Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-04
THE SENATE

WAsmSGION, ID. g., Jan. A.
Less Than twenty senators were In their
seats when Vice President Stevenson
called the Senate TO order.
Lodge, Mass, lRnp.) addressed the
SENATE upOna resolution Of inquiry ~
to why The United states warships had
been Withdrawn from Honolulu. He
sAll' AT the beginning Of tho session
/ introduced resolution asking for tho
reports hnd correspondence Of Admiral
waller IN regard 70 Hawaii, Admiral
walkers papsrs were, 90 / had anllGl.
pateui most valuable on these points.
Ihby showed that 10 a disinturested
observer acluatcd by no motive
but tho interests OF the United
States, It was perfectly clear
that our true power was the anuOxa.
lion OF those islands. They con iirmcd
IN this way the views expressed by the
senate Ia resolution last summer anu
which, / believe, are the views held by
substantially all American people OK
cbFt those concerned Ia the pTusenta All.
mluislraiiOn. All this 10 valuable Ia.
formation, bat Admiral Walksf's last
ie1lcr brought out strongly a highly
important point, which had thus far
Us through thU press that all our wnr.
chips had been Withdrawn from
Hawaii, anu although several
were lying Idle at Mare islanJ.
none hAl bssn seat back TO Homo.
lula. The letter Of Admiral Walker
discloses Ia a striking way the danger
aud impglicy OF TINS course, and also
rrovoa mat our government has been
warned IA regard to j. by an officer
entitled ~ speak on tuch point with
authority on export. ADMIRAL Walker
says with iraukness II tho British men.
Oi'war as well as our own had besn
Withdrawn, II might have been good
thing. Certainly II would have uone
no harm 10 gho stability oi tue govern.
msnt IA the island. IO referred 10 the
manner IN which England reached |
out 10 increase hur p0s8essions anu IA. |
iur.Od the British ahip encouraged |
tUyalists whils the abssnc, |
u American vessels gave encourage |
meat % tho counter reyolu. |
ton. lo also referred 40 |
Tho iac. that Japan had a
wAfshlp az Hawaii. Hu said the I'm.
p0ttauUo ot Hawaii to the United
states could not DO UyeTestlmated and
would become greater upon tho COM
llegiOn % the Nicaragu4n canal, lie
under auoh circumstance
10 leave those islands without tue con.
idence and protection OF an Ameriu n
hip u war aud % leave cur interesis
N Pearl hafDOr and tho Interests OF
iur CltIEous uDguardud, appenfa 10 mo
wrong ia tho very highust degree.
Vhht motives actuAte the Rdminlstra.
iOn In this extraordinary policy its
impossible 20 sAy, IL 10 70 tnuir desire
o throw tho sandwich Islands into
he hands VI Great Btltaiu AS they have
'penly proposed 10 DO with Samon,
heir action 10 COmpruluu8ihIo, but
iolnins else oxplAina il. Such A
iollCy IL 20 unpalFintiC, however.
{ 10 difficult % conceive that IL ahould |
10 enluriaiuud. 10 seems 10 me I'm
'ieW OF tho vast importance on thu
iaudWlCh i8lanuB TO tuis country. "A
.rent wrong Inns been cDmmittod In |
our ship8 at this moment
M mat mnn-1i.war shouli DO sent
mere AZ once. IL Ia Tor this reason that
nave Introduced this RESOLUTION of
inquiry, and / think our government
Yves II % inc people 70 send mnu-of.
var To Honolulu without delay. II
hoy DO not No this they will have no
lRnt % relatn silent rs to their reason
u sGcn au extraordinary couree.
Az O'CLOCK the Llugs resolution !
.eut 10 tho calendar and senator Nor.
an retumsd his speech on the Mica.
iguRu cAugi blll.
rhu senate adopted n resolution OF
iquTy OF tho secretary of slnto I
neither J. W. Foster had any conneo.
on with tbs American government j
/ connection with China and Japan.