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A Hand-Book on the Annexation of Hawaii A HAND-BOOK ....ON THE.... ANNEXATION OF HAWAII BY "" LORRIN A. THURS|TjQK nWvF; If;IMJ • 1. Shall Hawaii Be Annexed? . / . 1 ' 2. Arguments in Favor of Annexation i . 3 3. A Brief Description of Hawaii, its People, Govern- ment, Laws, Commerce, Finances, Educational System and Resources . .20 4. Twenty Objections to Annexation and Replies . thereto . .27 5. A Digest of the Official Opinions of American Presidents, Secretaries of State, Ministers, and Military and Naval Officers concerning the Annexation or Control of Hawaii . -47 6. President Harrison’s Message to the Senate Ad- . vocating Annexation . -49 7. President McKinley’s Message to the Senate Ad- vocating Annexation . -50 8. Report of Secretary Sherman to President McKinley Advocating Annexation . -59 9. A Digest of the Acts of Congress and of Hawaii concerning American Control or Annexation of Hawaii .........74 10. 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If Francisco CJ2 GOvTap4^togs* Hawaii shaperelative San Pacific, San INDEX PAGE PAGE' Alexander, Gen’l on strategic value A ssets 42 of Hawaii 33, 70 Australian ballot system in 31 Aleution Islands, distance from con- Asiatics (see Chinese and Japanese) tinent 30 Australasia, growingpower and claims Alaska, annexation of—27; No popu- of 18 lar vote on annexation 37; Popu- lation of at time ofannexation 30 Beet sugar, annexation not injurious American currency standard in Ha- to 39 waii 31 Belknap’s opinion of strategic value Competition with Japanese 7 of Hawaii 33, 73 Interests endangered by Hawaiian Bonded debt, amount of Hawaiian independence 18 and where held Interests in Hawaii, 5, 8, 31, 33, 44. 65, 69 23, 24 Ministers, opinions on Hawaii 61 to 70 Buchanan, President, opinion con- Shipping, (see Shipping) cerning Hawaii 47, 52 Annexation of Hawaii, Blaine, Hawaii within scope of Mon- (see Protectorate) roe Doctrine 36 Advocated by President Pierce 47; On annexation 57, 58 Johnson,48; Grant. 48; Arthur. 48; Harrison, 49; McKinley, 50; Sec- Cable, attempt of England to get an retary Marcy 54; Seward, 56; Fish, island for 6 56; Blaine. 57-8; Foster, 58; Sher- U. S. Minister Sever- California, annexation of 27 man, 59; No popular vote 37 ance. 62; Gregg, 63; McCook, 64; (see Pacific Coast) Pierce, 65: Stevens, 68; Mahan, 71-2; Schofield, 72; Belknap, 73; Census of Hawaii (see Hawaiians) 24 Turpie and Butler, 75. China, distance from California 4 American and Hawaiianlaws relat- Chinese immigration prohibited by ing to 37, 38 Annexation Treaty 8, 61, 83 Asiatics acquire no new rights un- Number (see Census) der 32 Character of in Hawaii 32 Constitutionality of 27 to 30 Gain no rights by annexation 32 Decisions of Supreme Court on con- stitutionality of 28 Citizens, Asiatics in Hawaii cannot be 7 Effect on commerce 14 Clayton, Secretary, opinion con- Shipping 14 to 17 cerning Hawaii 53 Hawaiian population 14, 38, 58 Climate of Hawaii 21, 22 Grant’s confidential message con- value of Hawaii a base for cerning Coal, as 48 war ships 34 Hawaiian constitution provides for 37, 76 Incidental only to U. S. Hawaiian Coffee, importance of as a Hawaiian policy 35 product 22 Objections to, and replies thereto 27 to 46 Commerce, Hawaiian, statistics 9 to 16, 35, 66 Of Louisiana, Florida, Texas, Cali- Per capita 14 fornia. Alaska, Guano Islands Under annexation 14 and Midway Island 27 Importance to U. S. shipping 14 to 16 Population of territories when an- To U. S. interests 45, 46 nexed 30 Congress, Acts of. concerning annex- Question of long standing, 1, 2, 51, 67, 75 ation 27, 28 Reasons in favor of 1 to 19 Resolution concerning Control of Reciprocity intended to promote 2,48, 56, 68 Hawaii 74, 75 Resolutions by Hawaiian legislature provides for in 1851-76, in 1896 77 Constitution of Hawaii Sugar Trust, not beneficial to 41 annexation 37, 60, 76 Treatv of 1851, 62, 63, 67, 76; of 1854 Constitutionality of annexation, con- 54, 55, 77; of 1893, 80: of 1897 82 struction by Executive 27 Will not be precedent for other an- Congress 27 nexations 35 Supreme Court 28 Will not necessitate fortifications or Non-contiguous territory 29 navy 35 Non-homogeneouspeople 30 Will prevent international friction 17, 18 Courts, number and character of Ha- Annexation treaties negotiated by U. waiian 25 S. 27 Common Law (see Laws) Area of Hawaii 35 Currency, U. S. standard in Hawaii 31 II PAGE PAGE ■Customs Revenue, amount of Ha- Germany, refusal of jointaction, by waiian 23 U. S. 50 Customs Union, objections to 60, 69 Government, present Hawaiian 24-5 Future form left to Congress 33, 51, 60, 83 Senator, Senate Grant, President, opinion favoring Davis. report to on annexation 48,56 Hawaii 75 of annexation Debt, Gregg, negotiation in schedule of Hawaiian and by 63 where held 23, 24 1854, Less than public assests 42 Guano Island legislation, authorizing annexation Distance of Hawaii from principal 27, 28 ports (see Map on cover) 20 Dolph, Senator, report to Senate on Harrison treaty 80 Hawaii 75 Messages 49 Dole, President, description and char- On a protectorate 39, 49 acter of 25, 41 Hawaii, area islands 20, 35 A sovereign state 42, 59 Education in Hawaii 22, 31 American state 75 Climate 21 Emigration, rate of from Japan 6, 7 Treaty gives U. S. control of Danger to U. S. of foreign control 8, 83 (see Foreign Powers) England (see Foreign Powers), at- Distance from (see Map on cover) tempt to get island for cable 6 Description of 20 to 26 Colonial influence in Pacific 18 Decrease of population, problems Distance from California 4 raised (see Population) Influence in Hawaii 64 Issue in, is Eastern vs. Western civ- Joint action with, refused by U. S. 50 ilization 8 Seizure of Hawaii 17, 61, 66 Foreign control inevitable 5, 58, 65 Treaty with France concerning Drifting Japanwards 7 Hawaii 66 Why called “Key of Pacific” 5 Electorate, qualifications of Hawaiian 25 Necessity for action by U. S. 5 Everett, Edward, opinion concerning Official acts concerning annexation 76 Hawaii 61 Products 22 People (see Population) Expenses and revenue of Hawaii, Physical character of 21 statistics 23 Strategical value of (see Strategic Exports, Hawaiian 9, 16, 22 Value of Hawaii) Per capita 14, 31 Seizures of 17,44 Policy of U. S. concerning, (see U. Fillmore, President, opinion con- S. Policy) cerning Hawaii 47 Steamship lines stopping at 4 Within scope Monroe Doctrine, (see Financial status of Hawaii 23, 42 Monroe Doctrine) Fish, Secretary, opinion in favor of Hawaiian constitution (see Constitu- annexation 56 tion) Florida, date of annexation 27 Commerce (see Commerce) Population 30 Debt (see Debt) No popular vote 37 Form and character of government 24, 25 Foreign Powers, opinions concerning Character of officials 41 occupation of Hawaii by—Tyler. Legislative ratification of annexa- 47; Fillmore, 47; Pierce, 47; Buch- tion 76, 77 anan, 47, 52; Johnson, 48; Harri- Law (see Laws) son, 49; McKinley, 50; Webster, Population (see Population) 52-3; Legare, 52. Tariff’, present and under annexa- Danger of to U. S., 4, 34, 47, 52 to 58, 64, 66, tion 14 68, 72. 73. Treaties of annexation (see Annexa- Opposition to annexation 18, 40 tion treaties) Seizure of Hawaii during war 44, 66 Voters (see Voters) Troops landed in Hawaii 17, 66 Hawaiians, decrease of, question rais- Fortifications, annexation does not ed by 5, 57, 65 necessitate 34, 35 Effect of annexation on 38 Foster, opinion on annexation 58 Will not emigrate to U. S. 45 Protectorate 59 Holidays, IT. S. observed in Hawaii 31 Treaty negotiated by 80 Honolulu, population and description France (see Foreign Powers), distance of 21 from California 4 Seizure of Hawaii by 17, 34, 53, 61, 62, 66 House of representatives, resolution by Hawaiian (see Resolutions) Frye, Senator, report to Senate on Hawaii 75 Immigration laws objected to by Gadsden Purchase, New Mexico and Japan 31 Arizona 27 Imports. Hawaii 9, 11 to 13, 16 III PAGE PAGE Income and expendituresof Hawaii 23 Not overthrown by U. S. troops 42 International friction diminished by Overthrow predicted in 1873 67 annexation 18, 19 Overthrow
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