The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1897, Page 1

b v — i i ? el it _" ~Yen fr » A 2 7z VOLUME LXXXIL—NO. 146. SA N FRAN 4, 1897 —-THIRTY-T\VO PAGES. PRICE FIVE ‘CENTS. SAM UEL GOMPERS ON CONTRACT LABOR AND ANNEXATION Workmen of the Hawaiian Islands Would Become Slaves Under the Law of the United States. A3 fe et b Ao ok e e Kk kA K In one of the state pers of Secretary of State Bayard, replying to a note to the British Minister, the former said: *“ The exist- ing treaties of the United States and Hawaii create, as you are aware, special and important reciproci- ties, to which the present material prosperity of Ha- waii may be said to owe its existence, and, by one of its articles, the cession of any part of the Hawaiian terri- tory to any other Govern- ment without the consent of the United States isin- hibited.” tt‘*ii*tilltttt'**fitti*: WABHINGTON, months from venes, e 3 T ok 2k ke ek 2t e b 0k ke ok o A 3 e e ok 3 ke o 0k Aok e e e ok Ok kb e KK KK Oct. 23.—In a few now, when Congress con- we shall hear more of the Ha- waiian que-tion discusseld than at any time since the coup by which the mon- archy of the Sandwich Island+ was over- thrown and the republic proclaimed. Our diplomatic agents have negotiated a treaty he representatives the Hawaiian Government for the annexation of the iclands to the United States with and the Senate will discuss the meri's of the treatv. Mav we not earnestiy hope tha: Senatorial etiquette will be thrown aside and in the interest of a better under- standing of this entire question discuss it and vc it in open session? It I unders ratelv the grounds urged in nexation, they may bs briefly summed up as follows: The Sandwich Islands are rich and fertile; we bave large co rcial interests in the islands; there are m in business on the 1 nations can cls American cilizens im, nd that the Hawaiian Islands would prove a good coaling-station for our war-vessels. . There can be no doubt but what these are in themselves important considera- tions and incentives lor favorable con- sideration of the question, but stripved of pleasant phrases a~d looked at benesth the surface there is notbing in them of real advautage to tue people of our coun- try either now or hereafter. The resources of the Hawaiian Islands are now owned and controlled by private individuais for private development and wrivate gain. If Hawau were transferred | is lurking a bhiddeu purpose to increase d4s tnan all other 1 SAMUEL GOMPERS. to the United States by annexation their | re.ations would not be changed. | The large commercial inierests which our peaple have in the islands—whether the islands were governed by a black Queen or a. white Presdent—cannot | change without the consent of the over- | rowering influence of the United States. The ability of our people 10 sup wants of the Hawaiians is indispu | We hold our own in comm-rce and in- | dustry in these islands as against any country on the face of the giobe. Re-| cently it has been estimated that we possess in energy, measured in foot tons, neariy as much ss Great Briiain, Ger- wmany and France together. In no country on the iace of the globs do the people possess anything like the productive power of the workers in Amer- ica. Hence for a safe marketin the Ha- waiian Islands, for any surplus producis wnich we may have none can enter into successful competition with our people, Inso far as the preponderance of influence on the islands is concerned, so long as wealth shall hold sway in the counc.ls of nations, and tnasmuch as the overwhelm- ing number of weaith possessors on Ha- waii are Americans, and, as we have seen, there is scarcely a possibility of their dis- placement, their rule will be dominant. It we admit that the United BStates s to enter into the mad strugzle of the world for the a: quisition of territory, then he claim for the annexation of the Ha- waiiun Lslands for coaling stations for our war vessels is justificd, but upon no other But has not the time arrived | when a hait shoul! be called fo this new svirit of jingoism which is subtly being injected into the life of our nation? Is there not grave danger that we are de- parting from the admonition of oar best men, including Washington, 10 avoid en- tangling alliance ? Already we Lear 100 often the cry for a larger navy, larger armed lorces for land and sea. . We have row thousands of miles of coasts to defend and protect. | With the annexation of Hawaii, removed | nigh upon 1500 miles f:om the nearest point of our present territory, in order 1o | basis, vrotect and defend the isiands, should | they be annexed, it would require | doubline—yes, trebling—of our naval forces, entailing wvast expenditures and taxition, which must be borne by the veoypie, A people properly armed for defense i, under modern conditions, a prerequisite to civilized life, but to acquire land so that the necessity may be created for in- creased armaments is flying in the face of danger, unless tehind thisscheme theie i the armed land ana naval forces of our country, in order to overawe and filch lib- erty from our peonle. European powers urge vast standing armies and increased navsl power, upon the pretext of preparation to resist inva- sion from toreign loe«. Who knows but our modern American states nea, drifting | far apart from the true spirit of freedom and patriotism, ars learning ths lesson of their foreign prototypes and may urge the ame reasons for the hidden purpose of subjugating the masses? O1 course, one cannot ignore the claims of some that it is possible for a foreign pvower to acquire the Sandwich Islands, shouid the United States fail or refuse to anncx them; but, as a matter of fact, this is entirely out of the question. The only maritime power which could at all dis- pute with us as to supremacy, both on the American continent and Hawaii, 1s Great Britain, but it was at the instance of her pubiic men that we promulgated the fa- mous “AMonroe doctrine,”’ and it is not even questioned by her to-day. In one of the state papers of Secretary of State Bayard, replying 1o a note to the British Minister, the former said: “The existing treaties of the United States and Hawaii create, as you are aware, special and important reciprocities, to which the present muterial prosperity of Hawaii may be said to owe iis existenc, and, by one of its articles, the cession of any part of the Hawaiian territory to any other Govern- ment without the consent of the United States is inhibited." What nation to-day, or at any otber time, dare dispute the soundness cf this | proposiiion or iaterfere with its execu- tion? But apart from the political considera- tions and more important than all is the question, What effect wouid annexation have upon the large masses of our people ? The native Hawalians are at best but semi-civilizad, with no conception of the privileges, much less the rights, hopes and aspirations of a republican form of government. Her luborers are docile and menial, their wants almost primitive; nearly one-third of the population are Japanese cooly laborers, brought to that country and working under conditions wholly at viriance with any conception of American manhood; with an eiement of Chinese coolies and others cqually as low in the economic, social and civilized scale. 'Who can hones.ly assert that they will become, under any form of govern- ment, congenial or assimilative to an en- lightened homogeneity. Within the past year the Supreme?Court Continued on Fourth Page. STEAM SCHOONER CASPAR STRIKES SAUNDERS REEF AND TURNS CLEAR OVER THE CAPSIZED HULL OF THE CAS | (The p cture was draun by Coulter from a description wired by *‘ The Call's’ < PAR DRIF TING INSHORE BE The Crew Swept From the Vessel's Deck Into the Stormy Sea, and of Fifteen Men It Is Believed Thirteen Are Drowned. LOW POINT ARENA. correspondent at Point Arena.) NEW YORK A World cable from Madrid pain’s reply to the note of the United States hinting at medi- ation in Cuba and requesting an answer before the end of this month was placed to-day in tue bands of the American Min- ister here, General Woodford. The draft of the reply made by Foreign Minister Gallon was unanimously approved yester- dav by the Cabinet. T'he communication iscourteousin tone, out very determined in rejecting the sub- stance of the American note. Spain reso- lutely asserts her determination to settle the Cuban question herself, without for- eign assistance or interference of any kind. She declines to fix any date for the pacification of Cuba, which she proposes to bring about as she sees fit, by force of arms and by political reforms cuiminat- ing in autonomy. While regretting the losses and damages SPAIN’S REPLY TO THE OFFER OF THE | UNITED STATES Mediation in the Settlement of Cuban Affairs is Declined. the insurrection has inflicted on foreien- | ers, Spain argues that this would not have | happened if international law had been observed by the United States especially. The press to-day unanimously approves the course of the Sagasta Cabinet as being in touch with national sent ment, ihe people having become weary of his pre- decessor’s policy of continuons conces- sions to American dinlomacy. The Council of Ministers decided at yes- terday’s session to postpone the drawing up of the contemplated memorandum to European powers on the Cuban question and on the relations of Spain with the United States. The course of future evants will determine the time for send- ing this circular. The Spaniards seem to be conscious that their relstions with America are approach- ing a grave, critical stage. CHIEF It i ENGINEER GEORGE H. OFFERMANN. e e e e s ke e sk s ke s e ke e e e et ke ke e e e o e ek ek ek ko Rk A THE DR econd ¥Ma FERMAN, PRGE OF A. ANDERSON, Seaman N. HOLVERSNON Se: OHN BRUCE, Seam are four other ditis thomght 1 rar, but wh ere missing the Al AN NDSEX, Ma OLAF CHRIS e e e e e R e ke ke ek ek e o ke A A A e ok ek POINT ARENA, CAL., Oct. 23.—0On | the arrival of the stage from Cazadero at 10 o’clock this morning the driver re- ported a schooner capsized about four | miles south of Point Arena, but could | give no details. | Parties from Point Arena started at once for the wreck. The heavy sea had carried the hulk to within fifty feet of the high bluffs, and in a short time the tide had fallen so the wreck was reached by climbing down the steep cliff. It was found that ins ead of being a schooner it was the steamer Caspar. Four black objects could be seen on what appeared to be a log or driftwood out in the kelp near the whistling buoy which marks the Saunders Reef. Spyglasses were provided, and the black objects were discovered to be men. Word was immediately brought to Point Arena, but all the boats at this place had been broken up by the heavy sea of Wednesday night, so nothing could be done toward rescuing them from here. The steamer Alcazar was loading at Greenwood, fifteen miles north of Point Arena, and the news of the wreck and men clinging to the log was telegraphed to W. H. White of the L. E. White Lumber Company. He ordered the Alcazar to start at once for the wreck and rescue ths men if pos- sible. The Al:azar started from Green- wood at 1:30 and reached the wreck at 4 o’clock. In the meantime the sea had gone down | and two men, Adolph Peterson and Henry Anderson, launched a smail boat, and after a hard struggle succeeded in getting through the breakers at Iversens land- ing, and pulled to the men outside. They found Captain Anfindsen and Seaman Chris Larson more dead than alive. They were on a few boards lashed to- gether. The small boat would only carry four men, so the brave rescuers returned to land, and after another hard struggle | Janded the two men, who had to be carried up the cliff, where they were wrapped in blankets, given brandy to | revive them and then brought to Point Arena. The Alcazar’s boat picked up two men | out in the kelp, but whether dead or alive | could not be told from the shore, and nothing can be learned concerning them until: the steamer returns to Greenwood. In an interview this evening Captain Anfindsen said: "‘“We were driven before MORRIS PETERSON, First Mate. JOHN KUHNHN, First Assistant Engineer. whose these two were KNOWN TO BE SAVED. JARSEN, Seaman. OWNED. te. Engineer. es are unknown wo men were picked up by is mot known. ster. I TR B B R RS * o T TS PR BT REE T T ERT T ST RS apvpey a heavy gale and | was keeping close in- shore to avoid the wind as much as pos- ble. 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