Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-06

of their nationality. The Hawaiians
are incapable of ruling those islands.
In population they have decreased
from 10000 to about $1,000. the pure
bloods The Hawaiians have inter-
married with all nationalities and there
are about 5000 part natives The real
natives are outnumbered more than
half by the Asiatics. There are half
as many of the Portuguese. The ma
tives have not the numbers and energy
to govern that land. 1t is simply so
far as they are concerned, question
as to what kind of control they and
their lands are to pass under. Were it
not for the strategic Importance of
those islands they would pass under
| Asiatic control did we not take them,
and possibly might notwithstanding
the advantage England would gain by
possession.
Under any conditions Hawaii for
the Hawaiians" is a dream, that would
for the natives turn to a nightmare
should not the United States or Eng
! land assume control. So far as the
Hawaiians are concerned by no pos
sible arrangement can they be so well
| protected as by the annexation of their
country to this 1t is not improbable
| that Kaiulani's advisers realize this.
If they do not they appreciate the fact.
daily becoming more and more appar-
| emit that the future destiny of that
country and it's people is indissolubly
connected with the destiny of the
American country and people.
| AS for the danger of precedent Mr.
| Thurston has called attention to the
| fact that no precedent will be estah-
! lished by the annexation. This gov
eminent annexed Midway island and
| expended $1,000 in futile effort to es-
| tablish a naval station there. We
have at various times taken possession
of quite number of small islands. AS
| for the danger from annexing a coun-
| try populated as is Hawaii. we
| have never taken possession of new
territory without also acquiring
a diverse population, always hith-
erto far poorer qualified for assimi-
lation than are the people of Hawaii.
But in Louisiana, in California and in
Alaska, with really more formidable
corditions-if the conditions in Ha-
wall are really formidable, which we
do not admit-therc has been no diff
Guilty but the United States overcame
with great advantage to itself and in
the end without at least increased de-
triment to the original inhabitants.
There is really no question but we shall
do as well in Hawaii. There We find
laws, schools and the general mould of
ideas, so far as those who control are
concerned, almost exact counterparts
of our own.
We but do what it is our duty to do
when we perfect annexation. For more
than two generations we have assumed
a sort of tutelage over those islands.
We have admitted the right of no for
eign power to interfere with that vir-
tual protcctorate. The natives are in
capable of ruling. We are unable to
prevent the Asiatc influence predomi
hating there, and the eventual control
of that country passing to the Mongo-
liam by any protectorate plan yet de-
vised. We have arrived at the point
when we must turn our backs on the
policy of Marcy. a policy that has
since been kept in view. except dur
ing the last term of President Cleve-
land, or we must carry it to its only
logical conclusion. Should the ac-
QUESTION whet our appetite for more.
supposing. for our relations toward
those islands are and have for half
century been different than toward any
other spot outside the confines Of our
own land, there is not save in Cuba IA
foothold awaiting us. All other lands
are so taken up that it will be rather
for their peoples to ask to come into
our territory than for us to seek them.
AS for importance of acquisition as a
matter of defense. Wha tbetter anthor
ties can we desire than .Admifals Por-
ter, Belknap, : Walker and Captain
Mahan and Generals Schofieid ana
Alexander? And what~strcnger rea-
sons than they advance can wesswant
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