Evening star., 1898-04-08

wall may at some sAf6G rise in rebel
lion, and nothing but itfftA strong military
be sufficient to keep ihsp in subiection.
The oostlfn sssi of runniaHIdo the Sem
mole Indians in F1oridasis'h h standing Lesson
on the difficulties Of conteHdins against
hide. and a more recent E& &herience with the
Apache Indians In Artxpn4 is of ths same
kind. It Is plain that Ftt1fdnauguration of
the colonial policy will mean considerable
frequent occasions for their USE"
It was not to be expected that this writer
however intelligent, S9QQld be familiar
enough with the Hawaffahlpeople or coun-
try to be aware how totaaiy impossible his
suppositfons are. Theo6toHawaiians are
about the last people in the world to make
any needless rebellion bf to take 'to the
woods" The least possible force or coer-
cion is needed In governing them. There is
no trace Of savagery about them. They are
a most kindly and contented people, easy
of disposition, although they would resist
outright oppression and abuse. Such treat
ment must be extreme to make them aban-
don their homes on the pleasant shores,
where they love to bathe and fish. Nor are
there any mountain retreats more than a
dozen miles inland. No trouble in govern
ing these islands will ever come from the
native Hawalians. Lilirokalani would never
have revolted from the wholesome and
friendly white control of her government
had It not been for the strain Of blood in
Commercial and Strategic Utility.
Leaving the total dissinilarity of the two
countries as to their adaptability to become
American, a second point in which the COM
parison fails is in the relative strategic
utility Of the two islands to the United
States. The possession of Cuba would af-
ford you no special immunity in case OF
war. There are a score of other neighbor-
Ing islands from which an enemy may de-
liver attack upon your coasts. But the
possession Of Hawaii affords you absolute
immunity except from England at VAN
couver's Island, simply because Hawaii
uniquely stands solitary and alone at just
the distance OF your coast to make coal
supply for an enemy impossible, at the
tanks and cuts on all his supplies. Such
conditions on the Atlantic are impossible on
account of the numerous island ports. and
any comparison Of strategic utility between
Cuba and Hawaii Is absurd.
A third point Of comparison Is the rela-
tive commercial utility of the two islands.
Hawaii stands alone. with no rival in the
eastern center Of the north Pacific, where
all the crossing lines Of steam traffic con-
verge. Her distances from the various
ports are such that 1t Is necessity for all
steamers crossing the Pacific to replenish
their coal bunkers at Honolulu. Cuba has
no such advantage Of commercial position.
nor anything resembling 1t. This Is par
tfcularly the case in respect to the i'm
meHse traffic which In a few years Is going
to pour through tine opened gateway of the
Nicaragua canal. Steamers bound from
the Atlantic into the Pacific will have no
more inducement to touch at Havana for
coal than at Key West or Jamaica, or a
dozen other Atlantic ports. If Cuba were
to disappear today into the ocean her abb
sence would affect only her local trade.
But if Hawaii were thus to disappear the
t1ans-Pacifc commerce would be almost
fatally inconveiiienced. There would be
no convenient port for coaling between
Nicaragua and Asia. Hawaii stands ex-
actly where it Is wanted for that traffic.
1t has no rival. There is no substitute fer
1t. Nothing can take ifts place. Every
steamer crossing the Pacific Is compelled
to call at Honolulu. That is the royal CEN
ter of Pacific commerce. The power that
cW ms Hawaii becomes thereby the crowned
mistress Of the commerce of this ocean.
Let America leave Hawaii unoccupied and
her ports crowded with almost exclusively
British steamers, and the result will be
that English agents and merchants will
come into possession Ct the commerce Of
this ocean, and England will come into
practical ownership of Hawaii, if not
owner in name. How then can any one
compare Cuba's commercial Importance
to that Of Hawaii as concerns the United
States? .., -
OF course, Hawaii bears no comparison
to Cuba in capacity for producing sugar
and other tropical staples But an addi-
tion of productive area Is of little or no
commerce. Cuba independent will give you
by her prOpinquity no lack OF trade with
or without annexation. ati 'r
Return of the Natives.
Three of the four native anti-annexation
delegates to Washington returned here last
week. They are vapering loudly about how
they succeeded in correcting the mistaken
views of senators and completely blocking
the progress of annexation. Through their
effective labors 1t has come. to pass that
the treaty Is defeated, not forty-five SEN
ators nov favoring 1t. At a public meeting
of natives called to hear their report, they
denounced Liliuokalani for lending them no
countenance or favorable recognition Mr..
Carter also, they think little Of They aim
mainly at maintaining Hawaiian indepea-
dence. The restoration of monarchy is a
secondary matter. If accomplished at all,
it should be in the person of Kaiulani
They are very angry with Liliuokalani.
Neither she nor her brother ever command
ed that reverential regard of the Hawaiians
which they felt for their royal old chiefs.
These anti-annexation leaders are now
going out on campaign Through the is
lands Tor the purpose of firing the native
heart to maintain independence. and on no
account ever to take any part In or lend
any support to the present government
Unfortunately, the natives have become so
small minority Of the population that
there are few points where any consider
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largest estimate of their audience here was
two hundred. 1t was, however. rainy
weather A greater damper to enthusiasm
is the call of these delegates for more
money for their expenses at Washington
The natives do not dig up with any
ardent zeal, although they will send round
TO beg of US annexatlonfst foreigners TO
help their cause. These gentlemen have
had the glory of mission alb; oal and of
mlnsiing with the great men Of Washing
tom, II that Is true, and then of landing
from the steamer here in the *tateliness
OF tall silk hats. They can now subs.ae
upon their wonted mats, to the luxury of
raw fish and two-flnger. poi. They have
reason to be grateful that none Of them
succumbed to the inclemency Of an At
lantic winter We could wish to have sent
you more presentable samples of our
worthy Hawaiian natives; but such are
mostly annexationists
KAMEHAMEHA.
HOW NATIONS DECLARE WAR.
A0stiitties Often Begin Now Without
Warning.
From the New York Herald
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