The record-union., 1897-11-19
Strongly Convinced That They Should Be-
come a Part Of This Country.
Believes It a National Duty and
in Every Way Advantageous to
ALI Concerned, to Annex the
Islands to the United States
Would Richly Reward Us for
the Expenditure Of a Hundred
Millions.

WASHINGTON, NOV. Ex-senator
Morgan of Alabama, member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, has
reached here on his return from Homo
lulu, where he went to post himself on
the annexation question. For the first
time he submitted himself to an inter-
view on the results of his trip and said:
My conclusions, based on my observ-
atiOnS, are only a full confirmation or
what l had previously believed-that it
is our national duty and will be in ev-
cry way advantageous to all concerned,
to annex Hawaii to the United States.
Il have studied the questions from
the most authentic and reliable sources.
The establishment of an outpost of the
United States within the tropics, and
2,200 miles from our coast, challenges
the inquiry whether such action is nee
eSSary to our national welfare. Our
Northwestern possessions on the Pa
cific along the Aleutian Archipelago
are over 1,0OO miles west of Honolulu.
This gives us control of practically the
entire American coast of the North Pa
cific
The intervention of the British Pos
sessions from the Straits of Fuca to the
northern boundary of Alaska creates
perfect reason for our occupation of
Hawaii. Without imputing to Great
Britain any other motive than to ex-
tend her national policy of commercial
conquest, it seems very obvious that if
she should acquire dominion over Ha-
wall and open and fortify Pearl Har-
Dor, with her military fortress at E,s>
quimault, on the Island of Vancouver,
she would cut our coast in two and
would leave US incumbered with a mass
of territory in Alaska, whose defenses
would be almost impossible, and the
enormous advantages of which would
be lost to US. The Vancouver coal
fields would give the British navy al
most irresistible advantages in war and
virtual dominion of commerce in time
of peace
Beginning with Key West, we have
annexed the entire Gulf coast to the
Rio Grande, by purchase of territory,
and extending up the Rio Grande
across the continent to the Pacific we
have annexed all the territory lying to
the north of that line, and have an
nexed the entire Pacific coast, except
the frontage of coo miles conceded to
Great Britain. This rapid and vast
expansion has contributed much to
civilization, and in none of the trans
actions have we cause for regret. 1
have no fears of such expansion, espe-
cially as to possessions in the Pacific,
in those islands that constitute a part
of the geographical and commercial
system of the North American CONT
nent.
There would not be the slightest diff
ficulty in the character, condition or
wishes of the LOCO native people Of Ha-
wall. They are far better adapted to
American citizenship than many mil
lions of those whom we have welcomed
here from Southern Europe, and they
are better adapted than the Indians.
Mexicans and native Alaskans.
Except among the few who expect
favors and advancement from the re-
of the royal government.
the general body of the Hawaiian nom
ulation will rejoice in the honor. safe
ty, peace and prosperity which annex
alton will bring. Morally and practi-
cally the silent invasion of Hawaii from
the Orient by the japanese violates all
the declared policy and oft-expressed
purpose of the United States to pro-
tect those people against foreign inter-
ference. The islands as a national pos
session would richly reward us for the
expenditure of a hundred millions The
would cost us nothing and
will not at present excite the open on
position of any nation