The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-12
QUERY COLUMN.
Instrumentation of Hawaii
Would Be Beneficial.
AMERICA CUP DESCRIBED
Solid South and Votes Cast There.
Answers to Pertinent Queries on
the Silver Question.

ANNEXATION OF HAwAII-K., City.
You ask: "Of what benefit would be the
annexation Of Hawaii" First, to look at
the question in the light of dollars and
cents. The national debt of the Hawaiian
Islands is 100000. which the United
States would be asked to assume. AS an
Offset to this there are Government build
ings and Government land on the group
valued at So. 100000. so that the investment
would be profitable. Tie islands an
nexed, this Government land would be
still more valuable. With the islands part
of this country and the stability OF the
Government assured, American capital
would be invested there, and thousands
of citizens find homes. The sugar
industry would be further developed, and
so would the growing Of tropical fruits.
But the future Of the group OF islands,
particularly of the island OF Hawaii, Will
see a new industry. that of coffee-raising.
No more delicious coffee is grown In the
world than what Is known as .the kona-
berry. At present barely enough ls raised
to supply home consumption. for capital is
afraid to invest in IL while the Govern
ment is unstable. With these rich lands
under cultivation and the islands part oil
The United States this country would have
coffee-growing State within itself. and
not be dependent upon Central and South
America for the commodity. 10 look
at the question from a. strategic
standpoint. This country needs coalng
station In the Pacific. 1t needs II ln time
of peace and doubly so IN time OF wal;
States may never again have to take up
arms yet the possibility of so doing always
exists and IAN ounce of prevention Is
worth a pound of cure" No better spot
than the island of Oahu exists Tor sucn a
station. With modern guns mounted 0 Inc
Diamond Head promontory. on fuhcn-
bowl Hill and on the elevation Dack OF
Pearl Harbor the island could be MADE as
impregnable as Gibraltar. 1t would NOT
only be a place to coal ships put
would be port of refuge for men-o1.war
when hard pressed by an enemy. NexI
look at the question from a religious stand
point. For years American missionaries
have been combating heathenism ana M
morality on the Sandwich isiauus'
Churches have sprung up all over tue iand.
Although the members Of the royal family
have embraced the faith, YET IL Weii
known that they have carried on .ne Iites
of their fOrefathers. and as long as tney iea
the way there were plenty 10 loiioW. 1.
was only few years ago that queen
Liliuokalani visited the volcano Of Kiiauea
and offered sacrifice OF live plgs
to the goddess Pele OF ina. iak ;
of fire herself throwing the AMI
mails over a precipice to be dashed to
death 500 feet below on the lava ped. Inc
reinstatement OF this woman would do
more to % clog the wheels Of Christianity
and nropress than any other act. Now
for glance at the political aspect Amer
1 leans have more at stake on the Islands
than evan the native Hawaiians. They
furnish the capital. the brains. the vigor
Of the country. They only seek stable
farm of government, under which they can
transact business and live in peace.
Those who seek to reinstate the Queen are
renegade haif-whites and EnRlishmen-
the native is Indifferent. All ne cares lor
| is enough money to buy poi and gin. he