The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-17
NoRFoLK vIRaJNIAN:- sUNpAY. ooToBER -l7. 1897

born. All OF these have been educated
In the public schools and speak English.
The criminal statistics show a smaller
percentage OF ofrenseS committed by
Portuguese than by any other nation
ality. The remaining Inhabitants, Of
ter the Japanese and Chinese, are 1000
Americans. English and Germans,
strong, virile men, who have controlled
the government and acquired the own
ership Of more than three-fouTths Of the
property"
The sixth objection, THAT Hawaii Is an
outlying territory, and IN time Of war
1t will be n source OF weakness to the
United States. ds dismissed by saying
that Generals Schoffeld and Alexander,
Admirals Porter, Walker and Bclknap
and Captain Mehan declare that Ha-
wall would be a source OF strength to
the United States In case of war.
The seventh objection. that 1T Will
necessitate heavy expenditures and a
navy In order to protect Hawaii in time
of war. is answered: Annexation does
nct ncessitate fertilization, but If ever
fortilication is required. title would be
an essential. Title can be obtained now
What the future may bring forth no one
can tell"
MONROE DOCTRINE CONSIDERED.
The ninth objection. that IL is con-
trary to the Monroe doctrine TO acquire
territory beyond the boundaries OF the
American continent lis answered: "The
Monroe doctrine is a limitation on Eu-
ropean powers, excluding them from
participation In the affairs OF the Amer
loan continent and dts outlying Islands,
but 1t places no limitation on the United
States Instead of Hawaii lying outside
OF the Monroe doctrine, there is no ter
To ts-la
and In no either case has there been such
continued insistnece upon the part OF
American statesmen of the application
or the doctrine as In the case of Ha-
wall.
, To the tenth objection, that large
portion Of Hawaiian voters have been
disfranchised; no vote has been taken in
Hawaii upon the question OF annexa-
ton, and 1t Is un-Amerlcnn to annex a
territory without n popular vote of its
inhabitants, the reply is that no Ha-
watian voters have been DISTINGUISHED,
and that ut lis not un-American to an
mex territory without q vote of ibhe
inhabitlnts
The twelfth objection, that IT will be
injurious to 1.-THE beet sugar industry, as
Hawaiian sugar will compete with beet
%,
piled to by thc statement:
The only way in which Hawaiian
sugar can injure beet sugar is by SUD-
planting 1t, or by cutting the price so
as 10 lower the price OF boct sugar to
dts producers. Hawaii can never pro
duce enough Ito supplant beet sugar Ii
the Hawaiian crop were cut off entirely
or doubled 1t would not raise or lower
the price of sugar in THE United States
Under annexation, the Asiatic supply
Of labor would he cut off, and this
slight advantage ITO Hawaii will be
eliminated"
THD DEBT OF HAWAII.
The sixteenth objection. that under
the proposed trcaitey of annexation the
United States assumes the Hawaiian
public debt without receiving in return
the means or property with which to
pay Vt, is answered:
THE present net income of the Re.
public Of Hawaii is approximately
$500, 000,. and dts lalsble property, cx-
elusive of the public streets and roads
upon which not less than a million dol
lars have been expended, amounts To
1898 600, leaving a clear net profit ia
the United States In property acquired
OF approximately s4,000,000: all Sf the
property owned by Hawaii being trans
iSllGu NY tle annexation iUreaty TO the
United States. This does not include
the revenues from customs, pos;omce,
ETC.. which largely exceed current ex-
penScs."
The eighteenth objection, that the
monarchy was overthrown through che
agency OF American troops, Is dismiss
ed, as follows:
This accusation Is ancient history.
If 1T were true, which is not admitted,
Ut would have no more effect to-day
upon the status ofthe Hawaiian Repub-
Tic than does ithe fact that the French
troops assisted Washington to over
throw the British monarchy in Ameri-
ca have any effect upon THE present
status of the American Republic"
The day has gone by" the argument
concludes when the United States can
ignore dts international privileges and
Obligations. Whether it will or no. the
logic OF events Is forcing the American
people to take their place as one of the
great international nations and Incl
dentally thereto, to adopt such means
as are necessary to sustain the posi-
tiOn