Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-02

Folly at uawaiiam Annexation.
4 woll-inlurmed correspondent Of tho
New York Evening Post, who writes
With tho firm CONNECTION that tho
Hawaiian annexation scheme will be
imposed unon the country by Congress
at ite coming session, points uut at
some length and with keen knowledge,
the folly that will attach to such move
Unlike all our other acquisitions vi
territory, says tho writer, this one is
plainly and entifaly for the purpose oil
beneiiting small body OF men, most Of
whom are now wealthy enough. Theirs
is no popular demand for Hawaiian an
nayatiun anywhere. already wa con
trul ono of the two possible harbors OF
tho group We have no enemies in the
islands, no foreign nations have de-
signs upon them; they do not interfere
with us in any way. For military and
naval purposes we have now full rights
to use as much Of them az could ever
be of service to us. Tha claim malio
for the annexRtionists always hBs this
as its real foundation, that having
aided thu resident Americans by
treaties and encouragements, We should
reward them for their work in sapnins
the foundations OF Hawaiian indie
pendehce by seizing the islands and
placing them 10 control there
Such is the plan, and thus it ever
was, NJ onp there supposed for a
minute that Americans would como in
to BIO small farmers Where such a kind
of occupation would be- possible, lack
of water. an enervRting climate, and a
peculiar system of land holdings mako
| the small farmer of our American type
out of the question. The experiment
has lieen tried in several places, and it
has failed Coffee which was such a
promising thing years ago has rescued
point whore the value OF exnorta ia
about S25, 600, Sugar, rice, bananas and
hides are the other staples of Hawaii.
will be noticed that for all these
articles the cheapest kind of labor ID
nee1ed. As fact, tho island planters
have been stocking up with Japanest
ana Chinese coolies for this very pur'
pose. They pin their hopes to two
features of the scheme-flrst, that con
tracts are sacred. and next, that til,
proposed treaty forbids their coolies t.
enter the United States, after anneXa
tion, as at present They mean to MAXI
a slavo-pen of their islands; there th'
coolies must work out their contract
or go to Jail and when free from thes'
bonds, they must stay on the islands o
60 back TO the orient. Meanwhile, tn
set who rule now in defiance Of law AM
Justice, moan to rule hereafter will
; the United States government to en-
force their sovereignty.
Doubtless the islands will be ioine,
J to u.s.. the writer concludes lin tn
language Of Prof Alexander thones
man, though annexationiet) Uncle San
: will not be atrpid of salt water, ant
VIZ shall begin colonial policy
. Heaven be praised We cannot continu
3 in that field for there are no lands ei
to colonize, but We shall then hav
/ before us the question of governin
!, Hawaii. The least we can do is to Civ
it constitution like New Mexico
Q letting in as citizens all Hawaiians an
naturalized Orientals; then permittin
! the kanskaa and the white men, PORTE
. guese and all, to administer the island
a in their own unohstructed name,
{ What Pilikia for the Honolulu lau
y spectators, the adventurous who SUI
! port the Dole government! But no
:, just retribution TO these plo.tel
a against our nation's honor!''
j, The picture is far from a pleasin
% one, for should Congress agree with th
Y executive Hawaii will be annexed, a
. President Mckinley has evidently 81
h his heart upon the project. 1t is eve
j. worse than Grants San Domint
is scheme, which drove Charles Sunni
" out of tho Republican party and pave
= the way to the great Liberal Reputa
!. can revolt of 1872. Grants schem
II however. was finally overthrow by O
to position in the Sonata. Lot US hol
y tina: McKinley's senseless plan of a
- neSation will meet with a like fats.