }" !."'N
~ cone 1--we population OF over one hiidre" lhi'i'
| lie tho
Id ,rlu b. vast This being the case We p'us'
h.v. n,s.o.sions In the Pacific IN order 10 m'in'~n
our commerce there and the opportunity has now NJ
rdyed when We can get the most Advantageous s.'P
| Islands An the North Pacific There Is 10 P0ti|
~. uaSaIan affair, except perhaps C!evclanas AZ
n,.,e,ra,,on would ike 10 &C.; the glory Of arrshglne
rNa ogalr But Democrats and Republicans se"'
| .rouc unit. IN favoring annexation or SUM sap
wl. rety the Ustcd States eau have coh'roi nov az"
heucetorth Of tie sandwich uslanda. Ace
Of agriculture lumber, csnef1es and pihe'4i ven"
| ~ tho great West and Northwest out oi ""si' "
| - =. cornn win Now streams Of commerce nAbes
| :. ,m,.ruuv. that America should have possessions
~ ,he pacific 80 that ss& could maintain her SUI
premQcy there against oil compcu'o'' ~
The commercial world. Grasping nauohs i...
England and Germany have goo oe -.
rse,son, In the Pacific thut tho United states can
prord ~ let thern have. Across the vast western
OCEAN the commerce Of many millions OF people n's
| move md ma the Hawaiian group Is In the oleo'
line With all the trade that must surely go 'nn
wav II is a most desirable coallng aud ieeuihS bio
! far our merchant marine, which IN the hca' '"'"''
,,u he great America with all It's Inventions. etc.,
r,s. Mave a foreign market and we must LOOK out io
| the future a. well as The present r"e'' .""
| oecer is well aware oil the Importance oi 'ne'e
,e,onde Int Il needs not the naval or Hiih'aIJ "a
| merit 10 realize tie Importance OF the group ~ w
| r,,a states Every sensible man can see AZ n
cIance that we cannot afford Eheiahu' fi"h'c'
| many or Spain 10 have any more poSses'ohS u'''
,0 III. I,n,cd States has no representation there
| -, =, II NAV not DO advisable 10 admit tie
Glands os = State or As Territory, because 'n'Te
| or. nrobably too many ignorant chinese ana hhuNe'
an the Islands 10 appreciate me privileges vi S""''s
1,c whole question cannot be ucclded NJ Il "o"ci.
notce but Il does not take lohs 10 u'oiue '"' ~
~n,,,1 states must possess Hawaii in one way OF
oC' nmmandcr John r. Bartlett Of The rnllcd Stairs
=. ,u" ,,hn 4; NJ the Victoria llOti. smh; ih,T
;l'oniy enc opinion naval officer can nave apDu. me
iawpan situation That Is al, ionm ~rc odyanagc
il, nosr,,ic ION wond give MS as desirable n,I"
10 ihc wealth Of inc ,n''' %,,ic,rn ComaI,~man
% -, al the Fiuh Av"nu" lioi'l S'sl',u'N
sugar rice and all Aina, %l it T ,hrr arr, vnin
=, millions Of dollars they should have me- iin Lr
lection and advanS' 50 II Am"ican Interest, hcry
'IlJ't I,,otrr.d II The Islands ar" wen GOV
ey capalcco Of ' h. nn Of ihr sroup by
,nc Tnod state, l. Of great imioTtanrr. ann ur
Government should not PERM. "A' oip'' ''''''
now presents itself TO 80 by.
HAWAIIAN MATTERS RETIRED II TIE sH'>''''
Washington Feb I'm ,ha sciat" TO-DAY "A co"
current resolution from tn, Legislature oI '''Ho,
ues,inc the senators r. that state TO use MI no"
or,lle means 10 secure TIE anne nation OF u'' Ii""
! tl,rds 10 the Intci states WIS presenter Nv ~
| ,,,ph and WAS referred to the Committee on fore''
Relations. ~, ch,,dlor
| ~, resolution heretofore offered by MI '"'nu.
,i. tl,. President to enter into negotiations WIN
M commissioners Of the provisional govrrnin''hht ID a.
,,ayI Tor the annexation al the liaWhia., 1,n,
''" ,c, Mr. Chambers mOiOnl referred 10 INV S'"'