The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-21

western states in the demand for new
poltoffices at the present time.
Assistant Sergeant alarms Pierce
D Grand Rapids is located on Capitol
fiill, but he will not stay there long.
All OF the Michigan congressman live
I'm what is known as the northwest"
A mile or more distant from the Capitol
but near the White House and execu-
tive departments
Annexation OF Hawaii.
1t is conceded In the senate today by |
leaders Of both political parties that the |
treaty providing for the annexation of
Hawaiian Islands will not be ratified by |
the necessary two-thirds vote of the !
senate. The majority of the committee
on foreign relations will continue to
keep the subject to the front, with a
hope that the pendulum of time may
swing backward, and cause revolution
in public sentiment which will compel
the ratification of the treaty. The Re-
publican senators who have been re-
Gently opposing the treaty ratification
will receive the distinguished compli-
ments OF president Mckinley in the near
future.
Speaker Reed will also have reason to
give considerable thought to his polit-
ical future before his opposition to Ha-
waiian annexation Is carried to success.
The speaker and recalcitrant Republic
an senators will be given to officially
understand that the Republican party
! platform adopted at st. Louis In June,
| 1896 contained a declaration which
must not be ignored. The party plat
| form contains the following language:
| "Our foreign policy should be at all
| times firm, vigorous, dignified, and all
| our interests in the western hemisphere
| carefully watched and guarded. The
| Hawaiian Islands should be controlled
by the United States, and no foreign
power should be permitted to interfere
with them; the Nicaragua canal should
be built, owned and operated by the
United States, and by purchase OF the
Danish islands we should secure O
proper and much needed naval station
in the West Indies"
In Favor of the Monroe Doctrine.
| Senator Burrows Of Michigan says
1.-THE declaration concerning Hawaiian
| affairs was declaration in favor OF the
| Monroe doctrine. If we fail to annex
Hawaii at this time. Japan or some
other country will proceed to take pos
session of these islands. Then, in main
tenance of the Monroe doctrine, 1T vii
be necessary for us to fight some Tor
eign nation for the possession o
Hawaii 1t would be much better t
take possession in a peaceable man
| ner."
Strange as il may appear, certain
senators are playing Cuba against Ha
) wall. regardless of the merits or IN
i claims of the anneXationists. The Gu
ban sympathizers drop all idea of meri
and simply say that Cuba must be FREE
{ or Hawaii will go to the japanese Q
u to any other power. They VIII nc
argue the point; but simply utter the
81 ultimatum. The senators who beneV
: i'm annexation as a patriotic necessit!
I view this element in the equation VIII
alarm. 1t Is an element which pos
y sesses and commands recognition, bl
e carries no argument beyond the argl
i ment of force and they hesitate to yie
to It,
Change of Public Sentiments
The arrival of japanese Envoy Hos
in this country is regarded as likely
ie cause q change of public sentiment
III favor of annexation. Our people a
A. mercurial as the French at times, al
u contend for Hawaii they are expect'
N m show their resentment by expire
e sions of public opinion which may a
~ feet the views of their representativ
III In the national capital. 1t is belieV
e and hoped by the friends of annexati
:, that this may be the result Vi Ao'
presence here.
In the meantime organized Hobbies a
ot work for and against Hawaiian
on nexation as well as for and again
ot cuban independence. These are gre
OH affairs and money is being expend
III on both sides of both questions.
PIE &c customary with the principal part
hs In such large transactions. they
M emnloving ex-congressnen and
&c senators as their attorneys, and Tn
ior might as well throw their money DO
ue, rat holes for the discredited statesn
nu are without votes and without I'M
of | ence.
Vi Correspondents in Havana
pe MI, SPANISH legation seems to ha
YES man in Cuba who is writing daily !
we tars 70 a Washington newspaper, a
'a' 20 other papers. trying to demonstr
that autonomy is popular. The Cul
legation seems to have another II
sah an Havana who writes syndicate
a as, ters to papers in this country DEM
'ih strating that autonomy Is fali'
SIS CONGRESSMAN Hepburn OF Iowa sa
Der 81 take no stock in what / read IN
on wav of correspondence from Havana
lac honolulu. / am trying to ascert
IN facts from official sources. Const
are renorts are the best sources OF
do ! IePoi' ;,
,,oa formation. -. s.u
'ioe one thing may be written ooWh
m almost certain, and that u.s. that
OH eien affairs will occupy great oea
lhe attention during the present cohsr
ea' and little if anything is likely TO
new done. Speaker Reed viii prevent
~ han recognition. In that he is III
NAT cord with Mckinley. He VIII also
,,ent Hawaiian annexation. In tina
ing is antagonistic to Mckinley. lie Is
eral bir factor in all political and intei
y, tional questions.
S Is There is an element OF inharmon
re- +ha deliberations in the committee
the foreirn relations. Senator Morgan
Alabama and Senator Turpie OF
Sc" diana. both Democrats, ana ootn
anu -,s,od Of superior ability, are