People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-24
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.

President Harrison has sent to
Congress a treaty Of annexation en-
tered into with the provisional gov
eminent of Hawaii. This has been
done with a most unseemly haste.
The population of these islands are
not fitted for the dignity of Ameri-
can citizenship, and the new govern
ment seems to represent few hum
dred foreign investors and their as
sociates. The population is COM
posed of slightly less than half natives,
and the remainder is more than three
fourths Chinese laborers. Possibly
one-tenth are either of American or
European parentage, and the Ameri-
cans have generally been naturalized,
and are therefore foreigners as re-
lates to the United States. It is evil
dent that the intention of the revo-
lutionary cabal is to seek form of
government similar to that exercised
by this country over the District of
Columbia, land not Statehood in
the republic.
The annexation of Hawaii would
mean at least 100000 year in
bounty to the sugar growers-that is,
to Claus Spreokles and his associates.
Last year Hawaii exported 100000
900 pounds Of sugar.
When Hawaii becomes a part of
the United States it will be subject
to all the benefits of all the rest of
the United States and the result will
be 2 cents pound bounty on all the
sugar raised, amounting, according to
last years crop, to fully $6,00O,000 a
year. Last year the average in sugar
was small, but under the stimulus of
bounty it is believed thatthe group
could be made to produce 60O,000,-
900 pounds year and thereby extort
a duty from the taxpayers of the
United States of $12,000,000 year.
This is tha real job in the Hawaiian
business. It is the bug under the
chip. 1t is a part of the scheme that
the average American citizen does
not see who foolishly may feel in
clined to let his iingoism get away
from him and believe that it is patri-
otism to extend the domains of the
American flag as far as possible.
Besides this enormous sugar boun-
ty, which the Hawaiians would clear
~ be entitled to if the annexation
treaty should be rushed through Con-
gress, provision is made for the as
sumption of the Hawaiian debt of
$3,500,000, and there is also perma~
nent tax set upon the inhabitants of
$4,000 for the Queen, another sum
for the Princess and other certain
sums for members of the royal fam
lily. The average American citizen
will be apt to believe that this Gov
eminent is paying pensions enough
already without having to rake into
our net for pension purposes swarthy
queens and dusky princesses and
curly. headed pickaninnies of royalty
in the Sandwich Islands. But this
is not all.
The annexation of Hawaii will
mean the extension of the postal sys-
tenn to the Hawaiian group of islands.
The same "patriotism" that suggests
annexation will compel a Govern
ment subsidy and endowment of
steamship line to carry the mails to
Hawaii. This will undoubtedly call
for a couple of millions of dollars.
Then there would have to be built
capitals, custom-houses and post
Office buildings throughout the
islands. and most rOutes and teIaoranh
lines. Of course, there will also have
to be military post or two, and per-
haps navy-yard at Honolulu. Thus
it can be seen what an immense job
there is in this enterprise Of anpexa-
ton.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Smithsonian Institute asked
Conorass for an annrOnriatiou to