The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-04

| 49, SCH4 thele IS the greatest propa-
pility OF their seizure by Japan. In
either case our reciprocity treaty will
be abrogated
Inc second solution named that of a
guarantee Of Hawaii's independence, We
could not adopt now without a change
oL poilcy and sacrifice OF the trade and
other advantages which we now enjoy
over the other countries. Furthermore,
there could be no Just convention but
one TO which Japan and China would be
parties.
Inc establishment of a protectorate
over Hawaii by the United States would
De an act without parallel in our his
tory. 1t would be either Intellectual as
solution of the problem, or it would
make Hawaii colony and part of the
United States. No form of protectorate
under which Hawaii retains her SOW
ereignty offers any solution of the Jap
anese question.
we have considered the three possible
solutions which the negative can offer
ana round them all contrary to our pol
Icy, lneXpedient and undesirable. Some
solution must be found, and we have it
in annexation
for sixty years our political history
mas been drawing these islands closer to
us. With the friendly help of our gov
eminent our citizens have brought the
natives out of barbarsm into civiliza
ton, so that now American customs
predominant, American methods of ed
ucation are employed and American
forms of law and government prevail.
Hawaii is an American outpost. Our
| fellow riti1anS in
to hope for annexation. They wish to
come into the Union.
Beyond the question Of future naval
ana commercial advantages is that of
Keeping what we now have, of preserv-
ing American civilization as well as
American interests in the islands and
ON the Pacific. We find the solution of
this problem in carrying our policy of
the last sixty years to it's natural con-
INSTRUMENTATION
Herbert w. Fisher of New Haven,
Yale '9S, was the last speaker of the
negative. He said:
1t must be borne in mind that foreign
powers entertain two sentiments toward
the United States. One is a healthy dis
inclination to get into trouble with us,
and hence remarkable willingness to
submit to our established policies: the
other is growing discomfort with what
they call our arrogance, and hence an
Inclination to demur. at any unestab-
lished and incipient policies of American
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Now, annexation is a
change in policy peculiarly qualified to
put us in a position to offend others,
and also such change as will diminish
their fear of offending us.
| Hawaii is stopping station of in
terest to those commercially engaged
upon the Pacific. In this kind of i'm
portance it grows with the growth of
Pacific commerce Naturally the group
of interested nations will not be pleased
to see some one of the group in exclu-
sive control Of the common station
Merely in anticipation of annexation,
Russia, our sworn friend of the past,
has for the first time begun to chafe
Germany has manifested distrust Of our
chief justice in Samoa (who, you will
remember, was compromise between
Germany and England), fearing that
Samoa would be the next object of our
cupidity. If the annexation be con-
summated we come, for the first time
in history, into vital contact with that
ancient and misunderstood civilization
of the east, and we do so with a con-
f1rmed habit Of despising them-indeed,
with hostile intent virtually avowed,
for one of our ostensible purposes in
going to Hawaii would be to antagonize
the interests of the Japanese.
Thus we should be entering upon new
diplomatic complications-we whose
habit of unnecessary peremptoriness
toward other nations make us peculiar
ly liable to bungle with such untried
and delicate responsibilities
This is how we are likely to offend
others. How do we diminish their fear
Of offending us? Simply by offering
them for the first time vulnerable
point.
Mr. Fisher closed his remarks by as
sorting that our present policy of con-
tinuing the status quo of the islands
wars sufficient to keep out other ma
tons; that their very community of in
terest in Hawaii would incline them to
help us maintain that policy, and that
this was better than risking diplomatic
complications.
Each speaker was also allowed five
liiHuleS W CiOSe III. Ine speakers USED
this time in attacking weak points in
the arguments of the opposition,
strengthening weak points in their own,
which had been assailed and summarize
ing the points made. The work in all
these respects was excellent.
The judges, Hon. VIM. B. Hornblower
of New York city, Hon. John j. Nc
Cook of New York city, and Prof.
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia
university, retired and in a few minutes
returned and reported a unanimous de-
cision for Yale. The decision was re-
ceived with tremendous applause, and
the typical and inspiring Yale cheers.
The Harvard men were also warmly
cheered by the Yale students. Hon.
John j. McCook, who announced the
decision for the judges, expressed their
qualification at the high character of
the debate and the proficiency shown |
by both sides. Alternates in the debate
were: For Harvard, Philip Greenleaf +,
Carleton '99, Massachusetts; for Yale. |
Fred Erwin Richardson '9S, of New |
Hampshire
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