The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-12-27

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Z have NO official nutiuDatiuU Of n state Of
] war ana should take no action o. the
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w " Han The President should pro-
l Claim our neutrality. u would preclude
] 10 would have ANY eject on annexation.
Geo. 81. Paris. No. Why should the
/ President proclaim neutrality when he
] has not thp POWER Co enforce 81 The
/ President cannot do n, because ne has
I signed a treaty Offering the country for
/ annexation to the United states
Samuel 6 All.n; OF coutse h" should
proclaim neutrality. What else can ne
| do? Tut ~ down ~ strong az you like
/ some 81 the people who talk about tax
| ing the chances VIII change their tune
I ting o. sight
! IL. J.. Dillingham;. I think We should
wait until the necessity for declaring
! neutrality be proved.
all lf. . 1T
| President Mckinley has proved he pos
s'ssCs In this emergency, | believe he
/ could have taken the present as an op-
portuuity for rushing annexation. Sine,
| he has not done 80 thus far. | would say
We ought to act az n strictly indppend-
| cnt. We would do better for this country
! " We did not do 80 much waiting ON
! Washington. That cable matter Tor In
stance, should Ice pushed, even IL W. have
TO hold mass meetings.
n. Emmett May: This Government can
not declare it, neutrality under the eN-
isting conditions. II would be the death
Of annexation.
Senator Henry Watcrhousc: There haze
been no official notice to this Government
Of war Nothing can be done until the
notification is received. Then VIII be
the time for consideration Of the matter,
John Ena, Councillor of state: Until
this Government Is officially notified that
war exists, IL should take no action.
when the notification comes Il H. time
enough to declare our neutrality.
j. II. Anterior: II Is my opinion that
this Government should declare its neu-
trality soon as official notification OF
war is received | do not think IL would
affect annexation.
Several gentlemen Were out when the
reporter called at their Offices.
The following are extracts from the
Bulletin. an annexation journal, and now
| Mr.. Sewalrs organ, regarding the propo-
sition to offer the Islands to President
la " Low mn M IA.
the date OF President Dolo's abandon
mcnt of neutrality.
Viewed from the Hawaiian point OF
view, the proposition contained in the
| Hawaiian Legislature looks decidedly pc
| Culiar. UnaCcompanied by a pledge OF
| actual protection when the Islands should
| by the measure be brought into the ac-
| tual sphere of war, II Is asking our de-
| fenseless government to assume very
grave responsibility. Such a proposition
| should indeed have been brought here
| by a strong squadron that would stay by
It. Then the Government would and Its
| supporters would no more than prove
| their fidelity to the cause of annexation
by casting the country's lot In the time
of trial with the great Republic.
| 1t IL reassuring to find that the Govern
ment Is pursuing with the greatest eau
| ton the quest of what is Its proper course
In connection with the war between the
| between the United States and the Ha-
waian Islands hitherto have been such
| as to invest the subject with no small
| difficulty. Messrs Hatch and Thurston
| do no credit to their judgment for their
| action In promoting a scheme of initla-
| tive on the part OF this Government
| which Is quite liable to procure irretriev-
| able mischief. first, for this country at
| the present time and, secondly, for the
| cause of annexation after peace has been
| restored. Those gentlemen must really
| have lost their senses. AS a member of
! the Cabinet Is elsewhere rcportd as say
| icg, Hawaii has done everything legit-
| imGtely within her powers TO promote
| actual union. Our destiny rests In the
| hand.' of the United States. How dare
| this helpless and defcnseless little coun-
| try nov try to force the hands of that
| great nation, by throwing the burden Of
| its protection upon her after her plans
| have been matured and put into opera
| ton for war with another nation? And
| II the United States should treat the i'm
| pertincnce as II deserved, where would
| little Hawaii be under certain not remote
| contingencies of the conflict? Our wise
| men at Washington would seem to have
| not learned any international law In
their enlightened sphere.
The comments OF this Journal on Mr..
| Sewall's organ and on President Dole's