The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-03-20
MUST BE ANNEXED
Or EVIL WILL BEFALL THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Il the Note Sounded by the Annexation
Clubs Represent tatfve in This Country
Japanese Immigration is Really an In
vasion Which Threatens to Oyerwheim
That Little InsuIar Repubiic-JaPanese
Government Back of the Whole Thing
and the Steamship Companies are in on
the DeaI-Foreign News In General

washington, March 19.-Lorin A.
Tnurston, ex-minister of Hawaii 10 this
country, DOW president Of the Annexa-
ton club, of Honolulu, and here in the
interest Of the organization, gave out
an interview today regarding the news
from San Francisco that the Hawaiian
government in refusing 70 allow 53l Jap
snese Iaborers to land in Honolulu, be-
usved that il had unearthed an attempt
to import japanese into Hawaii in vio-
iation of the immigration laws. He char
scterized the subject as one of the grav-
.st now confronting the Hawaiian gov
eYnment. He said:
-Four or five immigration companies
have hsen headed by leading officials. in
Guiding the present japanese minister at
Washington, and they have the past
year been bringing in large numbers of
free japanese immigrants TO Hawaii.
There are five lines of steamers between
Honolulu and Japan, making monthly
trips, and every steamer brings from go
to $50 japanese, thus turned loose on the
community.
Ii is a serious question whether this
ln-pouring Of men, almost unaccompa-
MED by women, will not soon create
large class of men unemployed and with
put means The Hawaiian government
adopted various measures TO meet such
contingencies, but they have been evad-
I'd. Habeas corpus proceedings were in
stitUted when a lot of the men were re-
fused landing recently and an the alb
sence of proof of charges that money
borne by the men did not actually be-
long TO them, the landing was allowed.
The money produced by the immigrants
is provided by some third party which
the immigration companies charge
against competitors but deny as to their
own concern. / do not know that the
Japanese government does mediate any
hostile or forcible action against Hawaii
but unless something is done to stop this
influx of Japanese they will by peaceful
invasion accomplishe far more than they
could hope 10 by force. The japanese N
Hawaii number about $4,000, against 49,
Quo native Hawaiians, and will at the
present rate in five years form a major
ity of the inhabitants of the country.
Thus the Japanese could claim the same
moral right that the Uplanders are
claiming in South Africa. II Is the be-
lief in Hawaii that the present eXtraOr-
dinary movement from Japan to Hawaii
is part Of a systematic plan, with the
fun approval of the japanese govern
ment get in control of the island. IN
doubtedly the Hawaiian government is
States will take on the annexation ques-
tion. IL that question is not acted on
soon grave issue will rise between Ha-
waii and japan, the outcome of which
no one can undertake to foretell."
LAURIER CONGRATULATED.
Chicago, March 19.-The following tel
egram was sent today from Chicago:
ITO Hon. Wilfred Laurier, prime min
lister, Ottawa, Canada: Fifty thousand
Chicago Canadians congratulate you up
on Bona Venture victory by sympatFlize |
with you in your earnest struggle for |
liberty, and wish you God speed in the |
pursuance to your vigorous and patri- |
odc policy.
as. DANIEL BEGEVIN,
az. 2. BROSSEAU,
ARTHUR CHRISTIAN,
az. A BEAUVALS,
''ALPHONS LIE DUO,
DOCTOR JA QUIMET."
SPANISH REPUBLICANS.
Madrid, March l9.-At the Inaugural |
ton OF new Republican club here last |
evening. revolutionary speeches Were |
made and led to a tumult and fighting |
during which several persons were in |
iurad. Snnna arrests were made