The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10

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What Foreign People Shall Con-
troll Hawaii = The Danger From
japan.
Washington, Oct. 9-Lorrin a.
Thurstol. ex-minister from Hawaii, has
issued a hand book On tl1e annexation
of Hawaii Of s. pages in pamphlet form.
The hand bCull CONSISTS OF a statement
Of the reasons in favor of annexation;
a brief description of Hawaii. its pe0-
pie, government, laws, commerce. fnan-
ces, educational system and resources;
an enumeration CT 20 arguments that
have been made against annexation and
a reply TO each. and an exhaustive sum
mary of all uIe facts relating to tue
islands.
In specifying the reasons for annexa-
ton. MIR. ThurSton says.
'It VIII prevent the establishment Of
an alien and possibly hostile stronghold
IN poSfuOn commanding the Pacific
coast and commerce of the Ncntn Pa
citic, and definitely aGd finally secure
to the United States the strat5gieaI CON
troll of the North Pacific. thereby pro
tecting its Pacific coast commerce from
attack
AS a COAIING STATION.
All of the great powers Of Europe lie,
or have c0alns stations within steam
ing distance OF tine Atlantic coast of the
United States. No nation possesses a
coaing station near enough TO tine Pa
cific coast TO be available as a base Of
operation against ii.
'NTne Pacific is 50 wide that naval
ships cannot cross and operate Cn The
Pacific coast without rec9aLae, A corn
try ~ possession Of Hawaii would have
a base Of supply and repair Within four
OF i've d2ys steacntng CT any part of the
Pacific coast and be q standing menace
TO Y and IT'S commerce.
by simply keeping other nations out
OF Hawaii the Uulted States will secure
dbsolutS Immunity from naval attack
on its Pacific coast.
Upon tine opening of the Nicaragua
or Panama canal. practically all of Ine
shipping bound for Asia making usa
thereof, will stop at Honolulu for coal
and supplies"
Other reasons given by Mr. Thurs
ton are as follows:
The conditions are SUCH that the
United States must act now to preserve
the results of its past policy and to pre-
vent the dominancy IN Hawaii of a for
e.gn people.
A TRITE QUESTION.
TT is TO longer a question Of whether
Hawaii shall be controlled by the ua-
tive Hawaiian or by some foreign pow
ct, but the question is What foreign
people shall control Hawal2'
These iu.IniCaI 10 American interests
/ may obtain control in Hawaii and ter
inmate all special privileges held by
md rffals
rival nations, and that otneT nations
stand ready TO avail themselves OF tte
OPPORTUNITY is evidenced by the fact
That tine English government mas re-
Gently attempted and is still attempt
ing 10 obtain the oesslOn or lease of one
Of tie Hawaiian islands as d cable sta
ton.
All that has stood in the way of its
contamination has been the reciprocity
treaty and the determination Of Ha-
wall to Keep its face turned Americans
wards until the annexation question is
I settled
Whether the reciprocity treaty is
/ continued or not, conditions have de-
veloped which VIII as certainly eVict
American interests and control from
Hawaii as though it we're accomplished
by abrogation of the treaty or by hos
tile guns"
DANGER FROM JAPAN.
Under the head of The Awakening
| of Japan" Mr. Thurston refers to
| heavy japanese immigration to Hawaii
and adds;
Regardless of the declarations Of
! the Japanese government, Hawaii has
against the viii and efforts Of its gov
eminent and its people, drifted japan
wards during the past two years, and
unless radical action is taken to STAY
the process, there can be but one logical
result, viz: the ultimate supremacy of
the Japanese, and thereby OF japan in
Hawaii. This will be ACCOMPLISHED in
! the teeth of the American policy Of
exclusion of foreign control and with
no tangible overt action on the part of
the japanese government
The controversy vita Japan is 4bA
/ preliminary sldrmish in the great com
| ing struggle between the civilization Of
the east and Of the west The issua
/ in Hawaii is whether in that Inevitable
struggle Asia or America shall have
the vantage ground Of the control of
GiIe naval key to the Pacific TIA
commercial crossroads of the Pacific
/ All that is now holding Hawaii from
retrogradinS into an Asiatie outpost is
a handful Of reSOlute and determined
| men. But there is a limit to their
! strength and if help is TO come in time
/ il most come soon. Annexation will
settle the issue ana MAINTAIN American
{ control in Hawaii, and nothing else
will"
THE LOGIC OF EVENTS.
Mr. Thurston enumerates other rea-
sons, chiefly of a commercial nature
and then answers objections to annex
alton. In conclusion Mr.. Thurston
says:
The day has gone by when the
\ United States can ignore its frterna-
| tional privileges and obligations.
/ Whether it will OF not, the logic Of
events is forcing the American people
! to take their place as one of the great
international nations and incidentally
I thereto. to adopt such means as are
necessary to sustain the position"
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