The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-04
YALES VICTORY COMPLETE
HER SONS OUTARGUE THOSE OF
HARYARD IN GREAT DEBATE.

sided and Made a Ts pical Depew Speech
Arguments of the Debaters-The De-
bate "a Credit to Both Universities.
Yale came off victorious in the great
intercollegiate debate with Harvard
last evening. Unanimously the judges
so decided after brief consideration,
and almost unanimously the 1000 per-
sons who listened to the debate said
amen to the decision. Although the
representatives of fair Harvard could
not, from the nature Of the contest, tie
the score against the sons Of Eli, their
defeat was honorable and the argu-
ments they made and the way they
made them were creditable both to
themselves and their university.
The debate was closely contested
point by point from start to finish. Re
solved, That the United States should
annex the Hawaiian Islands," was the
subject of debate Harvard had the af-
firmative, the annexationist side of the
argument, and for nearly an hour her
iii uSpalSlO pllSd al oii - = -
ment in favor of the annexation of the
island group, and threw down, or strove
to do so, the argumentative pile which
their opponents reared.
The other hour of the evening was put
in by the three champions of Yale in
working all kinds of mass plays, end
plays and the like around and through
the arguments of the annexationists.
Their team work was excellent, their
individual work not to be surpassed.
The debate decided one question: That
the United States should not annex the
Hawaiian Islands. 1t opens another
question long since settled by wiseacres
in the negative, namely, Can college
be strong in athletics and have few
brains left over for debating emergen-
cies?'
The debate commenced shortly after
o'clock with Chauncey M. Depew,
Yale's most popular orator, presiding.
Before introducing the speakers he
said: Nothing gives me so great
pleasure as to preside at one of these
debates. This is the fourth or fifth I
believe that have presided over. I
would make poor umpire of a football
or base ball game, but can preside all
right at the discussion of a great public
question like the one to be debated this
evening. There is, I believe, a great
advantage in these intercollegiate de-
bates. I favor athletic contests between
the great universities and would do
nothing to lessen the number but be-
leve that it is we'll that these debates
hh held tn pjUn the q
chance. Gaughter) Formerly debating
was common in all the colleges and uni
versities, but gradually the idea grew
up in the higher institutions that de-
batting was for public schools and high
schools, and college debating was
abandoned. Those college debates were
the training of such orators as Everett
and Sumner at Harvard and of Evarts
and Calhoun at Yale Since those old
college debates were given up there has
not been an eminent orator, speaker or
preacher turned out of the great insti-
= tutions I look to these intercollegiate
debates to revive this public speaking
and to the training of our colleges and
universities of men who will not only
know things, but will know how to talk
what they know on their feet. A man
should be able to talk IN public meet
ing, in the directors meeting, every
where where it is necessary to a man
to talk
fortunately we have a new ques-
ton to debate this evening and not
one we have gotten out of the old files
of the past. 1t is a question as to
whether it is best for us to enter upon
a new line Of governmental policy or
not TO the debaters 1 will say, as
the herald of old in the tournament at
Ashley to the competitors, fight it out.
I am not just sure that I remember his
words, but say to you: do your duty
for your university and lady fair"
The speakers were then introduced,
each speaker being allowed twelve min
utes in opening.
Wilbur Morse, 1900 of Harvard, OPEN
ed the debate as follows:
The United States should annex the
Hawaiian Islands because it is for the
best interests of both nations; be-
cause it is the consummation of the
policy OF the United States towards
Hawaii for the past sixty years; be-
cause it is necessary for the successful
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ciaI policy; because it is the only guar
antee to the perpetuation of Ameri-
can civilization and American suprem-
ecy in the islands, and because 1t is at
once the most simplifed and easiest;
the most provident and statesmanlike,
and the only final solution of the Ha-
waiian problem.
He declared that annexation was not
contrary to the past policy of the Unit
ed States, and that no troublesome
precedent would be established by such
step. He spoke of the geographical,
stategic position of the islands; of the
growing Importance of the Pacific, and
of the change in political conditions of
the countries abutting the Pacific.
He showed the commercial and naval
advantages that would be secured by
annexation. which cannot be secured
under the present status quo. In this
first place, annexation would give sta.
bility of government to Hawaii; that
would lead to full industrial expansion
of the islands, and this would result il
Increased trade with the United States
In the second place, he pointed out the
naval advantages in annexation, show
ing that a base of supplies is needed tc
make our navy efficient in the Pacific