The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-12
Returned From the United States
Yesterday.
TALKS ABOUT ANNEXATION
Was on Pleasure Trip
and Not Politics.
People In the United States Desire
Annexation-WaS in Dakota
Blizzard.

James B. Castle, Collector General
yesterday, after a five months vaca-
ton in the United States, most of which
was spent in New Hampshire.
Mr.. Castle was seen by represen-
tative of the Advertiser last night, and
asked regarding his trip.
81 have visited quite a number of
Cities" he said, during my absence,
but most of the time l was in New
Hampshire enjoying myself on side
hill farm. l have not had a vacation
for seven years, and [ was anxious to
make the best of it in a locality where
the thermometer registered 40 degrees
most of the time l was there.
LAS to annexation; those with whom
1 talked were in favor of the Islands
being taken under the protection of the
United Statesmen in the sense of
merely being a guardian OF the terri
tory, but by annexation pure and sim
pie. Quite a number of business men
in the East believe that the subject
will be introduced early in the McK1n-
ley administration, because of the
form; the party is pledged to it, and
they see no way of avoiding it. Then
there is vast number of people who
treat the matter with Indifference; they
don't care which way it goes, but feel
that if the people down here wish it
the request should be granted. My
conversations, you will understand,
were general | would meet people
on the trains and in hotels and when
they learned l was from Hawaii the
subject of annexation and the condi-
ton of affairs here naturally followed
in the conversation.
Il have not the least doubt that il
| the matter was put to vote over there
| the annexation of the Islands would
| follow. / base my opinion upon the
expressions l heard while away. The
people in the East begin now to re-
alize the Importance of the Islands
| from a commercial and a strategic
point of view, and they realize that il
would be unwise to allow any other
Government to get control here.
Il have read with much interest what
| has transpired in Honolulu on these
same lines. l have read, too, what Mr.
Isenberg has had to say, but [ cannot
think that his argument will have any
weight in Washington.
mo; l have heard nothing of the
cable proposition, more than has been
published in the newspapers. [ pre-
sumo that will all be worked out in
Washington during the first session OF
| Congress. Minister Cooper may find
out something definite or at least en-
Icouraging while he is in Washington
l met the Minister in Boston, and he
| Ii tn
when they were the guests of the city
If there was ever a doubt about the
feeling of the people in Boston regard
ing the officials of the Hawaiian Gov
eminent, the treatment Minister Coop
er received at the hands of the NUM-
cipal and State officials in Massachu-
sets should diSpel it. l do not re,
member meeting more hospitable peo-
pie. Both Ministers Cooper and Hatch
were delighted with their treatment
there.
Il left Boston after spending three
days with Minister Cooper, and came
West. l expected to leave San Fran
cisco about the middle of November
| but through misunderstanding re
garding the departure of the steamer
did not get away. My intention was tt
leave Chicago by the 500 route and &c
to Vancouver and then to San Fran
cisco, but when 1 got to HawkinsOn
Dakota, 1 struck blizzard, and the
trains were blocked west of that point
The train l was on was side-trackeC
over night at Hawkinson, and l haC
the unpleasant experience of passing
the time in the heart of the blizzard
Twelve hours, and walk of 1,50t
feet to breakfast in the morning gave
me all the experience 1 wanted. Thu
train was ordered back to st. Paul, anC
I then took tickets over the Northern
Pacific and reached San Francisco
three days before the Australia left
I have been away solely on pleasure
and I have enjoyed the time immense