San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-13
Club Clubbing :. HAWAII WYATT
Boston Reform Club Does
The Clubbing. I
HAWAII IS DISSECTED AT THE
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE
CLUB.
Arguments For And Against Annex
atiOn-Palmer And Storey
Against; HOLES And Gill
man In Favor Of.
Other News.

Boston, Mass, Nov. lS.-The Haw-
allan question has been discussed at
the dinner of the Massachusetts, Re-
form Club at Youngs. There was
about one hundred members present
and Edward Atkinson presided. Capt.
julius A. Palmer, formerly secretary
of Queen Lilioukalani, and Hon. Moore
field Storey spoke in opposition to an
nexation, and Prof. Ira n. Hollis, of
Harvard university, and Gorham d.
Gilman, consul general Of Hawaii, in
favor of it.
Capt. Palmer, who spoke first,
said:
1--WE do not want Pearl Harbor.
They have ceded Pearl Harbor to us.
But it is of no use. Now, 1 would like
my naval friends to explain what they
call strategic Importance. 1 can see
how, If We were at war with Spain,
the Azores would be an advantage to
us.
The Hawaiian Islands should be
neutral ground. They are neutral
ground at this moment by the guaran-
tee of four great nations. By our
treaty of reciprocity the islands agreed
to allow no other powers to assume
protectorate. Now, II we propose TO as
sumo control in Hawaii, We should in
vite all ths great powers. We want
them not to teach land grabbing, but
to teach them the principals OF Chris
ton religion"
Moorefiefd Storey said:
The question of Hawaiian annexa-
ton is perhaps as important a question
as the country has been called TO pass
upon for long time"
The speakers said the present gov
eminent in Hawaii is in power simply
through a revolutionary act, which de-
ed by American bayonets.
$50 far no vote has been cast in the
matter. We have no right to steal it,
at is said we need the islands in case
of war. But / defy anyone what
nation threatens in this war. The
statesmen who now threaten our peace
are not of foreign governments, tsreat
applauseO The preachers of war are
all to be found under the dome of our
own capitol.
III we take these island we shall
have to begin by spending enormous
sums for Notifications. I think the
opinion of a naval officer on the subject
expresses the situation. He said to
me: IF we do not have the Sandwich
ISLANDS. and we have a big fleet, we
can take them; If we have them and
no fleet we cannot keep them
The citizens of Hawaii are not ut
to be admitted to citizenship to the
United States. Annexation means the |
into our body polite of a |
corrupting element, il means enormous |
expenses. 1t is a crime for us to con- |
slider it,
Prof. Hollis Said:
Il do not believe either that the |
Sandwich islands are governed by a |
lot of unmitigated liars, nor do be-
ieve that the United States is govern
ed by set of scoundrels."
The speaker drew a picture Of the in
labitants OF the Islands and said their
discovery was by Capt. Cook in the
asst century, saying under the regime
If the whites entirely, the present gov
the condition of the inhabi-
ants is better than it ever was.
1.-THE Sandwich islands have come to
,e almost part of the United States,
md I believe II is for the best interests
# the island to be annexed. The only
Aviation of the native depends on us,
nd upon us alone. The islands are
light in the way of the Pacific COM
neree and are sure to be very import
mt and do not believe that when 1t |
ecomes necessary for a nation to take
ontrol Of them any national guarantee &
7ill stand in the way"
The discussion was closed by Mr..
who took the ground that
here was but one solution of the Haw-
ian question and that is the annexa-
ion of the islands. s
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