The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-20
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John W. Simmonds, of Hawaii, registered
at the Templeton yesterday, and left for
the east last evening. Mr.. Simmonds is
here on vacation and will spend his
time travelling throughout the states I'M
til his return in November. Speaking of
the time-worn subject of annexation and
the feeling in regard to it, he said: THE
idea is current that the planters of the
island are united against annexation, and
that they are in favor of a protectorate.
Now this is untrue. Many and in fact,
the fact that a great deal OF uncertainty
attaches itself to protectorate. 10 be
perfectly safe, and to have a permanent
stability we must be annexed to the
United States.
Il have resided in Hawaii a little over
ten years now and from all l have seen
in that time, and from all the experience
for the last twenty-five years in the poll
teal history of the island, it has been
shown that stability is our greatest need.
If the question of annexation to an
other power than the United States were
spoken of much of the support of the
present government would fail away. The
supporters rather the majority of them,
do IL merely in the hope of annexation.
When the inSurrection of JAN, 1885, came
those that supported the government did
SO as anneXauonists and they did it for
the attainment of that result And in
case of any similar emergency the same
support would be forthcoming.
Since 1898 the feeling has strengthened
daily, and nothing less than a complete
and final rebuff could alter the feeling. A
continued growth of foreign influence will
enSue in case you people refrain from
considering the proposition of annexation.
Stability, as 1 have said before, is our
great necessity, and it is barely possible
that in order to get it a return would be
made to monarchical form OF government
with kaliuliana as sovereign. The signifi-
canoe OF this would be that there would
be a predominance of British influence
on the island and that would mean a
British ship in the harbor of Honolulu.
If the hope of annexation were destroyed
the doors would be thrown wide open to
any succession that promised stability.
Yes, the planters are wealthy for the
most part, but contrary to the general
opinion their influence is not what their
riches would indicate. The great focus
of political conditions is Honolulu and
government. There are LOO there in read
mess to support the administration, and
of these the majority are anneXationists.
THE longer a planter lives there the
more clearly he sees the necessity of a
union with your magnificent republic, and
as for those who We're born there those
who have lived through reign after reign,
they fully realize it is the only hope. We
have one problem which complexities mat
ters some, that of labor, but we are will
ing to risk everything and face the lesser
evils providing we be annexed to the
United States"
Arrivals yesterday were: Templeton-
Gray Warner, Denver; F. B. Yoakum, Los
Angeles; Miss H. Ferguson, Cedar Rapids;
w. Apprudos, Chicago; w. F. Meyer, ST
Louis; G. K. Off, Butte; B. B. Glascock,
Julian Olds, K. Hatzel, Washington, d.
c.; D. P. Felt and wife, Springville.
Cullen-G. c. Howe. Duluth; B. B.
Brown and wife, Rock Springs; F. Me
mand Omaha; w. H. Daniels, Chicago;
S. E. Busser, Kansas; E. J. Briggs, c. c.
Snyder, Park City; Phil Speckard, Provo;
w. j. Rigg, New York, J. w. Denning,
Council Bluffs; E. J. Raddatz, Stockton.
Walker-C. T. Letson, W. T. Dorward,
Stelton, n. J.; Miss Murphy, Miss Phalen,
Park City; B. H. Jones, Bingham; E. S.
Hooper, Philadelphia.
Knutsford-A. X. Katz, New York; c.
J: Hannah, Mrs. Hannah, the Misses
Hannah, Ernest and Edward Hannah,
Philadelphia; D. w. Coon, F. w. Coon,
w. R. Coon, Troy; A. T. Hopkins. Lock
port, N. Y; P. A. Walker, U. S. coast
survey; H. P. Ritter, u. S. coast survey;
W. G.. Allen, Chicago; T. F.. Singhisen,
Mrs and Miss Singhisen, Idaho; e. D.
Gering, Pittsburg; c. F. Brown, Denver;
w. B. Page and VIE Denver; w. T. Page,
Omaha; j. R. Hardy, San Francisco.