Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-02
HE WILL VOTE FOR ANNEXATION
READILY BECAUSE HIS WAC.
ES WILL BE RAISED IN ALL
COMMON LINES OF WORK
CUBA WATTS ONLY ON
ACTION OF CONGRESS
$4,000, 900. or AMERICAN MONEY
ALREADY INVESTED IN THE
isLAND-WlLl BE DOUBLED
IN BUT A VERY SHORT TIME

While the possible annexation Of
Cuba is under discussion by the local
people, they will read with especial in
tercst the article on tho Annexation OF
Cuba" by Frederick Upham Adams ap-
pearing In Golfers Weekly for Aug
ust 20.
Golfers Introductory remark speaks
OF the article rs "A plain statement OF
facts which point to the peaceful alb
sorption Of the Cuban Republic by the
country which made its independence
possible. and whose capital is respons-
ible for It's present marked progress
The article follows:
A study of the conditions which now
exist in Cuba will convince the intel.
ligent visitor that the peaceful annex.
alton Of the island republic to the
United States IL not only inevitable,
tut also that such annexation will not
be postponed for many years. Those
best qualified to judge do not hesitate
to predict that this will be one of the
events to be chronicled within the
next ten years, and many keen Observ.
ers are OF the opinion that Il will hap
pen much sooner: In fact. they assert
that 1t will speedily be forced to the
front as a political issue In Cuba, and
that the annexationists will win In
the first battle.
A disintcrcsted study of Cuban af.
fairs convinces me that the demand
for annexation will come from the
people of that island. and not as a
consequence Of any craving for new
territory on the part Of the United
States. The situation Is interesting
and to an extent peculiar. but II Is by
no means novel. II promises to Offer
parallel to the conditions which
were developed in the Transvaal, In
which the invasion OF foreign capita
prccipitated a conflict which finally
wrcsted independence from the stur
dy but monumental Beers. There II
this important diffcrence--thc Cubans
welcome the American invasion OF
capital. and their desire for national
individuality does not loom large
against their ambition for material
ealth.
This Is not to infer that there II
not an earnest and considerable fac
ton which has for It's slogan "Cuba
io' 'hN Suouhot Dut thieoS ui oiSus
are misleading these loyalists mus
give way to the pressure which Wa.
be exertcd by the hundreds OF millions
Of outside wealth which are pouring
into Cuba. and which will awaken her
to an active participation in the 81
ant probabilities to which she Is Pc
culiarly fitted.
The continued Independence Of the
Boer republic became an impossible
ity when aliens held large percent
age OF her great enterprises. employ
cd armies Of her work-people. were
all powerful in her commerce anC
finance. and yet were denied PARTED
patton In affairs Of government. In
other words, O crisis was precipitated
when the owners OF the bulk OF Trans
vaal property found themselves check
ed and Inundated by the votes ol
their tenants and employees. In thif
commercial era armed intervention
cbeys the nod OF those who own, ant
from the moment Great Britain be
came financially supreme in South
Africa the national Independence Of
the Beers was doomed.
II the South African Republic coulC