The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-18

/ stTuUenJ. and ! do not approve % in
Discriminatory placing IL IN the hands
Of people who are totally incompetent
for its proper use. A. the same time
l do not believe in Merchandising
any class. 1 think the difficulty will
I be best surmCuu-ed by q liberal appIi-
cation of the general government. I'M
I'll such time as the several islands
shall nave reached q stage where they
can administer their own internal af-
fairs in proper American fashion. In
the case of Hawaii. we have already
reached that stage - q government.
but viii be compelled 10 20 slow by
force of racial distinctions. At least
until such time when American pur-
/ poses viii be better understood by the
dissenting people.
The annexation of the Philippines is
an important question. IL not only
means that America is anneXing a
thousand islands in the Pacific. but il
demonstrates that the United States
is TO play an important part in the
solving OF the great important inter
national problems. america has al
ready answered many questions. she
gave 10 the world its first example of
an absolutely free people. governed as
that people willed. IL has shown the
feasibility of freedom of thought. and
speech, and has enforced the princip es
of religious liberty throughout its do
main.
1t has made education so general
throughout the land that Europeans of
the present day will tell YOU that edu-
Gated Americans are too common
There is no civilized government in
vi
enced to some extent by American leg
islation, and | believe the influence
has all been the right way. | believe
it is wholly within the range of posi-
biliJy that the Eastern Question. q"
which has been kept open FOR centuries
will be ultimately answered by the
American people.
TX may be that when the inevit1 BILE
restrictions are placed upon the rulings
of ConstantinOple the mandate Will be
dictated by the American people. IL
may be that when the partition of
China shall have been more fully de-
cided upon by the present Interested
nations, that the United States will be
called upon 10 prevent the consumma-
ton of such an injustice, and to pro
claim that national plundeTing has
gone far enough.
| believe the Philippines Will he the
index OF our future greatness. To al
low our present opportunities to pass
will be a severe blow to our CONNER
cial supremacy. Political supremacy
and commercial supremacy are fast be-
coming synonymous terms. The peo-
pie who control the business of a place
usually govern that place. The Trans
yaal is the only exception | know to
the rule. If our trade with China is
to be all it should be, we had better he
on the ground before restrictions are
made against us or in favor OF any
other nation. Russia and England are
striving hard for the upper hand in
Chinese legislation. The world has
long counted on an inevitable conflict
on that ground. / believe that such a
conflict is to be avoided by the inter
vention of our own Government.
We want no special rights, but equal
rights to all nations. Wide open ports
equally free to the competition of the
world.
The annexation Of these several
islands will not only advance the in
| terest of our outside commerce, but it
will help the productive centers at
| home. 1t has been plain to all of us,
| that for the past ten years the United
| States has been weighed down by an
immense discontinued, unoccupied pop
ulation. We have been taught TO real
ize the meaning of hard times. Our
| outside possessions will lure many
away from the mainland in search OF
more productive occupations than they
are enjoying at home. The unemployed
will not go-but they will take the
! places of those who do 90. American
! goods and American methods will be
! introduced wherever Americans are
! introduced, and when the commerce OF
! the United States make a customer il
/ usually holds him.
We are told that We have no diDlo-
matte statesmen. One year ago We
were informed that we had no ma
! America has never been at a loss for
! exemplary men. All il needs is the oc-
! casiOn. ii matters not whether it is foI
| a Commodore at Manila or Il dignified
! representative at st. James.
All realize that we are confronted
with a delicate task, but all have every
| confidence in the ability of the Amer
/ lean people to perform it with honor
! to themselves and justice to the bal
ance of the world.