Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-21
is HAWAII worm THE rRicEt

Detroit Free Press DENY: ny the terms
OF the Hawaiian treaty this country is to
pay the 81 100000 Indebtedness NJ the is
lands. By dint Of tall husuing Hawai was
able to furnish the pen Tor he signing Of
the treaty.
Louisville Courier Journal ucmD: one OF
the provisions of the beautiful treaty for
the annexation Of the Sandwich islands. the
ratification Of which will violate our national
existence, will reject with cOntcmpt the
teachings aud warnings OF the founders and
. conscrNators Of our institutions and open
the way for untold burdens and CntanglC-
ments III the future. Is that, while We are to
acquire the public lands Of the islands they
are not 10 be subject to the land laws which
apply to the rest of our pubic lands but
the revenues deriycNfrom the Hawaiian pub
lie lands are to be devoted to the inhabitants
OF Hawaii Are we anneXing Hawaii or is
| Hawaii anueNing us?
Kansas City Star tind-demD: In view OF
the large number OF Cinnamon In what will
probably soon be the state OF Hawaii it is
interesting to note that there are now about
5G0 naturalized Cinnamon in the United
states VINO we're made citizens prior to the
| law passed in 1852. There are over 80 600
American born Chinese who have never
known any other country than this. and vet
they ana their families are citizens OF China
under our present laws. There are now in
the United states, in addition to the above
about $4,000 Cinnamon who are legal resi-
dents Of 'he United Statcs by right of CON
I tinued residence. dating back from twelve
TO iorty years. Under the present law the
Hawaiian Chinese would not become citi-
2ena should the United states annex the is
! lands.
Buffalo Express CrepO: For the seconl
time treaty Of annexation has been signed
| by the executive branches of the govern
mehts OF Hawaii and Of the United States
The Express can but regard the step as an
error for reasons that we have already
90 III q, .gr..
of territory which the United States has
made since its organization as govern
ment there is not one which time has not
Nindicated. Perhaps we who oppose the
annexation of Hawaii will find our fears
groundless. 1t is to be hoped SO II the an
neXation is to take place There is no Ger
Ialhty, however, that the treaty will be CON
nrmed by the necessary two-thirds ma
Jority OF the senate. A considerable group
OF senator's has already declared firm oppo
sitIoh 10 Ihe convention. Their number may
prove suflicient to defeat it,
chicago Tribune repJ The total area Of
the Hawaiian islands Is $40 square miles
or something less than New Jersey or n
half larger than Connecticut. or so per cent
or the area Of Massachusetts, or four tiros
that of Rhode Island or three and n h,If
times that of Delaware. The largest island
-ilaWall-contains i,2l0 square miles or
nearly five times the area of Cook county.
Maui win I6O square miles, CT that of a
- - iIi'n't' COUNTY haual 59O square
miles; Moloka Of 27O square miles. being
about as large es Du Page. Kendall or Of
many southern Illinois countless and several
other smaller Islands in the group. rang
ing from $50, 100, down to sixty-three square
miles The capital-Honolulu- about
5000 inhabitants The present population
Is estimated at 10000, comprising 10, 900 En-
glish-Speaking whites (more than half of
them being Americans, who own 90 per cent
or the property of the islands, $4,000 Por-
tuguese 10000 natives. Is 900 Chinese 95
600 Japanese and 10, 900 haf-breeds and MIXED
races.
New York Commercial Advertiser (repO.
II we leave the safe policy under which we
nave grown strong for hundred years and
beSln to reach out out to sea for more terri
tory where shall we stop? II Hawaii is to
be annexed, why not Cuba? And then there
are the remainder of the West Indies--Brt-
ish French. Danish and Spanish. Equally
valid arguments" could be framed by our
1lngoes for the appropriation of these by pur-
chase or by conquest, even if we had to fight
Europe in order to get them. This prospect
of disaster, confusion and bloodshed Is enough
instantly all attempts to annex any territory
whatever beyond the borders of our own CON
tinent We have more land. more IRE
sources" and a greater diversity Of popula-
ton already than we know what to do with
All our brains and energy are required to
put our own national household in order. We
can keep Hawaii from being annexed by any
any other nation in time OF peace by declaring
that we should regard such an act as un-
friendly to the United States. That is all that
ought to be done