VOLUME LXXXIL— NO. 146.
SAMUEL GOMPERS
ON CONTRACT LABOR
AND ANNEXATION
Workmen of the Hawaiian Islands Would
Become Slaves Under the Law of
the United States.
X In one of the state pa- «
* 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 yon are aware, special £
■¥ and important rcciproci- *
£ 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 is in- *
J hibited." $
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WAfcHINGTON. Oct. 23.— 1n a few
months from now, when Congress con
venes, we shall hear more of the Ha
waiian question discus.^eJ 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 apeuts have negotiated. «
treaty with "he reDrcsentatives of the
Hawaiian Government for ihe anafxation
of the inlands to the United State* ar;<!
ihe Senate will discuss the men's of
the ireatv. May we not earnestly hope
tha: Senatorial etiquette will be thrown
aside aid in me interest of a belter under
standing of t bis <*ntire Question discuss v
and vote upon it in op-n session?
If I understand aicurately the grounds
urged in favor of annexation, they may
b-i briefh" summed up as follows: The
Sandwii h Island.* are rich and fertils ; we
have large commercial interests in the
island-; there are more American cuizens
in business on (he islan is ttian all otlier
nations can claim, and thai the Hawaiian
Islands woul! prove a pood coaling-sta;i m:i
for our war-vessels.
There can be no dov.bt but what these
are In themselves important considera
tions and incentives ior favorable con
sideration of tiie question, but stripped of
pleasant phrases a <i looked ;it beneath
the surface there is nothing in them of
real advantage to the people of our coun
try either now or hereafter.
The resources of the Hawaiian Islands
are now owned and controlled by private
individuals for private development and
vale gain. if Hawaii wer«» transferred
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SAHUEL GOMPERS.
to the United .States by annexation their I
reaiJons would not be changed.
The large commercial interests which !
our people have in the islands— whether i
the islands were governed by a black
Queen or a white Pres dent— cannot
cnange without tiie consent of 'henver
i covering influence of the United States, j
T;ie ability of our people 10 supply the !
■•vantsof the Hawaiian* is indisputable, j
We hold our own in comm rce and in- ]
(fastjry in these islands as against any'
country on tne face of the r obe. Re- j
cently it ftas been estimated that we
possess in energy, measured in foot tons,
near.y as much as Great Briiain, Ger
many and France together.
In no country on the face of the globs
do the people pos-ess anyihing like the
productive power of the workers in Amer
ica. Hence for a safe market in the Ha
waiian Islands for any surplus producis
which we may have none can enter into
successful competition with our people.
In so far as the preponderance o! influence
on the islands is concerned, so long as
wraith shall hold sway la t lie counc !s ot
nations, and inasmuch as the overwhelm
ing numb-r of weaith possessors on Ha
waii are Ainer;c*n«, and, as we have seen,
there is scarcely a possibility of their dis
placement, their rule will be dominant.
I: we admit that tho Uniied ftta'es !
• s to enter into the mat simple of the
world for the n> quuiticn 01 territory, th*»n
he chum for the annexation of the Ha- !
w;iiian Islands for roaiing stations for our
war vessels L« justified, bat upon no other j
ba-i>. But has not the tune arrived
when a halt slioul 1 be called to this new
soirit of jingoUm which is subtly beinc
injected inio the life of our nation? Is
there not grave dancer tl.at we are de
parting from tbe admonition of oar beat
men, including Washington, to avoid en
tangline alliance ?
Already we bear too often the cry for n
ar^er navy, larger armed .'orces for land
and sea. We have row thousands Ol
miles of coasts lo defend and protect.
With the annexation of Hawaii, removed
niah upon lfrfX) miles Torn the nearest
point o! our present trrritory, in order to
pr tect and defen 1 tue is::inris, should
they b^ annexed, it would require
doubline— yes, trebling — uf our naval
forces, entailing va--t expenditures and
lax.tion, winch must be borne by the
;jeo| ie.
A people properly armed for defense is,
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
dancer, unless Lenind this scheme theie
ia lurking a iimdeii purpose to increase
SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1807— THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
the armed land ana naval forces of our
eon ntry, in order to overawe and filch lit>
er:y irom our peonle.
European powers urge vast standing
armies and increased naval power, upon
the pretext of preparation to resist inva
sion from foreign foe<. Who knows but
our modern American states iipii, drifting
fat apart from the true spirit of freedom
and patriotism, are learning lh< lesson cl
their foreign prototypes and may urge the
s<ime reasons for the hidden purpose ol
subjugating the masses?
Oi course, one cannot ignore the claims
of some tnat it is possible for a foreign
Dower to acquire the Sandwich Islands,
should the United States fail or refuse to
annex 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, is Great
Britain, but it was at the instance of her
public men that we promulgated the fa
mous "Monroe doctrine,'' and it is not
even questioned by her to-day.
In one of the state papers of Secretary
of State Bayard, replying to 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 material prosperity of Hawaii
.nay be said to owe its exisieno*. and, by
one of its articles, the cession of any part of
the, Hawaiian territory to an;/ other Govern
ment scithoni the consent of the United Slates
is inhibited."
What nation • to-day, or at ony other
time, dare dispute the soundness cf this
proposition or interfere with its execu
tion? . .
But apart from the political considera
tions and more important thai all is the
question. What effect would annexation
have upon the large masses of our people?
The native Hawaiian* are at best but
semi-civil<z;d, with no conception of the
privileges, much less the rights, hopes
and aspirations of a republican form of
government. Her laborers 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 variance with nny conception
of American manhood; with an element
of Chinese coolies and others equally as
low in the economic-, social and civilized
scale. Who can hones lv assert that they
will become, under any form of govern
ment, congenial or assimilative to an en
lightened homogeneity.
• .- Within the past year the SupremeJConrt
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STEAM SCHOONER CASPAR
STRIKES SAUNDERS REEF
AND TURNS CLEAR OVER
THE C^PSIZt D HULL OF THE CASPAR DRAFTING INSHORE BELOW POINT ARENA.
( The p ctiirc sa\ drawn b» Coulter from a description -a ired by ' ' The Call's" correspondent at To:nt <J\rena. )
SPAIN'S REPLY TO
THE OFFER OF THE
UNITED STATES
Mediation in the Settlement
of Cuban Affairs is
Declined.
NEW YORK. Oct. 28.— A World cable
from Madrul say-: Spain's reply to the
note of the United States hinting at medi
ation in Cuba and requesting an answer
before the end of th s month was ulaced
to-day in the bands of ihe American Min
ister here, General Woodford. The draft
of the reply made ty Foreign Minister
Gallon was unanimously approved yester
(ln<- by tlie Cabinet.
The communication is courteous in tone,
out very determined in rejecting the pub
st«iice of tl-.o American note. Spain reso
lutely asseris 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 nbout as she sees tit, by force of
arms and by polnical reforms culminat
ing in autonomy.
While reeretting the losses and damages
CHIEF ENGINEER GEORGE H. OFFERMANN.
The Crew Swept From the Vessel's
Deck Into the Stormy Sea, and
of Fifteen Men It Is Believed
Thirteen Are Drowned*
the insurrection lias inflicted on foreign
er?, Spain argues that this would not iiave
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, ;he
people ha vine become weary of his pre
decessor's policy of continuous conces
sions to American diplomacy.
The Council of Minisiers decided at yes
terday'- 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
events will determine the time for send
ing this Circular.
The Spaniards seem to be conscious that
their relations with America are approach
ing a grave, critical stage.
THE DROWNED.
IVIORItIS PETERSO^Mirst Male.
, M. MATriMtiV, Second Jlate.
<W HOIS <•!!•: OFI'KRMA3f, Engineer.
.fOll* kl in. Fir»l Assistant Engineer.
.lOin .8A<:OIISO^. Fireman.
FIAHH tMKILBY, Fireman.
A. A~*l>F,ltMO>. Seaman.
M. 11<*I,VF,K*O:\ Seaman.
.■Oil* BRI < Iv. Seainsni.
'l'liere sire four other* whose name* are unknown
mix-ins* and it I* thought Iwo men were picked up by
ihe Alcazar, hut v» 110 these two were is not known.
KNOWN TO BE SAVED.
OLAF ANFiSdSE^, Master.
< Hid* ■jAKSK^ii Scnninn.
POINT ARENA, CAL., Oct. 2?.— On
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 cad 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 b? 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 ihe Alcazar to start at once
for the wreck and rescue th* men if pos
sible. The Alcazar 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 small boat, and
after a hard struggle succeeded in getting
through the breakers at Iversens land
ing, and pulled to the men outsUe. 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
landed 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
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a hfavy gale and I was keeping close in
shore to avoid the wind as much as pos
sible. She was going along all right and
I went on deck and changed the course
one point, so as to be sure of clearing all
reefs, but soon afterward she struck and
began to fill rapidly. 1 ordered all the
men forward and went forward myself to
let go the anchor, so I could find out how
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