Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-25

mcut of its citizens without making
vigorous protest"
Regarding the Intentions of Japan 20
annex Hawaii. the opinions Of leading
men here who have visited Japan may oe
taken. w. y. Armstrong. cpmmissioner
Of labor. visited Japan In 1851. lie spent
several weeks inon- leading japanese
officials ana business men. on his return
ne said. II am convinced the j4rtnese
government has absolutely 40 lnteut.on
of atte mpcius 80 gain possession Of Ma
vail
\ fow months later Attorney General
W. o. Smith made a trip 20 Japan and
returned 60 express the same opinion as
MI Arms trpug: Japan does not want
ne Hawaiian islands
1t Is quite apparent tina; Japan cares
more for the friendship of the United
State, which is resulting IN an increased
commerce beneficial 20 hutl countries.
han il does for tnr Whole hawaiian
Stands as sif, Japan is willing that
the destinics OF Hawaii should he con-
Nrollcd by the United States. Now. what
VIII the United States do? That is the ali
absorbing question. No one expects Inc
tinted States to stand by Hawaii If the
latter has made a diplomatic biunder.
Hawaii Will have 10 pay the bill look
smiling and try 10 believe the expert
ance cheap at double the price. The Uni
ted States and Japan have too much
sense to be dragged into an estrangcment
over a matter involving Slt0.u0o indcm
The danger to Hawaii is not Japanese
annexation, or Japanese immigration. as
much IL is the lack of American immi-
grafton. The common people. the classes
who do the work of the country and de-
jernine its future civilization of the Uni
ted states are inclined to stand aloof
from Hawaii until the question of own
ership is decided. Let the United States
declare ownership of the Hawaiian
islands and Immediately will follow
large influx of American working people
together with American capital. The
only way To offset the subtle influence of
the japanese IS TO induce larger Ameri-
can immigration. Arbitrary exclusion
laws cannot be carried out by small ma
ton against n larger one. Might makes
right in the long run the world over and
It is worse than useless To theories on
any other basis.
If the United States continues it's pres
emf policy toward Hawaii. nothing under
Gods heavens can prevent the country
from becoming slowly hut surely Asia
ticzed Unless the United States comes
30 Hawaii's aid. assists in smoothing over
the mistakes this country has made in
dealing with Japan, Hawaii will get the
worst of it and the Japanese will have
tull sway.
l will not say that Hawaii is not to be
blamed for having allowed the present
conditions to arise. | will not say that
the planters have not been shortsighted.
looking only for the dollar and not con-
f'ltfil al HtcSlbit bitlhTuDitN OF clNlll-
IN ton. These questions are matters Of
what the darkie called "hind-sight" 1t
is a condition that faces Hawaii and the
United States. fact that must he dealt
with, not by stating what should have
been done. The future not the past fur
nshes the pith Of the present problem
Today American influence rules. but you
nave only to look at the census returns
10 find that ii Is n minority rule. This
cannot continue forever. Hawaii must
nave the men, the American common
people If the United States is to hold its
own The white man can work here
The planters have already started a
movement to obtain White men from
California. But to continue this work
the white labor advocates must have
something more substantial than moral |
support. expressed in the term American |
suZerainity over Hawaii: they mus; have !
a national American backing that cannot |
be changed according to the whims of |
changing administrations: they must |
have the stable government that annex |
alton will give HARRINGTON. |