Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
AIMING AT A MONARCHY
Purpose Of Those Opposing Hawaiian Annex
alton.
senator Morgan Discusses the Situn-
ton in a Letter From Honolulu
Attitude of the Natives.

letter to the New York Herald from
Honolulu, in which he discusses in an
interesting manner the situation in Ha-
wall
1T is the real purpose of all who in this
country oppose annexation to the United
States" he says, ito relegate Hawaii to
monarchic government. They know that
hen the monarchy is re-established the
kingdom must belong to or be a depend
ency of some great maritime power, and
they desire this result.
LAS monarchy Hawaii can neither be-
long to nor be under the protection of the
United States.
The rapid settlement of these islands by
some foreign nation is necessary result
of these conditions in this period of actiy-
ity in the movements of population, and
left to its unaided strength, the control
of that immigration is beyond the power
OF any local government of Hawaii. WHAT
ever may be it's FORM
Hawai- is thus forced by an OVERFLOW
erlng necessity to seek foreign alliance
with some monarchy or annexation to the
United States in order to control this uues-
ton of immigration"
He says that natives are leasing and
selllng their houses to Cinnamon, Japanese
and Portuguese, who are paying for them
IN food raised on the soil. The HaWaiians
who are thus relieved from exertion to
earn living devote themselves to the
III,
country fills up rapidly with a lower but
more Industrious race
This policy of encouraging Asiatic i'm
migration was instituted in the reign of
kalakaua through the importantly of capi-
talists and enterprising men, who discOy-
cred that great wealth could be speedily
acquired by the cultivation of sugar and
rice. That weak king was easily in
nuenced. and his love of personal display
and of vicious Indulgence made him an
easy prey to the newcomers, who fattered
his vanity and loaned him money to sup
port a mock regal state with excuses Of
folly and vainglory
Combined with this class of natives, he
says, are few Americans, who have got
great plantations and want to preserve a
feudal landlordsm.
But all these interests combined ore as
yet unequal to the work of preventing the
deiiverance of Hawaii from this destruc-
tlon through the annexation of these is
lands to the United States Their in
trlgues are not prospecting
III we could permit their annexation to
any other government with safety to our
commerce and our coast defense the fate
of these people would be their inevita
Die determination after only few wears
OF wretched decay.
1T is cruel error. that ignorance should
no longer be permitted to mask that the
natives of Hawaii are an inferior or har
D;irouS, or savage people. In some re-
spectS they are not the equals of the An
Sio-Saxon race, but that is true of every
colored race of people in the world, and
OIL some races or nationalities that are
white.
In their case color is neither true nor
Just standard of comparison, except as be-
tween them and other colored races In
such a comparison the HaWaiians are the
equals of those peoples who have held tho
highest class in hlstory-such as the Egyp-
tians, the Hindoos and the Moors'
Decrease of the Natives.
Discussing the decrease in The native
population of the islands, Senator Morgan
says:
While the Hawaiians are decreasing
the Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese in
the same localities are increasing vet the
natives ere apparently much stronger In
physical development than any of the
other colored races in Hawaii, and in the
higher powers of mental and moral con-
sutution they seem to be quite superior
to these races.
Some other theory must be found to ac-
count for the decrease in the census of
the native people than their physical mem
tai or moral traits. it is quite nossihIe
that their restoration to racial vigor will
be promoted by the feeling of security that
Will attend their elevation to citizenship
In the great republic and the CONSEQUENT
stimulus to higher hopes and a more stall
wart and independent manhood
II Is serious error" he says, that
leads TO the conclusion that the people of
government. AS a rule, the people of Ha-
wall have yielded allegiance to the crown
with much reluctance. The peopIe
in Hawaii have found in the principles of
free republican government thus secured to
them the restoration of their ancient lber-
ties, freed from all feudal exactions and
burdens, and they appreciate the blessings
OF the restoration. They have no wish to
return to the monarchy.
The essential and practical benefits of
republican government are manifest in
these islands not only by contrast with
the former regal government but in MANY
ways; IN public improvements and in the
contentment of the people, in which this
excellent government bears no unfavora-
Bile comparison with the states of the
American Union. The people of all classes
understand and appreciate this situation
TO such a degree that they fear that any
change will be to their Disadvantage
Hesitancy of the Hawaiians.
The hesitancy of any Hawaiian who is
not a royalist in giving his assent to an
nexation to the United States is caused
by an indefinite dread that 1t may change
for the worse his relations to the white
people here and in the United States and
that it may lessen the weight of his in
| jiuence as unit of the governing power
II such approximations possessed any real
value. or II delay in annexation would tend
to dissipate them, our reluctance in even
seeming to force our institutions or gov
eminent upon other peoples might cause
US 10 postpone action upon the treaty
But We have our responsibilities which
are stronger than mere sentiment toward
people who are in great danger from
causes that are not chargeable to them or