Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-07
WILL HAWAII Be ANNEXED /?
DISCUSSED FROMAMERIC.Ns STAND
POINTBY AMEBICt IN ST ,TEsMEN.
Q"es'ion Wa. Ignored In Presidential
ampaign-H.waiian Overtures
May Influence Mckinley.

Hawaiian annexation, 10y Ameri-
can statesmen, comes by the bark
entine S. G. wilder:
Washington, November IL
President Mckinley will handle
the Hawaiian question with just
as much vigor as did Mr.. Harri-
son when he was President of the
United States. This, at any rate,
is the assertion of Major McKin-
ley's friends, who claim to have
information regarding his views
on an issue prominent during the
closing days OF the Harrison Ad.
ministration, 0nd an issue that
has brought trouble without end
to Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Mckinley
heartily favors the plank in the last
Republican platform, which de.
clared:
"The Hawaiian Islands should
be controlled 10y the United States,
and no foreign power should be
permitted to interfere with them"
1t cannot be ascertained here,
however, whether Major McKin-
ley will put himself definitely on
record regarding Hawaii until his
first message is sent to Congress.
Then, it is said, he will deal with
this question in no uncertain way.
1t is firmly believed if the H4-
waiians make the proper overtures
Mckinley will declare for annexa.
ton. 1t is believed to be a GER
tainty that he will favor a protec.
torate over the Islands. He can
do no less than this and make
good the pledge in the Republican
national platform.
CUBAN QUESTION PREDoMINATEs.
Just at present, however, other
issues are overshadowing the Ha-
waiian question in Washington.
Now that the trouble over the
Venezuelan boundary is settled
the Cuban situation is next Of in.
ternational importance. Then,
the Republicans are scheming to
settle certain domestic affairs
which are giving them concern.
Little Hawaii may have to wait
longer than some people have
hoped to get att ntion from the
next Administration. There are
few public men in Washington to.
day who can be induced to talk
about the next Admiuistration's
probable policy in dealing with
Hawaii.
Senator Morgan is member OF
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations. He dictated the fol-
lowing to an Examiner" cores
pondent, in which he gives vent
to some opinions of unusual in.
terest:
81 have no way of ascertaining
the views of the incoming Admin
istration on theHawaiian question,
other than what | have gathered
from prominent gentlemen in the
Senate and others outside of Con-
gress. l see no reason why the
Republican party should refuse
to follow the precedent establish
ed by President Harrison on that
subject.
- he reasons for the annexation
Of Hawaii are stronger now as far
as the United States are concern
ed, than they were when Presi.
dent Harrison made a treaty for
that purpose and the reason for
the autonomy of that Government
are stronger now than they were
then, but those people seem to de-
sire annexation more than ever.
| do not see that anything has oc.
Cured to drive the supporters of
Mr.. Larrison's policy into oppo-
sition to their clearly expressed
and oft repeated wishes.
1T is A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
"The party that annexes Ha-
waii to the United States will do
as much for our progress in the
of the Pacific as Jeffer-
son did for our interior growth
by the Louisiana purchase. [
,annot conceive Of n party con-
tossing to be American that would
hesitate to grasp great opportun-
ty, unless some question of more
vital importance and nearer home
should postpone the annexation
of Hawaii. l shall look to that
lnion in the near future with en-
ire confidence, yet if l were a cit
1an of II Ho,Upii I yUonld ,Nrafar tho