Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-03
ANSExArioN UNNECESSARY.

The Springfield Republican is OPP
posed to the annexation OF the
Hawaiian islands. and holds that such
step is not necessary ito the proper
conservation of the interests of the
United States" and in support of this
position reasons as follows:
"d) The United States already has
q perpetual grant of Pearl River har-
Dor as n naval and coaling station, and,
az Gen. Foster says. that Is the only
place suitable for such station with
In radius of 1000 miles.
Cd With that harbor possessed by
the United States no other nation
would have any inducement to annex
Hawaii
"(3) The mere understanding that
the United States would oppose the
absorption Of the islands by any other
power would act as an effective pro-
hibltion OF such an absorption. The
United States Is powerful enough to
have It's proclaimed wishes in such
matter respected without any blood
shed.
"H.) The Hawaiians themselves will
not seek absorption by any other
power, because Hawail's commercial
interests bind 1t to the United States.
Hawaii seeks commercial union as ma
turally as the islands of the West In
dies, and the economic fate of the
Antilles would be that of Hawaii In
case 1t was deprived of the American
market
"(5.) As point of strategic i'm
portance in the defense of the Pacific
coast Hawaii will still further dimln-
ish In value. as It IL already dimin-
ished by the British naval station at
Esquimault. after the completion of
an isthmus canal. That canal would
weaken the Pacific coast in a military
sense. according to Captnin Mohan
and the struggle to defend San Fran,
cisco would be diverted from Hawaii
to Caribbean waters at the eastern en-
trance to the waterway, In case of war
with any European power"
rms is u concise ana forcible state
ment of the views of the opponents OF
annexation. and shows incontestohIy
r., -. -. -
t"a' .'e'e ~ NJ ieust TWO SUES 10 'he
question The Republican continues:
"Rut ~ Hawaii mood NOT ha onpoxod
pa,tber H. n nacassaru 10 co,,',,T,,S 81,
nhnndnn ~ ,rhe iaiaHds sho,,i9 ~,
ha aiIn,.od 10 80, ,,,'ia. ~, ~. ~
az e,', n,har pasa i,a, .ne uoiiiiiioH
~; Tha , mWvi .i',. ..
~, 'he ni'iit"is ur6 uihent IN Ia
conc,,,st,,' ,,,ha,' 80 Wnlie hot
so,,,tnI nn,n,ntin :" suppor' oi
aots ~ ,,,,i',t,, US POSSESS SUI
1917, me'snt w i S nctuaI Eu-
nul N Va. oi 1falr'io domination IN iia-
wan pre!uuielai 10 our interests ana a
ii",iaee ~ inc rhcilc coast.
VI, inc on'y elNiI1ution IN Hawaii
wur,nS VI tne name was derived trom
we uhlteu Sthtes' ana Americans in
commerce ana politlcs rule there
throusn thef natural force OF charac-
Yer ana superior attachments. The
hnEio-SaNons the world over naturally
dominate weak races II ha
helped.
TOD For some sixty years 1t has
been the settled policy of our govern
ment to prevent the absorption of Ha-
wall by any other power.
The problem, then, Is to find policy
which shall meet the needs of the situ-
alton as thus outlined. Is II difficult
to md one? For statesmen II should
not be difficult in any exceptional de-
gree, for we need only to follow the
natural lines Of development as al
ready revealed by the lapse OF years.
The independence of Hawaii should he
guaranteed by the United States, as
has been substantially the case in the
past. This would prohibit the alb
sorption of the islands by any other
power, and Indirectly would prohibit
s,cb absorntton rthcr,nnro 10 ~,
sure local government devoid OF anar-
chy. disorder or recurring revolutions.
sueh az chnrheterlze eiVil government
could iorIcallv afTord nrotecttnn fro,,,
our war ships, to the Hawaiian author
tiles. under proper circumstances. In
Uass on su S V S ms. inn Ifi