The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-05

r matter 20 at that I suppose mission
airy Is as good as anybody else, 80 lons
; as he behaves himself
How can we accomplish our anneNa
uou purposes There Is not much occa
sion for spending money and our strength
I on work in Hawaii Most OF the native.
I and others are convinced that Hawai-
| would be safest under the fostering carr
4 OF the United States. What is now want
Cd is 10 bring the question PROMINENT.
I before the people of the United States
There is where work is needed. Their,
4 i where our sworn enemy the sugar
Trust. is At work Harper's Weekly re
Gently devoted two columns 10 an attack
/ upon annexation. I believe this was paid
for hy the Sugar Trust They are con
stantly putting items in the city and RI
raj press that count against US.
IN ISsS. when the Annexation Commits
I sion was on its way 10 San Francisco,
the question OF how the reporters should
! be treated came up. We decided thsI the
] newspapers must be made our friends.
I Sc upon our arrival We gave exhaustive
reports. not only 10 the big daiiies OF San
] Francisco but 10 the press agencies 70 be
/ circulated all over the country. Next
! morain- the newshoSs on the streets OF
! New York City were crying. Revolution
I n Hawaii. The Monarchy overthrown
and 2 Provisional Government establish
ed" BY that means attention was fixed
Z on Hawaii. and has remained so ever
since. That is Just what we want
The question is presented again. With
friendly administration al Washington. we
feel that the time for renewed efforts is at
hand. The Trust saws through Harpers
Weekly that We viii now make 'das-
-ardly attempt 10 rush in. How can we
meet this thrust2 The Government can
not meet it; the Annexation Club cannot.
Every person in Hawaii can do some
thing The work must be with the people
direct Let everyone writing letters
10 friends in the States urge the question
and ask that the arguments set forth be
circulated The story OF the woman in
Illinois who sent out q number of re-
quests for postage stamps, and asked that
each letter be referred to three of the
receivers friends, viii be remembered
The result was that great volume Of let
tiers were soon on the way TO the deviser
Of the ingenious scheme Let each one
write a friend and present good. solid
arguments why this country should be
annexed by the United States, and re-
quest that the letter be circulated among
their friends. The scheme viii bring good
results.
1t Is commonly heard that Congress is
controlled by trusts. They have an in
luence. Behind congressman. however
are their constituents, and they think
twice before they act in q matter in
which their constituencies are concerned.
Write 10 these constituencies and give
the commercial reasons why Hawaii
should be annexed.
We have reasons enough al this end
Of tile line But why should the United
States want annexation Army and navy
officers Of the United States favor IL for
military reasons. Others reply 10 this
oy saying that. in event OF war. il would
cost more 10 defend the country than it
j. worth This seems unreasonable. In
Gglne a fleet steaming across the Pa
ciflc, arriving here, out OF coal men
tired and things generally run down. 10
face q strong force Of fresh troops What
could they do2 But the military argll-
ment Is not what We desire 10 present
The commercial argument is better The
time when the United States could close
herself up against the world is past She
must now have an outlet for her manu-
features. What place offers such induce
ments Tor American trade as the Pacific,
low opening up2 Europe, with its OLD
manufacturing esta blishments and cheap
labor. does not offer q market Only the
PACING side OF the world IS valuable. The
commercial argument VIII triumph Tell
them that the United States can have
the business Of Hawaii, if availed Of be
fore II Is too late.
II say TOO late. because if the Hawaiian
Islands are not made q Western outpost
Ct civilization, they must become an
Eastern outpost OF Orientalism- You may
say what you choose-thiuk what you
cnQose-auI ] tell you Japan, noble plan
though L may be, has an eye on Hawaii.
Is, perhaps noble idea OF that coun-
-I-- eut we are 70 be the victims. We
cannot hold our own II this country Is /
filed up with japanese We Viii De
pushed ont BY sheer force OF numbers /
4L-Ee your friends understand that il I
4 mechanism does not control in this
c1ulC-y, DrienIalism viii Is the latter I
desirable submit that il Is not We
would simply be crowded out. Today we 1
hold The government The Hawsiians /
certainly see that il we are overcome by ]
lae wan
Annexation Is the only remedy. |
There is something due 10 US by the /
1 1ited states FOR maintaining American 4
principles here. After all. however after /
g = Ching all the points we must see that
the commercial argument Is the most ef- 1
1ective- No one can get around that We
leeelVec news today OF the signing Of an |
arplIrstlon 5T%aTy between the United /
States and Great Britain. This means /
that America Is not soon going 10 war.
ana at The same time weakens the force
Of the military argument The CONNER
cial argument is the one that holds good. 1
Use this, and the day IS not far distant
when We have admission TO the United
States
Mr.. George a. Davis was introduced
who could present the case from an IN
preJudlced standpoint. He said:
Mr. Vice President. Members of the An
nexation Club and Fellow Citizens:
II this We're a political platform 1
would not be here. ] made up my mind |
long ago 10 stay clear of politics II is
an ungrateful and an improbable occu-
patton l am here tonight TO raise my |
voice in favor Of annexation believe |
IN II for many and sufficient reasons.
We are not knocking as beggars at
the door of the United States Every
year the exports of the Hawaiian Isl
ands exceed the imports by over 5000
~. Sugar is an important commodity 10 |
the United States In case of disaster
10 the beet crop or the Cuban output,
America would readily appreciate the
sugar.
The bonded indebtedness of the coun-
Try, which the United States under an
neNation. would be obliged 10 guarantee,
is A,1S5,s74-25 I have the figures 10 the
cent 1t is fact, as ] have il from a /
most competent authority. that the as
sets OF the Government exceed s. 000 go.
This Government is not bankrupt II has
3 10 every 81 il owes The Republic is
rch. II would not be a bad business
proposition for the United States 10 an
mex the country Let US present the Ques-
ton from q business standpoint 10 the /
people OF the United States, saying: We 1
are not pauperS. We are able TO take care
Of our finances. Then. they may inquire:
Why. If You are so well or do you want |
anneNation@ The answer is that we want |
freedom from revolutions, as you call /
them reduction OF an army. which it
IS now necessary 10 keep up; and low