The record-union., 1898-06-03
WE NEED HER EVERY HOUR.

| By this hour, if the moods Of the
ocean have been kind to us, the United
States cruiser Charleston is at Homo
and liberty 1t has been our hope and
we expect to have it realized, that on
her arrival the American flag was
raised over Hawaii in protection Of the
mid-Pacfic key.
| How stands the matter? Hawaii
has declared herself our friend. She
| has said from her splendid position in
the zenith of the trans-Pacific route
that our ships may coal and revictual
| in her ports. regardless of the pro-
/ tests Of Spain or any other Powers.
| BY that act she has taken sides with
US as does the close friend. She has
not hidden behind the skirts Of neu-
/ trality. Shall we then refuse to extend
an arm in her behalf?
| We need Hawaii. 1t was never
trial The American people are now,
| if never before, deeply impressed with
| that need, and there are none opposing
! except they are the servitors Of the
sugar trusts and saccharine rings, or
are sentimentally weak and nervous
concerning the right of the American
republic to take it's stand among the
| nations of the earth as a Power, re-
specting and commanding respect.
| We must annex Hawaii We need
| for
needs u.s. If she has served us as we
| have reason to believe she has in this
moment of our great necessity, shall
we turn aside and leave her prey to
/ the vengeance Of Spain? Talk Of hu-
manjty to the Cuban, Of mercy for the
reconcentrados, of the necessity press
| ing upon us to drive the most cruel, re-
i lentless, indolent and incompetent of
nations from her foothold in the West
Indies, but shall these kindly friends
on the west who are American in all
but name, and who knock ceaselessly
at our doors for admission to the pro-
tecting shelter of our ample roof, feel
the tooth of ingratitude sink into their
vitals because of sickly sentimental
ity about non-eXtension Of American
power?
Truth is we must extend or wither Of
self construction. We cannot CONNER
cially expand and remain the incompe-
tents that we are, whenever there is
4 call. to protect the. American citizen
abroad, or to send trade following af-
ter the flag.
We need footholds abroad from which
we can command respect for our own
and do justice to others. 1t is by no
means certain that we may not have
to change our policy and put it abreast
of the age and the world, and take
Cuba safely under our wing for Cuba's
and our own good.
There are some things which need
the scalpel honestly, heroically applied.
We are now excising the Spanish can
Ger, we should plant good flesh in it's
place If the destinies of the free gov
ernment of free men on this continent
i can be achieved in all fullnesS under
a policy of construction, well and good.
But before right and necessity, ancient
policies must give way and be reformed
in line with progressive reformation.
We are not out for conquest, but on
the other hand we are not in for bur-
rowing in a hole like the ground squir-
rel and darting into it at every rustic
Of alarm First we need Hawaii, Ha-
wall needs US. From realization OF
these needs neither sugar trusts, their
journalistic servitors, sentimentality in
the seats of the Senate, hireling SER
vice in legislative lobbies, nor the apron
strings of feminine fossilism must re-
strain US.