The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-11
ISLANDS A GARDEN SPOT
Judge Hamilton in Favor of Ha-
waiian Annexation.
NATIVES ARE OPPOSED
Nearly All the White Population. In
GLIDING the German and English.
Would Welcome Annexation
by the United States.

Judge L. j. Hamilton returned to
Butte yesterday from a three months
trip through California and the Ha-
waiian stands. He spent about -four
weeks in and around Honolulu and
came away convinced that the islands
should be annexed to the United States.
Il believe the islands are the garden
spot of EARTH" he said. They could
not have been made more beautiful by
design. Honolulu Is a splendid city
with good streets. handsome buildings,
big churches and many school houses,
and about the first thought that strikes
one IL hat IL Is an American city. The
American sentiment predominates and
there Is more American patriotism man.
ifest in Honolulu than can be found in
any community In the United States.
The Cuban question interests them as
much as 1t does the people Of the Unit
ed States and not only are the Ameri-
cans there in deep sympathy with Cuba
and the action Of the United States. but
the people Of every other nationality
take sides on h subject with this
country"
Mr.. Hamilton met President Dole. At
torney General Smith N Commission
err of Agriculture Morrison and had
conversations with them concerning the
Hawaiian government and their hopes
OF annexation.
"A very large majority OF the white
people on the islands, no matter of wha
nationality. favor annexation" said Mr..
Hamilton. Il learned that from con-
versations with different persons repre-
senting various classes. The only ones
really opposed to IL. or I might say
those who strongly oppose II. are the
friends and leaders OF the old NON
archy. The common natives care Iirile
one way or the other so long as they
get their 'poy.' / found the Germans
and the English almost as much in favor
of annexation as the Americans. or
course. IL you were TO count noses on
the proposition the majority of the peo-
pie on the island would be found OPP
posed to IL. because the opposition
would include the natives, the Japa-
nese and Chinese and the Portuguese.
but the sentiment that is apparent and
evident everywhere Is unanimous for
annexation: that is, the intelligent
classes favor Il, n they still expect
Il to be brought about In time. My W
opinion is hat If war with Spain 6is
declared the American flag will at once
be hoisted over the Stands as a war
measure.
~ BitothN
IL very close to the people, and j be-
lieve that in some aspects it Is an inn
provement over our national govern
ment. In many ways IL takes the place
of our city governments and IL there
fore comes in closer contact with the
people. IL is a good government and
the people of the islands are prosper
Gus under il and apparently very con-
tented and happy.
"One Of the arguments used against
annexation Is that the United States
would have to go to the expense of for
tifying the islands and would have to
increase its navy to protect that
try. i consider that an argument in
favor of annexation. for anything that
could compel this country to increase
it's navy would be a good thing for the
country. From my observations and
what I could learn from other sources,
the cost for Notifications would be COM
paratively small"
Mr.. Hamilton made the trip from San
Francisco to the island on n of the
Oceanic steamship line vessels, owned
by the S~preckles people. and speaks
highly of the accommodations and the
courtesy of the officers. He also made
a cruise about the islands and visited
the great volcano.