New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-23
UICHIGAN CLUB CELEBRITIES
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS THE GUESTS
OF HONOR

EXMIN1sTER STEVENS ON HAWAIIAN ANNExA-
TroN-sExAroR LODGE. CONGRESSMAN
DoLIIvER. GENERAL ALoER
AND OTHERS SPEAK.
Detroit. Feb 1.-THE ninth anniversary banquet
of the Michigan Club took place In the Detroit Au-
ditorium tonight Nearly every RepuphcAh OF IT,
in Mich,gan was present Among the gueS''
OF honor al the speakers table were
Minister John /. stevens. Of Maine Senators w. b.
Alnson OF Iowa: Henry Cabot Lodge. OF MAssachu-
sets; F. 4 Stockbridge, OF Michigan: General olem
art L. Woodford. OF New-York: Congressman ). r
Deliver, OF Iowa: David d. Aitken. W. 3 ihnt"A
John ". Moen and Henry F. Thomas OF Michisa",
" w Tracey president OF the Republican National
League; General Russell A. Alger Ex-Governor Luce
and Governor Rich. The tables were filled ana I'll"
galleries crowded with spectators when the afeen
blage was called to order shortly after O'CLOCK. Wy
General Alacr After the viands had been disposed or
Thomas W. Palmer. president of tho worries Co'uii-
HAN Commission was introduced as toast-nas'er
lie made happy speech and then Governor Rich
delivered a warm address OF welcome to tho guests
on behalf Of the State OF Michigan TeegeIns and
letters OF congrat and regret were read from
Congressman elect Gal,isfra A. Grow TnoniaS D.
Reed, Governor Mckinley. OF Ohio ex-Consress-
man John A. Wise ex-senator William NJ EvartA
or New-York and many other prominent Repubh-
cans
Tho first toast OF the evening was The American
BY Wasnnst STcspsqy Ses s
tended its triumphs and diversity fSOweH w. sn u
CABOT Lodge, Of Massachusetts
John L. Stevens ex-Miniser TO Hawaii. In TO
spouse to tho toast ''Hawait-the Gem OF mo "a
cnc: the Nation Should Preserve What me Pioneer
Has Won." spoke in part as follows:
The possession Of central ocean ISLANDS n An aD-
eolute necessity for the future Of this country To
lines OF steamers across thousands OF m,ies o.
ing and supply stations Is impossible. The Islands
are the Indispensable adjuncts OF the ocean water
purposes. . 49,. o.r ,.rovs
that the constitution Is an iron comm IN when
ont National sovereignty is carefully embalmed IN
the ancient Egyptian node amn Gn,n Of Constituting
the Constitution TO be supreme even nan matt, v
by patriotic Americans. nor by sagacious American
statesmen. Does any sensible thoughttu A'n tn
planted between the two great oceans on pro oSj
sure base such no other nation In the w1 ora
| Inc worlds commerce Is 10 he shut UP within rs
present boundaries? am amazed that any one VINO
has made history serious study ana , - i
the force OF It's stern and irresistible logic can @
ieve thir possible To make sale OF the Ils ours
spindes OF countless forms OF machinery our nI
ana our sss cnmme F In aiding our
producers, our shpowners and our merchants 70 40
shs uSt must and viii occupy the fields which
are the available TO its uses ana 'ts -
commerce Of those islands with the United states
IS nearly 100000 per annum Let US nU ,1a b
american nag largely exceeds that OF any other
aon f%G I T N no 6 o,hcr T Tar Of the globe
W. DO not continue TO hold this vantage fIouhi u,
largely nsTaea pT9g ape tG nvi. W the people
those islands TO come under our rag lh'n mr.
,;on Of thcm which do TO; now exist; Then the
reasons for were Tar l tbs ,samd. al this
tlre is four times what Il was ih"n ihr Nnr l
can and white population Is now ye' n"nu,,on ls
very much less and is RAPIDLY passng aWay h, ms ne
native monarchy mas ce',''i 20 r., id The lssnds
! must 10 ~ or g 10 SOM -, ,c,s,,,ui. ,
! nation W. have no right TO ,e u's, :" , 49,.
manager ~c have NJ risni 70 max NV W. ara
In,I - arc@p the islands they are Offered -
vs. nr L.. nom x, where they can make part y
us s,r1 ' nation. Who vii aid in their protect IN AMI
holm SECURE 10 them the priceless blessings '' 80
~ own tr-rie without thr cost Of II singie 'llie
or a single dollar. N'vrr ~ me history 20 .,
las there been another such eNAnle Of 50 errnt
ra,on That Hawaii shorid come nns"r 'hr iii,
can A. logical ~ Il j. Jn-' - - " .,cn
,i3n I1 i.negn5 offrr. - throw away this ric.
lrizc. - Llt her people into foreign arms ,Se 49,
,.,n, If irving 20 iorcc upon them wornou .,
lis ana corrupt rr'ufrchF bF IN" - -, ha,,ncis
me in: ,iil. M, strong loyni American c}ony
Pc, .e.s y .S n oeis sasrters
~, ,o,.,~i our American brethren ana anne
~ me- Horfh Pacific Is episode or stlii my al',
~ - e., American history which me "In'i'.
,n,,I. renu1iate and which VIII mover ne r'le'..' =
In ih. cie,r certain Hight Of the luminous S.r ~
Arrercqu Grsilny one can now r"h'' Wv .
y, ~ hon1 which will forever uni,c tho'e L
Isles with the United states thus securing IN %
gai,6'n and law which viii make them NOR
v1ii1le 70 our country than me SlnniN o' ~, I
S,,'it.o-ranoon are 10 the European NATIONS tia
now hoi them. and have held them FOR 'housanp
Of ;r1rS. /-,.,...,, ~
N,,iGs viii should be freely expressed aieu non
tstlv executed''-r.sponled TO by ,,"n"ra. r,nr
- srver-In dealing With finance the Nation s.o.,
he inst 10 all its peoplc"-re@pono'u u, os -
n i"n - o. iHc nrh wha' 80 signs OF ~ I'M, mn,
are -rosponded to by ConGreaSilan yD"rker
a. = "Tcat cause'-rcs?onded 20 by Wiuia ,1s, W
. Tracey. OF Illinois. president Na'oha' "ep"'"0'
League.