The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23

jury would come through annexation to the
development of the beet-sugar industry OF
the United States.
Annexation would open to Americans a
number of industries on the island, the most
promising of which is coffee growing. There
Is in this industry abundant opportunity for
the employment of American capital and
labor
Asked if the competition of cheap Asiatic
labor would not effectually bar American
labor from the island. Mr.. Dole said; II
understand white men are working in Cali
fornia and other States for less than we
pay Asiatic labor in Hawaii. MT t1tzger-
aid, labor commissioner of California, says
Hawaii affords a great opening for Amer
lean labor. The climate is subtroplcal, con-
ditions of life easy and nothing to prevent
white labor from finding at all times profit
able employment Conditions in this mat
ter will. l believe, be adjusted by the con-
tinuation of the plan of proht-sharing,
which has met with much success IN Ha-
wall in plantation work
How will the subjects of Great Britain
on the island receive annexationy
They are divided on the question:; some
favor annexation, others are bitterly OPP
and support our present form of govern
ment, although opposed to annexation. If
annexation is secured all of these elements
will probably accept the new conditions
HAS the Japanese government any incli-
nation to secure control of the Islands IN
case they should not be annexed"
'"rhat / do not know. We are not in
touch with Japanese diplomacy, and can
not tell. There is a difference or opinion
among our people on this question, many
believing that no serious danger of Japan
csc interference will exist, and others that
the danger will be great. AT present we
have an unadjusted difference with the
Japanese government upon the question of
immigration of Japanese subjects TO the
islands. We are endeavorlng TO restrlct ana
succeeding in restricting, the immigration
to a degree objected to by that government.
Annexation would adjust this question sat
isfactorily, for ii would then be regulated
bxrf " SfipiII9 fiOnS. -
Asked if he believed annexation would an
volve the United States in ditncultleS with
any other nation. Mr.. Dole said;
so far as l have thought OF that phase
of the question / have not looked forward
to any trouble, and l do not think there
would be any. This, too, is the general
opinion of our people on the subject
Asked what the monarchlcal party was
doing in the matter of annexation at the
ports, they are actively opposing annexa-
ton at Washington. The ex-Queen is there.
and the press reports state tnat a deieg siic
means, is there. AS 10 the truth OF inns,
however l have no means of knowing.
Mr. Dole's attention was called to the re-
cent references in the press of this country
to the question of the spread OF leprosy IN
the event of annexation, the basis being a
Morrow in the North American Review.
President Dole requested his physician, Or.
Day to give his opinion In the matter; and
concurred fully in his statement. as follows:
I'm DR. Morrow's statement he has exag-
gerated two points. and upon these points
the conclusions are based that leprosy is
Increasing in the island and that foreigners
are showing increasing evidences OF the
disease DR. Morrow says that 10 per cent:
of the natives rare lepers, either developed
or latent. This would make four thousand
lepers among the natives of the island. The
facts are that there are /, 100 lepers at the
MoIokai settlement and not more than three
hundred latent or undeveloped cases. The
1 number of cases. segregated Is decreasing
| yearly while the thoroughness of examina-
! ton 10 discover these cases Is increasing.
| 1t is matter of fact that within the last
| two years but eight foreigners have become
| lepers and left the country. The disease is
/ diminishing among all races on the islands,
and there are hopeful indications that II Will
/ eventually be eradicated.