New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-05
"CUCKOOS" HARD PRESSED.
CLEVELAND'S HAWAIIAN POLICY UNDER
FIRE IN THE SENATE
TIE ADMINISTRATIONS APoLoGrsTs FORCED TO
ADMIT THAT THE RECALL OF THE PHIL.A-
DELPHIA WAS AGAINST ALL PRECE-
DENT-LIvELY DEBATE on THE
LODGE RESOLUTION
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washington jan 4-Mr Lodges resolution Of
December 2l requesting the President to inform
me Senate why United States warshin is no
longer stationed at Honolulu raised a lively dis
cussion in the "deliberative branch" TO-DAY rbicb
ended, as so often happens IN the resolution ho-
ing talked out Of all its privileges and sent to the
calendar Messrs. Lodge. Hale and Aldrich con-
quoted the debate on the Republican side while
Messrs Butler and Gray figured as the chief
apologists Of the Administrat ton. their consuming
uesire seeming to be. however, not so much to
detend the Presidents programme Of removing
'he Philadelphia from Hawaiian waters as to save
'he Administration the embarrassment of answer
A's Mr' Lodges pointed and searching inauirv
bo'h Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Gray were driven by
cross-questionlng to admit that the recall of the
r"ladeiphia and the apparent abandonment Of
'"e HAWAIIAN station constituted marked de-
p"''ure from the time-honored diplomatic policy
Vi 'n's country Yet they blindly urged that the
Administration be delivered from the necessitv ~
divuiging the reasons for this abrupt reversal ~
attitude Mr. Adrich added a spice OF the cen.
sa'iohal to the debate by intmating pretty plain
~ that the withdrawal OF the PHILADELPHIA was
'he result Of the visit paid to President Cleveland
last summer by. delegation Of Hawaiian Royal-
100 IL" intiHatlon winch was not very vigorous
| ~ repelled by Mr.. Clevelands Cuckoo defenders
HS '"e resolution was carried TO the calendar
Dy the expiration Of the morning hour" II is
probable that II will be taken up again excent
Dy courtesy for purposes OF debate Yet this
afternoons discussion shows plainly TO what
straits the apoogists Of Mr. Clevtland's Hawaiian
policy have been driven and what little real svm-
| pathy the President and Mr. Gresham can now
command even in an ostenslbly friendly Congress
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL.
Mr. Lodge spoke. in part, as follows:
Az The beginning OF the session | introduced q
'eSuuon asking Tor the reports and correspondence
| Oh ADMIRAL Walker in regard 10 Hawaii NV mo-
i've IN so doing WAS because I believed the opinions
a aan observations OF distinguished and able naval
would be OF great value to us in undersfinfl0g the
,Lonluon Cd! affairs. and therein reaching proper
! knowelge of our relations with those Islands ld-
miral Walkers papers WERE As / had anticipated
most valuable on these points They showed that
but he interests of the United States 1t was per
ircty clear tAat our truo policy WAS the annexation
! views expressed by The senate in ther resolution
| oi last summer and which believe tho views
! c"pt those concerned in the present AIminisira-
| ton. These papers also showed ,hat the present
served 90 succeed. that the Constitution had been
/ peaceahiy established. and tnat the only thing
! tiv's was the ,'ar On ih"ir part ~ a counter or
royai.st revolution Al this was valuable informa-
M be, hen Sy @ I'm u,s %I kgan nan 70 ,nus s
| through the press that all warshps had been
Withdrawn from Hawaii. and that although several
wers lying dle AT Mare Island. none had been sent
which / have referred dlscloses In a striking way
the danger an. imp'cy OF this course and also
regard to Il by officer entitled 70 speak on such
point with the authority of expert. Admiral
Walker says with great frankness that II the British
| r.en-of-sar ~ well M our own had been with
drawn u might have been good thing certainly i
would have done no harm TO the stability OF gov
ornment IN the Islands. But u appears that at the
moment when II vas known that our vessel was 70
Doe taken the British orders we're changed. and
! Her Majesty ship thampi9n. ~hish mas mas u1 supse
- remain at Honolulu 1t Is not necessary to I'M
pue any Improper motive to Great Bri'ah or her
representatives for ths action or even 20 suppose
/ that is the intention Of Great lirtain To seize
| Hawaii: bu, II must not be forgotten tnat while
Stevens who l. earnest In the promotion OF Ameri-
can nsn,s 5er renern,atiy FOR his devotion to
! british interests Major Wod'house has been motto,
| riousiy the friend OF the Royal Government ana
| the maintenance OF that Government ~ considered
by Great Britain to be In her interes, ana mas o.en
! favored by her \ country which sustans the sultan
will not hesitate to sustain any .n's H.. o, nr"n In
monarch. II such cours" promotes net o". 49,, ~"
| more has certainly been with the Koyaiists The
presence Of british warship ana me wi.n1r'Wn m W.
| oucen and by the natives generally whether
rightly or wrongly matters not 10 mean rsg Una, p'
| ~ l.,y. affairs there IN such a condition whS ui
rect encouragement 20 counter-re,Eohn hniIsSI IN
/ m. renewal of disorder and possibly plooIshet ~
The ISLANDS ~ mon" 80, ,here ana that there are
manv Iapancse In Hawaii who form a stohs , n,,'
,nr~ v ma, , ni,,ions TO withdraw oGr ships and
nler sun IT., ~, I,,,n and Great Britain at Homo
| lun appeirs a biundcr Of the very first maR"'''''
IMPORTANCE OF THE ISLANDS
| The lmport,nce Of the Hawaiian Islands 10 '"'
United States cannot b. oyeresumateo anu "".'
Importance s being greatly increased py '.r "r
proach OF the time when we snail Dulli '"e 49,
aqua Canal when that canal ~ DUH. u'' ''', =,
Islands viii be even more absolutely 80 ssS,''r Pam.
n,r stfctv In the Pacific than they are now on,
mercally. and still more from a Hn''Iy Ne d. not
view. they are or the utmost 49,, to interfere
| propose to allow any other country 10 trfuni IN
with Ms there. and tho American 1PP"y nave an
take those slaDd5 Just q soon h,rt -" ther wishes
Administration which viii rot thWart ~ - ,siords
| I'ndrr such circumstances. to lciVe uvSV n ngnnr
wiibou; toe countenance and protection OF an amer
lean ship-Of-war. and TO l'tNe "ui ''t,t,cns nm
, a'"n nn.ar ~ me WRONG in the very highest
degree We should show our interest IN '"e th
| in every proper way. Instead ~ tbat' Dy VIII Win
dra,yiny our shps and by our apparent indlterence
we have thrown tho door wide open 10 ,,,a,s n ~
at a counter revolution. Whai motive @ - ,,n
administration In this extraordinary poHcy II - III III
possible To say II II - thslr issl g Great HrItaIn
as thcv nave openly proposed to do win samoa
their action is comprehensive but nothing eise ex
hat il is dlcut to conceive that !, should be en-
tcraned Whatever we III nay 20 say So 0o9 after % her own
interests. and her representatives, all over ,a,n tme
world always Sames,ratio1 sefk would initiate Eng
and In mis- respect IL would be better than adopting
line OF action which sacrifices the interests vi '"e
| Jrnit.l States to those OF Great Britain =,
| r. seems 10 me that In view or the vast I'M
portance OF the Sandwich Islands to tnls Sounty ,
| q great wrong has been committed In wlthdra"lhs
| our ships at this moment. and that man-ot-war
should he sent there at once IL Is Tor ths reason
| that I have introduced this resolution OF inquiry
| and I think our Government owes IL 10 tnc pe1pie
| 10 send a man-of-war TO Honolulu Without Ieia.
=, ,h.y do not do this they VIII have no right 10
remain silent as 10 their reasons Tor such an eN-
traorIlniry course.
a, ,na concIuson OF Mr. Lodges speech. some
| II, ,,ro,onyed discussion followed the motion by
| NJ putler Dem =. Co. that the resolution be re-
| ferred TO the Committee on Foreign Relations In
tho course Of his remarks. Mr.. Butler expressed the
belief that the whole question was OF no Importance
and that the people Of this country had niue III