| Show FATE B AND HAWAII for 8 a long time hawaii has desired to be annexed to the american union and repeatedly have efforts been made both in congress and by the president to accomplish this result but there have been men close to the chief executive and numerous in congress who have sternly opposed the acquisition by this country of any more territory and particularly of any not on the mainland of the american continent and contiguous to our present bound boundary arv lines these conservatives have urged that ours was not a land grabbing g government overn ment and that such a spirit should never be permitted to influence our foreign policy they have urged that we already had territory enough that a colonial system was incompatible with our form of government and that our peace and prosperity a as 9 a nation would be best secured and preserved by avoiding such complications with other nations as are usually inseparable from the annexation of new territory in the case of hawaii it has been urged that a strong squadron and garrison would have to be maintained thee were we tp to annex the little mid ocean republic an and that the possession of it would cost more than it would come to so far the opponents of annexation have been able to defeat its friends but the tide seems to be swiftly turn ing in favor of the latter today IL 9 bulletin announces that senator lodge has had attached to the war emergency bill a rider which is identical with congressman newlands resolution providing for the annexation of hawaii and that he hereafter reatter the two measures must go together the exigencies of the war with spain have thrown the weight of argument so heavily on the side of annexation and circumstances give to the friends of the proposition so great an advantage that the island republic is likely to become a part of the american union within the next few days friends of the administration and members of congress who have been opposing the acquisition of the islands are changing front on account of the philippines so unexpectedly falling failing into our hands because hawaii is urgently needed as a coaling station and base of supplies and operations for american forces in asiatic waters in this connection it to is suggested that the united states cruiser charleston will be due at honolulu not later than tuesday next supplying her with coal will be a violation of the laws of neutrality which may get the hawaiian government into trouble with other nations but should honolulu become an american city by the time the charleston is ready to take coal the law of nations be saved infringement again by aena ing troops to honolulu in small vessels and thence to manila in larger ones an armyon army of occupation can be landed on the philippines much mauch more quickly than in the way heretofore contemplated an and resistless fate seems to have decreed that hawaii shall be absorbed by Ahi america eries |
