The San Francisco call., 1897-12-10
the size OF the vote in the House. 1t would
therefore be better for the Senate to take.
up a bill than the treaty."
LOS ANGELES
FALLS IN LINE.
The Merchants of the Southern
CITY Strong Against Hawaiian
Annexation.

annexation
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9-The Los An
geIes Chamber OF Commerce has again
asserted its position against Hawaiian an
nexation. Every commercial body in
this city, the three daily paTers, the
Council OF Labor, and almost every
prominent professional man has declared
against the policy. The resolutions
adopted by the Chamber of Commerce
were based upon a report made upon the
question by the com mittee on commerce
Of that body OF which w. C. Patterson is
chairman. The report made by this COM
mlttee TO the main body was the result of
care nj study ana investigation made
by Chairman Patterson and his confreres.
1t was as follows:
We should be disposed to question the wis
dom OF annexation because:
F.rst-Of the loug-cStabIIshed American sen.
timenJ against the further acquisition OF Ter
ritory.
these Is auds from the United States and the
consequent difficulty and expense which
WOUlu be involved IN their defense and pro-
lection case OF war.
Tnird-Because Of the enormous alien Mon
EOIiau pOpu alton which would be acquired,
ana when would III s,me degree be menece
Fou-th-The spirit OF American institutions
does not lend Itself TO the extinction of au-
tOuOmy IN any other nation. The pies. so
brilliantly eN~InP Pllhrd II the British colonial
policy, mat weak and ignorant nation
should be uplifted by taking away its iade-
pendeDce chimes better with monarchical
ideas than with ours. We believe govern
ment should rest on he consent OF more than
> per cent OF the governed. Three thousand
adopted HawuiIans desire annexation; 81, 900
native HNWaiiauS do not. 1t is not yet q re-
publican proportion.
When this report was made, c. D. Will
lard offered he following resolution, and
II was unanimously adopted:
Rescued, That it is the sentiment Of the
board of directors OF the Los Angeles Cham
Der OF Commerce taet the annexation OF the
Hawaiian Islands VIII lie in the long run de-
cldedly detrimental to the best interests OF
Southern California.
ECs,'rsa, That copies OF this resolution be
sent % the Senator'S and Representatives from
this Stale.
In speaking of the matter, Chairman
Patterson SAID: The sentiment against
annexation was unanimous, and the COM
mittee on commerce did not arrive at anv
conclusion hastily. We carefully investi-
gated the sutject. We studied II in all Of
its phases. Senator Whites position, we
think, Is unassallable. In the report OF
the committee on this subjecr. there was
q clause which represents my indIvid ual
view, and which, in my opinion, disarms
those WaO favor annexation and takes
away their argument.
The clause / refer to reads as follows:
we do not attach the utmost weight to
the argument which is based on the fact
that the Hawaiian Islands constitute a
ugar-prOducIng country. Sugar from
those Islands already comes free of duty.
ana II they were annexed it would not
come into the United States more freely,
so lar tariff IS concerned, than il does
now Ny opinion is that in the four rea-
sons stated br the committee there is
cmple ground Tor every ciiIzen to oppose
annexation"