The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08

any other nation should be allowed to take
care of the country. We should extend the
Monroe doctrine to it. if necessary. [ be-
leve it would be detrim entail to the
United States to have outside possessions
to protect, and am opposed 10 estab ISM
ing PRECEDENT for such a policy. With
the sugar product OF Hawaii, raised and
manufactured bv the cheapest kind OF
la 6Or, ming TO this country free of duty
and " thout restriction. there would re-
suit conditions that would prove serious
injury to the infant industry OF beet-sugar
production in this country, and more par.
ticulariy in California
ii. w. dellman, vice president OF the
Farmers and Merchants Bank-I think
hat the United States has sufficient ter
rltory, and l do not believe as a nation
We ought to reach out for any more. We
certainty ought not 10 endeavor TO secure
daWall, as II Is at present overrun by
Chinese, Japanese and half breed Portu-
guese, W hlc are not the class OF population
to make the country prog esslve o. add
any value TO It. Since the beet-sugar in
dustry is but in its infancy here, we ought
10 give 1t every protection and incentive
possible. 10 annex Hawai- would be 10
create competition that would strike q
serious. blow a. this Stale. In fact l
don't see any benefit hat would be de-
rived by the United States from the an
ne&atlOn OF IN islam S.
Wllber =. Dow OF the real estate firm
OF Grider d Dow-RawaiI should be al
lowed 10 remain an IND ependent repu bile,
under The protection of The United States,
but am not in favor OF anneXing it. As
an independent republic the Uniied
States would have as much advantage
in connection with II, commercially and
otherwise, as any other country. AS far
as my observation goes fail to see any
advantase that would result to the United
States, by making Hawaii part of its pos
sessions, that 1t does not now possess.
The annexation of Hawaii would place
It's sugar interests in direct competition
with those OF the beet-sugar Industry OF
California, and fOr this reason alone would
certainly be undesirable 1t would also
be weakness to this country in time OF
war. We are not now adequately equipped
to project our large extent OF coast line
and with Hawaii hundreds OF miles away
from tie coast and breaking the compact
ness OF our country, We would be danger
ouSly expos in case of International
troubles. Our proximity TO Hawaii gives
Us all the commercial advantages over
other nations that We can expect under
any circumstances.
Moritz Mevberg OF Mey berg Bros, deal
ers IN crOckery, glassware, etc., and pro-
prietorN of the Crystal Palace think
Uncle Sam has got enough to do 10 look
after his own country and keep that IN or
der. l would Ike 20 know what Is 10 be-
come OF our new sugar ndustry II We do
not use every precautlon TO protect II. We
cannot compete with the cheap alien LABOR
that is employed in Hawaii l am de-
cidedly opposed TO annexation. The cheap
labor in the islands would eyentualiy
come here, and affect our own laboring
classes to very serious extent.
I. f. Carven of the shipping and
commission house of Johnson, CarvelI IL
Col am not in favor of the annexation
of Hawaii. [ believe The move ment is one
designed more for the benefit of certain
politicians in this country and of Hawaii
than Tor the people OF the islands or of the
United States. The sentiment that has
been aroused in its favor has been created
simply by appealing TO pride in the ma
tionai power Of acquisition. l don't think
any benefit would come to this country
from annexation.
E. Z. CrandaII of Crandall, Aylsworth
& Haskell, porteTs OF and jObbers in
stoves, hardware and notion>-I am op-
20 ed to the annexation of Hawaii, be-
cause ii would mean the addition of a
mixed population. 1t would also affect
this country materially in its sugar indus
try. We have just commenced TO develop
il III California and very effectively. Men
have gone into 1t who have bought large
tracts of land ana invested large sums of
money IN factories for the production of
sugar. Annexation would open upstrong
mpetition from the islands, and with
the cheap Chinese and Japanese labor
they have there The California industry
would be at a great disadvantage. The
m ost this country should do in this d.
rection Is 20 establish joint protectorate
with England, Germany and Japan over
the islands and establish a coalIng station
there for our warships. 1t should follow
the same course that was adopted with
Samoa. We do not need them as addi-
tionaI territory. CnIy evil results can fol-
low annexation, so far as l can see.