The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-10
us. PRESSONANNEXANON
MOST AMERICAN NEWEPAPERS
FAVOR IT.
Strong Reasons Advanced for the
Nina gamation of Republic
can and Democratic Papers Alike
Favor the Cause.

The proposed annexation of Hawaii
has already had one notable result in
having drawn out eN-Queen Liliuo-
kalan:'s protest. Figurativcly speak
ing. il has forced the eX-Queen's hand
and led to the revelation of hopes and
plans which for some years past she
has been keeping very secret The
protest is as unique in its way as the
proposed annexation itself.-indiana-
polls journal.
II was well known to the State De-
partment at Washington that the
Government of IIawii had very urop-
erly determined never to permit the
islands to fall into the possession Of
an Asiatic power. and that Great Brit
ain had been asked some weeks ago
to annex the Republic in case the
United States refused now to act. Con-
fronted by that situation, this coun-
try had no alternative. 1t was a case
of now or never.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
The fact remains that the possession
of the Hawaiian islands will be of
strong commercial advantage to the
United States. an advantage which
other nations would be glad to
possess, and which ultimately some
one of them would possess if the Unit
ed States were not to do so.-Pitts-
burg Commercial Gazette.
Leading Democrats and Republicans
meet on the common ground that The
islands should not be allowed to fall
into the hands of any foreign power.
Both recognize that Hawaii cannot
sustain herself. and that sooner or
later, she must pass under some other
flag, and they argue that. in order to
our self-protection. that flag should
be the Stars and Stripes.-Richmon
Dispatch.
We do not doubt that the anneXa-
ton treaty ought to be and will be
ratified. Forebodings of evil are larg-
| ly insincere or unreasonable. This is
the precise reverse of aggressi N.
| 1t is cordial acquiescence in the DELHI
crate and intelligent aspiration of II
republic closely allied to the United
| States and dependent upon our CO.
operation for the realization of its
natural destiny. Time and inter-
course and immigration to territory
rich in undeveloped resources will in
evitably produce all the conditions cs-
sential to convenient and equitable
government and to high civilization.
| The projected union will be prolific
of blessings not only to those united
but to all mankind.-New York Trib-
une.
Japan, since she has defeated the
hordes of China, has been rather saucy
about Hawaii. 1t is probable that the
new republic would be helpless and
| subject to being overrun by the Jap
position of the United States, under
stood, but not existing in reality. The
practical control our government OK
ercises over the Islands by moral in
huence may not last always. The time
will probably soon come when we
must annex, declare protectorate CT
permit foreign domination over peo-
pie who are trying to profit by the eX-
ample of the greatest republic of al
time.-Cincinnati Inquirer.
The annexation of Hawaii under
these circumstances would be in har-
mony with our national, political and
social aspirations. No doubt the time
will come when having thrown off the
yoke as have the Hawaians, the Gu
bans will desire closer relations with
the United States than are possible
so long as home rule is a vision and
Spanish misrule a fact.-Lewiston
| (Me.) journal.
The attitude of our government has
always held its Enthusiastically policy
for the future demand that it shall
exercise practical protectorate over
Hawaii. If we have the name we
might as well have the game. If we
are to have the responsibility we might
as well have the full control. For
more than half IA century our states
men have contemplated this acqusi-
ton. Modern conditions make it far
more important than it seemed when
that policy was projected. CONNER
cial and naval development has great
lyincreased the necessity for guilty
ing stations and bulwarks. Hawaii is
the pivot of all the trans-Pacific lines
If we are to seek commercial eXpan-
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