The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26
Senator Morgan Eavors Taking Possess
stOa OF Hawaii.

washington, NOV. lJ.-oenat0r
Morgan of Alabama, member of the
committee on foreign relations, has
reached here on his return from Hon.
olulu, where he went to post himself
on the annexation question: For the
first time he submitted yesterday to an
on the results of his trip, and
said;--
"My conclusions, based on my OBJ
servations, are only full confirmation
of what | had previously believed
that it is our national duty, and will
be in every way advantageous to all
concerned, TO annex Hawaii to this
country. l have studied the question
from the most authentic and reliable
sources.
"The establishment of an outpost of
the United States within the tropics and
2200 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 Pa
cifc The Intervention of the British
possessions from the straits of Fuca to
the northern boundary of Alaska ere.
ates powerful reason for our occupa.
ton of Hawaii.
without imputing to Great Britain
any other motive than to extend her
national policy of commercial conquest,
it seems very obvious that it she should
acquire dominion of Hawaii and open
and tortify Pearl harbor, her military
fortress at Esquimault, on the island of
Vancouver, co operating, would cut our
coast line in two, and would leave us
encountered with mass of territory in
Alaska, whose defense would be almost
impossible, and the advantage of which
would be lost to us. The Vancouver
coal fields would give the British navy
almost 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 by purchase of territory, and
extending up to the Rio Grande across
the continent to the Pacific we have an
nexed all the territory lying to the
north of that line and have annexed
the entire Pacific coast except the front
age of 600 miles conceded to Great
Britain. This rapid and vast eXpan-
sion has contributed much to civiliza-
ton, aud in none of the transactions
have we cause for regret. | have no
fears of snch expansion, especially as
to possessions in the Pacific in those
islands that constitutes part of the geo.
graphical and commercial system of the
North American continent.
"There would not be the slightest
urnUuIry III the character, vuuuItiUn or
wishes of the 1000 native people of
Hawaii. They are far better adapted
to American citizenship than many
millions of those whom we have well
coined here from southern Europe, and
are better ada led than the Indians,
MexicMs and native Ala>kans. Ex-
cept among the lew who expect person
al favors and advancement from re es-
Enlistment OF the royal government,
the general body of Hawaiian popula.
lion will rejoice in he honor, safety,
peace and prosperity which annexation
will bring. Morally and practically
the silent invas Oh OF Hawaii from the
Orient Che Japanese violates all the
declared policy and often expressed
purpose of the United States to protect
those people against foreign interfer.
euce.
The islands as national possession
would richly reward US for expenditure
of a hundred millions. The annexa
ton would c st us nothing, and will
not at present excite the open opposi
ton Of any nation.