The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-29
BRILLIANT PROSPECTS.

The Boyalists have been feeling par
ticularly iubilant over the idea that
annexation will not take place. and
have recently got hold of something
that gives them a little faint hope.
Like the boys whistling to keep up
their courage, they every now and
then give a yell which inspires them
with fresh hopes, when their previous
hopes are blasted.
The chances for annexation are very
much greater than those against The
anneNationists do not for moment
position against them. but the forces
in favor are very much the stronger.
The whole power of the Executive of
the United States is ranged in favor
of annexation, the bulk of the Repub-
lcan and many Democratic Senators
are in its favor, and the delay until
December of January. which it is true,
has given opportunity to those oppos
ed to annexation to get in some work,
has also enabled the annexation par
ty to extend its campaign of educa
ton and make countless converts.
The japanese question will be re-
garded in a different light in the Sen
ate in December to what it was in
July. Then, Senator Cannon frankly
admits he considered it was a political
dodge of the Annexation club here to
win votes in the Senate. And his at
titude towards annexation was color
ed with that view, and not only his,
but the views of many others. The
Observation-Disclosures here and in the
States fostered the idea, and articles
were written about the absurdity of
the japanese scare, and that the gov
eminent had only become embroied
with Japan as political dodge.
But between July and December
there has been time for Senator Can
not to visit Japan and see with his
own eyes and hear with his own ears.
No anneNationsts of Hawaii talked to
him, he simply employed his powers
of observation in Japan. And he came
away from Japan assured that the de.
signs of Japan were unfriendly tC
the Hawaiian Islands, and that had
the United States not stepped in al
the moment she did. an aggressive pol
icy on the part of Japan would have
been adopted. and Honolulu and ulti
mately the whole Islands would have
been occupied by the japanese. More
over Senator Cannon not only says he
has formed this opinion, but he has
proofs of the fact
Mr.. McIvOr, the late Consul Genera
at Yokohama, though very guarded
in his utterances when here, sale
practically what Senator Cannon has
said. He was thoroughly acquainted
with the leading men in Japan, anc
had opportunities of learning the mi
nor workings of the japanese govern
ment, which are enjoyed by very few
outsiders. And Mr.. McIvor ment
straight to Washington and laid his
information before the Executive.
Senator Pettigrew, so says Senator
Cannon, has thoroughly understood
the willy policy of the japanese, and
if the Senator has done this, he can
only come to one conclusion, and that
is that the Annexation of the Hawa-
iian Islands now, will be the saving of
much international friction hereafter.
And this is only in one direction
that the full conception of the annex
alton cause is taking hold of the
minds of prominent men. In this par,
ticular direction the honesty of the
anneXationists and the Asiatic duplic
ity of Japan have been made manifest
But there are many more in which
they have been shown to the advant
age of the annexation cause, and we
may feel assured that despite all eff
forts of those opposed to it, anneXa
tiOn will come because ii is tn only
logical issue of a series of events tina
commenced over fifty years ago.
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