The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20

step. IN the first piace. II viii give a new
hllipto our already. excessive and alarm
Ing national extravaganza and over
wnelming arrogance and aggressiveness.
st. Louis Giobe-Democrat: In its prop
eFty interests and trade relations Hawaii
has virtually been dependency of the
( United States all along. To certain ex-
tent. therefore. 1t can be said that the
annexation OF Hawaii is simply the legal
recognition OF something which has been
{ a neral fact e--er since the, revolution
which subverted Liliuokalanis govern
ment in January, 1893.
Chicago Times-Herald: The people OF
/ this country will give a hearty welcome
TO the territory. OF Hawaii. soon, we hope,
10 be a state of the Union II brings new
/ wealth and cover to us. and we in re-
| turn extend to Z the blessings of free
and stable government The heart Of
I every true American will beat with pride
I at the thought of the flag flying, rot for
ar hour of day. but forever above the
white buildings of beautiful Honolulu
Chicago Chronicle: 1t is a great mis-
take FOR the present administration to
/ take up ard complete the blunder' OF the
appointing in view of what the president
! said against the passion for territorial
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in his inaugural address.
/ be able TO make consistent objections to
/ the occupation of territory on this con-
! tinent by European states. If we go
abroad TO seize land we cannot logically
\ forbid others TO coionlze on this CONT
Z nent- We cannot be land-gra bbers abroad
/ and conservator of property rights at
! home Il we take Hawaii we open up
I South America 10 the powers of Europe
I Lacking the strength 10 reDell them by
force, we should be trading South Amer
honor and security to subsidize crew OF
miserable pirates.
Chicago Inter Ocean: The Hawaiian
treaty of annexation was signed yesterday
and sent to the Senate This matter is
now back where il was when Grover
Cleveland began his second term. Presi-
carrying out the policy toward Hawaii of
President Harrison.
San Francisco Examiner: With Hawaii
made American soil there will be no fur
Their threats from Japan or fears of a
coup from England. or anxieties lest the
peace and order of the islands be inter-
fered with by constructors or rebelious
laborers The U-,ted States is in effect
pledged to the protection of Hawaii The
pest way to make that pledge effective
is, fly the American flag from the govern
ment house of Honolulu.
San Francisco Examiner: To say the
least. it would be awkward for Republican,
members of the senate to adopt the
Clevc--[.d-Gresham policy in the teeth
of the administrations self-evident wish
and N defiance of the spirit of the last
national Republican annexation senti-
ment which famed so high and shone so
brightly in 1893 Moreover, with the
menace of japanese immigration staring
American interests In the islands out of
countenance. II is not a time to be
squeamish over questions of distance and
backward about meeting questions of
race.
Denver Post: 1t is now seriously pro-
posed Tor the first time in our history
Grants San Domingo scheme having but
small backing) to go beyond the CONT
nent and acquire territory widely separat-
ed from our shores. Therefore for good
or ev;l we stand confronted by a new
vastly consequential effect upon the future
of the nation.
Kansas City Star: The assimilation of
the heterogeneous population of Hawaii
is task which the United States should
not assume without the best of reasons
but as beteewn this alternative and the
occupation of the islands by japan or
any other monarchical power the choice
is obvious, and IL is a fair presumption
that the government at Washington is
acting under this spur.
Omaha Bee: From every point of view
we regard the proposed annexation of the /
Hawaiian islands a most grave mis- |
ministration has committed itself TO this /
scheme of jingoism and jobbery.
Denver Times: The proposition involves /
much more than the acquisition of new /
territory, and the advantage which that |
acquisition would give to us in our trade /
relations with its people. Ii involves |
more than the securing of a foothold in /
the Pacific and the establishment of a /
coaling station and harbor of refuge /
for our vessels midway on the ocean /
course to Australia and the orient. 1t |
means most radical departure in our
governmental policy. and the most en-
thusiastic annexationist must concede. |
that It is not free from possible conse-
quences of the gravest import.
Pittsburg Dispatch: The Hawaiian
treaty involves danger of international
complications of serious character; delay
to the work for which the special session
of congress was called and an innova-
ton of national policy which promises to
embroil this country in the selfish in
trigues of the old world. All this for the
possession of a little island territory that
can never repay the cost of protecting il
and to bring under the Stars and Stripes
4 miscellaneous population of the most
character.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Perhaps in due
time President Mckinley viii think an
other yielding to temptation eXcusable
There are good reasons for territorial ag
at the entrance TO the Gulf
of Mexico as well as in the middle of the
north Pacific ocean, MANY of the ar