The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-27
STUDY DEEPENS SENATOR JOHN
r. MORGAN'S CONVICTIONS.
What He had to Say When He Arriv-
ed in San sco-Enthusiastic
Over His Trip.

Everything | saw when'in Hawaii
convinced me more and more that the
Islands MUST he part of the terri
tory of the United States"
Thus Senator John r. Morgan sum
med up the observations made during
his visit to the paradise of the paci-
fic," during the course of an interview
with San Francisco Chronicle rep
resentative soon after the 5. 5. Belgic
docked at San Francisco. Continuing
he said:
II was not able to find any real op-
position to annexation to the United
States on account of the country.
True, there are a few people who yet
want to live under the monarchical
form of government and they are. of
course, anxious to have the queen back
on the throne. 1t is not because of
any dislike of the United States. but
that they are desirous of having the
other form of government. These com
prise not only many natives, but some
Europeans. OF the opposition of the
natives | found it more anxiety OF
what would be their future in the one
event of annexation. In fact that fea-
ture made me devote the greater part
of my address to them to that part OF
the subject. | found that they APP
plauded me most when | said to them
through the interpreting of Judge
Wilcox. that they would have the very
same rights under the Constitution of
the United States as ! have. Again. n
feature in which | found the people
most thoroughly interested was the
discussion of the fact that they were
/ now an increasing race. while from
| the time of Kamehameha | up to the
time of the republic they had steadily
decreased. On that point I must say
| that | know of no government which
takes the same care of the general
health of the people as does that of
| the Islands. The public health de-
| partment is a great one and does
much good work. In fact. | regard
| President Dole as a man of remark
able capacity and the government as
one of the best existing.
Il was surprised, too. when I con-
sidered the commercial possibilities OF
| the Islands. for they will be able to
support a couple of million people as
soon as the land is i'm control of Anne
| ricans. There will then be an open
:. ing for the young men of the coun-
! try who now feel the need of eNpan-
sive territory.
''As to the military need of the Is
lands. | think it is imperative. With
an adequate naval station and forti-
tications there it will he possible for
the United States to hold undsputed
possession of the North Pacific. for
it will be understood that we will have
no one else in that territory and with
a fleet. or at least a station for the
caring for a feet. in the Hawaiian Is
lands we will practically tell all ma.
tions to keep hands off the ocean
Pearl Harbor / think is the most per
feet body of water for the purposes Of
a naval station in the world. as it of
fers so many advantages for protec
tion and at the same time gives sucl
deep and still water. 1t will take no
more than 100000 to make pass
through the reef, just as has beer
done at Honolulu, and then we would
have the greatest place for dry dock.
and navy yards known"