Red Lodge picket., 1895-01-12

United States, through the press that
all our warships had been Withdrawn
from Hawaii and although several were
lying idle at Mare island, none have
been sent back to Honolulu. The let
ter of Admiral Walker discloses in a
striking way the danger and impolicy
Of this course and also says our gov
ernment has been warned Of it by an
officer entitled to speak on such point
with the authority Of an expert. Ad-
miral Walker says with frankness that
if the British men of war with our own,
had been Withdrawn, it might have
been q good thing; certainly it would
have done no harm to the stability Of
the government Of the island"
He then referred to the manner in
which England reached out to increase
her possessions and asserted that the
British ships encouraged the Hawaiian
royalists. while the absence Of Ameri-
can vessels gave encOura cement to a
| revolution. He also referred to the
fact that Japan had a Warship at Ha
waii. He said the Importance of Ha-
Waii to the United States could not be
over-estinlated and would become
greater upon the completion Of the
Nicaragua canal. He contiued
Under such circumstances, to leave
| these islands without the confidence
| and the protection of an American ship
Of war and leave our interests in Pearl
harbor and the interests of our citizens
| unguarded. appears to me wrong in the
very highest degree. What motive
actuates the administration in this eX-
traorlinary policy, it is impossible to
say If it is their desire to throw the
Sandwich islands into the hands of
Great Britain, as they have openly pro-
posed to do with Samoa, their action is
comprehensive, but nothing else eX-
plains it. Such a policy is SO unpatriot
| ic however, that it is difficult to con-
ceive that it should be entertained.
| 1t seems to me that in view of the vast
| Importance Of the Sandwich islands
to this country. that a great wrong has
been committed in withdrawing our
ships at this moment and that a man
of war should be sent there at once.
! It is for this reason that a resolution
of inquiry is offered and l think the
| government owes it to the people to
send man of war to Honolulu without
| ttldN. IL t1itN to llot dt liii9 tHSS
will have no right to remain silent as
| to their reasons for such an extraordi-
| nary course.
| On motion of Senator Setwart. the
| senate adopted q resolution making
| inquiry Of the secretary Of state Wheth
er j. W. Foster had any connection with
| the American government in the mis-
sion to China and japan.
| The debate OH the Lodge resolution
| was participated in BY Senators Gray,
| Butler, Aldrich and others, and took
Il very wide range. The whole Ha
| waian question was gone over. Sen
/ ator Teller admitted that there had
! been some undue haste on the part Of
| the outgoing administration to bring
! these islands under the protection of
our flag. but said an examination of
public utteranceS, irrespective Of party,
would show that the great body of
American people sympathized with the
efforts to bring the islands into closer
relations with this country. They We're
I essential to the safety Of our com
merce If We should build the Nicar-
! aqua canal. did anybody suppose We
! would like these islands to pass into
| foreign handso These people are pc
| culiar}y under our protection and are
| threatened by our great commercial
antagonist, Great Britain. He charged
! thai it had been he purpose of the ad-
ministration to restore Liluokalani and
| special agencies had been put to work
for that purpose.
| Senator Butler said that there was
| no evidence that the adnlinistra ton had
| in view the restoration OF queen I4iluo-
kalina.
Senators Teller, Gray and Lodge con-
tinurd The debate until 2 o'clock, when
| Senator Morgan took the floor to CON
| tinue his speech on the Nicaragnan ca
nal bill,
Senator Morgan read at some length
from q report made by Major Dutton
of the army to show that the cOnstuc-
ton Of the canal was entirely pract-
cable and presented extracts from the
/ reports of the bureau Of American re-
! publcs to show that the climate of
| Nicaragua was agreeable and anything
| but unhealthy. He said he thought he
had sufficiently answered the senator
from Indiana, (Turpie) as to the al
! legged facts on which he had placed his
| energetic statements.
The military appropriation bill was
then taken up. On motion Of Senator
| Morgan. it was agreed that when the
| senate adjourn today, it be until Mon
| day. The amendment made by the ap-
| preparation committee to the bill as it
| came from the house We're agreed to and
| the bill was taken up, but its considera-
| tion was postponed until Monday.
| A 3:33 p. M, the senate went into
executive session and at 8: 80 adjourned
| up til Monday