The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10
ANNEXATION Or HAWAII.
The Reasons Glsea Why TIE Usited
States Should Control.
Ex-MlNlSTER THURsToN'sDIscusslo
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Washingtcn. October e.--Tcrrina Thurs
ton. ex-minister from Hawaii. has issued
hand book on the annexation Of Hawaii.
In specifying the reasons for annexation
MT. Thurston Gays; II will prevent the
establishment OF an allen and possible
hostile stronghold IN q position command
ing the Pacific coast and tho commerce OF
the North Pacific, and definitely, finally
secure to tho United States the strategic
control Of the North Pacific, thereby pro.
tectinG Its Pacific coast and commerce
from attack.
All OF the great powers OF Europe have
coaling stations within steaming distance
OF the Atlantic coast of the United States,
No nation possesses station near enough
to the Pacific coast to be available as a
base Of operation against It. The Pacific
Is so wide that naval ships can not cross
and operate on the Pacific coast without
rccoaling.
A country in possession OF Hawaii would
have base OF supply and repair within
four or Ave days steaming from any part
OF the coast and standing menace to It
and Its commerce. BY simply keeping
other nations out of Hawaii the United
States will secure immunity from naval
attacks upon Its Pacific coast.
Other reasons given by Mr.. Thurston
are as follows:
The conditions are such that the United
States must act NOW to preserve the re
suits OF its past policy and to prevent
the dominancy in Hawaii OF foreign
people. Il is no longer question of
whether Hawaii shall be controlled by the
native Hawaiian or by some other for
eign people. out the question is, which
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Those inimical to America interests
may obtain control In Hawaii and ter
inmate all special privileges now held by
the United States and transfer them to
rival nations. and that other nations stand
ready to avail themselves OF the oppor-
tunity Ia evidenced by the fact that the
Ems tsh government has recently attempt
cd and is stlll attempting TO obtain the
cession or lease of one OF tho Hawaiian
islands as a cable station.
Whether the reciprocity treaty Is con.
ttnued or not, conditions have developed
which will as certainly evict. American
interests and control from Hawaii M
though Il were ACCOMPLISHED by abrosa~
q tho Sa treaty Ssay or or By hostile gans
Japan, Mr.. Thurston refers to heavy Jap
anese inim. grafton to Hawaii and adds:
Regardless Of the declaration OF the Jap
anese government Hawaii has, against
the Will and efforts OF Its government and
people, drfted Japanwards during thu
past two years and unless radical action
" taken 10 stay the process tncre Gun uv
but one logical result, viz: The ultimate
supremacy of the Japanese and thereby
OF Japan IN Hawaii. This viii be accom-
plished in the teeth of the American pol.
ICY of exclusion OF foreign control and
with no tangible overact on the part OF
the government OF Japan. The contro.
versy with Japan is the preliminary ski
mish In the great coming struggles be-
tween The civilized of the East and of the
West.
All that is now holding Hawaii from
rotrograding into an Asiatic outpost Is a
handtul OF resolutc and determined men,
But there is limit to their strength, and
| II help is to come IN time II must come
soon. Annexation will settle the Issue
, and maintain American control In Hawaii
and nothing else Will.
Mr.. Thnrston enumerates other reasons
chiefly OF a commercial nature, and then
answers twenty objections to annexation.
The answers cover the questions OF the
constitutionalty of the proposed anncxa-
ton; Hawaii as point OF weakness In
time OF war: expenditure ON navy. etc. 10
prntect Hawaii; application OF the Monroe
doctrine; status Of n protectorate; infiu-
ence on American beet sugar trade; effect
on Sugar Trust; assumption Of Hawall's
debts; leprosy In Hawaii; United States
already large enough.