The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
HAWAII, INDEPENDENT AND NEUTRAL.

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THE annexation of Hawaii is put upon two groundshe
need of strategic position in the Pacific and means of
getting commerce from Asia" .+''. ~: .*.e~"
There is good reason behind either. We Jared very
well in two foreign the Atlantic without strategic
point beyond coast The possession of the West
Indies did England good in the 1872 and did US no
HARM What possible protection Hawaii be to the Pacific
Coast We have harbors, docks and ooang facilities from
Puget Sound to San Diego Bay Whv should send ships
1000 miles to sea after TO defend San Francscof
There on the islands, This strategic argument,
then involves hedea that odefend San Francisco we must
first ship coal from here Honouu miles, and then
send washps there after it and then bring them
back within striking distance to defend this cyi Common
would say, supply ships with coal here, Instead of
putting it in ndocean and making round voyage of 1000
miles after it. Hawaii in possession of European naval
would be valuable to it but it is useless to u.s. The
possibility that the pou and loving Mr. Dole mayoffer
his prize Russia England don't help him let of it
is given as reason why we Should take the stove that he
finds too hot to hold Every intelligent American knows that
Government earth will touch Hawaii declare to
be policy the United States that the islands shall be
independent and neutral Indeed the other nations would
rather matter of mutual safety that the Islands shall be
neutral ground. go. .a:.: .:.~. :.
This is evident from the course of both England and
France In 1892 England had meddsoe representative at
Honolulu who compelled cession of the islands to Great
Britain and hosted the British flag Immediately learning
of this Admiral Thomas, in command of the British Pacific
fleet sailed for the Islands, repudated The cesson, hauled
down the British flag and with Impressive monies restored
that of Hawaii All this he did without waiting for protest
from the United States orders from his Government
and his action sustained by Great Britain. Il
In I843 England and France bound themselves by treaty
to consider Hawaii independent neutral state and
take possession proectorate of its SOIL From
that time until the other treaty powers have practically
admitted right to veto upon transfer of the sovereignty
of the islands. *. =: :.. ~.
In IS42 Mr. Webster, Secretary of State said officially;
The United States have regarded the existing authorities
the Sandwich Islands government suited to the cond
ton of the people and resting their choice and the
Presidents of the opinion that the interests of the commercial
nations require that that government should nerfered
with by foreign powers The President declares the
the Government of the United States that Government
Of the Sandwich Islands ought to be respected
President Tyers message the subject declared that the
United States content with the independence of Hawaii
and wish earnestly for its security and prosperity.
The Government of the islands, characterized and
ognzedn IS42 progressed founded schools and institutions
and indeed created everything suggestive of civilization that
has generated in public policy be found the country.
The impulse of all native. The moneygrabbing ele
ment foreign; the garbng of the land in the
civilization and the cfeaton of social standard to physical
conditions the work of natives solely.
Yet it is said that the natives incapable of self
government senator morgan SENDS Word DaCk from the ISL
ands that the educated and oneyed classes desire
aon and that settles it But the natives who oppose am
nexation have less percentage OF iteracy among them
than is found in Senator Morgan's State of Alabama.
AS to the commercial view, who among great mer
chants real statesmen assumed that billions of dol
lars of trade with Europe depended upon holding islands
strategic points in the Aanc2 Our trade with Asia depends
upon the enterprise of merchants and the reciprocal needs
of the two parties the We can't get trade with
China by violating treaties with her. nor with Japan by insult
ing her Minister. =