The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-16
MORGAN'S REPLY.
Tho Senator From Alabama
Answers ]. K, KaUlia'S :.
OyeD Letter.
He Defe nds the Position of Himself
and the Annexationists.
Honolulu, Oct. IL, 1897.

mentS mas necessarily uelayeu an
answer to your open letter.
Having no disposition to inter
fere in Hawaiian affairs or to at
tempt to influence the opinions OF
the Hawaiisns on the subject OF an
nexation to the United States, or to
any country, | do not wish to enter
upon discussion, which you invite,
as to any views have heretofore ex-
pressed on that subject,
A preference is quite different
matter from an alternative, when
the latter is forced upon us by cir
cumstauces beyond our control. AS
my government has not submitted
to vote Of our people, the question
of our willingness to accept the an
nexation Of Hawaii, and has not con-
templated proceeding SO unusual
and so idle, have not thought it
necessary, or fair, that this question
should be- submitted to a popular
vote in Hawaii. Your Constitution
provides for annexation without
such a vote. But | would regret
to have you feel that | am indiffer-
ent to the wishes of your people on
this subject; / wish them to feel
that our motives are honorable;
| that our sentiments are only those
of sincere regard for their happiness,
and that our course towards them
will be wise and just.
| have said in the Senate that if |
was Hawaiian citizen | would not
prefer annexation to any country.
| Ii we're a Cuban | would have the
same preference for separate and
independent Republic, won by Gu
ban blood. This is in the sense of
national pride, which must always
yield to national safety.
But the present condition OF Cuba
and Of Hawaii does not admit OF
such preference.
Cuba has found that she must be
a republic in order to escape the
terrors of foreign monsrchial rule,
and Hawaii must also remain a re-
public to avoid sinking into a like
condition.
II Hawaii relapses into monarchy
she will be cut off from any reliance
on the protection of the United
States. In that event we could not
accept her into our Union, nor
could we, in any event, accept Ha-
wall as a dependency, or colony
We have no such powers under our
Constitution.
When the alternative is presented
as it is, whether would prefer an
nexation to the United States rather
than have Hawaii sink into q petty
monarchy, to be ruled by some for
eign country | would prefer 10 save
the liberties OF the people, through
annexation, to tawdry show OF
royalty by few persons set in auth
orty over them, who would be COM
PEELED to do the bidding Of some SUI
preme monarch. In the American
Union Hawaii would be really indie
pendent, and would be forever safe
against any foreign interference
She would not be smothered with
Asiatic immigrants, nor would she
ever become sugar colony OF for
eign monarch, as Cuba is, to be
robbed and oppressed by non-resi'
dent nabobs, and then fayed alive
on the first utterance OF a plea oil
protest in the name of humanity
Finding that it is necessary to act
in order to meet the clandestine
movements OF some citizens and
others who are. subjects Of foreign
monarchies, for the destruction Of
republican government in Hawaii,
; would prefer annexation to the
United States, rather than risk tbs