The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-23
IT COMES.

A paragraph published yesterday
under the head of "a royalist's
views" shows very conclusively
how much nonsense is talked by
the noisy little clique Of anti-annex-
ationists. The Star knows who
the gentleman is who gave his
views to the coast paper, but it has
preserved his incognito, as he wish
ed it preserved. But this it can say
he is a representative man, allied to
the native race and strong sup
porter OF Royalty.
When a man like this talks, one
sees how the large body of Royal
lists take common sense view of
the situation and are perfectly will
ling to accept annexation when it
comes, and, indeed, will welcome
it as the proper solution of the pres
ent political situation. The Royal
list cause is lost, it never had much
strength and beyond verv small
clique the feeling is just what the
interviewed gentleman describes
when be says I'VE are all Ameri-
cans down there"
To every one on these islands
annexation will come as distinct
boon. 1t has taken recent events
to show all clearly the weakness of
the country and the impossibility
of it's continuing as it has done.
We have had, as it were, a swift
and sudden glance into the future
possibilities were we to remain as
we are, and everyone has recogniz-
ed that such possibilities are ex-
tremely unpleasant. The United
States has also had a prophetic
glimpse, and it has men who are
statesmen and who can grasp a
difficult situation.
The present administration in the
United States consists of men who
thoroughly realize what the role
of so mighty a power must be.
The day when the United States
simply minded its own affairs has
gone forever. Now, the dictum OF
that great country must be heard
in the worlds affairs. Washington
was right when he warned his coun-
try against entangling alliances.
But Washington's view was con-
fined to the Eastward. lie looked
upon Europe as a theatre of the
worlds interests. which he had
widened to the Atlantic's western
shore. Great man as he was he
could not contemplate the rapid
progress which the steamship, the
railroad and the telegraph, with
the thousand other arts that accom-
pany them, ould cause, He could
not foresee that the theatre of events
would have the world for a stage
and that the country, which he and
his band of patriots made, would be-
come one of the greatest, if not the
greatest OF that worlds powers.
Washington could not see this
for it was outside his horizon, but
those to whom Washington handed
down the power of free institutions
and the guarding of the honor Of
his flag and country have the wider
horizon, and they recognize the
position the United States has &C.
qured and the duties that such
position entails.
Chief among these duties is a
commanding position in the Pacific
ocean. Commercial and political
reasons alike call for it ard the
statesmen are at hand to grasp the
situation. The Hawaiian Islands
are American today, the leading
states Of the world so recognize
them. The people OF the islands
are American at heart and will
welcome the hour when they enter
upon a career which shall one day
add another star upon the azure
field that TALES each section as it
rises into statehood. A day when
the locker on shall count and say, an
other sovereign state has been born,
no weakling, but one that has the
force of torty-6ve states as its kins-
men and, in that future time, one
hundred millions of free-born citi-
zens to come to its aid.
This is what all realize. The
dream of puppet royalty and petty
courts has gone, never to return,
and Hawaiians and foreigners, roy
alists and annexationists, will alike
welcome the Stars and Stripes as
the cool trade winds shall open out
its folds above the Executive build
ing and assure US peace and pros