The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-18
A PART NOT AN APPENDAGE.

anneXationists is the fear that the
United States might become embroil-
ed with some power or powers. Talk
ing with an Anti-anneXationist the
other day, he enlarged upon this one
point He thought that the United
States was aggressive and that the
aggressive party was growing both
among the masses and among the
statesmen, and that therefore Hawaii
was exposed to great danger by being
annexed.
If the United States had not the ell
ements of aggressive power within her
own bosom, God help this country
when it is annexed. A pusillanimous,
self centered, fearful power, is not one
TO fly to in the present condition of
i4e world, for talk as we will, philos-
ophize as we may, force still re-
mains the ruler of the world, and
might makes right just as much on
the threshold of the twent eth century
as it did on the threshold of the first.
What the Hawaiian Islands want is
a powerful protector, and "A powerful
protector can only be found in ma
ton that is pushing forward, not re-
trograding. The United States is the
ed its babyhood, and stands now in
the very flush of it's early prime, rea-
dy to expand its institutions, to en-
large its enormous trade, and willing
to take within its bosom so small a
spot of earth as these Islands and to
make them a part and parcel of her
self, to use them for her own advan-
tage, truly, but also to protect them
from the rest of the world.
1t seems to one at times that many
do not understand what annexation
means, and that those who do not un-
derstand are frequently by birth Ame-
ricans. Annexation to the United
States means becoming a part of the
United States, not a mere appendage
or dependency, as would annexation
TO any of the European powers. Once
belonging to the United States. for
ever belonging to the United States,
as long as there was man or a cart
ridge left to defend the Union, for ia-
wall will be "A part of the Union, as
much as Maine or Texas or California.
The European powers swap their
colonies at ii suits them. After the
peace of Vienna there was general
shutting of cards, and island was ex-
changed for island, colony for colony,
as it suited the powers to bargain.
Even now, in the grand grab for Afri-
can territory, there is a deal of swap
ping off, piece of land here, against
waterway there, the command of a
lake against the command of a bay,
and neither their honor nor anything
else was, or is, troubled. 1t was only
the other day that Heligoland was
snapped off by England to Germany
and under certain circumstances Ger
many might swap it off to France,
and take, say Tahiti, in exchange.
But with Hawaii an integral part of
the United States there will be no
swapping off, she will rise with that
great nation and will take part in its
successes, and if need be in her losses.
When we go to the United States we
go for better, for worse, for richer for
poorer, in sickness and in health, un-
til national death us do part. And the
true admirer of the United States is
blushing bride is willing to accept il
at the altar.
If the United States is aggressive
it is able to protect itself, and it is
able to protect every part of itself.
Peace is only to be maintained by be-
ing prepared for war and by showing
disposition to fight if need be. Men
have been found here willing to risk
their lives for the defence of the re-
publican principle, they will be far
more willing to risk their lives for
the defense of American Union OF
which they are a part, knowing that
they have 7o,OOo,OOO of people behind
them.
Hawaii and the Hawaiians can take
the risks of aggressive policy of the
United States. People will think
many times before treading on the
land which is part of the United
States, when they would not give g
thought to swallowing the independ
ent Islands whole.