Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21

Japanese and you will ind that he scouts
the idea that he Is DESCENDED from the
same original human stock as the rest Of
mankind. The European scientist may &C
cept his own evolution from an aLthropoid
ape. but the japanese has sublime as
surance that he has come down direct from
the gods. In this faith he expects to over
come and displace other men. His creed is
Hawaii for the Japanese" and not for
The people Of the United States need to
| understand that angrarduous struggle is in
progress to thisaimportant central out
post In the Pacific remaining American
colony or becoming cololy Of Asiatics.
Shall 1t be the possession OF the white man
or of the MongoIiaS? The Polynesian has
retired from the contest, outnumbered. He
has wasted away AID Is not In the 1ght.
The American element holds the fort for
the time being. 1t rules in social and pub
| lie affairs, and in trade and language. The
| white man can easily continue to donii-
nate, soon as he secures complete po-
| lttical union with sither one of his own
| imperial kin, America or England. With
| out such union the white man in Hawaii
towering pressure Of Asiatic numbers, COM
| bined with Asiatic business ability.
Trades and Commerce Absorbed.
To an alarming extent the retail traffic in
| these islands has fallen into the hands of
| Chinese and Japanese whose competition
| has driven the small white trader out of
| business, and so has retarded the growth of
| white population. The same Is true of me-
! cbanics Chinese and Japanese carpenters,
| joiners, plumbers, shoemakers, tailors are
Woodworking the whites. They have ample
| skill. and can live on half what the white
| man can. The numbers of these skilled
| ASiatics are constantly being reinforced
| from the twenty thousand contra ct laborers
| on the plantation whose three years bond
| age terms are constantly expiring. and
majority Of whom seek other forms Of en-
| ployment.
This damaging competition of Asiatic skill
| will continue to press against the white man
| as long as the powerful planting interest is
| free to import contract laborers from Asia.
| Annexation would at once settle the ques-
| tion because United States laws forbid all
| contract immigrants, and entirely prohibit
| Chinese immigration. Until this takes place
| II will be practically impossible to put any
| check upon the present system of importing
| Asiatics. With abundant Asiatic labor, the
| sugar planters can make large profits With
| out 1t, their profits would be small and
| many might fail. Nine-tenths of the bust
! ness Of the country depends on sugar. Sugar
is king, and will inevitably keep running in
| Asiatics, until we get annexation.
We have 100000 people in Hawaii. We can
! easily maintain 100000, perhaps a million
| Shall these be Asiatics or Americans? An
nexation will check the influx of the former.
| and, with indubitable certainty, will create
| strong current of white immigration to
fill up the country. We are tending toward
| a point where we shall be compelled to ar
|
| test. We do not wish to get the needed help
from England. We belong by right to
| America. But we cannot afford very long to
| wait for that help. Something must be done
| soon to save Hawaii from becoming an
| Asiatic colony.
| White Immigration Desired.
Josiah Quincy. the leading democratic
politician of Massachusetts, has announc ed
that the democratic administration is
| n hn of
these islands. with their mixed population
and their coolie system" But the very
reason why we want annexation is to put
| an end to the pernicious coolie system,
which is filling us up with Asiatics, and to
direct hither the stream of white immigra-
ton, which will soon crowd these islands
with whites, putting practical end to the
present mixed population. When Califor-
mia and New Mexico were annexed they
had mixed populations Now the people
are predominantly white. Alaska now has
| a mixed population 1t will soon be white.
| Annex Hawaii. and In twenty years whites
will exceed all others VIII you make it an
Asiatic country or a white mans Is the on
ly question. 49,
Mr.. Quincy says: There Is no question
involved as to whether American Influences
| shall remain paramount in those islands,
for that in any case 1t must continue to
be; or as to whether any other government
| shall be allowed to acquire them, for we
| nave declared tnat this cannot be permit
| ted; nor Is there any question to the
| form of the Hawaiian government" He
proposes dog-in-the-manger policy. He
will not take Hawaii in out of the cold nor
let any other power do We are to be
left to struggle on in the disadvantages
and dangers of nominal independence, yet
in our weakness utterly dependent upon the
"uncovenanted merces'' of surrounding
powers and liable. apart from constant
ard expensive armed Vigilance, to revolu-
tionary overthrow of our government. This
| we submit, Is rather hard upon us.
| The Pacific Commercial Advertiser which
represents executive sentiments here more
than any other paper although not an or
gan. very appropriately says: American
politicians ought to have enough sound
| sense to realize that Hawaii will not con-
| tinue to wait upon them and forever re-
| fuse advances from other countries, as has
practically been done in the past. Annexa-
| ton Is a plain, straightforward proposition,
| and II the United States will not accept our
advances, the only thing that remains Is to
| look elsewhere. This country cannot afford
| to jeopardize its interests to suit the fancy
of any other nation. 1t Is only a matter OF
| few years when the United States will
| be obliged to come to something more def
mite than its present attitude, and will be
| obliged to decide whether they will take it
| or leave it."
| OF course we shall be watching with in
| terest what the coming session of Congress
| has to say about Hawaii.
| KAMEHAMEHA.