The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-28
JACK NVEA GOES BACK STRONG FOR Annexation Want PAYING FOR SUGAR ARE ROUGHLY HANDLED
SENATOR THURSTON OPPOSED
TO FREE SUGAR.
He Did Not Oppose AnneXation-Scn
tor White Described as a Bitter OPP
ponent-Belief in the Good Cause.

Editor Star: In the Star of Thurs
day it is stated that private dispatch
rs by the Alameda give the story of a
plan for mass meeting to be held
by Hawaiians, about the time when IA
number of Senators of the United
States are expected in Honolulu, the
object of which is to work against am
neXation. Among the Senators eN-
pected are Senator White of Califor-
MIA and Senator Thurston of Nebras-
ka, who it is stated will lead the fight
against annexation when the treaty
is taken up in the Senate next win
ter.
1t is true that Senator White is op.
posed to annexation, bitterly opposed
to it. But it is not true that Senator
Thurston is opposed to annexation.
On the contrary, unless Senator
Thurston has experienced very great
change of heart, since the visit of July
he is strongly in favor of annexation.
! saw Senator Thurston in Washing
ton during the first week of July, and
in conversation with him then he stat
ed very decidedly that he was in fa-
vor of annexation, and expected to
vote for the treaty, when it came be.
fore the Senate. 1t is hardly possible
that the situation has so changed since
that time. as to produce the change in
the Senator, making him a leader in
fight against annexation, either here
in Honolulu, or next winter in Wash
ington.
Senator Thurston's position on the
tariff. when the sugar schedule was
before the Senate, may have led to a
| misapprehension on the part of some
I people. Nebraska, as is well known,
is becoming Il sugar beet state, and
like California, the sugar beet people
desired tariff on Hawaiian sugar
Mr.. Thurston naturally looked after
the interests of his constituents, and
was one of the Senators who favored
the abrogation of the sugar clause of
the reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Hawaii. Everybody
knows of the immense pressure
! brought to bear on this treaty by the
beet sugar interests.
When, however, it was known that
steps looking to annexation were close
| at band, and that the treaty of annex
! AZ, would be sent to the Senate,
| Senator Thurston as well as a num-
Der of other Senators, at once with
| drew opposition to free sugar from
ed without further delay. In the
event of annexation, there was moth
| ing more to be said about a tariff on
Hawaiian sugar. SO, | repeat that un-
! less Senator Thurston's views have
completely changed since the tariff
bill passed, he is strongly in favor of
annexation.
But if there were any doubts on
this point, it is quite certain that if
| Senator Thurston or any other intel
lgent, unbiased man visits the Is
lands and makes study of the situa-
tion at close range, he will favor an
neXation. if he has never favored it
before. If the few men in the Unit
ed States Senate. who are opposed to
annexation, or feel doubtful as to the
wisdom of the measure, could come to
the Hawaiian Islands at this time
their personal knowledge of the situa-
tion would settle the question in fa-
vor of annexation. Hawaii will gain
stable government by annexation
But in everything else the gain will be
to the United States. j. j.