The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27

4 ~ hlfNA ~ NhO NNA Wv ~ " ~ NhANN
BY tho goat Imperial inoNcmcntaT
THAT Is tho appearances OF things. aoriuany's
compulsory uniiIcation under Prussia has has
tened tho rcgovcrnmcnt OF tho world; the Ger;
man family has boldly entered the lists and
The ression Of Holigoiand n few ycnrs ago, Off
tho mouth OF the Elhn. by England Ia, Gormany
wHiInn islands. Ensinnd bought ,Crotc. Russla
has gathcici under her wins almost n zone OF
sie;s"rc ,fo to me more H"i nd 1H sG lnS ' tSnn n S"a H %SSn
ehc is pushing China into civilization and given
Russian finances tho health OF her exhaustion or
territory. A great nation is coming out on tho
Pacific from Russia In tho place Of Manchcoria.
Its hnrbor. open III winter; Is In Line win Inc
through the Hawaiian Islands"
"Honolulg may become n sort Of Singapore or
THAT is so. II is the crossroads of the Pa.
eihc, from the mouth of tho NlGarngna Canal,
Magellan TO Port Arthur. Japan. and Russia.
AlSo rom San rrnnSisco to Australasia. Also
You erard The Pacific Ocean as the future
ocenn OF commorcer'
Yes. Japan has become a civilized nation.
an open nation. Corea has como into tho thea.
s ena o. 81, 'r "a long hii ns Of "a rn IGTSt 70 into G% ths pS s c the
England has come In from India; France iron,
Siam; think the mishtiost trade Of tho earth
orerdone cities on tho Pacific coast. 1t is also
goccssnry to the American, interior which pro;
10 many mouths az raiirunds 10 the T. ,cinc.
TIL" ,i-satisfnpiiou wost Of The Missouri Is 'hc
~n.ntiors. We raise moro food than there are
mouths mo dm, , TO feed feed The Pacific o'e"" is our -r''''
How large Is the Pacific Ocean !"
IT is one;thlrH Of the whole nren Of 81 the globe }
1ii a" "e' the e % al mi but M't at our Bci,rInE strut irai
Is 3nly % a., vile ~ The an MI ni Gian rn,n rpr ,9ri y
Iui,nitca States is only OF 100000 miles arco.
p pesn, r siSae pe 1fssD in has iSis! oei i, is sS nssr y ti h%FE t.
played Its part. We abut on both oceans. Look
at he Atlantic trade! When the Pacific is tho
same we shall not want customers.
These islands are r. to give US position both for
Both. Any other power possessing them has
a base of war against Ms. We. possessing them,
free our Pacific States from all dread OF war
II suppose naval officers see the advantages,
and Al favor the a'aHisition :
Yankee lns' r. taI e"s Who eve ever "' Vent there made a a
treaty himself for their annexation or trade.
IN t !, T"' eS o sSSa one Sch, The w sSnS ' saSssS
officers Of the navy to hope for San Francisco
Bay to be he. outlet for American trade led
them to carefully regard the harbors of Hawaii.
In Washington's second term Honolulu was dis
covered. Boston ships lanrod tho first horse
zntion In those islands is rs old. as the state Of
Missouri or thS ADMISSION OF Maine to the Cnl3n.
meni. The America niZing OF the Sanowict
Islands preceded the American settlement Of my
than American California"
TO conclude, you fee! sure the Hawaiian
treaty VIII be COuTrme0I
I do. 1t was made by n new Administration
and a very conservative one, by a Secretary of
State who is cminently careful ami consiacrate,
and 1t came to our committee in the Senate in
form md with ali the facts, and we reported it
f nns emoy, ON grounds s c thf GpR0M Mor, Of sngsgaS al
I great movements on the Pacific Ocean, expects
N this measure of u.s."
= Secretary sherman was sitting by, his Office
, mp when called on him at o O'Clock at night.
b Teral newspaper, reporters were coming in
d Nuentarily on little inquiries.
l.s6 Secretary has a rather extended white
o ebIa AMI mustaches and looks more veneer.
TsaesS% sn.' of Nyo Sssdi but gan ssill f Sim Sut a wS Snd
can car and it was an easy picture Of republi-
8 III iissssness of state.
- the IH"wggssn treaty. Mr.. secretary r 'pp'''D ~
under othas in favor of it. In other times and
T. as s VS., - donr Wy merely for that purpose. such
y some p%eacef,iie extend slavery and TO threaten
so.uniry a mad OF shnI ito GF' affie .ms0 S o"d
priety it can b1esre is my record, With pro.
e inference u,ha. IsS 1sos %aa , FSpnn 4!sasS vf out f tne
accede TO The arm arm occasion. when did not
8 character. A.pressaffin10op1' i w. : Of f. 3 BE- d bEonsRt
,; Justified US in taxing sR ReiG n,G o of the i.rI iTianSf
4 Hive we all the powe,to accep, and govern
o We have all the powa =, sorsrO,,ntro .,
any other nation acting exie al s0V%SFe e boasS Ut
the lands a a%p n ni soa p of Ied HI; , we .eGpirsd
ever we went. and in Ohio tho nimaTtaioonns r nei o.
e'ikhteu Hnu supported agalnSt,. hr nnntb,nr
nation. The nearest res, nbE,c ee' tn tha
Q Hawaiian treaty was he acquislifSse Of T ro sng
s prpBfioas I IL , Iar gssa G wss to ., be ,bs a I'd hing ieFae op.
|. sessing a fellow republic OF her bestpnr n YSpCs
I and we se got Snm wiz, IN 1t 1t California alter o and eS&leXiSo Q.
+ and 70 have moro free States. pFaeiho
: = act s% SuSs1 Texas s. aff91irsd y secret treaty al the
mo. Il wa done quicker than that. It.as
done by joint action Of the two houses OF ca.
h exchange for Florida in 1919. Then. in Is9.
5 Mt. Clay. as Secretnry, OF State. off, rcd TO bu,
ton to Mexico to annex II by stealth after Mex
leo abolished slavery and the internal disorder
i. president van Buren, rejected Texas and wa,
did not oppose Texas on account Of MEXICO. bu;
! I'll John Tyler renegnded from his party, and a.
! an Offering to the opposite party he reopened thu
. been declared independent by the Americ Tnt
. tire: Mr.; UpshHr; Tyler,s Secretary, lost, hi
0 apthorities Of Teas who were, like Tho
, but slavery was a feature Of hat a annex
alton which we have not now to deal with
I. El nio he sq Tn hna f Tse lof5 i5,s w Of Land az to- help sI e.
: Ssa& Il. v ssSSf. VA 's,S SP fSs Ss% g Tsfss. !: Ts 9 SUB e
, vention the following month. and Mi. Polk, a,
an annexationist. beat Mr.. Van Buren,. and wa
Texas, and the issue was raised and met whether
Congress had the power to annex a foreign indie
pendent nation. The parties we're split on tn,
question IN C,ongress; 80 were tho sections
President, Tyler, appro, ed the Joint resolution
Two days before he went out OF office, and nj IN,
!, PeEinnin$r Of the next Congress. on motion O
!, resolution. The Mexican war, viii h follower
only added TO the are, annex, d. l was r Used il
hostility TO he motive. but in tho sequel | np
prove OF the measure. 1t hast ened the end Of
slavery, hut u roinded out tho Union. England
, Germany, and other nations wanted Texas. anC
IL wanted to coIne 10 us. and VIC did nOt want
r any foreign ~neighhor so close 10 our ribs, SC
every body was 10 be satisfied"
ureI r''"" "'"'
Yes, ! do. The reasons urged against 1t arr
, not OF a business c,f IS. 1t appeals to me ct this
tlihe as the best thing to do. Not TO 40 il in
viIes Asia TO come too near our affairs. Th,
, general temper OF the people favors our going tC
the relic! oI those who put themselves In mncf
tronble 70 be closer TO US. Nor do | think that
ms act toward " small group OF islands Ia nm
evidence OF national rapucIty. We re used &c
, execute ana latiiy n 10. lner treaty; the intorvaI
Drought troubles. which brought the Govern,
, mcnt 10 lace "A situation promptly. We had
long declared that no other nation but ours
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