New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-29

,s AFR Harrison and Mr. Mckinley are cc-
nouncod for seeking to annex hawaii nu' IT,
was one of the original CUBAN hhheN"No'
lists If he were living now he would ne '"'l','
n Jingo. if not Il filibustcr 1t was Oh juno 30
1879. nearly thrcc-qiartcrs or Il ceh'u'! "Eo'
that nc wrote 10 Monroe concerning '"p''
Her addition TO our confcderacy II cNac"H
..,,.,,t - wanted to round out our power as Il
Nation" Does not that have some p"arl''S vi
"thc historic policy Of the Republic KS Ior
Clay. he was one of the most aggressive S'a.'S-
mon of his tirnc 1t was he who, In 80 u,
warned the world that the United states Wouii
no, permit The occupation of CUBA ny any ''n''
Power than Spain or its transfer 10 any o'i''
Power w Spain; that the United States WON"
not pledge itself not 10 acquire Cuba Tor us OWL
and thai. finally the United States reserved inc
right 10 intervene in Cuba in any war between
the Islanders and Spain. rs To webster 'he
third of the Trio cited by THE Spectator Tor
Lincoln. also named. is obviously not 10 De con
sidcrcd in this matior-hc II was VINO III Ioi-
proclaimed the paramount interest OF the Ohi'ed
States in Hawaii. and in 1901 warned European
Powers TO keep their hands off those lSiahuS
under penalty of war with this country.
So much for ''thc wiscst of our statesmen
who cherished Washngtons Ideal And there
have been others. John Quincy Adams, III 3D.
declared that "the annexation Of Cuoa 10 cur
Federal Republic will be Indispensable 10 the
continuance and integrity of the mon I'SPiI.
Edward Everett IN 1sj2, said that Cuba "Wouii
lin our hands be IN extremely valuable posses
"sion." and that for this country to pledge ltseh
rot to annex Cuba would be inconsistent
with the principles the policy ana the raoi-
lions OF the United states William l.. Marcy
in 1888. said of the Hawaiian Islands: ut seems
.to be inevitable that they must come uilder
"tbo control Of this Government, ana again, al
1879: This Government will receive the trans
"fcr Of thn sovereignty Of the Sandwich Isl
ands" And James C.. Blaine in 1881 declared
that "lf through any cause, the maintenance
.of q positlon Of neutrality should he found by
"IIaWaIi 10 be impractcable, this Government
"vo,,ld unhestatincly meet the altered Situa-
"tlon by seeking an ayOwcdly American SOLUTION
for the grave issues presented. III 'hoSe ON
clal utterances OF some Of the most distinguished
Secretaries of State of the United States, from
the Administration of Monroe TO that of Garfield
and Arthur. have no bearing upon the historic
policy of the Republic" ii would he uncommohiF
interesting TO know what has
The fact IS beyond dispute, that for three
quarters Of century the 'historlc policy OF the
United States has favored the annexation OF
Cuba and held 1t to be, eventually, in'Vltape.
For half a century II has regarded the anlhcNa-
ton Of Hawaii as probable and perhaps desir-
able contingency. TO that policy nearly every
American statesman of commanding rank mas
been committed. In now contemplating the an
ncxation of Hawaii the United States does not
stand. as THE Spectator imaglncs, AT inc
parting Of the ways 1t stands in the oid'
straight high road. which was marked out Tor II
hy its "wisest statesmen" with its National race
turned steadfastly toward that goal OF manifest
destiny which they continually had Ill view
President Mckinley is exactly right Inc IN
neyation of Hawaii will not be a change ii VIII
bp q contamination.