The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-09
United States Senator's Protest Against
HaWlii'S Proposed Executions.
1T WOULD BE BARBAROUS
The Presidents Comments Upon
the Condition OF Affairs IN
Honolulu Precipitates
Heated Debate.

ington's poor. resulting from the storm
and intense cold, induced Mr.. Sherman
to introduce a bill appropriating $4,000
and making IT Immediately available for
the relief of the poor. FormalIties were
dispensed with and the bill was passed
without opposition.
Tho wee president announced the re-
ceipt of a message from tho president.
As tho clerk began reading there was
marked attention. Sherman was appar-
entity ono of the most interested listeners
20 the message. the democratic senators
soon formed in caucus and discussed the
presidents utterances. They were joined
by Frye. Lodge and others from the re-
publican side in the exchange of views.
German and Aldrich rose at the same
time TO move n reference of the message
to the finance committee and II was so re-
ferred.
The routine business of the senate was
then resumed, but it received limited at
tention as the message proved to be the
the main topic of tho day. The Hawaiian
cable amendment to the diplomatic aud
consular appropriation bill was then DIS
cussed. Unanimous consent was given
that the vote on the cable amendment and
the diplomatic and consular bill be taken
at 3: 80 o'clock tomorrow.
The presidents message giving Willis
latest dispatch as to the sentence of death
in Hawaii was then read amid impressive
silence.
Hale said the tragic and melancholy re-
suits foreshadowed by Minister Willis
showed the imperative need of a cable. 1t
would have averted or postponed this ira
gedy.
Teller said the Hawaiian government
was acting far beyond the demands OF the
occasion. The circumstances will be
shock to the world. Teller hoped the COM
mittee on foreign relations would inauS-
urate steps toward intervention that the
heath penalties be averted.
"But," said Frye, ''they can hang every
man in the Hawaiian islands before you
get word to them"
Most of tho speech of White was devoted
to the cable, but at the close he spoke of
the presidents message concerning the
death sentences in Hawaii. II do not be-
lieve these sentences have been imposed
with a view to being carried out" he said.
"The government of Hawaii must be built
on something more substantial than sand
stained by blood"
White said this government should in
tervene whether those under sentence of
death were American citizens or not, but
it was certainly our duty to intervene II
any Americans were under sentence.
The cable project was further discussed
by Mitchell and Perkins. In tine course
of his remarks Perkins declared that the
United States needed a strong admins
tration policy, one which would restore
''Old Glory" to the seas. We were now
paying SlO0,0OO,0)0 annually for carrying
ON the trade in foreign ships. The urgent
message of Secretary Gresham to Minis
ter Willis as to tho death sentence in
Hawaii had to be taken b. a British ship
flying the flag of St. George. Referring
to Willis latest dispatch, Morgan said 1t
strikingly illustrated the need of speedy
communication between tho Hawailn is
lands and tho authorities here. This con-
demnation of an American citizen was
by a new and hastily assembled tribunal.
1t undoubtedly called for speedy inter
vention.
Morgan attached much significance
thai no word of opposition had come from
England since the senate had passed the
Nicaraguan canal bill 10 days ago. lie
said it disclosed that England understood
we had abandoned the hone of controlling
the isthmus canal and had centered all
her energies in controlling western COM
merce by securing Hawaiian cablo con-
cossion. Tho senator declared Great
Britain was secretly endeavoring to wrest
from the United States the great coaling
station of Pearl Harbor. This was
granted the United States in considera-
ton of the reciprocity treaty with Hawaii
and yet England was now moving to Sc
cure that harbor IN connection with her
a -. . a A.
United States had advised tho granting OF
the concession. Ii was part of Great
Brltain's development of her sea power
part of her determination to control the
Pac fic part OF Der plan to plant herself
on Hawaii as the Gibraltar of the Pacific.
at is vital that We act and act a. once,
said Morgan impress.vely. Il would
rather see any rule OF this senate broken
than to have this amendment fail
Morgan then turned his attention TO tho
| latest dispatch of Willis. IL, defined our
policy of nou-Intervention. In 50 doiul
he asked what tho United States senat,
would do if holo sought 10 forcibly assert
| his right as governor of Alabama ami IN
doing so a citizen WAS killed. In tha
case it was not for the United States sen
ate or federal government 20 act. And sc
with Hawaii. We had no concern witt
| her affairs. Ii Hawaii made a ms
| take she must abide By 1t. For himself
| Morgan said he would have more respec
| for Hawaii if she shot a traitor than If sh'
| forgave him. But the best thing for ia,
| United States to do was to keep out o
this new phase OF the subject.
Hawley questioned the correctness o
! Niorgan's doctrine Of noD-intervention
| he said II would be construed as approx
| ing Havaii's purpose 10 execute thos
| now imprisoned.
Morgan rose TO say he simply meant q
| assert that HAWAII ought go be LET, alone
/ Hawley said he had personal intercs
in the latest adyices from Hawaii. 4 muE
dercr who IS under sentence Is we'll know
! TO him. The senator paid the highes