The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-23
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IH.l .rcDtual sympathy WITH AU.fl-
cans Tucy think u spanish ileir
ou... are derived from reading
spanish literature. and between them
.a.I tacr compatriots of old McAIco
s. bond OF sympathy Infinitely STRONG
or tH.1 that which exists between them
and ta. American-tho "Grlngo" of their
ar3themas II Is easy 60 coincide Win
the President In the view that State
81 populated would not be am element
OF strength IN the American Union.
The citizens would not vote for any
man or measure on American lines Of
thought and policy, but would approach
every candidate and issue from Span
ish or a Mexican standpoint Perhaps
the senators representing such con-
some great crisis. 60 hold the balance Of
power. Suppose they had done 80 dur
ing the preliminary legislation which
had e. do with the Spanish war or the
government OF the captured colonies!
1t IS easy to see that they could have
put the country at skies and sevens.
In this relation,th prudence ana Wis
dom OF those who framed the Organic
Yr To- ca g4hl4le q
and legislature would be carried on in
English, comes out I'm bold relief Ha-
wall might wait for Statehood as long
as New Mexico has waited quite half a
century-if anything had been done to
perpetuate. among the native citizens
the use of their aboriginal speech.
The Presidents objections 10 State
hood for Arizona are also interesting TO
Hawaii. They recognize the fact that
the state has, at the present time, a
sufficient population, but it Is concerned
in a single industry, mining. which in
wolves two deterrent considerations as
affecting Statehood. First. the pOpula-
ton is not necessarily permanent, Ike
one of farmers owning their own land:
second, the mining industry may not
continue prosperous. what such condl-
Vada where, since silver went low, the
population has dwindled to about that
of Honolulu and the state. politically,
has become rotten borough" eX-
plotted by nonresident politicians who
represent II in the Senate and House.
Nevada at present. should have the
status Of Territory. yet it weighs for
as much in the Senate as New York or
California. Statehood cannot be taken
from 1t and It Is likely TO remain a
rotten borough" for many long year
to come. Naturally the President does
not want the Nevada mistake repeated
y Arizona, nor does any one else, save
Nie politicians who figure on seats In
the Senate and House.
The lesson to Hawaii in this Is 10
work for diversihcation Of industries
and a large resident population Of farm
ers More than half the inhabitants Of
| this group today are nOmads engaged
/ in a single industry which may in the
course Of time suffer the vicissItudes OF
/ the single Industries which preceded il
! here, sandal wood and whaling. SO long
as this condition remains any advance
/ beyond the Territorial status Is not to
/ be thought Of. Statehood, when II
! comes, must rest upon a permanent
/ body Of white American citizens, farm
ers preferred. and those who believe n
! Statehood can do no more to further
its interests than to populate the vacan
acres Of Hawaii with such an element