Show UNCLE SAM MUST CONTROL THE SANDWICH ISLANDS it is folly and worse than useless to arume that there can be any other outcome to tho sandwich islands matter than control by the united states government whatever may have been the policy of this government in regard to the acquisition of now tarri doiy there is no good reason why we should now to take care of hawaii and extend protection to american in in the late kingdom we ey the late kingdom because as we look at it the revolution lies been successful and the old destroyed just how our government proceed to asbert it sovereignty over hawaii may be lately left to the weadom of congles Con gres and the president but we do not consider that there is any necee eity for bato in the matter one tiling buet be kept steadily in mind namely this government cannot aford to let the islands paea under the control of england or of any other country but at present there beems not to be any disposition on the part of any ether power to take hand in the game the foreign element of hawaii outside of the american which is paramount ie large and has largo money interests involved and would be glad to have a cloer control they would be well satisfied to rely upon the authority and orderly rule of the united states foreign governments apparently arc willing to concede that whereas the american influence are 0 o overwhelming in the hawaiian group this nation has an entire right to a controlling voice in the affairs of the islands whenever the local government fails of its duty as it seems to have done and caused the recent revolt and overthrow of the kingdom hawaii is the key to alie north pacific wo need it for a naval outpost as well ai for the immense commercial and military advantages which would accrue to the united states from its control most of the islands of the pacific have been seized by england france spain and germany but the hawaiian group the finest of them all has thus far escaped european domination it is too late in the day for any european power to attempt to dominate them now since the popular sentiment of the inhabitant is overwhelmingly in favor of this country and the past foreign policy of the united states with regard to hawaii i certain to be firmly maintained by the present and the incoming administration tra tion hamilton fish president grants secretary of state speaking in hie official capacity declared that in view of the fact that the sandwich islands constitute an outpost fronting and commanding the whole of our on the pacific ocean alio united states cannot bo expected to aescht to their transfer from their present control to that of any powerful maritime or commercial nation he declared that the transfer of control in hawaii to any foreign nation would threaten a military surveillance in the pacific similar to that which bermuda has afforded in the atlantic wo de tire he declared no similar outpost in the hands of those who may at any future time use them to our disadvantage james G blaine while secretary of late stated as follows the united slates has acquired a legitimately dominant influence in the north pacific which it can never consent to de by the intrusion therein of any element hostile to its own the situation of the hawaiian islands giving them the strategic control of the north pacific brings their possession within the ringe of question of purely american the press of the country with a few unimportant exceptions agree with the sentiment expressed by the new york arese prese in the following language sinco president ayiers time american statesmen have not hesitated to proclaim that american interests were paramount in these islands and that this republic Ke public would not tolerate the usurpation of control in hawaii by any european nation the traditions of american for lulf a century the security pacific coast and the development of american commerce with the orient demand the domination of hawaii by the united baates it has been conclusively demonstrated that hawaiian independence is no longer possible the utterances of american secretaries of state from daniel webster to james G blaine point out the path for abo government to pursue we ant no more impregnably fortified british outposts to menace our coasts control in hawaii must be prevented american domination in hawaii must be sail red |