The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-27

Hawaii-Japan' latest Protest Asaihs'
Annexation-Fezrs 1t Will Start a Grand
Game of Grab All Over the Pacific-Ad-
vices Uuucie Sam to be Content With
Virtual Control.
London, July 2s.-In the house OF
commons today the under secretary Tor
foreign affairs, the Hon. George n
Curzon, replying to Mr.. James Francis
Hogan, anti-Parnellite member for Mid
Tipperary, VINO asked il the Clayton
Rulyer treaty was considered of bind
ing force by Great Britain and the Unit
ed States as bearing upon the annexa-
ton of the Sandwich Islands by the
! latter. said the treaty contained no
agreement recognized by either power
as affecting Hawaii.
JAPAN'S LATEST PROTEST.
Washington, July 26.-That Japan
| will continue to oppose the Hawaiian
/ annexation treaty is conclusively SHOWN
! nv the latest protest Of the japanese
| government, under date OF July 10,
which has been made public.
| - Ia Pdie 90 No-'o''
Legation Of Japan,
| washington, July 10.
! "Sir-Replying to your note of date
the 18th ult., in answer 10 mine or the
1sth u,t., regaring the proposed annexa-
ton Of the Hawaiian Islands to the
| United States, 1 have the honor to IN
form You that 1 communicated its SUD-
stance to Count Okouma, from which L
am in receipt Of telegraph.c instructions
! embodying the views of the imperial
| government in relation thereto.
Taking note of what you say in reply
10 the representation l had the honor 10
make on behalf of my government with
reference to the necessity of maintain
ing the status quo of Hawaii, the i'm
parial government has no hesitation in
admitting the predominant influence Of
the United States in the Hawaiian IS
lands. In their opinion, however, the
very fact that such predominance has
existed so long unquestioned might be
urged as a reason against the disturb
ance OF the status quo, more especially
as practically the whole population OF
Hawaii acknowledge the paramount i'm
portance OF the relations Of their coun-
try with the United States, while it Is
understood that only a small fraction OF
their number favor annexation.
Prom this, it may be reasonably in
ferred that the predominant and para
mount influence of the United States
which. as you remark, has been the
one essential feature Of the status quo
through three-quarters of a centuary
II, n
ment of Hawaii and the commerce OF
the islands with the world have under
gone notable changes furnishes on the
one hand the amplest guarantee
against anything inim,cal 10 either the
United States or Hawaii, while on the
her hand is obviates the necessity OF
a change in existing conditions which
will ,njuriously affect the interests Of
others.
THE policy Of colonial expansion
among European countries was -espe
cially active on the Pacific during the
ending OF 1892 and as a result nearly al
of the island groups then autonomou:
passed under the sway of various west
ern powers. By common accord the
powers have recently appeared willing
|
; rivalry and Their interests are now the
: best guarantees for the continued SOW
ere.gn existence Of few remaining is
land groups. But the absorption by thu
United States of such an important par
of the remaining unappropriated region
as Hawaii, would doubtless be th'
signal for the revival of dormant teri,
torial ambition in the Pacific and thu
last vestige Of native autonomy would
disappear And it is not too much Z
a3Drehend that a partial redistribution
OF co,orial possessions among the var,
Gus western powers might also follow.
sIt can easily be seen how this would
affect interests Of Japanese sub
,ects who arc now engaging in increas
: ng numbers in various undertaking
and enterprises in the Pacific, witt
profit to themselves and advantage &
. Japan. II was especially on account 0
the prevalence Of this spirit of colonia
absorption that one Of your fonorabl
predecessors was led 10 inform German.
thar your government attached grea
Importance 70 the maintenance OF tn
rights to which the United States ha
oecome entitled in the few rema.nin
regions now under independent and au
tononous native government in the Pa
cific ocean.
The Justice OF that declaration can
: not De quest oned and the imperial gov
: eminent, entertaining similar view:
I could not behold with indifference
| changes in the status OF those govern
mcnts that would extinguish Japan
rights. They have no intention OF ques
tioning the actual existing situation i
the Pacific and certainly no desire to i
:, any wise disturb Il: but their posltio
j.. in that part OF the world renders il in
. perative for them TO view the union /
- q spirit OF apprehension regarding III
consequences that viii PROBABLY follo'
the extinction Of Hawaiian sovereignty
The imperial government recognize
il as 4 well established principle o. 4
:e-netional law that the completion {
: annexation viii render the treaties an
conventions ct present existing betwee
japan and Hawaii voiisble either Z
the option Ct Japan o. the United State
but they cannot anticipate without az
prehension the consequences. whetht
direct or indirect. which viii follow -
: practical consuznmation OF the theoT
that annexation. ipso facto. means II
/ immediate termination o. those treatii
and convention and the consequent cel
: s4tion for the future OF the priv.!eg'
granted thereunder."
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