Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-23

to the revolutionists came fcoln Nancou-
yer and many of the leaders were Cana
dams or Englishmen. He quoted the
statement as to the British consul general
having said that the revolutionists would
be recognized by him if they could hold
the palace three hours. Those facts, ne
said, seemed to him to establish the TACT
that the British sympathy was with the
Royalist government because the English
could more readily control it and because
it was government in an English and
not In an American interest. He lad not
a word to say against the English policy.
AS to the japanese on the islands he
had no idea they desired to get into
trouble with the United States. AS long
as there was an American man of-war III
Honolulu there was no danger to be APP
pretended from the japanese. 1t would
be very easy to suppose an uprising OF the
Japanese there and massacre OF the
whites. 1t would be very little comfort
then to be told there had been no good
reason to expect it. 1t was to prevent Just
such trouble that he desired to see the
United States properly represented at
Honolulu.
Mr.. Lodge commented on the fact that
after Pres. Dole expressed qualification
that there had been no American vessel
of war at Honolulu at the time OF the
late uprising, the administration sent one
there He expressed the belief that the
administration was openly hostile to the
Hawaiian government He thought the
| American government ought to keep a
naval force at the islands for the protection
of American property and American
citizens, and also thought that the United
states government incurred much greater
responsibility The Senate had adopted
a resolution declaring that it would regard
the interference of another national power
with the Hawaiian government as an act
of hostility. That amounted to saying that
such an act would be casus belli.
Butler Dem J, of South Carolina, asked
Lodge to say in what respect American
interests were neglected in the Sandwich
! Islands.
al think they are neglected, Lodge
replied, by having the ships taken away. ="
Has the senator any proof?' Butler
continued, that one iota of American
interests We're affected by the withdrawal OF
American ships of war"
"They were ieopardized, Lodge replied.
"This administration sent the Castine
1000 miles to Madagascar to look after
American interests there during the war
( between France and the Hovas. Ship
were sent to China for the same reason
Ny belief is that these vessels should have
been at Honolulu at the time OF tn
recent revolution in order to protect
Amerc IN interests We have warned al
other nations to keep their hands OIL these
islands.
Our relations with the islands are
totally different from our relations with
other countries When we warn OIL other
nations we assume some responsibility.
| think we owe it to the people of those
islands 30 assist them in the maintenance
of peace and order think the only way
to deal with them is to annex the islands.
We have got to point where we must
deal with them conclusively.
~ have no question, today, but what
there Is a majority for annexation in
both Houses, and the majority will be
still larger in the next Congress. have
no question but what there is an over
4 whelming majority of the American PEG
ple in favor of the idea that we shall con
troll those islands and put an end to the
disorder which exists there. If the
Hawaiian republic is unjust we car
remedy it, if we take the islands, but tt
stand in the attitude of a dog in the
Manager" allowing nobody to go there,
is political mistake.
1.-THE only motive have in this matter
is because dislike to see American in
terests sacrificed. l dislike to see thu
American flag pulled down where it Il
once run up. l dislike to see the Ameri
can foot go back where it has once beer
advanced.
Kyle (Pop) of South Dakota, supplied
some statistics as to the Hawaiian Islands
showing the total investment in planta
lions and other corporations there to b.
; $50, 900, 900. and $21, 900, 900 of that ownet
by Americans.
The Hawaiian matter was laid aside
the Kyle resolution going to the calenda
5 and the Nicaragua canal bin taken mp
on which Turpie spoke in opposition u
to the hour of going into executive SEES
ston. The Senate at 4. 40 adjourned.