The times., 1897-11-21
Every Consideration of American
Interest, Ambition and Progress
Demands That We Shall Annex
the Hawaiian Islands-The Pos
session OF Them Is u Necessity.


important. public relations. rhe Times
| questioned him last night, and wnat ae
was good enough to say follows;
''The na tive Hawaiians, like other classes
of people in the Pacific Ocean, have very
strong local affections and prejudices, and
have strong tendency TO attempt 10 Sc
cure control ef affairs in their own country
| The Hawaii2ns know and care little about
politics, and the larger part OF them seem
to feel very little interest in the matter
OF who may be their rulers. They are
| a quiet and contented class OF people. Their
greatest interest is In personal amnse-
ment. They are fond OF horseback riding
boating. dancing, reasting and such things.
''Dy fir the larger portion OF the natives
| have nttlt care for the scheme OF govern
ment under which they may live. 1t is all
| one to them whether 1T is a monarchy
or rrlublc; but they are fond Of being
associated with he ruling power. A good
many Of them would follow the lead Of
royalty with submissive zeal, but there re
Others who see the inuriIity Of that form OF
government under the present conditions,
and who haze a strong aud earnest purpose
10 be useful 10 their race. | noticed TINS
among tnenafives who are leaders or tea ch
ers iE schools or Sunday schools, TO whicl
they seem To- be very much devoted. The
wealthiest Of the Hawahans, and the men
among them best niterm q. are almost with
out exception in favor of annexation 20
America.
TheJapaneSe ann chinese, unfortunately.
are increasing in number and power in
the island Underline republic the policy
of the Government in Hawaii is TO secure
for every head ola Hawaiian family a
piece OF ground in fee simple, a horne.
and 70 assist him In the Improvement OF
his holding. One Gf the detrimental fea-
tures OF tile present situation is that the
want OF thrift of the Hawaiians is operat-
ing greatly to their decadence. Hawaiian
family with a piece OF land viii rent the
same 10 a Chinese or Japanese, who VIII
undertake 10 cultivate the ground and feed
the family. This is being done tc large
extent. and the IIg u aiians as long as they
can be fci and live without work, are
contcnted; but, by such habits, they are
losing their ability 10 become useful as
citizens.
Under these conditions, unless some
dominating Influence should be interposed,
the Chinese and japanese VIII gain In
numbers and increase their power until
they are able 10 succeed the nacive liza
walisus in their home interests and de-
priye them OF their holdings. In that
event, the authority and the property Of
the natives VIII be absorbed by their more
industrious Oriental competitors.
"In America there is i great deal OF
'misinforlpation as to the conditions under
which the native monarchy was put 1t of
power and a provisional government
erected in it's place. The only legitimate
reigning family Of Hawaii was the family
OF the Kamehamehas. Whom the last Kane.
hemeha died this dynasty ceased to exist.
His successor was elected by the House Of
Mobiles. consisting of a number OF natives
and son White men from other countries
who had heen elected to that body under
suffrage more or less popular. So that,
after the last Kanlehameha, the sovereignty
rested upoa election and was dependent
upon the viii Of an elective legislature.
so Kalakaua was elected King Of Ha-
wall with the privilege OF nomina ting his
successor, and before his death, did name
his sister, Lniuokalan. He went further
than this, and named his ufeee, the Princess
Liliuokalani attempted to abrogate the
constitution OF the country, under which
she held her only title to office, and nrJ-
claimed that she would in her own right
create new constitution, 1T was accepted
ty the intelligent men and leaders OF opin
ion in Hav ali, that, ipso facto, she had
performed tie act of abdiea ton. since her
only tenure rested upon her election and
was based solely upon the constitution
hjch she sought to abrogate and de
stroy. Upon this the chief men Of the
Islands created 4 provisional government
to repl0ce the diseredited executive; Int
the judiciary and the adnlnistra tiyt, offl-
GERS Of the. country generally remained In
place, performed their functions, and the
revolution practically only referred TO the
head OF the state. After that there was
popular election, and the present repub-
iican government was placed in powsr
under the present constitution.
The silent invasion of the Hawaiian
Islands by the Japanese is matter of
great cobcern to this country. Forming
a large part Of the present resident popula-
ton, there is little doubt that in the course
of time, tLey would be able to seize the
government and to make it practically, If
not ostensibly, Japanese dependency.
Every consideration of american interest,
ambition, and progress, demands that we
shall annex these islaa ads IT we have any
great national future as q commercial
nation, end ever expect TO develop our
trade with the countriesfDf the East, and
If ever we expect to protect and defend
that trade, the possession of Ha waii is
an obvious neeessityd:dt often has been
charged that, in the acquisition of tn ese
Islands, we were extending our coast line
1900 miles into the Pacific Ocean. The
most casual study of recent Government
maps will show that, contrariwise, the
Hawaiian Islands lie 200 miles east or
a north-and-south line dra wn from our west
ernmost American possessions. All political
diplomatic, AMI military authorities agree
that Hawaii is the key, and its possession
the control of tie Pacific Ocean Tne
naval power, which shall dominate and
fortify Hay wall Will be the domina ting
power IN the Pacific, supposing, of course.
that it has q sufficient navy TO protect its
interests. 1t is within 1900 miles of any
given point upon our Pacific coast v es-
sells of other nations, coming to attack
that coast, would be compelled to traverse
1000 to 10 ,O00 miles or more of ocean;
q fact which, considering the necessity
for eoaling,f wt,dli make sucn an adventure
impracticable II any OF them held Ha wall
the tables would be turned
'tWheu- we conre to consider the relations