The times., 1897-12-16
A BROAD AMERICAN POLICY.

Hawaiian policy. Why Hawaii has not
been chGked off and handed over 20 he
strangled by Japan. as Cuba has been
abandoned to the cruel uiercies of sp:dn,
is past finding out It is ging,
however, to those VINO believe in national
progress and development to see q measure
OF such national Importance as this com
manding not ouly the approval OF the aa-
iiUnaI administration but the enthusiastic
support OF the ableSt men in every party
represented in tile Senate. Under tile
threat of war with Chile, all parties rallied
TO the support OF President Harrison, ana
the Venezuela episode found united rou-
gress following the lead Of a President
with whom 1t was In state OF chronic
hostility. But after five years or delibera-
ton extending throughout one aduintstTa-
ton and into two others, under no pressure
or excitement, Frye aud Lodge. Of Republi-
can, gOld-tinged New England; Morgan. OF
Alabama, and Money, Of Mississippi, the
heart of the ultra conservative Democracy;
Stewart, Of Nevada, who def eeted the force
| bill; a Hen, of Nebraska, the great Western
leader of the Peoples party, and Henry NJ.
Teller, the great Western tribune Who tore
asunder the heartstTings which bound him
TO the Republican party, rather than sub
NIT 10 the tyranny Of the single gold
standard, and who stands today the un-
questioned leader OF the silver Republicans.
all Of these and scores Of others or pr0mi-
nence IN all divisions OF thought in the
Senate are patnoticauy supporting this
most American policy.
And the opponents with shame I admit
it-4rp Democrats In d1Vg lty-
ueNation was the Democratic slogan Ex-
cept Alaska, every annexation OF territory,
from Louisiana to California. stands TO
the credit and the everlasting glory II u
Democracy. jefferson was the father OF
the policy Of annexation. Since when LAS
White, OF California, and Carfrey, Of
Louisiana, States which exist solely by
virtue of the annexation policy read into
the tenets of Democracy the theory that an
neXation as u Republican doctrine? Are
Democrats to he driven from the foundation
principle upon which this countr V grew from
a strip on the Atlantic 10 a continental
nation, simply because the Republicans have
advanced TO their position? \ Democrat
III fSelf believing that in the principles uf
the Democratic party lie the salvation OF
the country, confess that II is so !oaGed
the surprising thi.g is that II does not sue
cuinb. That IL does not is he best evidence
OF the business and strength Of its rrinci-
pies.
Look at the situation For fiftv-iive
years-fron Tyler in 1912 TO Mckinley
in 1897 there has scarce been an Ad-
iuinistration. Wing, Democratic or Re
publican, that has not advocated, and none
has opposed the annexation Of Hawaii
IT there was reason for Democrats To ad-
vocate the polio then, and for Re
pubhCsns 10 advocate il in IS6. and
1872, lurdred times more is there i'm
perative reason for Republicans and Demo
Gratis to join hands and do it now.
Only too truly does the A ustrian minister
predict the coming friction when ! merican
competition in mutual markets is going Ia
force Europe to a position where the
straitened popula tion viii rise as they
did in the revolutionary period Of IS4S
| Markets, that's the rub. Europe must
have markets or Starve. 1t is for the sake
Of markets that England and France
are facing each other in central a frica.
that England is holding Egypt, forcing
the Nile, and bTaying the savage warriors
of the hill tribes Of India and the mahli
| In the SOUdan. It is the struggle for
markets tbat accounts for the deep
| hostility between England ana Germany.
which broke forth in a torrent when the
emperor sent his famous telegram cf
! sympathy to Dom Paul OF South Africa.
1t is the reaching out for markets.
that Is behind Russia's advance to the
| Pacific and Germany's grab of Chinese
territory. The whole situation in the
western Pacific is electrical. When
the storm may break or where it VIII
reach no man can tell. Into this storm
center the American nation is striding
with all the innocence, the confidence, and
the defenselessness of a child.
Fifty years ago Secretaries Of State
| Webster, Clayton, Legare and Marcy, SIC
! Ccss:vely, advocated war with France, if
| necessary, 10 maintain control Of Hawaii
! With the now infinitely greater necessit Y
| for tile control of Hawaii, shall we aban-
doi the policy of the fathers and nulltf y
| the patriotic wisdom OF half-centurve
whoever holds Hawaii holds the KEY To
the North Pacific" is as true now as when
it was printed in the London Times fifty
| years ago. In possession of any hostile
| power the American Pacific coast and
| American commerce are at its mercy
| Kept out of Hawaii, all foreign nations
are pusted back tue entire width of the
! Pacific, distance tCo great t0 admit of
| sustained military operations.
| Hawaii in hostile possession, or unde-
| Tended and subject to seizure hy such a
| power, is standing menace In the ef-
| fective contol of this country it more GER
| tainly secures the defense of the Pacific
| coast and commerce than Il battery on
every headland and naval squa dron in
! every port 1t is more economical TO
fortify and hold one point than fifty.
! A navy viii be necessary if Hawaii is an
neXed. An immensely greater one VIII Ue
| required to protect American interests in
| the Pacific if II il not annexed hostile
nation must recoal its battIeships in order
to cross the Pacific, and there is no other
point at which to coal except Hawaii.
| Happily, there seem to be Democrats
enough who support the treaty To pre- Fent
| the catastrophe of its defeat, but II an
untoward fate should defeat it by Demo
cratic votes, the men and the party which
become responsible for the lossof the control
of Hawaii had letter bind stone about
their neeks aud cast themselves into the
sea, for the generation of the Amsrican peo-
pie which witnesses such an exhibition
of stupidity and trsachery 20 nat tionnl IA.
terests will neither forget nor forgive T.
| Geo. p Keeney in the Tammany Magazine.
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