The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-12

.ritiug to The outlook, regarding the
ccessity of preparing all territory be.
inging to the United States or which
iay cone into the possession of the
'nited states for ultimate admission
nto the Union as States, says;
But even though the English lau-
guage does not entirely displace the
Spanish or native tongue, it seems
to the writer that the policy of
The Outlook, that we should hold
the island possessions as England
holds Canada, is entirely wrong.
Having in mind at all times that
the Philippines, Porto Rico, and
Hawaii should not be admitted MS
States until fitted for self.govern-
ment, then why should not they be
represented in congress, and why
should they not control their local
affairs as States9 Would not the
inhabitants of these lands enjoy
ing the advantages of statehood, be
as patriotic as any of the present
States9 With the record which con-
gress has for the number of mem.
bers born in foreign lands, who will
assert with any degree of effective
ness that the presence of repre-
sentatives from these countries
would be revolutionary or affect in
any other than salutary manner
the welfare of the country7
The colonial problems of the Ma.
tion are hy no means minor ones,
and they should be solved in a man
ner that will remove all i'll Telling
and promote the prosperity of the
whole Nation. This the writer firm
" believes can only be accomplish
ed by conforming to the policy of
nreparing all territory which may
come into our possession for ulti
mate statehood-a policy that has
been so successful for the past CEN
fury and quarter.
Nayl Nayl Says The outlook.
The Outlook, replying editorially
the following tumble so far a
Hawaii is concerned, having missed tn
point that Hawaii is neither n colon
nor a possession of the United States an
the majority of the rights a
a Territory that The Outlook editor be
lieves "might' ultimately be bestowe
upon us as the limit of generosity, Say
that journal, in part:
Colonies or states7
"A correspondent presents, with
good deal of forcefulness, on anothe
page, the arguments for eventually ad
as States of the Union ou
or insular possessions; but Ii
does not seem, to us, to perceive tn
effect of such admission and the res
and serious objections to it.
1t is perfectly possible to give to Port
Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines q
the rights of self government possesse
by any State in the Union without il
viting those communities to elect SCI
ators and representatives to make fec
eral laws and authorizing them to vol
on the question who shall be PresideI
of the Federated Republic.
"The reason why Porto Rico, HI
wall, and the Philippines should not !
invited to become partners in tt
federal republic, help make the Law
to govern the present United Stat
and unite in the election of its chit
executive, is not because the people
those islands speak foreign tongu
As our correspondent points out, the
may easily learn the English languag
1t is not that the people of those !
lands are FOREIGN race. 1t will
much. more difficult to bring them
the point of view of the Anglo Sake
people than it is to bring immigran
in America to that point of view, b
cause the insular peoples can not /
brouuht into anv such close associate
with the Anglo. Saxon people of I'll
United States as are foreign INN
grants. But this difficulty might