The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-03

United States?
But il is useless to consider any
country but the United States as like
ly TO take in Hawaii Until the United
States says it will not do so. no other
country will interfere.
Nd one can doubt that Hawaii as
parttof any great nation would be inn
measureably stronger than by itself
The only persons who naturally would
prefer to remain alone are those who
see in annexation less opportunity for
Office, for spoils and plunuer general
ly, and for that kind of opportunity
which is open to demagogue in a
small country standing by itself, with
such a rich field as Hawaii presents
for the demagogue, the spokesman and
the corruptionist.
But such persons are not likely to
avow themselves as such, or to make
known their object. Their natural
course would be to object to every pos
sible form of annexation, pretending
often that it is the form only to which
they object, and that they want the
thing itself
As for the social results of anneXa-
ton, no friend of the Hawaiians
would like to see them placed at
disadvantage. 1t is said that many
of the most intelligent Hawaiians
have been led to suppose that as
American citizens they would not re-
ceive the same cordial regard socially
which they now have. Has any Ha-
waiian lady or gentleman found a less
kindly and hearty welcome from
Americans in the United States than
from any other people here or else
where? Is it a less honorable thing
to be a citizen of great country than
a small one? On the contrary is it
not certain that the development of
the national resources and advantages
of Hawaii, which would follow its an
neXation, would bring to the native
Iawaiians far greater social as well
from it's steady absorption by the
Orient?
The financial gain. to Hawaii which
would result from annexation would
be mcalculable. The contract labor
system may be opposed to the Consti-
tuition of the United States. If so, it
,Np To In fri,,
methods of sugar culture adopted in
its place. Several such methods have
already been used with good results.
But it is well to consider that the old
system was even under the Monarchy
doomed to be shortliyed. 1t was sys-
TEN that the native legislator well
knew was at his mercy, and to which
he surely would sooner or later have
put an end.
1t is noticeable that the opponents
of annexation abroad claim that the
overthrow of the Monarchy in Hawaii
was plot of the sugar planters 70 OBJ
tain annexation and thereby enrich
themselves by getting a permanently
free sugar market. And now we find
some sugar planters taking the ground
that they can do better without an
neXation.
The fact is that no treaty OF reci-
procity or of protection is or can be
permanent. Nothing short of annex
alton will give Hawaii all the benefits
of the United States market.
Every property owner, every me-
chanic, every tradesman, and every
white or Hawaiian wage-earner, can
easily figure up that if Hawaii is part
of the great country nearest to us.
the balance in money point of view
will all be in his favor.
Hawaiians often regard annexation
as a loss of their national prestige.
When cession of Pearl Harbor TO the
United States was proposed in 1873,
they were urged by some of the very
men now opposing annexation, TO OPP
pose it. When a treaty of protection
with the United States was prepared
in 1889, the same opposition appeared.
Either event, if consummated, might
have enabled Hawaii to keep steady
government of its own for many years
to come. 1t is now too late for any
such measures. 1t is annexation, or
entire uncertainty.
No one can deny that the wave of
Orientalism is coming this way. Ha-
wall unaided by the strong arm of
the United States is helpless against
it. The wave will swamp us in few
years unIess stayed by annexation.
DO Hawaians, or foreign residents,
looking this fact squarely in the face,
say that they like it, and even prefer
the inevitable result of an Oriental
colony to annexation?
Annexed to the United States Ha-