The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-05
IN 1aE SENATE.


Morgan ON the Canal.
Washington City. Jan. t.--I<ess than -
senator's were In their seats today when
vIce-Presldent Stevenson called the SEM
ate to order. Lodge addressed the senate
upon the resolution inauiring as to way
Unite States wars,lips had been with.
drawn from Honolulu. Lodge said Admiral
Walkers papers were as had been an
ticipated. most valuable on these points.
They showed that 20 dlsinferested OBJ
servers actuated by no motive but the
interests OF the United States. our frt1s
policy was the annexation OF these
islands. They confirmed the views ex-
pressed by the senate In its resolution
last summer. and which Lodge believed
were the views held by substantially all
tina American people. except those con-
eerned in the present administration. All
this was valuable Information, but Ad.
sfiral Walkers last letter brought out
strongly a s1ighiy important point. which
had thus far not been appreciated. 10
was known TO us through the press fhNt
all OF our warshIps had been wjthdrawn
from HawaH, and, although several wera
lying idle at Mare island, none had been
seat hack TO Honolulu. The letter of As5-
miral Walker dlscIoses, in a striking way.
tias danger and impoiicy OF this course.
and also proves that our government had
been warned in regard to II BY an ofIicer
entitled to speak on sueh point with the
authority OF an expert. Admiral Walker
saws with frankness. that II the Dritish
nnen-of-war. as well as our own, nad
been withdrawn, II might have been .
good thing. Certainly Ii would have done
no harm 20 the stability of the govern
meat of the islands. lie then referred -
the maner in which Englan reached
out TO Increase her possesssons and AZ
serted that British ships encouraged the
Hawaiian royafisss white the absence os
American vessels gave ennouragemenE
10 a counter-reyoluticn He also referr6d
to the fact that japan had a warshfp st
Hawaii die sem the imSortance of
Hawaii 20 the United States could not -
er-estinrated. and would become greater
upon the completion Of the NicaraguaD
canal He continued: "tInder such cts.
cumstances 20 ieage these islands with
out the confidence AMI protection of
American ships OF war and To leave our
interests In Pearl harbor. and tho inter.
eats Of our csttzens. ungnaraed, APPEARS
20 me wrong tn the very highest sssgree.
what motive actuafss the adnsinistrakiao
sn this extraordinary policy IL is isnpoo-
sibse TO say. Tf 81 L. their deslre q
throw the Hawaiian Islands into ~
hands Of Great Britain. as they hnva
openly proposed 20 do with Samoa. tteo.
acsi0ss Is as.gnprehsrsibie. bat nothing ~aso
explains IL. Such policy is 30 unpa1r
riotic. however. that Il 10 dsffiesflt to 60.
ceEye that IL should be entertained. RI
seems 70 me, ia view Of the vast tmpng.
tanee OF rho Hawaiian islands % Tn
country. trait great wrong has beso
cosnmiste1 In wstasira wing our sAips @
this snogseas, and that rnan-of-wo8
should be sent there az once IL is for than
reason that 1 hare introduced tbs reaos
lasS9n os anquiy. and I think oar goS-
ernment Owes r. 20 the people TO sesd =
snan-of-war % Honolulu without dalaw.
IL fh@y 20 not do this they win have -
right 10 remain silent as 10 their rea.ono
for szscnr aa extraordinary course
At the conclusion or Lodgess renarAa
Buster novel reference OF the reeosu-
tson 20 the COMMITTEES On foreiga rennr
this refersnee. fnsisttng thar II sbou1a
tsors. Losige was disposed 10 sxafnto4
more properly 40 20 The COMMITTEES -
naval a1airx The matter Haz a3ucgero1