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V 4... M f f . f. " THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER : HONOLULU, MAY 1S0S. -iMtMMMMMMMMMMIW . ' 1 I THE PACIFIC Commercial Advertiser. V. N. ARMSTRONG - EDITOR MONDAY : : : : : MAY 9' OUK NKUTIiALITV. The actual and acknowledged exist nneft of war between the United States and Spain, brings into operation all of iho laws regarding the rights and obli gations of belligerents, and also the rights and obligations of neutrai The relation of Hawaii to either of the belligerent parties is precisely the same as that of any other neutral state, unless it is modified by the ces sion of Pearl harbor to the United States, or by the pending treaty of an nexation. If the cession of rights in Pearl har bor to the United States has any value, they are open to capture by Spain. Any right, or property or interest of one belligerent is open to seizure by the other. But as Pearl harbor has at pres ent no well defined value, it may be left out of the pending questions. As a matter of fact, the probabilities -e extremely remote of any approach by the Spaniards to these Islands, if the war is a short one. .If it is pro traded, they will send cruisers of some kind into the Pacific, and if they can secure coal supplies, will destory Am rirn shinning. They would probably ..on of this port. Long before these ,r,KiPrs are near us, the decisive naval lttipq will have been fought between the great fleets, and the main question of superiority will be settled. rtnr duties therefore as a neutral state may never become a practical nption. so far as Spain is concerned. At the same time as a member, of the family of nations, we must declare our nnsition. because we are a maritime State. It may not be necessary to make this declaration at once. For the ob ject of making it, is not so much to establish neutrality, as it is to pro claim to the maritime world what rules and regulations we have chosen to adopt governing commerce or the visits of belligerents. A nation is pre Burned to be neutral, until she declares otherwise. But nations differ some what regarding rules and regulations Therefore proclamations of neutrality are usually made in order to define rights and obligations. It will probably not be seriously dis puted that Hawaii is still an independ ent, sovereign State. If the United States claim any rights of sovereignity here, we fail to see what they are They have neither civil or criminal iurisdiction. Their representatives have no authority whatsoever within the limits of the Republic. The rati fication of the treaty of annexation by the Hawaiian Senate is merely a part nf an unexecuted agreement, which has no force and effect until executed by the American Senate. It is the case of a deed of land, signed, sealed, but not delivered, and therefore of no value whatever as a transfer of title Probably the Hawaiian Senate could now reverse its act of ratification, and It would be recognized as legal. The existence of an American "sphere of influence" over the Islands is. so far as belligerent rights are con cerned an indefinite condition; it vests no title in the American States The American Congress can, if it chooses, make these Islands American territory in a hour's time. Until it does so, Hawaii is, so far as law goes, independent and neutral. As a neutral state she should fol low, in due time, the example of other neutral states, and proclaim her neu trality. Such a proclamation would require the Bennington to leave this port within 24 hours, just as the Por tuguese required the Spanish fleet to leave St. Vincent at once. Should the Bennington refuse to go, we could not help ourselves, but would show an honest neutrality. A strict regard for the laws which govern neutrals, undoubtedly- demands that our friends, the Americans, should in no way whatever, make this port a basis of naval supplies or operations. If they choose to put their own inter pretation on these laws, or disregard them, we cannot help ourselves. Atlanta was disabled and captured. We believe that several of the officers of the Weehawken are now officers of high rank in the present service. What we said in these columns sev eral days ago, is confirmed by the com ments of several American papers, that neither English, nor German, or French navy men, of the higher ranks, have seen as much service under shot and shell, as the American officers. These men have had the baptism of fire. The cadet training given at the Naval Academy at Annapolis also shows the value of education. Educa tion becomes ripe and effective only under the warmth of experience. Most fortunately for the Americans, this Spanish war occurs while these experi enced men are living. It would make Farragut and Porter shout, from their graves with joy, if they could know of the marvelous rapidity with which the fleets have been equipped, and sent to sea. The value of time, as a factor in war, seems to be fully appreciated. The organization of the army for Cuban invasion is being made with the some celerity. There is no amateur work in it. Thirty-three years of peace have not. subdued the energies of the men who were trained under Grant and Sherman, and perhaps un der Lee and Stonewall Jackson. It would be a red letter day in American military history to see a division of men commanded by Stonewall Jack son's old officers in line with a division of Sherman's men, moving on a Span ish force One -of the well informed writers in the Daily Telegraph, London, gives quite sufficient reasons for the hesita tion of the Spanish fleet to move from St. Vincent. He asserts that the usual dishonesty which attends all of the official business of the Spanish naval and military establishments, has left the ships 'without proper equipment and supplies. The Spaniards find them selves in the crippled condition of the French, after the declaration of war against Russia. We quoted, the other day, the comment of the London Times that the Spanish navy is largely on paper. While this navy may be num erically equal and in some respects su perior to the American, the testimony of European experts indicates that its condition is not satisfactory At the same time the Americans will not despise it, and will assume that it is what it is claimed to be. They may have full knowledge of the deficiencies of the enemy's navy, but they will fight it as if it were the best equipped in the world Illncs of Claus Sprcckc!.--. W. G. Irwin said on Saturday that he had been informed that the serious sickness of Col. Claus Spreckels had taken a turn for the better on the day of the sailing of the S. S. City of Rio. The famous sugar king and anti-an-nexationist had been a very .suk man for a fortnight. At one time it was reported that he could not live. In consequence the commercial world of San Francisco was greatly disturbed. The interests of Colonel Spreckels on the Coast are enormous and he has large sums of money invested in the East. t?ov o TI. Gulick's paper ior me Kneial Science Association meeting this evening will be on the progress of Jap an during the past thirty years. REWARD OF MERIT. U the CHICAGO CYCLE SHOW in 1SS7, each visitor on entering the Show was handed a coupon reading as below: After viewing the exhibits, kindly fill in the name of the Bicycle which pleases you best as regards beauty and mechanical merit, and deposit the coupon in baftlot box near exits. Name of Bicycle, The "Shirk" received 17,489 ballots against 12,377 the next .highest. WThen it is .known that all the leading makes of wheels in the United States were on exhibition at this Show, the above speaks for itself. The HONOLULU BICYCLE CO. have secured the Agency for this strictly high grade wheel. IT WILL INTEREST YOU UALL AND SEE IT. 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