The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-27

Of his hope III practice.
And commercial depresion, and
the ruin Of homes would not be the
only immediate result. A certain
knot of Royalists and their sup
porters abroad would regard the
moment as an excellent one for
aggressive action, and added to
commercial depression we should
have civil strife on our hands. Of
the outcome of that strife, if un-
assisted by any power from abroad,
there is no doubt. The men who
established. the Republic can hold
their own, and Royalty will never
return and make its home. here,
either by natural forge or, BY com
promise. But however successful
the Republicans may be no one can
contemplate civil strife without a
shudder. For civil strife means the
destruction of more homes, and
means enhanced bitterness on
either side, and the marring of one
of the loveliest spots in the world.
by some of the worst passions of
human nature. This may come if
there is no annexation.
And then there is another dark
shadow menacing Hawaii, and not
only Hawaii, but the Great Repub-
lie. The loss of our commercial
prosperity would mainly affect our
selves, though much of San Fran
cisco. would go down in the crash.
AT the struggle going on between
Royalists and Republicans the
United States might look on as at a
very pretty dog fight, but the
gradual absorption of these Islands
BY Japan she cannot look on with
equanimity. There is the shadow
which threatens both us who dwell
on the Islands and the welfare of
the entire Pacific Coast.
Japan need not take any aggres-
sive steps for the absorption of the
Islands. If annexation does not
come the immigration of Japanese
to these shores can be easily forced.
japanese can be poured in at the
rate of couple of thousand a month
if necessary. No government could
stand against such peaceful in
vasion. In less than two years the
Islands will be completely Asiatic-
lied, the controlling influence Of the
Anglo Saxon would have been lost
and by a series OF judiciously man
aged ementeS and expressions Of
discontentthe Japanese Government
might easily step in for the purpose
of maintaining order, and would
never step out again. The sugar
plantations, the coffee plantations
would pass into the control of the
Japanese and the japanese navy
would ride comfortably at anchor in
Pearl Harbor, only week steam
ing from the port of San Francisco,
and one of the richest commercial
centers of the world.
And this is not the. only method
by which Japan could absorb us.
In the event of a struggle between
Royalists and Republicans Japan
would readily lend assistance to the
former party. 1t is we'll known
that it was ready to do so before,
and that the Naniwa was here for
that purpose, and it was only the
breaking out of the Chinese war
which carried her off before the in
trigues were perfected. Itwould not
be so impossible an event to marry
@Kaiulani to japanese prince, and
then Japan would have royal claims
4 to enforce. In whatever way the
matter was managed the end would
be the same. The Japanese flag
would be flying where the Stars
and Stripes ought to be flying, and
the United States would have a
very vigorous and a very unpleasant
/ thorn planted in her side.
The Star does not think that this
community or those interested in
it nee! trouble at present very
much over he the question latter
annexation-what ?" If one hap
pens to be struggling in stormy
sea. and there is haven in sight,
one runs for it without much in
quiry, The answer to the question
of E" if there is no annexation. what
then ?" is written plainly enough,
and can be read in yellow letters by
Hawaii and the United States. 1t
says, =" ultimate absorption by
Tapan."