Evening star., 1897-01-16
Prepared for Delay.


Prepared for Delay
We do not expect to have any walk-over
in our efforts to be annexed to the United
States. The object to be attained is great
and valuable one. We are prepared for
laborious and. If necessary. protracted eff
forts to secure it. Should the incoming ad-
ninistration and the next Congress hos
pitably entertain our suit, we shall rejoice
We shall not despair because of demur and
delay. We have the strongest conviction
that the interests of the United States in
the Pacific demand the creation in Hawaii
of an American state, and feel assured that
your statesmen cannot fail soon to be con-
vinced of that truth. We have once been
accepted, and then been suddenly and igno-
minfously rebuffed Meantime, for four
years, our American colony has been max
Ing noble growth, and consolidating its
strength. We shall now again present our
selves for admission, well-tried and test
ed commonwealth disciplined by adversity
ard with our moral and political worth
proved by the buffetings we have under
gone VIII America longer hesitate to ac-
knowledge its worthy offspring? Here we
are, 5000 Americans, more than half of us
born here. We have Asnericanized Ha-
wall. and created here noble and wealthy
CIVILIZATION Now we want America to
take us in, and pour in upon us your
teeming myriads of white settlers to save
US from the swarming Asiatics of the
orient. ~
We are already encountering your objec-
tions to annexing us, on the ground that
we have such a large Asiatic popula tion-
there are from 10000 to 5000 Japanese
and Chinese. But will you surrender this
important group to become Asiatic? Or
will you rescue it for the white racee Now
Is the time for the United States to act
without delay, to make Hawaii land for
White men, and not for Asiatics. The jana
nese are continuing to pour in here at the
rate of 800 or 400 a month Under orr
treaty with Japan, we have no means of
excluding them. If annexed, America can
take the necessary measures to shut ont
such immigration. If annexation is de-
layed, the number of Japanese will po on
increasing, until they will soon constitute
majority of the population Not FIVE or
zen years hence, but now, is the time to
save hawaii for the white race. What a
magnificent outpost for that race and for
America this splendid group will form in
thls commanding location off your western
coast. And yet some men will talk of Civ
ing II up for japanese to occupy!
Prosperity In Sugar.
The exceptional prosperity Of our sugar
business the past year has put a large
amount of money upon the local market
for Investment Advantage has been sue
cessfully taken of this condition of things
by two enterprises on this Island of Oahu.
One is the Oahu Railway and Land Com
pany, which had out s709,00 IN per cent
at and per cent. The whole amount has
just been refunded in 81 900, 900 of per cent
Donds. 1t is expected also to add $500 900
more OF bonds for thirty-five miles extern
sion OF the railway to Kahula plantation
at the north angle of the island and for
improvements on the existing road, 1t is
hoped to secure the additienal $5OO. 600
shortly, which will make $2,dOO,OOO in all
raised IN the Honolulu money market
In addition to this investmerst is q nearlv>
equal one, which is about completed, of sub
Scrlptions to 81 10000 of stock of the Oahu
sugar Company This is the proposed
previously written. which is to occupy some
10000 acres on the north shores OF Pearl
Harbor, to which the, water for irrigation
IS n,.i to be forced UP from aftesian wells to
attitudes varying from 300 to 500 feet. The
plans are not considered TO involve any
experiment, since the adjoining Eva planta-
ton Is splendid success, forcing its wa
yer from sixty to 2OO feet, at well-ascer-
taihed cost A few years ago the scheme
would have been derided as chimerical.
Recent improvements in steam pumps have
made 1t practicable, and a magnificent body
of rich land will be united to an exhaust
less supply OF water rising thirty feet above
sea level. The business of the new plan
tation will enrich the Oahu railway, which
takes cne-eighth of the shares in payment
for the land.
Thus by the time Uncle Sam is likely to
be ready to occupy his grand naval station
Dy removing the sand bar, which closes
Pearl Harbor. most of the surrounding coun-
try Will have been converted from cattle
ranches into waving stretches of sugar
cane, and the nearer shores will be studded
with the reeking chimneys of sugar mills
and pumping works, among which the
trains are swiftly plying. Pearl Harbor
consists of lovely stretches of water, with
delicious climate from the soft, cool trade
winds sliding over the near mountain ridge
The Pearl City peninsula is already an at
tractive suburb to Honolulu residents, who
make 1t watering place. 1t will become
when the harbor is opened. the central
business point of the new port.
kAMEHAMEHA.