Excerpt from Proposed Annexation of Hawaii: Speech of Hon. John C. Bell, of Colorado, in the House of Representatives, Monday, June 13, 1898If that time is here, it photographs a dismal future for the weak republics of the Western Hemisphere and for the individual poor of our own country.The new policy would necessarily break down the cardinal landmarks in the Declaration of Independence and make us but a. Part and parcel of the caste-ridden governments of Europe from which our forefathers ¿ed.If we join in this crusade and invade the Hawaiian Islands we must break down the most cherished principle of the Declaration of Independence, i. E that all governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.