Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-13
BRITISH INTRIGUE AT WORK.
Efforts to Prevent Ratification of the
Hawaiian Treaty.

Hawaiian Treaty.
Il know it to be an absolute fact that
there is British intrigue to prevent the
ratification of the Hawaiian treaty. / know
that British agents. as well as agents OF
the sugar trust, are actively engaged in
the work of preventing Congress, if pos
sible. from taking the action that all true
Americans SO mucn desire
This statement was made last night to a
Star reporter Icy Judge Thomas ]. Mackey
of New York. who is in Washington hav-
irS been called to confer with Former Min
ister Thurston and Minister Hatch. Judge
Mackcy, as an old military engineer, mas
made thorough study of the Hawaiian
question, and his Judgment has been sough;
by not only Mr.. Thurston and Mr. Hatch
but by not a few Of his old friends in Con-
sress, who are desirous of furthering their
knowledge Cf the subject lust now under
considera ton.
There is a new argument for the annex
alton of Hawaii" said Judge Mackey,
W hici appears to have escaped the at
tention of its advocates. and which ap-
pears alike TO the honor Of the government
of the United States and the manhood of
all American. 1t is this:
In the coming spring and summer there
will be an irf fux of 5000 to 10000 Amer
leans into Alaska. That region yields only
gold and ice. neither of which can be sub
sisted on. 1t has no agricultural resources.
and America ms who settle there will prove
themselves, as they have always done, the
builders of states They must be supplied
with food from distant resources.
Now, Juneau, the main depot from
which supplies are distributed in Alaska
IS 800 miles nearer Hawaii than 1t is TO San
Francisco. If we reject the tender of the
islands now made by the Hawaiian gov
ernIncnt. thus abandoning our declared
policy fer seventy years TO resist its ac-
quisition by any foreign power, we leave
that government free to annex il to any
other nation
I'VE will be estopped. as lawyers say
from objecung to any such action. The
principle applied in the courts of equity will
be asserted against us, which is that he
who is silent when n good conscience he
ought to speak, shall not be permitted to
speak when in good conscience he ought to
icmain silent.
England in my judgment, will secure
the island, because their government is con-
trolled by an English-speaking race. With
England in possession of Hawaii, she not
only holds the key of the Pacific, but she
can absolutely shut off supplies for Alaska
and secure that whole region, with its vast
mineral resources, for Americans, and,
threatened with starvation, in the event of
war between this country and England,
must seek British protection.
Hence l am satisfied that England's S
possession of Hawaii means ultimately her
acquisition o. Alaska, if not Of California.
We could hold the last only, in the event
of war; by a series Of fortifications which,
in my judgment, as an engineer would cost
this government to construct and equip not
less than $50. .OO0, 900; while at the same time
England, having the advantage of Hawaii
base of operation, we would be COM
PEELED to irCIease Our navy enormously or
abandon the Pacific coast"