The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-01-31
Az ENGLISH OPINION,

presses the opinion of sn English
man on the question Of the United
States annexing this country
The acquisition Of the Sandwich
Islands by the United States is sn
event OF more Importance than the
public of this country msy generally
suppose. In the first place, It shows
1 thsi the American Government. for
getful of the emphatic warning given
BY Washington. : determined 80 OBJ
tSin foreign possessions, snd TO eN-
tend its sovereignty over places not
situated or the North American con
tinent. This policy on the part of
! the American Government Is not
new. Some years ago they attempted
70 purchase from Spain one Of the
smaller OF the Balesric Islsnds, for
the ostensible purpose of having S
port IN the Mediterranean. in which
the American squadron could reft.
Spsin. however, very properly
thought that 1t would be unwise
either 10 sell or even lesse s portion
of her territory to so go-ahesd 8
nstion SIS the United Sistes. snd thus
their first attempt to obtain s locus
stsndi. snd right to dsbble in Eu
ropesn politics. wss defeated by the
prudence and discretion of the
Spanish Government. Very recently
If has been stated that the Americans
hsye been in treaty for the purchase
Of the small Republic of San Marino,
no doubt with view, some day or
other. 10 the possible annexation OF
the whole Of Italy to San Marino.
when Yankee institutions sud power
shall hsve been sufficiently eonsoli.
dated in that spot These rumors have
been eontradicted. and. therefore.
we must content ourselves with be
Geving that American rapacity i at
present exclusively devoted TO the
acquisition. per fas aut nefas, Of
Cuts. and the purchase OF The Sand
wich Islands. IN the North Pacific
Ocesn. The condition of these lst-
ter islands can never be viewed with
indifference by the people Of this
country On the principal one OF
the group-Hswaii-our great cir
eumnavigator. Capt- Cook. met his
death N sn affray with the Dstiyes-
IL more recent times. English sud
American missionaries have succeed
ed IN converting the heather inhabi-
Isnts 10 S knowledge Of Christianity:
the srts Of civilized life have been
introduced: s settled form of gov
eminent has been established. and
trade and commerce have sprung up
To sn extent which hardly could have
been expected in so remote part of
the world In fact, the ports Of this
group hsye been found 70 constitute
excellent stations for the large mum
beT OF vessels employed by the Amer
leans IN the whaling trade: and
American merchants and American
missionaries have lately exercised so
much influence over the nstive gov
eminent. that everyone must con
slider the acquisition OF the Sand
Eieh Islands by the United States q
most natural and convenient ar
rsngement for both parties the
king being peBsioned Of. aud the
group being admitted into the Amer
lean Union as 6 sovereign though
trans marine Stste- Louisiana. at
the commencement OF this century.
was sold by France 10 the United
States the Sandwich Islands are
now TO be sold 70 the same power by
the native government and we
must Congratulate the Americans
upon their honesty IN paying { Pc .
cunisry consideration. when they
might easily have followed the pre- .
eedeni which was SET BY another /.
nation in reference 70 Tahiti. and .
have obtained them by the same .
means. 1t may be asked. if the .
United States have long exercised /
paramount influence IN the Hawaiian 4
Islands, why should the ceremony Of /
annexation be gone through. and &
new State added to the Union This .
question esn only be answered by /
reference TO the geographical posi- /
ton of these Islands. midway be 1
tween Cslifornis and China and .
JsPsn = countries which have re /
gently attracted so much OF the spirit .
snd enterprise Of the people Of the .
United States The great disc0T /
aries msde il the Eastern and Pa 4
sife Ocean by Qainos. Merdzna,
Iasusu. and other foreign usvi-
gators. were completed BY Captain
Cook snd most Of the countries
and groups IN both these oceans
were taken possession OF by him on
1ehslt OF the British Crown. Al the
present time We have under cur rale
Australia and New Zsalsnd. and tie
DzoeTolence and piesy Of the Peop,e
have sent missionaries 81 almost
sysry island. and We have made 10
SYSTEMATIC attempts either 70 retain
il cur Own hands tn. rich commerce
IF thst portion Of the world. or ia.ie-
iuitsiy to extend orr political iDfiu
snee there. France possesses NsR
Csled5uia and Tahiti. aud 88E re
United States viii have the Hs-
IslsDds. which they can
szsiiy make e most IMPORTANT mill