The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-24

!, peace of nations in the Pacific More
can be done to ward off the too much
talked of war with Japan by an act
of unsolicited magnanimity on our
part, than by billions spent in forts
and preparations of war that have as
their avowed purpose the overawing
of every other nation on earth.
| am for peace in the Pacific, and
| believe the most important step that
can be taken in that direction is for
the people of this great nation to thor
oughly appreciate the diplomatic mis-
sion which Hawaii is in every way
so well prepared to perform. Then
with her great Notifications so built
and guarded that no power on earth
would think of Selling them, invite
the nations to participate in the use
of Hawaii's harbors, that they might
enjoy with us such advantages as a
safe, protected harbor would afford
at the crossroads of the Pacifc-a
privilege for which reasonable charges
could be made under such interna.
tional agreements as have been sug
gested.
AS panacea l can only suggest the
! important benefits liable to accrue
to Hawaii, to our nation, and to the
world at large, by the following out
of such a policy of opening up Ha-
waii.
Hawaii, at best, has but few sources
of wealth. One and, to my mind, the
greatest one was formerly her for.
tunate isolation. This and her econo-
mic independence was unfortunately
taken from her to surprising degree
when she was born into the American
Union. BY returning these possessions
to her in some such manner as l have
indicated, many of the peculiar diff
culties and local conditions, to the
recital of which this congress has list
ened with much patience in times past,
will disappear, and Hawaii, under the
newer and broader governmental
policy, will find in the new conditions
the economic opportunity it now so
much needs, to not only diversity it's
agricultural activities but develop
latent manufacturing and commercial
opportunities, interests and resources
Since Hawaii has but one extensive
source of wealth, the opening of its
ports would be the opportune time for
putting her without the tariff wall
save on such articles of commerce as
have their origin from her soil. Thus
the territory would be enabled to
develop a manufacturing center on
American soil where free raw mate
rial and the worlds labor supply and
abundant capital could be brought to
gether under the protection of oul
flag and forts. We would then be able
: to utilize Hawaii's natural and strate
gic commercial advantages, as we'll al
9 her military strength. Under the di
rection of American genius and b!
;, Americas guiding hand, free Amer
. lean manufacturing and exporting
port could be formed that would in ne
way interfere with the market or thu
producer on the mainland. Will
power enough running to waste il
Hawaiis streams every day to lift the
. Islands off their foundations, sucl
port would without doubt attrac
. English, French, German and ever
, oriental merchants, manufacturers ant
artisans, as well as Americans to on
island shores-all to share alike il
it's advantages. Such a port would d.
-, much to help America hold her shar,
of the oriental trade which we ar,
!. told is year by year being absorbed
by the East itself or being taken VI
by the free trade nations where NOR,
favorable conditions enable them t
compete with oriental labor in its owl
a market
With the open port, our transporta
. ton problems would disappear ant
Hawaii, as a great international bond
ed warehouse would be enabled t,
reap the benefits to which it is en-
= titled by it's position from the opening
: of the Panama Canal. The American
= coastwise shipping laws would thel
benefit those for whom they were in