New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28

Derftv Ia brinGng ABOUT the very condition thnQa
labor has brought and continues to bring tho
u time to 'n majority ars 81 Ss
population, and supported as they VIII be by their
ey wd"a them e poea
rent in the islands. This cohsummaton can mos.
the tinted States. which would apply the pr %
will q Dur be h Ss to the
snnexaton forcing ise upon the coyerpmsn;
'i From Ssa m ss's that caSrns par. Of
men, me Political military and naval Up to the su lasi
Administrations have maintan issa uniform ard
sss ss'S 81 e
! into the hands or under, the control Of any for
ss" Il has d S
| tune time arrived they should be annexed to the
statement by the Declarations Of Presidents Tyler
and Of OF sae Web Se Gar
houn, Buchanan, Clayton. Marcy Seward. Fish.
renghuysen and Bhne 1n n6ro o9 T es 9o1 Re-
with them IL i also vel , known n INA, on TO
United States to the Hawaiian Islands was s1.
thorlzed by the President TO conduct formal no.
The attitude OF the political department Of our
Government is strongly supported by our highest
OF General schofeld. the late Commander Of the
esa h has sa Ssc" nSs'F
the only natural OUTPOST 70 me ae fere he
power they would afford the means Of in.
caIcuiable injury to the Unite, states 80.
those MS" Stands or Jet il pass into other hands, and
he adds that the financial interests Of the United
portance OF such military and naval station 70
the National security and welfare.r admiral Porter
pcan commerce. customs. enterprise and IDEAS. Of
are making rsPd st 1h M over TIA.
seems sas4 0fo to have Intended Inc rnIted states should
ysIands were se Occupied By the British or other
Power, he says they could launch forth their
SHIPS OF an T'I in U he event Of war we should e
driven from the Pacific Every consldera-
for the United States paramount influence there"
CAPTAIN MAHAN's STRONG WORDS.
Captain Mahan. of our Navy. the recognized su-
thority both In Europe and America on naval war
fare and strategy. has recently discussed this ques
ton at length, especially IN relation 10 the wonder
full development OF the Pacific referred TO a. the
openlng Of this lecture and expressed the stronsl
est terms the reasons why the control OF these
Islands by the United States is military necessity
TO any one viewing a map that r.. shows bows the
iuiI eN,eh en- oi me rcrosnes viii be s.rlkng
ana Immediately apparent H. VII see az a glahts
a state OF comparative Isolation. amid a vast eA-
panse OF sea; and again. Una. me &, iorm l,o ~,
matey. end very closely, the distance rom homo
lulu TO san rrancisc o., milo: from nies San d.
lance is subs ;ant.av The same a. nom Honolulu
TO the Gilbert. Marshall samoan. society snd
ali under European control. except samoa. "a
Wnsa we haye p'T nd npon the Immense da
vantages to US Of any martins, enemy having a
point Of our coast line from Puget sound to Mexi-
co. Were there many others ayailaDe we might
however. but the one Shut out from the Sandwich
Islands as coal base an enemy Is threw" n 9 sS
mies-or between 1900 and 500. going and coming
ID mpedlnent 10 sustained maritime opeTdt3Ns
wel urOhibtiye rarely tnaf SO important
a factor in the attack or defence OF coast line
siton. and the circumstance renders 1t douD.y I'M
perative upon US to secure IT, II we rshteous|
Then he adds, referring to the pending subject OF
This is question of principle. policy, fruit
full Of many future acts. 10 enter upon waich, IN
the s Of TF 6s V% is p5s Strongly in
sized by Admiral Walker, from whose reports !
forgoten that Pearl Harb6r offers sTaiegesy
and otherwise the finest site for naval ana Goa
manifest fact The London Times" terseIy rscogi
River h% nd s eea nat key
r. then, in view Of our great and rapidly grow.
Ing interests in the Pacific 1t has become pom;
ca and military necessity that these Islands should
IL it is manifest that such a contingency now
threatens them It is. in my opinion the plain Guy
And in a matter which involves the interests anf
destiny Of great hHon of Of oes
should be allowed 10 embarrass our action. Tho
present Government Of Hawaii Is as fully a 90
facto and de jure Government az its predecessor,
and ia heartily supported by the inhabitants;
during a our ba y pssT no 0 sense dspo
ton inquire into the rghfulness OF the trle oy
cured cured power We acquired the great Louisiana
ritory by purchase from a monarch who mad not
had usurped power by a revolution and held It BY
force OF arms. In the case OF Florida our u,.e
nance Of the constitution and against the Will o,
the people. and who vas kept on his throne by me
MIA and all that vast region from Mexico through
a treaty made with authorities who had only
Of a Observation-Disclosures, and in a little while by SIM
liar means were driven from power.
AN EQUITABLE CLAIM
But In addition to the fact that the regularly
constituted Government OF Hawaii IS seeking an
nexation to the United States. We have a strong
equitable claim TO the islands The people OF the
United States contributed millions OF dollars 10
bring the inhabitants out of a wretched state OF
barbarism and servitude and to secure them
place among the civilized peoples OF the EARTH
Americans gave them q written language. organ-
lied their schools taught their kings the principles
OF government, for more than half a century were
the real administrators OF public affairs. and untN
the rulers demonstrated their utter incapacity were
the firmest supporters OF the native Government
The United States has. by means OF the reciprocity
treaty. brought lie and prosperity TO the islands
and enabled the merchants and planters 10 STOW
rich at our expense.
II is to-day virtually an American colony. The
paramount influence is American. In no part OF ths
United States Is there more intense loyalty shown
10 our country OF us IlstlutlONs DuIlnS NHH
War Hawaii contributed much more than Its quota
OF Americans TO maintain the Union. Every year
the Fourth OF July is celebrated with much enteu-
STA SIN by public meeting in Honolulu. on Decora-
ton Day the post of the Grand Army OF tho ke-
public repairs TO the cemetery TO keep green inc
memory OF the soldiers who lie buried there.
Day is annually observed with even
more solemnity than I'm the native land. Tho Amer
leans of Hawaii are loyal and patriotic sons or ING
and II would be cruel and undeseryed
fate 10 abandon them TO tho rule OF some foreign
Power. Four times In its past history a foreign
flag other than that OF the United States has iloat-
Yer he Ia
French. afterward the British and again tho
French. Any one OF these Powers would gladly a.
sumo sovereignty again, and TO them is 10 be
added n menace the rising power Of Japan.
To my mind annexation presents no political or
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