| Show A RACE FOR FOK HAWAII if a ft recent washington advices advises ate the hawaiian question is ceiply one of annexation by the 4 united states or by great britain or acme ome other european power there can ue le little doubt as to the duty of our government in the premises if there yere were only the alternative of annexation BIT bir this country or remaining an independent republic we might well kesi hesitate tate and be governed by the expressed 4 wishes of the people chiefly interested te rested in the matter but when there to Is a third alternative and that means occupation by another power japan the matter is entirely different the position of the islands tm tt the center of the pacific Is 9 such h as w command to a large extent thuc the commercial P interests of the continents washed by its waves and the control 7 of i that center it if bLos assumed umed by somebody else would mean irreparable loss 1088 ta 0 o the united states U Is id believed by people in a position to kw know that the natives themselves r ft great many of them would gladly accept annexation by the united states fates provided they were guaranteed their rights as citizens they would interpose no object oln oin to becoming an integral part of the unton union as they realize lize that the independence of their tate depends on the protection of ome government strong enough to at Oom command mand the respect of others and wren wen it if some of the Hawaii hawaiians Ha ans as alleged do not believe that independence under the stars stare and stripes is preferable to a monarchy under british protectorate ate that tact fact alone can have but IL secondary bearing on the policy of the che united states as far as the interests of this country axe are vitally af ft eted it is now claimed that there are decisive proofs of the fact that the hawaiian commissioners in washington are e Vr working in the interest of the downfall own fall of the republican form of government ment in the islands and the es of princess Kalu lant on me throne and that this to is one reason why the matter cannot be discussed in an n open session of the senate if this its true it has come to this that the united ted states must act promptly in ift w matter one way or another or I 1 I 1 oae the opportunity to do anything at gal U for or a long time to come |
