Evening journal., 1897-05-07
FRIDAY. MAY I, 1897.
Will IAPAN GET HAWAII?

WILL JAPAN GET HAWAII?
This question may seem difficult to
answer, but Notwithstanding the COM
plication the rival interests, the United
states, Japan, Great Britain and the
local republican government have at
stake in the h-discussed little isle
Of the great Pacific, the possibilities OF
its future are very plain to see In the
first place, Japan most emphatically
wants the island, and though England
does not want her to get 1t, John Bull
fears another Monroe doctrine disturb
ance II he interferes with the plans of
the Japs without our permission, which,
OF course, he is too proud to ask. Con-
sequently he is probably secretly pray
ing to Uncle Sam to take some action
in the way OF either annexing Hawaii
or strengthening the present govern
mentS
The administration has not formally
declared its Hawaiian policy although
Mr.. McKinley's selection Of Sewall for
our representative to the island is look
ed upon as meaning that he favors an
nexation, as Mr.. Sewall is known to
strongly approve of such action by our
government. If there is anything in the
island that we want, it is to be hoped
that this observation is true, and that
Uncle Sam will act with due haste.
Probably inside OF another year, If ac-
tion is delayed, Japan will have it.
The most interesting part of the stu-
alton. and what must make John Bull
boil with rage is the plan Japan is pur-
suing. Poor John, intimidated by the
American eagle, is forced to patiently
look on at new power which has the
brass to steal his system OF annexation,
or. perhaps, what might be more cor
rectly termed casual absorption. It is
England's plan first to cOlonize to such
an extent that the locality gets
greater English population than its ma
i've Inhabitants number, then to fix 1t so
that the English subjects have a griev-
ance for their home government to de-
fend. This means battleships and SOL
diers, and England's annexation to pro
tect the lives Of her subjects
Japan is following the plan to the
letter in Hawaii There are present
on the whole group, composing the
Sandwich Islands, 24,4O7 Japanese, of
whom but 5,195 are women, while there
are but 16,399 male Hawaiians and A.
249 half whites. OF males of other ma
tionalities there are 1875 Americans,
1,406 British, S66 Germans, Sc French,
216 Norwegians and S,7O2 Portuguese.
While the recent arrival of 522 Japa-
nese emigrants, refused admittance,
were being returned to the Shinshin
Maru, the Sakura Maru arrived with
317 more, and inquiry at the Japanese
immigration Office showed that there
were probably 700 others on the way
TO Honolulu. The japanese are arriv-
ing at the rate Of 1000 month, and
In view of the fact that there are but
$4,000 males on the islands, exclusive OF
$4,000 Chinese. who take no part in the
government, the action of President
Dole in putting a stop to this excessive
influx Of Japanese was, If anything, toe
long delayed. Should this influx con-
tinue and the Japanese demand equal
rights with the most favored nation, Il
would be but a few years before a Japa.
nese would occupy the presidents
chair, and the question whether The
islands would be acquired by Japar
would be decided by them. The fact is
however, that the question mus
be decided by the United States
and that without delay. for delay a
this time is extremely dangerous; tha
is, II we want Hawaii.