The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-15
WHAT THEPRESS| SAYING
ADVANCING TELLING FACTS FOR
ANNEXATION.
The Big Metropolitan Dailies Are
Nearly All Strong for It--Bright
Sayings by Bright Men.


The introduction of the Hawaiian Is
lands into our American political sys-
TEN is, therefore, assured.
Thus will be accomplished a scheme
of annexation which was made CON
spicuous feature of democratic policy
long ago, and would have already been
obstruction of the undemocratic Clevn-
land with a perversity and defiance of
democratic tradition which exceeded
even the bounds of impudence, broke
through the rule of continuity in our
diplomatic policy, and withdrew from
the Senate a treaty for the annexation
of Hawaii framed by his predecessor.
He withdrew it to bring about .he
overthrow of the Hawaiian Republic.
1t was an episode in our history
which would have been wholly infam-
GUS if it had not also been ludicrous.
Truer Americanism now dominates
the White House. and the day ap-
proaches when with joyful and proud
acclaim we shall welcome Hawaii rs
an outpost of American power and
civilization in the Pacific.
All hail, Hawaii All honor to Pres
ident Mckinley.
The Administration is proceeding
with the Hawaiian treaty without the
least regard for the feelings of Para
mount Blount.-New York journal.
In sending the Hawaiian annexation
treaty to the Senate the President has
| taken a wise and business-like step.
He has made great bargain and pub
lie opinion will approve it.-Montgom-
cry (Md.) Press.
1t is not as a farm of about 1000. 900
acres that the islands are essential to
| this country. They will defend the
whole Pacific Coast and American
commerce in the Pacific ocean as these
could be defended in no other way. In
the hands of any power possibly hos
tile the islands would make necessary
an enormous expenditure for FORTH
cations and defense of the Pacific
Coast, while American commerce in
the Pacific ocean could never be well
defended.-New York Tribune.
If eX-Queen Lii can point to any
American precedent for letting abor-
igines run the Government of a coun-
try which white men own, her case
will gain some needed elements of
strength.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Japs don't like the Hawaiian
treaty, and don't like our tariff bill.
If there is anything else about us the
Japs don't like they shouldn't hesitate
to mention it. We don't mind it at
all.-Kansas City Journal.
The next time old glory is run up
in Honolulu it will stay there, a sym
Dol of free institutions and good will
to man.-St. Louis-Globe Democrat.
"Oh there is not the least prob
ability of the ratification of that Ha-
waiian treaty" was the fiippant way
in which John ID. Spreckels, of the
Sugar Trust, referred today to the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty.
"We can beat that treaty without
any trouble whatever" was the fur
Their remark of Mr.. Spreckels.
The Sugar Trust seems to be con-
fident through its lobbyists here that
the treaty cannot be ratified. But
even if that cannot be done, the bill
introduced by Mr.. Morgan can easily
There are five or six former Senators
who can almost any day be seen on
the floor lobbying in behalf of their
employers. One, who formerly rep
resented in part Pacific Coast State,
has been, it is said, working in the in
terests of the Sugar Trust and incl
dentally for the beet sugar men.-New
York World.
For the United States to reject Ha-
wall would be an act, viewed in a COM
mercial light, as unreasonable, as inn
beetle, as would be that of merchant
who should turn away with insult one
of his best customers who came beg
ging to do business with him eXclu-
sively.-New Yory Journal.
The secret is out. An Anglo-Ha-
waiian Bishop says England is the
only country that can govern Hawaii.
Hence the anxiety of the cuckoos that
the United States shall not cut poor
John out of this sweet morsel.-Phil-
adelphia Press.