Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-04
PLANNING FOR ANNEXATION.
HAVANANs CONFIDENT 1T WILL
COME UNDER TkINLEY.
Do Not Ask to Come In as IL Stnte-Ad-
init That They Are Handicapped
by the Character of
the Population.

Washington, Jan. S.-The wires are al
ready laid to annex Hawaii during the
Mckinley administration. The New Eng
land senators are alert and the Hawaiian
olgarchy is active. The annexation ele-
ment in Hawaii looked upon the Republic
al victory in November as opening the
dCcrs for admission to the Union. They
are not asking to come in as a state, but
will be satisfied with a territorial form of
government to start with.
They admit that they are somewhat nan
dicapped by the character of the popula-
tion of the islands. but say that they can
exclude the Chinese and Japanese rom
suffrage as successfully as Is done in Cal
ifornia and Oregon, and that the Mississippi
constitution adapted to Hawaii would sue
cessfully silence the kankakas. At any
rate they are bent en- losing no time in
endeavoring to get under the skirts OF
UEcle Sam. and it is probable that Mr..
Olrey's successor will open negotiations
with Mr.. Dole without much delay.
The Evening Star. of this city, an ardent
annexation organ. has a correspondent at
Honolulu who furnishes interesting let
ters about the affairs in Hawaii from
time to time. In his last letter, writing
about the feeling for annexation to the
United States, the correspondent says that
the movement is now in a state of revival
by reason of the prospective change of ad-
ministration in this country 1t is conf
IDENTIFY hoped by the Hawaiian people that
under the administration of Mckinley the
islands will come under the protection of
the United States, if they do not become
a part of the American Union. The corre-
srordent says that Il large majority of the
element among them consists of the British
residents, who detest whatever IS Ameri-
can \ majority of the sugar planters
are against annexation, preferrinS pro-
tectorate. for the reason that under the
latter they would he able to continue the
importation of cheap contract Asidtic
labor.
Annexation says the writer. appeals
to our desires mainly from two points of
view. One is our need of permanent polit-
ical stability. 1t is true that we have pros
pered remarkably since the insurrection
two years ago. We feel reasonably secure
against any further attempts to restore
monarchy. The royalists are hopeless of
upsetting the government force. Then. the
government is strong in its high character;
free from all suspicion of corruption. Few
persons feel any grievances against its ad-
ministration- Still, it is irksome to be al
ways on guard. We do not enjoy sleeping
on our guns. lnen, neSlOCS lne GpNslllSJ ell
nifty. the liability increases that the large
Japanese colony may generate disturbance.
Indeed, we are entirely dependent now on
the good offices of the Japanese officials
to prevent it. Let the Japanese govern
ment he dissatisfied with ours and order
their deputies and inspectors here to with
draw their useful aid, there is no telling
what disorders these restless little Japs
might run into. Unlike the Chinese, who
nro wholly tOrnid about notifies and want
peace and good order, the Japanese are
very much alive for all sorts Of public and
political activity, and there is no telling
when they may combine for some change.
This is Il great peril. Unless the United
States hastens to take us under shelter
we are liable to early trouble from Japan.
No mere prOteCtorate would secure us from
Public disorder short of 4 permanent guar
antee of republican government, with
strong safeguard of limited suffrage. eN-
Guiding Asiatics. The natives are dwindling
away and ceasinE to possess the land. Its
future lies between AsiatiC and American
occupancy. Only the latter can repress
the former when stimulated and protected
by annexation. It is inconccivable that en-
lightened American statesmen will not
hasten to settle the future of these islands,
which have already begun to dominate the
commerce of the Pacific, by making them
American at once and filing them with the
men of their own race
This probably will be the argument for
annexation.
Mr.. Lodge and Mr. Frye will no doubt
show that Hawaii is "the key of the Pa
cific." and that it Will not only be folly
hut unpatriotic if we miss the opportunity
to rake it in. Back of it all is hope that
in the near future New England In the
senate will be sustained and supported by
couple of grandchildren from Honolulu.