The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26
TO
POSSESS
HAWAII
President Mckinley Will
Urge Ratification of
the Treaty.
MORGAN WILL LEAD
THE FIGHT.
Falling in TWo-Thirds Vote,
the Advocates Will Pass an
Annexation Bill.
BUT THERE is YET STRONG
OPPOSITION.
Senators Caffery and White Tell
Why the Islands Should Not Be-
come Part of this Country
Falling in TWo-ThirdS Vote
the Advocates Will Pass an
Annexation Bill.
BUT THERE is YET STRONG
OPPOSITION.
Senators Caffery and White Tell
Why the Islands Should Not Be-
come Part of this Country
Special Dispatch to The CALL

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 TIE Herald's
Washington special says: President Nc
Kinley's message will strongly urge upon
the Senate the early ratification of the
Hawaiian annexation treaty and it will be
one OF the first topics brought up in ex-
ecutive sessions.
Senator Davis of Minnesota, chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations
Will try at the beginning of the ght to
have DAY agreed upon for taxing the
final vote. II is not probable that this
will be granted and he will then insist
upon keeping the treaty before the Senate
until debate has been exhausted.
Among the advocates OF annexation
Senator Morgan of Ala bama will con-
tribute most of the debate. He will urge
the annexation CT the islands without de-
lay a measure necessary 10 the proper
development of the United States and the
maintenance OF American commerce in
the Pacific as we'll TO give the country
a coallng station and a fortress in mid
Pacific. Ii by any possibility the ratt IL
cation OF the treaty by the Senate shoniG
be found impossible it is the intention of
the adm inistration and advocates OF an
nexation to annex the islands by act of
Congress, Just as Texas was annexed
! While a tw0-thirds vote is necessary to
yetify the treaty, only a majority would
be required to pass a bill for annexation
There would be no difficulty in passing
such bill through the House. The Re-
publican majority there will promptly d o
anything the administration may request
in regard to Hawaii. One reason why the
Il Ni,1fo &c -
| islands annexed as soon as poss. Bile is that
1t is desired to obtain during the session
such legislation as NAV be required 10 put
| the machinery of the Government under
the laws OF the United States as soon as
possible.
Senator Caffery of Louisiana, who will
oppose annexation in any form, said to-
day: Il am radically opposed to the an
nexation of any more territory to the
United States. | think it is foreign TO the
best policy we can pursue TO extend the
limits OF our jurisdiction over the re-
gions OF the earth far remote from
our natural boundaries. l can see
no reason or advantage in reach
ing 1000 miles into the Pacific
to take in little group of alien islands,
whicA are not geogra phi calIy allied to this
continent, and the acquisition of which
can do little for us beyond constituting an
! outlaying naval station, which we are
already able 10 establish there without
annexation. That their territorial extent
is small does not prevent their annexa-
lioE from constituting dange-ou preced-
ent for the annexation of alien peoples
"Cuba is SO much nearer to US than
Hawaii that she is almost a part of u>.
geogra phicaily, but her people are as al an
TO us as il they lived in the antipodes
The annexation of Hawaii would natur.
ally serve as an argument for the acquisi-
tion OF that island also. The annexation
of Danish America and more of Spanish
America would then follow, all OF which
is foreign to our policy, as l understand
it. l acknowledge the existence of pow
erful element in the Senate in favor of the
annexation of Hawaii but can see no rea-
son in following its leadership"
Senator Cockrell of Missouri is also on
posed to the treaty, though he believes
that Hawaii will be annexed bv Iegis a.
tion. probably during the next session.
He said:
Il doubt very much If the necessary
two-thi irds of the Senate will be found in
favor of ratification of the annexation
treaty when the time comes 10 vote. | ex-
pect ra ther TO see the islands become a
part of the Unite States bv &C. of Con-
gress in the same manner as that by which
we acquired Texas. An annexation treaty
could not be passed at that time, but leg