The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-05
AN N EXATIoN.

Canadian Annexation from the
San Francisco Chronicle, reprinted
in this issue, is significant OF the
swing Of American public opinion.
The Chronicle is one Of the greatest
British hating journals in the United
States, yet it realizes the Grass folly
Of the New Hampshire Senator, who
has introduced a resolution inviting
Canada to denationalize herself. 1t
appears to recognize that nothing
would be more contrary to the
genius of the American nation than
to have a people made part and par
eel of it without their voluntary de
sire TO that end having first been OK
pressed And this Government and
its supporters may as we'll realize,
first as last, that no party in the
United States will ever take the
responsibility of admitting Hawaii
into the Union until THE PEOPLE OF
the Hawaiian Islands have by a
majority expression minated their
desire to have that event consum-
mated. So long a. every mail that
goes forth from Honolulu to the
United States tells Of the Govern
ments having TO be sustained by a
military prop away out OF proper
ton to the population; OF the APP
parent necessity for maintaining al
enormous system of espionage to
watch against assaults upon the
Government; Of arrests for treason
and conspiracy; Of the searching Of
domiciles for arms and ammuni-
ton; of the refusal of the right
OF freemen to own arms; of the
prevention Of the peoples assem-
blage without arms, and Of periodic
rumors of revolt against the Govern
ment and its professed object OF an
nexation-so long will each great
party in the United States fight shy
Of annexation. Mr., Hartwell prob
ably knows this as well as anybody,
from his knowledge as an American
and a thinker Of his own country
and its fundamental doctrines, and
he must be credited with faith
that would attempt to remove
mountains when, in his article for
this days mail, he makes special
appeal to the United States to take
these islands because she needs
them, or may be sorry in the future
that she has not taken them when
another power may compel her to
employ stern measures to prevent
the interference that, it is certain,
she will never brook in this group,
annexation or no annexation. Union
with the great American Com
monwealth is undoubtedly the
manifest destiny Of these isl
ands. They must eventually fall UNI
der the domination of some great
power, their position being OF vastly
greater importance than their value
any otherwise, although their re-
sources OF wealth are not to be de-
spised as al acquisition by even the
greatest nation. Union" would be
better watchword for the cause
than annexation" The former
means voluntary desire on this side,
while the latter implies an idea of
conquest which is repugnant to
American ideas, on the one hand,
and repulsive to Hawaiian patriot
ism on the other. First among the
means to bring about the consum-
nation is Cancellation OF the native
Hawaiians, and the placing OF the
whole question before them candid
ly, simply, and kindly. Such po-
licy at the outset, instead OF that
OF studied irritation, would be found
to-day to have been far more avail
ing at Washington than all the
commissioners sent there to add
WEAKNESS to the lives Of members
OF the Executive and of Congress
already burdened beyond endurance
by the opportunities Of both great
and small fry of their fellow citizens
at home who regard the Capitol as
either the source Of life or the gold
mine to be exploited for quick for,
tunes,