Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-02
How the Growth of American In
auence is Regarded.
SYMPATHY WITH TIE DEPOSED QUEEN
The Relations Of the Anglican
Church With the RoyaIists.
AN ELEMENT OF PERIL

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star
HONOLULU, September To- 1894.
Our last advices from Washington init
mate that Admiral Walk er reports that the
royaIists here are warmly supported by
British residents and officials. This is true.
and some remarks upon the alliance be-
tween these parties may be of interest.
The great animus of British feeling in
this natter is jealousy of Americans. A
good Illustration of the strength of this
sentiment is found in Cyrus Hamlin's
Life and Times" In 1856 he spoke at a
series of public meetings in England in
support of the Turkish Missions Aid So
ciety," an organization to help missions Of
the American board. In this work he en-
countered strenuous opposition, because Of
the ass erted complication of the American
board with slavery" and was obliged to
defend his board from that charge.
Returning again to ConstaL tinople in 1861
by way of England. he writes:
In London / dined with a few gentle
men at a club representing the church.
architecture, law and commerce. 1t was
evidently coterie intensely interested in
the American question. They were all for
the south. l expressed my surprise at the
incredible change which had come over
British public sentiments with regard to
slavery and Shareholders. l should have
said beforehand, with the greatest conf
dence, that their sympathies would be with
| the north and with freedom Finally one
| of them said. with great frankness: The
truth is, DR.. Hamlin, We think the great
republic is too big all eady! Let II be sep
arated into two republics! They will watch
each other; and Europe will feel greatly re-
hered.' This was undoubtedly the key to
the general run Of British sentiment; and
then it was believed that free trade with
| the south would also compel free trade
with the north. Then Englands felicity
would be complete!'
1t is entirely natural that Englishmen
should be unable to view with complacency
the occupancy by the United States of this
central and commanding position in the
North Pacific. The grand assertion here
by the American colony in January of last
year, of the supremacy Of their civilization
and political lite over the capricious and
heathenizing monarchy, together with the
close alliance sought With the United
States, was extremely bitter to most Of the
English element in Hawaii There never
has been time when Englshmen so keen
ly felt their own need of being the owners
of the Hawaiian Islands. Their sense OF
this need will increase from year to year.
Hawaii Is the one great strategic point
which they lack to complete and round out
| their chain of military and naval outposts
around the globe. With much reason,
| Britons feel that they are the commercial
rulers of the world. 1t is a severe trial Of
their eQuanimity to see Americans tighten
ing their claim on this controlling strategic
| point, central to half hemisphere, with
| out a rival in commanding position.
England's Cable Schemes.
Just now, Englishmen are very intent
| on Strengthening and completing their
| steamship and cable connections across the
| Pacific between their splendid Australian
| and American colonies. 1t is 1900 miles
are already running. They are preparing
| to lay a telegraph cable. 1t Is of the great
est Importance to them, in case of war,
| to own all the stations where the cable
| lands on this long line. England owns all
| the stations, except Hawaii. By the per-
| versity of fortune, that most important and
| strategic point of all, is lacking to her, and
| practically in the hands of her great rival
| on the Pacific. She holds New Zealand and
| Fiji. She also possesses the Tanning Is
land group Of Atols. 1000 miles south Of
| Honolulu. One more good station, and she
| is all right Honolulu is just the place
| which nature has provided, but alas. 1t is
not a British possession.
So We find English ships hunting around
among the wretched little islets w. NV.
| from Honolulu to find some lone. barren
| spot not too inaccessible. upon which q
cable may land and a station be establish
| cd. What conclusion they will arrive at
yet remains to be seen. We will welcome
| them to come to Honolulu. delighted to
|
| Sam delays to supply us with that much
| desired convenience But We cannot grant
England the exclusive possession and con-
| troll she desires. She will probably have to
| come to us. Any other point to make the
| necessary link in the chain will be Excess
| sively inconvenient.
Still more SO with her steam lines from
| British Columbia to Australasia. They, at
any rate, have no option but to call at
| Honolulu. because there Is absolutely no
| other possible port of call on the $500
miles between Fiji and Vancouver. Homo
lulu has simply the monopoly of the whole
| north half Of the Pacific ocean. II you
| look at the map you will see that between
| US and the entire stretch Of American coast
| from the Aleutian Islands to Panama
| there is not a rock or reef for a bird to
| light upon. Hawaii is the center Of which
| that 5000 miles Of coastline Is the per-
| from any point on that American coast
| must call at Honolulu for coal. Verify,
| England wants Hawaii, and wants II bad
| only America wants 1t more, and Is going
| to have 1t.
English and Royalists.
Whenever the United States makes the
| indispensable coast connection between her
Atlantic and Pacific ports by means Of the
| Nicaraguan canal England's needs of the
| ownership Of Hawaii will be immensely en-
| HANGED. AT once there viii be created an
| immense steam traffic through the canal
| from Europoan and American ports on the
| Atlantic to China and Japan. Every
steamer will be compelled to fill her coal
| bunkers at Honolulu. The coal will be sup
piled by great numbers Of sailing coliers
| from Sydney and Japan. Most OF these
steam and sailing vessels will be British
bottoms Probably four-ffths Of the great
fleets frequenting Honolulu and Pearl har-
bors after tho canal opens will ny British
flags. Every Briton Will feel It an insup-