Show hawaiian annexation tiou this republic has never favored territorial extension ky by conquest nor it P perhaps never will favor such a foreign policy it is distinctly a government of peace and keeps the smallest army practicable with public safety it seeks to avoid all foreign alliances and wants all monarch monarchial ial domination as far as possible to keep away from this hemisphere but while the united states has always been opposed to conquests its citizens have not opposed territorial extension whenever a province beyond the borders of the republic has become americanized Americanize dand and its people has sought annexation to this country their appeal has not been in vain the sandwich islands may not now be thoroughly americanized Americanize cl so far as its inhabitants are concerned but bat it is being dominated by an american policy our people are at the head of the hawaiian government and they tire now appealing to us for annexation with their appeal comes the statement that unless american influence be kept in the ascendancy by annexation the islands will go under the control oi of japan whose people are fast overrunning over Z the islands the question 0 of f annexation is thus brought prominently before us shall we let the little government go on and oriental influence or shall we shape its destiny to the best interests of our own country WO we say annexation seems to us ug an impera tive duty the sandwich islands in the hands of any other government would be a menace to our western const coast they form the strongest navai nava I 1 situation on the pacific and are almost the key to the commercial interests of that ocean we ve ought now to embrace the opportunity presented and make of the islands a prosperous territory of the united states then when its inhabitants are thoroughly americanized let them have a state government |