The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-19
MORGAN on ANNEXATION
RETURNS FROM HONOLULU WHERE
HE WENT TO ETPOSIED,

He Believes 1T National Duty and in
Every Way Advantageous to All Com
cerned to Annex Hawaii-If Great Britain
Should Acquire Dominion Over Island
'Twould Cut Our Coast Line in Two.
Washington, Nov Ex-senator Nor
gan of Alabama, member of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, has reached
here on his way back from Honolulu,
where he went TO post himself on the
annexation question. For the first time
he submitted himself to-day to an in
terview on the results of his trip, as
follows:
my conclusions based on my obser-
vations are only full confirmation Of
what had previously believed-that it
is our national duty and will be in
every way advanta geous to all concern
ed to annex Hawaii to this country.
I have studied the questions from the
most authentic and reliable sources.
The establishment of an outpost of the
United States within the tropics and
2,200 miles from our coast challenges
the inquiry whether such action is nee
essary to our national welfare. Our
northwestern possessions on the Pacific
along the Aleutian Archipelago are
over 1000 miles west Of Honolulu.
This gives us control of practically
the entire American coast of the North
Pacific The intervention of the British
possessions from the Straits of Fuca to
the northern boundary of Alaska Gre
ates a powerful reason for our occupa-
tion of Hawaii. Without imputing to
Great Britain any other motive than to
extend her national policy Of CONNER
cial conquest it seems very obvious that
If she should acquire dominion of Ha-
wall and open and fortify Pearl har-
Dor, her military fortress at Esqui-
mault, on the island of Vancouver, CO.
operating, would cut our coast line in
two and leave us incumbered with a
mass of territory in Alaska, whose de-
fence would be almost impossible and
the famous advantage of which would
be lost to us. The Vancouver coal
fields would give the British navy al
most irresistible advantage in war and
virtual dominion of commerce in time
of peace.
Beginning with Key West we have
annexed the entire gulf coast to the
Rio Grande across the continent to the
Pacific we have annexed all the terri
tory lying to the north of that line and
have annexed the entire Pacific coast
except the frontage of 600 miles con-
ceded to Great Britain. This rapid
and vast expansion has contributed
much to civilization and in none of the
transactions have we cause for regret.
I have no fears of such expansion, es-
pecially as to possessions in the Pacific
in those islands that constitute a part
of the geographical and commercial
system Of the North American conti-
nent. There would not be the slightest
difficulty in the character, condition or
wishes of the $1,000 matte people of Ha-
waii. They are far better adapted to
American citizenship than many mil
lions of those whom we hae welcomed
here from southern Europe and better
adapted than the Indians, Mexicans and
native Alaskans
Except among the few who expect
personal favors and advancement
from re-establishment of the royal gov
eminent, the general body Of Hawaiian
population will rejoice in the honor,
safety, peace and prosperity which an
nexation will bring. Morally and prac-
tically the silent invasion Of Hawaii
from the Orient (the Japarese) violates
all the declared policy and often ex-
pressed purpose of the United States 10
protect those people against foreign in
reference
"Yhe islands as a national possession
would richly reward us for expenditure
Of hundred millions The annexation
would cost us nothing and will not at
present excite the open opposition of
any nation"