Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-11

waiian people; who feel that their welfar
Is a sacred trust-all of these are work
, as the one last hope OF the native Ha
waiian.
ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH oBJEc
TION6.
II protectorate will secure to tn,
Z United States all the advantages which
will accrue under annexation, withou
involving the country in the RESPONSE
bilities Of ownership.
This propiem confronted Presiden
Pierce and Secretary of State Marcy II
1854; President Harrison and Secretar,
Foster in 1888; and President Mckinley
, and Secretary Sherman In 1897. In eacf
case. the decision was against a protec
torate and In favor of annexation. The
reason Is. that under protectorate, tn.
United States would assume the RESPONSE
bilities incident to ownership. without the
power of control; while under annexa
ton. 1t would assume no more RESPONSE
bilities and would acquire absolute con
troll. Under protectOrate, Hawaii would
still remain an incubator of internationa
friction. Under annexation, 1t would be
removed from International politics.
. 1t will be injurious to the beet suga,
industry. as Hawaiian sugar will com
pete with beet sugar raised in the
United States.
| lie Ouly way Ill WHICH HAWAIIAN sugar
can injure beet sugar is by supplanting
1t, or by cutting the price SO as 10 lower
the price Of beet sugar to its producers.
| Hawaii can never produce enough to
supplant beet sugar. The sugar consump-
ton of the United States was approxi-
| mately two million tons during 1896 and
| the rate of consumption is rapidly in
| creasing. Hawaii produces little over
two hundred thousand tons per annum.
and all of the natural cane lands are al
| ready under cultivation.
| sugar is a world product. and it's price
is determined by the worlds price. If
the Hawaiian crop were cut off entirely
| or doubled 1t would not raise or lower
the price of sugar in the United States.
Under annexation, the Asiatic supply
| of labor will be cut off, and this slight
| advantage to Hawaii will be eliminated.
Again, 1t costs the Hawaiian cane plant
er approximately ten dollars ton to get
| his sugar to market. while the beet sugar
planter has "A market at his door.
The cane planter of Hawaii will stand
on no more favorable basis than does the
| beet planter of the United States and
there is no reason why their interests
should clash. any more than do the in
terests of the corn planter of Kansas
| clash with those of the corn planter of
Nebraska.
OTHER OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
1t will excite the jealousy of, and
create complications with, foreign ma
lions.
When the annexation treaty of 1893 was
negotiated, no protest was made by any
foreign country None has been made
now. except by Japan.
The development of japanese preten-
sions in Hawaii is a signal illustration of
the danger of further postponing that
which all American statesmen agree must
at some time be DONE viz: definately and
finally secure to the United States the
control of Hawaii. This can never be
done with as little friction as at present.
The growing Importance of the Pacific
may at an early date cause other nations
than Japan to oppose annexation. There
can be little danger of foreign complica-
ton II immediate action is taken.
The government of Hawaii consists
of foreign Adventures, who have no
authority or jurisdiction over the coun-
try.
The history of the provisional govern
ment and the republic of Hawaii and
their dealings with the world have reflIt- |
ed this charge. Minister Willis wrote to |
Secretary Gresham, when he was in the |
midst of his attempt to restore the ex-
Queen, and it was feared that the at
tempt might be forcibly resisted by the
citizens of Honolulu.
Fortunately. the men at the head of |
the provisional government are acknowl- |
edged by all sides to be of the highest in
tegrity and public spirit
The President, and a very large number
OF the leading officials of the government.
were born and have always resided in
Hawaii; while, without exception. they
are among the leading business and pro-
fessional men of the country. 1t would
seem sufficient to meet the charge that
they are adventures seeking their own
private benefit, to show that they are ne
gotiating a treaty which will legisate
them out of office.
Annexation will be beneficial to the
sugar trust.
NO one has advanced any theory show
ing now the sugar trust will be benefited
by annexation. AS a matter of fact, no
sugar refiner in the United States will be
Denented by annexation, for the reason
that 1t will place just so much more sugar
upon the American market free of duty.
to come into competition with the product
or the American sugar refiners, with no
compromising advantage to them.
Under the proposed treaty of annexa-
ton. the United States assumes the
Hawaiian public debt without receiving
in return the means or property with !
which to pay it.
The present net debt of the republic of !
Hawaii is approximately 49, 900, OO0 and its
saleabie property. exclusive of the public
streets and roads. upon which not less
than a million dollars have been expend- l
ed amounts to S7.93S. 900, leaving a clear
net profit to the United States in prop
erty acquired, OIL approximately 81, 600 600; | !
all of the property owned by Hawaii be-
ing transferred by the annexation treaty
to the United States. This does not in
clude the revenues from customs. post
office. etc, which largely exceed current {
expenses.
There is leprcsy in Hawaii.
Nothing in the climatic conditions of 6
Hawaii. however, causes the disease 1t
was brought from China about forty
years ago, and is confined almost exclu-
sively to natives. There are not as many
lepers in Hawaii as there are in Norway,
Japan. China, or India. Moreover the
victims of the disease are vigorously seq
regated. The change of political rela-
tons between the two countries will not
increase the danger of contagion The S
local government of Hawaii will con-
tinue in the future as in the past, to :
care for its own unfortunates, with no {
more expense nor danger to the people of I
the United States than there now Is.
The monarchy was overthrown .
through the agency of American troops.
This accusation is ancient history. If il
were true which is not admitted, it
would have no more effect today upon the
status of the Hawaiian republic than does
the fact that French troopS assisted