The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-30
1T MAY NOT BE
JUSTICE, BUT
Views of Members of the Con-
gressional Party Who Favor
Annexation.
Defend Their Position on the Assump-
ton That Brute Strength Maketh
All Things Right.

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 22.-"It make
me laugh said one OF the ladies of the Congress
sionai party, "to how seriously people take
this Con gressional outing. Why, we hadn't the
vaguest idea of coming to Hawaii till we arrived
in San Francisco. This is anything but official
business. These out here to enjoy
themselves; that's ALL
Well, they rather interested in the
subject" said
ION, I've been on too many junketing trips;
you can't tell me any thing about Congressional
excursions"
l haven't had the lady's experience so nv
simplicity may have led me to judge incorrectly,
At any rate it seemed TO me that wherever these
four men went-and in week they saw more of
the islands than most people see in year-they
questioned closely and pertnently, anu they ac-
quired store OF information.
On the Australia coming down we had an.
nexation and anti-annexation for breakfast,
lunch and dinner. People read books on Ha-
wall, looked at Hawaiian views, made moro or
less successful attempts at Hawaiian pronuncia-
ton. While the women lying in the steamer
chairs discussed the subject lazily, tentatively
indlffereutly, the sound of mems voices raised
in excited argument came tum bling down from
the hurricane deck mounting from the salon
below.
For this question OF annexation, find, is
not one which men discuss calmly. Ii an
annexationist suspects one of being opposed to
his scheme of Things, he attributes one all the
graces and charms with which an ardent seces-
sionist endowed the abolitionist in 1861 In
Hawaii the question has broken up families. es-
tranged old friends and given to society pecu.
liar tender susceptibility which makes dsa-
greement upon island politics the preliminary
to social and business failure.
| had talked with the representatives from
the United States at various stages OF their
Hawaiian experience. But it was principally
off the coast of the island of Hawaii, the beau
tiful, that they spoke TO what Mr.. Cannon of
Illinois calls 1.-THE newspaper ear"
Mr.. Tawny of Minnesota walked bravelv m
to 1nqCisit1on Point-aS the little passageway
in the fore part of the Claudine came to be
called, from the numerous newspaper inter
views held there.
By the way [ would strongly recommend
this particular spot to the interviewer, for only
two or three people find room TO stand
here-an i'm portant fact, because Hawaiians are
so deeply interested in the annexation question
that to their ears the sound of discussion on
this topic is like bugle to a warhorse
So The Hon. Mr.. Tawny, the Hon. Mr..
Loudenslsger of New Jersey and myself stood
and gazed at the wonderful panorama. and
talked politics.
I'm the first place, why are you in favor of
annexation, Mr.. Tawny?"
military
advantages to the United States" answered
handsome Mr.. Tawny, pushing back mis- cap, an
evidence OF interest on his part. ave are going
to be benefited immensely, for every wear will
add to the commercial wealth of the islands
Leaving the sugar industry out of the question,
l consider that the prod uetion of coffee here
ultimately is assured, and will be as prof able
as is the wheat crop of Minnesota. And"
And l don't agree with you" interrupted
Mr.. Loudenslager's good-natured voice
"Oh, you-you don't agree with ANYBODY.
jersey laughed the Congressma an from Mime
sofa.
but do you mean to say''-Mr Loudenslager
leaned over the railing and pulled his cap for.
ward, which is his way of showing that he is
interested-'Do you mean TO tell me-
II wasn't telling you anything, Louden,la-
GER
That's all right. isn't 2" inquired Mr. Lou
denslager, turning to me. "Very we'll. then.
Now, Tawny. when you say that the coffee crop
in Hawaii is assured as the wheat crop in
MINI"
Il didn't say that" Mr.. Tawnys very dark
face would have looked pugna cous if it hadn't
been for his smiling dark eyes, 81 didn't say