The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-19

THE ISLANDS NEEDED AS AN OuIPOSi
Natives % the lalanas wosla Ne
clad 20 Become Cstiscns of the
usitcd states.

Washington, November rs. ---Senator Nor
gan OF Alabama member Of the ccnlnit-
tsc on foreign relations. has reached here
on his return from Honolulu. where he
went to post himself on the annexation
question, For the irst time he submitted
himself TO an interview on the resuks u
his trip and said:
my conclusions. based on my ohscrya-
lions. are full confirmation Of what
had previously bclieved--that IL is our Ma
tlonal duty and will be In every way I'D
van,ageous to all to annex Hawaii 10 this
country. | have studied the question from
the most euthentiu aud reliable sources,
The establishment OF an outpost OF the
| United StASos within the tropics ana 22Vo
miles from our coast challenges the In
quiry whl.her ouch action Is necessary to
our National welfare. Our Northwestern
possessions on The Pacific slong the Aleu-
| tian archipelago arc over 1000 miles west Of
Honolulu This gives US control ot psao-
ticelly the entire American coast OF the
! North Pacific.
| THE intervention Of the British possess
sions on the Straits OF Fuca 10 the north
ern boundary Of Alaska creates powerful
| reason for our occupation of Hawaii, With-
out imputing 10 Great Britain any o-her
| motive than TO extend her National policy
Of commercial conquest, Il seems very
| obvious that II she should acrulre dominion
OF Hawai-, and open and fortity Pearl hnr-
Dor her military fortress a. Esaulmanlt,
on the Island Of Vancouver, cooperating.
Iwould cut our coast line IN two and would
leave us encumbpred With a mass o. tor
ritory in Alaska whose defense would be
almost impossible and the enormous advan-
take az which would b. lost 10 us, The
Vancouver coal fields would give the Brit
ish almost irresistible advantage In war
aud virtual dominion OF Commerce III ame
OF peace,
.Beginning with Key West we have an
nexed the entire gulf coast TO the Rte
Grandc by purchase ~ territory and OK
tending up the Rio Grande across the con-
tinent TO The Pacific we have annexed 81
the territory lying 20 the rorth OF that line
and have annexed the entire Pacific cons
except the frontage of 600 miles conceded
10 Great Britain, This rapid and vast *
pansicn has contributed much TO cNillsa'
ton and In none OF the transactions have
we cause for regret. | have no f~irs %
such expansion, especially "a ghc poases
sions in the Pacific In those islbnds con
stitute part OF tho geographical ana com
mercial system OF the North American con
tinent There would not be the slightcs
| dtfhcuity ~ lfH chhrNctNl' V"nW ~" ~
wishes of ths 81. 0nl native people OF Hawaii
They are far better adapted TO American
citizenship thsn many millions OF thoh
whom we have welcomed here from South
ern Europe and better adapted than IN
Indians, Mexicans and native Alaskans
Except among the few who expect per
sonai favors and advancement from re
establishment OF tho r7ygl government IN
general body OF Hawaiian population WI
rejoice In the honor. peace and rrusperit
which annexation win bring. Morally an
physically the silent ineasion OF Iiawa
from the Orient 1.-THE japanese, ylolytes u
the declared policy and also the espresso
8 purroee OF the United States 10 prote'
J. these people from foreign interference ny
. islands az a National possession woui
richly reward us for expenditure OF
500 o0o0 O1. The annexation would cost Y
: nothing and at present VIII excite the ope
Il oppoytion OF no nation