The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-14
HAWAII Of THE FUTURE.
WHAT PROMINENT MEN THINK
OF ANNEXATION.
Views of President Dole, Minister
Sewall, Murat Halstead, Consul Cen
eral Haywood and DR.. McGrew.

When an issue has been fought for
for years; when it has been forced to
the front as a prominent world ques-
tion in international politics; when
victory has finally been achieved and
rear admiral on a man of war is
made the bearer of official news, it is
commendable public interest that
desires an expression of sentiment on
the subject from men whose position
and worth gives Importance to what
they say.
The Star herewith presents express
sions of sentiment on the annexation
now accomplished, from men whose
utterances always command attention.
PRESIDENT DOLE.
President Dole expresses his views
in the form of answers to questions.
"What is your view with regard to
the Hawaians?" Il think the status
will go on just as it is now until Con-
gress has had time to fix it perma-
nently. l feel confident that all Ha-
waiians who are voters now will con-
tinue to be so."
"What are your views as to the
status under legislation by Con-
gress?" 81 think that the legislation
| by Congress will be slow. The pres
ent system will be kept up for some
| time There will be some hesitation
about making radical changes"
CAS- to what matters?" "T have
strong hopes that the land policy will
not be interrupted. Congress will
most probably pass "A supplementary
act, which will allow our land system
to go on. This, it is probable from
| my knowledge of affairs will be car
ried out. Senator Morgan said when
he was here that the system we have
| is better for us than the American
| system, and Morgan is one of our
best friends
'Why did you initiate or help for
ward the policy which has reached
| this result?" "This policy of annex
alton became the conviction of the
members of the government. and a
large section of the community,
! through force of circumstances"
'Will you give your views as to the
result?" "The news of annexation
| consummates the efforts and the main
| policy of the present government
from the time when it was initiated
| as PROVISIONAL through the time
when it was recognized by the great
states of the earth. to the time when
| it has been received into the bosom
of the greatest republic and one of
the most powerful states that the
world has ever known"
MINISTER SEWALL.
american Minister Sewall, now our
fellow citizen, thus speaks on the
subject:
Annexation is the realization of Il
hope | have constantly cherished ev-
Ell since | first visited these Islands
ten years ago, a hope strengthened
by every succeeding visit which led
me finally to seek the diplomatic post
, from which | shall now retire. 1t
was not until after full avowal to
the President of my belief that an
neXation was the only course for the
United States to pursue in justice to
itself and to all classes of the people
of these Islands, that | received the
appointment, and naturally | am
gratified to be here when this policy
for which the President has so splen-
didly contended has been brought to
| IL lllllll NOlCluSlOl. IL was Il
brave and far sighted thing for the
President to do to take up as he did
at the very threshold of his admins
tration, with the tariff and the money
! questions yet unsettled, this policy as
to the wisdom of which many of his
own party were then divided. Through
the settlement of all these questions,
through the strains of war itself with
that loyalty characteristic of the man.
whether to men or measures once he
has committed himself, he has never
faltered, until now with a great ma,
jority in the popular house, AnneXa-
tion has passed the Senate with prac.
tically his party united and with an
| enthusiastic endorsement throughout
the country, which merges party
lines. 1t is a tribute to President Nc,
Kinley's far-sighted patriotism as
well as to his personality, that all this
has been brought about.
Yet it must be recognized that an
neXation was natural and inevitable
the outcome of the teachings of the
wisest American statesmen, "the Anne
rican solution of an avowedly Ameri
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