The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-01-08
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rights OF q weak and defenceless
government.
One other matter is worthy Of
consideration, and upon that
there is room for honest differ
ences Of opinion. Is it desirable
that the Hawaiian Islands should
be annexed to the United States9
What would result from annex
ation7 The so-called treaty which
was submitted by the provisional
government to the late administra-
ton Of President Harrison and the
Senate for its consideration, pro.
vided that our government should
assume the debts Of the monarchy
and should grant a pension to the
deposed Queen and to some mem.
beers Of her family. In the event of
annexation the inhabitants Of the
islands would become citizens OF the
United States, unless they chose to
expatriate themselves, or to con-
tinue as the subjects of a foreign
government. Tho native Hawai-
ians would become citizens of the
United States. They would have
no place else to- 60 for a home
or for a domicile. They are igno.
rant Of our laws, and OF our in
stitutions, and arc incapable OF
self.government under q system
such as that which wo have in the
United States. The laws which
would be passed especially for gov
ernment Of tho islands would be
passed by the Congress Of the United
States and all general laws and the
constitution OF the United States
would be over them as over other
points OF the United States. Laws
which would be passed at Washing
ton to govern people who had no
representation whatever in tho law
making power, would have as little
regard for the wishes Of the people
as would the laws imposed upon
them by the monsrchical form OF
government. In neither case would
the people have anything to do with
the making OF tho laws which should
govern. There would be serious OBJ.
jections to permitting the admission
OF the islands into the Union as q
State with two Senators and . Re-
preventative in Congress. Their
civilization, their habits, their
ideas Of government will not
assimilate with our institutions and
We do not need the aid Of the repre-
sentatives Of such q government in
the councils OF tho nation TO assis,
us in the solution OF the governmen.
tai problems with which our people
have to contend. Annexation there
fore is Of very doubtful expediency
What is desirable so far as these
islands are concerned, and what !,
the interest Of the United States Ia
reference to them' II seems to me
that our true interests lie in the di.
rection Of . neutral and indepen.
dent government Of the Hawaiian
Islands, government for which We
would not be responsible and which
would not entitle its citizens to the
protection OF the government Of the
United States. Let them govern
themselves In their own way, and q.
our government should maintain ,
neutrality as to the local govern
ment OF Hawaii We should insist tina,
oil other governments should
maintain like neutrality and like
non-intervention. The example
which President Cleveland's admin
istrstion has SGT In reference tc
these islands will enable us to sue.
cessfully insist that other nations
shall maintain . like policy. We
should regard the seizure OF the
government OF Hawaii by any Other
power rs casus belii and resist il &C
cordingly. Tho neutrality and in
dependence OF Hawaii as TO all Other
governments Is the policy which
should be maintained and insisted
upon by our government. We need
those islands as q coaling station iol
our merchant marine and our YES.
sells OF war. We need them as har.
bors Of refuge for our commerce
upon the seas. We need them az
places for meeting aud exchang,
ing on the high seas our products
with the products OF other coun.
tries. So long as these privileges
arc granted to us we have no right
to object to like privileges being
granted to other governments
Hence it is OF tho highest import
ance to the commerce Of the world
and to the peace Of nations that the
Sandwich Islands should be guaran
teed by all governments a separate
and independent existence, who's.
advantages should be shared alike
by all the nations OF tho world, anG
which should, under no circum
stances, DO appropriated to the OK
elusive use OF any one OF them. A.
believers in tho superiority and eff
cacy OF republican institutions, a.
compared with monarchical, We ma,
indulge the hope that the exampl,
OF our own government and the adj
yantages Of our civilization may soor
induce the people OF Hawaii, actinl
upon their own Judgment and desir
ing to promote their own interests
to suppress their monarchy and es
tablish in its place a republican
form OF government. This will 70
quire time and the education Of thu
masses. In the near future the edu
cation necessary to fit that peopl,
for self-government will be attained
1t is education and not armed inter
vention that will bring about the re-
formation which every American
citizen should desire.