The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-19
HAWAII WILL NOT BE MADE
COLONY. s..
Senator Clark Thinks, Fear on That
Score Groundless-What Delegation
at Washington Could Do.

There is no ground for the fear
which I have heard expressed since I
have been here, that Hawaii will be
made a colony. There are too many
friends of the Islands in congress-too
many who will hold out and grow to
their seats before they will permit such
an injustice to the Islands"
Such is Senator g. d. Clark's View
of d fear that has found expression
here lately. 1t seems tobe based on the
fact that congress took no action and
that in the general discussion and pro-
vision for "our new possessions Ha-
wall may be Jumped, with Porto Rico
and the Philippines.
In regard to this Senator Clark says
he does not think 1t affords any basis
for the fear drawn from it.
Congress took no action" he says,
simply because it had so many other
things to do and there was a general
feeling that things would go along very
we'll here for the time being, without
any action. 1, myself, though 1 was
very anxious that action should be Ia
ken, am rather glad now that it was
not For l can see that in the haste
and press of consideration things might
have crept into the legislation that
would have been an injury to the Is
lands which are not likely to creep in
with fuller information and more de-
liberate action.
THE bill to give a territorial form
of government to Hawaii, represents
think, the prevailing sentiment in re-
gard to the Islands. All the annexa-
tionists in congress of course favor q
territorial government, and q great
many who opposed annexation favor
it. There are no interests that are op.
posed to it and none I believe that car
be marshaled against it. / have heard
it suggested that one reason why nc
action was taken was that it was
thought action in regard to Hawaii
would develop the Administrations IN.
tentions toward Porto Rico and the
Philippines. l do not think there is
anything in this. Hawaii stands sep
arate and on her own merits and con
ditions.
IT rather think that the Hawaiian
bill will come up for action early In
the next session, and that there is nj
doubt she will be made territory witt
the widest possible local control of 10.
| cal matters.
There is one way in which the peo,
pie of the Islands could be of great
assistance to congress and of course
| of great assistance to themselves. Tina
is by having a delegation in Washing
| ton from whom information on every
subject that legislation will touch car
| be readily obtained. In the superficial
observations or my snort stay mere,
can readily see how things might creeI
| in that the Islands do not want anC
| that their friends do not want, simply
| for lack of information.
! LAS to the character of that dele
| cation it ought to be composed of the
very men who can't afford to go. II
other words it ought to be composed
of men of the highest standing, who
! will go at their own expense and whC
will get no benefit from going eXcep
what they share in common with al
| the people of the Islands in the way o
we'll informed and liberal legislation
| Such men would have more influence
than a delegation of men who nigh
| be supposed to have come either be
cause of the prominence that would
| accrue to them from coming or be
cause of a salary attached to the po
| Sition."
| Senator Clark is wonderfully i'm
pressed with the Islands, their resour
ces and their conditions. He thinks
I they have the most promising future
! of any part of the world, and that tn
only danger to be feared is that tn
tide of new corners setting this wa!
may carry them away from a clea
grasp of real conditions and resource
into an era of speculation and boom
| ing both material and political.