The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-30
HIS VIEWS UPON THE PRESENT
SITUATION.
Hawaii is True American Country
No Fear of Asiatics Flooding United
States Through Hawaii.

UOn Star, Representative Iawney OF
Minnesota, says he was an annexa-
Zionist before he went to the Islands.
but that he was apathetic. On his re-
turn, he says he was impressed that
the ANNEXATION of the Islands is abso-
lutely a necessity. After reviewing
the. opposition to annexation by the
Hawaiian women, Mr.. Tawney said:
IL defy any of the opponents of an
nexation in this country who are sus-
ceptible to reason to go to Hawaii,
make thorough inspection of the Is
lands and return with the conviction
that annexation would not be a good
thing for the United States. | came
home thoroughly convinced that the
acquisition of the Islands by the Unit
ed States would be one of the wisest
been made in years. The sentiment
on the subject in my state is all one
sided. | think that if / submitted the
question to popular vote in my dis
trict my constituency would be a unit
in favor of the proposed treaty.
AN AMERICAN COMMUNITY,
"a great many people of this coun-
try have been led to believe that the
Hawaiians are a race of people who
live in a sphere entirely unlike that
of the United States. On the contrary
there is no country on the globe
whose manners. customs. business
methods and general character resenl-
BILE those of our country more than
the Hawaiian. When an American
lands in Honolulu he is Immediately
impressed with the general resent
blance of the city and the people TO
those in the United States. Their Ian
guage is the same, vast majority of
the inhabitants speak English. and
their general demeanor is that of the
American. The only thing which is
at odds with the United States is the
climate. Hawaii is, of course, trop-
ical country, and no climate in our
country compares with theirs. but
aside from that the Islands, in gener-
al charactericts, are almost coun-
terpart of our country
UNITED STATES INDEPENDENT.
IF te United States acquired Hawaii
It could be truly boasted by Americans
that we could live independently of ev-
cry other nation in the world. About
the only things used in daily life here
which are not produced or raised in
this country are the tropical commod-
tiles. For supplies of these we are de-
pendent upon other countries, but
with Hawaii we could secure an abun-
dant supply of all such products.
'The coffee is the best in the world,
not being excelled even by the product
,,f Ia Ill, -
great many other products which can
be developed and grown to great ad-
vantage there by the United States
Even as it now is, however, with the
Islands in their crude state of devel-
opment, Hawaii exports more produce
per capita than any other country on
earth.
THE ASIATIC BUGABOO.
'One of the stock arguments of the
opposition of annexation has been that
if the Islands are made a part of the
United States a vast number of un-
desirable foreigners, including Japa-
nese and Chinese, would be admitted
to this country, and would come into
direct competition in various lines OF
trade with Americans. | was discus
sing this phase of the question with
a prominent member of the House the
other day, and he pointed out this al
legged disadvantage which would sure
ly follow annexation. | demonstrated,
however, that many times during the
past few years armies of foreigners
exceeding in number the entire pop
ulation of Hawaii, had landed at Cas-
tie Garden, in New York, within a sin
gle month. He argued, however, that
the country was able to absorb the
immigrants arriving at New York and
that they Immediately scattered to
different sections ofNthe country. That
was exactly the point | wished to
elucidate. / admitted that the coun-
try had absorbed the Castle Garden
immigrants and likewise pointed out
that they had entered upon their diff
ferent lines of work in competition
with American laborers and working
men throughout the country, but
impressed upon him the fact that if
Hawaii were annexed there would be
absolutely no admission of the people
Of the Islands to this country, and that
American workingmen would not suf-
fer one whit from the much exploited
competition. There would be no act
ual entrance to this country made by
the people there. The residents OF
4 Hawaii would remain where they are.
/ They have no desire to leave the Is
! lands, but, ON the contrary are anX-
ious to stay there. 1t is true that Ha-
waii contains a great many Chinese
| and Japanese. but as soon as the Is
lands are annexed to the United
States our Chinese exclusion act
which the supreme court has held np-
plies to japanese as well, would be
Immediately enforced and the immi-
grafton would cease. The remainder
of the population is desirable in ev'
cry respect. 1t is to some extent q
conglomerate population, but is made
up of law abiding, thrifty and indus
trous people.