The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-03
ANNEXATION IDEA CALLED ES-
SENCE OF SUPPORT.
Another JAS. B. Castle Interview
Planters-No Mention of Kauilani-
The japanese in Hawaii.
portland Oregonian.)

! TOMS OF the repuDllc OF Hawaii, with
headquarters at Honolulu, arrived in
this city from San Francisco yester.
the benefit of his shattered health. Mr.
Castle is quartered at the Portland,
and is so delighted with the present
cool weather that he will remain so
long as it lasts. From here he will g'o
to the mountain resorts in British
Columbia on the Canadian Pacific, and
later in the season go east and meet
his wife in Massachusetts.
Mr.. Castles father, Samuel Northup
| Castle, was one of the early mission
aries to the island, and, when he died
there two years ago, he had been 81
years in that field as assistant finan-
cial agent on the islands. The present
Mr.. Castle was born and raised on thu
island, and has made number of trips
tdk the United States, so that he is
hiM ories of both countries. Like all
me4nbers of the present government of
Hawaii, Mr.. Castle is thoroughly i'm
bihed with the principles of American
Government and the subject upper
most in his mind is annexation.
Annexation is a live topic with us
at all times and seasons" said Mr..
Castle to reporter of the Oreganian
last evening, land the subject is one
which grows in strength every day.
OF course there are certain planters
who want a protectorate, but they are
decidedly in the minority, and it is a
significant fact that the advocates of
Rrotectorate are to be found among
other nationalities than Americans.
There is practically no division of
opinion in a desire for annexation on
the part of the Americans on the
islands, and, of course, we hope that
the coming administration in this
country will take a decisive step in the
matter and consummate the much-de-
sired union.
"You may set it down as fact that
annexation is the essence of the sup
port of the Dole government. In other
words, our government owes it's unan.
unity and strength to its desire for
annexation.
THAT feeling for annexation is
spreading even among the natives.
Their bitterness against the Govern
ment is steadily decreasing and they
are having greater confidence in the
leaders, in whom they now find their
best friends. Mr.. Dole personally is a
conspicuous figure and a tower of
strength in himself. He is man of
such high personal qualities as to dis
arm his worst enemies. In fact, prac-
tically, he has no enemies, for the en-
emies of the government are the great
est admirers of Mr.. Dole.
'Yes, the Government is fully able
to maintain itself, and will be able to
do so for long time to come. of
course, the one object always in view
is annexation. Hawaii is a natural col
ony of the United States, and is made
emphatically so by its surrounding OPP
portunities for annexation.
1T will be one of the best paying in
vestments the United States will ever
make, for the islands are self-support-
ing, and, when once firmly established
as part and parcel of your government,
the increased trade and population and
developments and improvements Incl
dent thereto would bring about an in
crease in revenues that would greatly
enhance the value of the islands as ma
tional property.
"The fear of Japan anneXing the is
lands has never caused us to lose any
sleep. OF course, with $4,000 Japanese
on the islands and with their well de
veloped characteristics for energy and
their natural elation at their victories
over the Chinese, it stands to reason
that they may have thoughts of con-
trolling Hawaii; but it is not probable
that this will ever come to pass. In
fact, the matter is not creating much
serious thought. The effort making to
secure the franchise for the Japanese
on the islands is, l think, only news
paper talk. They are excluded from
becoming citizens of our republic by a
general clause in the constitution. Not
because they are Japanese, however,
for it affects other races as well. Nat
uralization with us is made very diff
cult, for the applicant for naturaliza-
tion must be a citizen of a country
having a specific provision on the sub