The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-21
The Future of Hawaii.

| the Future OF Hawai-.
Mr.. EDITOR: The question as t.
whether Christian civilization Of
the civilization of Asia shall domi
nate these islands in the future
should be seriously considered
when discussing the Future o.
Hawaii" That it will be one Oh
the other goes without saying: An
nexation to the United States will
insure US a Christian civilization,
as the country would rapidly settle
up with Europeans and Americans,
as q greater prosperity will attend
them then than they ever yet felt !;
or, let me predict, greater than they
ever will feel without annexation.
We cannot stand alone and pros
per. Standing alone signifies a
greater business depression than
has been known here for many
years. That alone must drive from
us many of the white population
some have already gone-as they
will DE able to do better elsewhere.
Not SO with the Asiatics, for how
ever dull times may become, they
will still be better off here than in
their own country. So while the
white population must decrease
under dull times, the Asiatics will,
by natural process, increase, and so
absorb the islands, or at least rem
der it a second Singapore-twenty-
five Asiatics to one white man.
But if we should become a part of
America, these islands would settle
up so rapidly with Americans and
Europeans, that the question would
be at once settled in favor of Chris
tian civilization, and a different
state of things would be inaugu-
rated from whatever existed here
before, even under reciprocity. The
same spirit of settlement, improve
ment and goaheaditiveness that
aow prevails in the new States and
territories of America would be set
n motion here. Reciprocity has
given US a taste only of the pros
,erity we may enjoy by annexation |
10 the United States.
If the business Of this country |
ihrinks as suggested, which it
aust certainly do with sugar at
,resent prices, it will be tanta-
nount to abandoning the country
o the Asiatic, at least if numbers
cunt. The Asiatics by natural
means will increase in numbers,
nd stringent business will force a
of the white element. An
exation is our only hope.
The fact is, stringency is al
eady upon US. Taxes have al
eady decreased ons-third on GER
ain properties, and we hear of one
lanter selling out for about one
alf Of what his property was
'orth little over one year ago.
lther prominent sugar men have
old their property, and permanent
= left the country. Others are re-
retting that they had not also
Did. This much, and business
epression has hardly commenced.
What must we expect when its full
orce is upon u.s.
All trades and all business must
ear their proportion of the shrink
ge, and those not now furnishing
ill quit business and leave the
ountry. Wage-earners viii be
breed to accept less wages or get
o work, and white men rather
nan accept less wages than they
an get in their own country will
cave. Not so with the Asiatics.
'hese islands are a heaven for him.
of present wages is more
nan he gets in his own country.
So if we would continue this a
christian country, check business
now upon US, make our
ountry and its people permanent
prosperous, we must become a
art of America. To remain as we
re is political and financial sui
ide. To waste time discussing
ther ways is unwise. There is no
ther way to permanent prosperity
nd a Christian civilization.
HAWAII.