The evening times., 1897-09-30
MORGAN on ANNEXATION
He Writes That Educated Ha-
waiians Desire 1t.
NO ORGANIZED OPPOSITION
The senator Finds That the Convio-
tioD In the Island Is That the Mat
tween the American People-Ef-
forts Against ~ Insignificant.

New YORK, Sept. 80 .ASenator Morgan in
dispatch TO the ItersIt mailed from Hol.-
oluIu. September as, add telegraphed rom
san Francisco, says. !.
There is no active or organized opposi-
ton to annexitiou in. Hawaii. sorue roy,i-
lists naturally reg ret every step that leads
10 the dedication OF the country to free
self government, which is now beyond re
versal, and they excite the appfehensions
of some natives that annexation Will tend
to their social degradation.
but the effort ana its results are insig-
nificant. The less-informed classes are
free from political ca res and the educated
natives are free from all Jealousy toward
the white race. Their desire for annexa-
ton is intense and earnestly patriotic
They are Americans ih the most decided
form, without any tolerance Of static the
ories OF forms OF civilization. They copy
not hing from the siatics, while they eager
ly adopt the CUSTOMS ard manners OF the
Americans.
"'lf there is any actual controversy a bout
annexation in the republic the fact is not
descernible in any open demonstrations
that are at all important. A meeting at
iiio recently in opposition to annexation
was 4 failure, the people taking no inter
est in it.
The settled and general conviction is
that this is an American question be-
tween American people, as it has always
been in our dealing with it. Annexation
to America or protectorate by our
Government are. the issues to Which
discussion is confined, it being agreed on
all sides that the islands VIII not have
the settled prosperity and contentment
they need and deserve II their foreign
lations are to depend upon their naval
power for security and freedom frUin agi-
tation.
THE sea power OF the islands is far
short of the fmIortancesof their agricul-
tural productions and of their value as a
commercial center and as place of rest
and refreshInent for ma avigators. We can
supply. these wants quicker and more con-
veniently tban any other country. and
this fact must necessarily draw Hawaii
to us with hooks of steel that no power
can destroy. In this respect our only
rival is Great Britain, through the Straits
of Fuca.
Whatever country furnishes ships of war
and OF commerce to Hawaii VIII find there
ample material for supplies and a body pf
native sailors snat are not excelled in
many OF the best qualities by any In the
world.
Considered I'm a sense as broad as the
distance between Asia and a merica, there
is no place on eithercoast or IN any island
OF the Pacific Ocean that is OF equal iuI
portance and value to CONNIE rec or naval
power as Pearl Harbor. The reasons are
that it is central In the arc OF the great
circle, north OF tire equator, that is describ-
ed by the coasts OF Asia and America IL
has the best climate Of any Part on either
coast. It affords the, best and cheapest
shelter to shipping, and Che least expensive
ways for proyisionary repairing, coaIing
and watering vessels OF an y size.
''The sea line of the harbor is coraIreef.
The hay divides into three bodies OF water
as n reaches inland,aH of nearly equal
size and depth. The peninsulas that divide
the waters approach The entrance through
the outer aar-the coral reef-within dis
tance Of three miles. and command il all
solutely.
finland, the shores OF the harbor, with
their meanGerings, are Included in a space
of about six miles as will be seen by con-
snlting a chart of the harbor. The outer
bar is OF soft corals, and the space to be
oredge,l is less than haIf-nile." 3"