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Show If . j y ry r r T I , In . - - . . . I The Hawaiian Problem. I t .The Kansas Olty Stur saya: "Very .grave reasons, arising from justice, I tismanity or necessity, alone can justify ,, the annexation of new territory to' the TJnited States, and it would appear that & considerable number of senators fn'- to understand that these conditions ap ply n tlio caso of Hawaii. Enough senators, it is new belitvcd, doubt tho wisdom of annexing tho Sandwich . tsknfls to our domain to defeat the legislation necessury for that purpose. ' ""Taking what may bo called the pnrely selfish view of the matter, there ia doubt of tho benefits to bo realized by the United States from tho annexation of this distant region, with its foreign vadalion population. The oxpenso of maintaining our authority there, it is Relieved by many, would exceed any . possible revenue to bd derived from it. Territorial governments are at best a tmrdeu to tho general government and Sliwaii would bo peculiarly so. ""In annexing any community to our Own, the wishes of tho community it is yiroposed. to annex should certainly bo tifajii into consideration, and there is roaaon to believe that the native population, popula-tion, tho Kanakas, in Hawaii do not car0 to become citizens of tho United StateB. Whether they deBiro the return of the .old native house which governed the Islands for generations, or whether they are satisfied with tho government at present in ohnrgo of i lie islands is not particularly our concern. The matter to bo considered ia the disposition of the people toward tho United States, At least, there aro no reasons to justify tho imposition of our rule upon an unwilling people. "Probably if tho islands were oflered Bp by tho practically unanimous voice t the Hawaiian people, without any poaeibilsty of attending complications, the sentiment in congress and out of it tfroubtt be in favor of the acquisition, but ,' racb. is not the caso. The Hawaiians kave made no offer and are believed to be averse to tho proposition, and tho protest of Japan has been intorposed and other diflicultics loom up in the near distance. Tho United States should cortainly run no risks, especially when it is not plain that real advantages are to b5 secured. A country that is ' already big enough should not court trouble in endeavoring to grow larger. "Tho Hawaiian question has not at any time taken a very deep hold on the American people. There Imb come to wa tio loud call of duty or honor. At present what may by styled tho safe side party expro83 confidence in their ability to defeat tho treaty." |