El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-21
HANDBOOK ON ANNEXATION.
Why the Hawaiian Islands Should be
Promptly Taken in by us.


Lorrin A Thurs,o0, eX-minister
from Hawaiia, has issued hard book
on the annexation of Hawaii of IS
pages in pam plet form and a copy of
which has been received by this Of
fee.
The hand book consists of a state
ment of the reasons in favor of an
nexation, brief description of Hawaii,
its people, government, laws, COM
merce, finances, educational system
and resources: an enumeration OF ~
objections that have been made to an
uexation and reply to each, and an
exhaustive summary Of all the facts
relating to the island.
Ia specifying the reasons for annexa-
ton, Mr.. Thurston says:
1t will prevent the establishment of
an alien and possibly hostile strong
hold in a position commanding the Pa
cifc coast and commerce of the north
Pacific, and definitely and finally Sc
cure to the United States the strate-
gical control of the north Pacific,
thereby protecting its Pacific coast and
commerce from attack.
All the great powers of Europe lie,
or have coaling stations, within steam
ing distance of the Atlsntic coast of
the United States. No nation possesses
a cOaling station near enough to the
Pacific coast to be available as a base
of operations against it.
WILL SECURE IMMUNITY.
The Pacific is so wide that naval
ships cannot cross and operate on the
Pacific coast without recoaling.
A country in possession OF Hawiia
would have base of supply and repair
within four or five days steamiDg of
any port of the Pacific coast, and be a
~ n IL and it's
merce.
By simply keeping other nations out
of Hawaii the United States will secure
almost absolute immunity from naval
attack on its Pacific coast.
Upon the opening of the Nicaragua
or Panama canal, practically all of the
shipping bound for Asia making use
thereof will stop at Honolulu for coal
and supplies.
OTHER NATIONS WAITING.
Other reasons given by Mr.. Tnurston
are as follows:
The conditions are such that the
United States must act now to preserve
the results of its past policy, and to
prevent the dominancy in Hawaii of
foreign people
1t is no longer a question of whether
Hawaii shall be controlled by the ma
tive Hawaiian or some foreign power,
but the question is, What foreign
people shall control Hawaii?''
Those inimlcal to American interests
may obtain control in Hawaii and ter
min tie all spec ial privileges now held
by the United States and transfer them
to rival nations, and that other nations
stand ready to avail themselves of the
opportunity is evidenced by the fact
that the English government has re-
Gently attempted, and is still attempt
ing. to obtain the cession or lease of
one of the Hawaiian islands as cable
station. All that has stood in the way
of its C pnsumm alton has been the reci-
procity treaty aud the determination
of Hawaii to keep its face turned Amer
icanwards until the annexation ques-
ton is settled.
Whether the reciprocity treaty is
continued or not, conditions have de-
veloped which will as certainly evict
American Interests and control from
Hawaii as though it were accomplished
by abrogation of the treaty or by hos
lie guns"
THE AWAKENING OF JAPAN.
Under the head of The Awakening
Of japan" Mr.. Thurston refers 10 |
heavy Japanese Immigration to Hawaii |
and adds: "Regardless of the declara-
tons of the. Japanese government, |
Hawaii has, against the will and efforts |
Of its government and its people, drift
ed Japan-wards during the past two
years, and unless radical action is
taken to stay the process, there can be
but one logical result, viz; The ultim-
ate supremacy of the Japanese, aud !
thereby, Japaa in Hawaii. This will :
be accomplished in the teeth of the
American policy of exclusion Of foreign /
and with no tangible overt !
action on the part of the Japanese gov
srpment.