The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-24

English. and many of the English OPP
! pose it. The Americans. I think. are
1 practically unit In favor of it
/ Mr.. Dole discussed at length the So
1 cial and political features of the island
! republic. talking Interestingly of the
! tariff. Honolulu. municipal improve
| ments and similar matters. In answer
! to a question as TO what would become
of the present government should the
| United States refuse to annex the ISL
ands, the president said:
Well. the republic is there. | don't
know that anything will happen, except
that things will go on as usual. | don't
| see any Immediate danger to it from
| any other country. We have dispute
! with Japan in regard to the imuigra-
! tion and we cannot tell exactly how it
is going to come out. The Japanese
claim that under an old treaty they
have the right of indiscriminate immi-
grafton into our country. whether we
like 1t or not and we have had to put
a stop to il and sent away sometimes
over a thousand immigrants who had
arrived. would not allow them to land,
and ii made some excitement in Japan.
There has been II long diplomatic cor
respondence on the matter. They
claimed that we should recognize our
liability for damages for these men
who were sent back. The matter of ar
bitration has been considered and dis
tuSSeu ana tue JdpdntSe nave accepted
II. 1t was a proposition of ours. The
points for arbitration have not been
settled. OF course. indiscriminate inn
migration from Japan would be "a
very serious matter for the Hawaiian
islands
Immigration from Japan is under
control by the government The pIant-
ers who wish laborers apply To the
government from time To time. stating
the number they wish. The govern
ment approves on disapproves. If they
approve of the application. then immi-
grafton companies who are in the bust
ness recruit these men. The native
population is insufficient to supply the
demand for labor The mixed Ha-
waiian population is increasing. the
pure Hawaiian population is diminish
ing.
This is because the mixed popula-
tion has greater Intelligence. greater
thrift. greater latent ability and more
enterprise. ] think that il is princi-
pally in the mixed Hawaiians that the
sexes are equal, which is "A good sign
and represents normal condition. In
the pure native population the males
predominate considerably"
Returning 10 a discussion of the Jap
anese, President Dole characterized
them as law-abiding. bright and intel
ligent and said they make useful men
in the island.
The papers in this country about
three or four months ago had "A report
about Japanese entering IN guise of
laborcrs. who were in reality soldiers
This report originated here I think
IL is true that good many of the la
borerS have been soldiers. Some of
them have brought their uniforms and
medals. They have not concealed them
at all. 1t Is evidently q coincident.
These men wanted 10 come as labarers
N. nd at
from that and found no drill masters or.
command officers among them"
rs II your opinion that. in the event
of the failure of the senate to ratify
the annexation treaty the government
of Hawaii viii then take steps To stand
on it's own bottom, fortify it's harbors
drill its people. etc. to prevent absorp-
tion by any foreign power that may
swoop down. the president was
asked.
we are not strong enough to fight
any of the great powers. But our con-
stitution and our legislation for some
time past. while ii has looked forward
to annexation. has completely pre-
pared the way for the republic to con-
tinue indefinitely. We should not re-
quire any legislation for the continua-
ton of the republic. II would simply
be an adequate appropriation that we
would have to take up. | suppose
should not think of putting ourselves
on a footing to withstand one of the
naval powers. because we could not
do it,"
Suppose this treaty of annexation
fails and one of them wants to swoop
down upon Hawaii2'
"Weli, we cannot help H. We are not
strong enough. II is our interest in
the question of annexation. our sense of
its Importance To the Hawaiian islands,
that brings me here"
DO you expect to he heard before
the senate or the senate committee?'
mo. | do not
Have you any intimation now when
you will have an audience with the
PRESIDENT"
No; no time Is set that know Of,