The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-13

paid $15,OOO,O 900 only for the Louisiana
purchase, yet in tariff remissions on
sugar alone there had been paid $751;
100000 for Pearl harbor. He said that
the gift Of $8,500,000 that would be given
to the sugar trust under the present
bill had better be given as a bounty to
the sugar producers of this country,
which would soon enable this country
to produce it's own sugar, as Germany
and France were doing.
Senator Nelson said that an attempt
had been made to show that the sugar
trust was trying to have the treaty alb
rogated. This was contradicted by the
fact that the senator from Maine
(Frye), the most earnest advocate Of
the retention of the treaty in the pre-
Vfous caucus, had moved that the diff
fereptial in favor Of refined sugar be
made Ac, the highest differential ad-
Vocated by any one. Senator Frye en-
phat1cally resented the inference Of the
Minnesota senator, and said the two
subjects could in no instance be cou-
pied together in that way.
senator Frye said that the house pro-
vision was ample on the Hawaiia n
question, with an additional provision
authorizing the president to enter into
negotiations for a modification Of the
treaty He stated that President Nc
klnley was prepared to enter on such q
negotiation, and added that the Ha-
Waf1ans were willing to meet him half
way in the work. He made a. vigorous
defenSe Of the treaty, and Of the policy
OF maintaining the closest sort Of re-
latlons with Hawaii, which had been
settled and governed by Americans.
n fn1 IlcVyf 1r,1
OF the treaty, going into a. detailed ar
gument to show that the relations be-
tween this country and the Hawaiian
islands should be maintained on the
present reciprocal basis. He especially
deprecated the effort to practically alb
rogate the treaty in any but the pro-
scribed form Of proceeding in s11cb
cases. Mr.. Davis went into the rela-
tons between this country and Hawaii
at some length and contended es-
pec1ally against an effort to legislato
upon the subject in connection with the
tariff. He held that the president
should be empowered to act in the mat
ter, and that, beyond this, no action
should be taken. In the meantime the
existing treaty should be continued in
| full effect. 40
In discussing the treaty of 1875. SEN
| ator Davis said that Pearl harhor
was a special consideration given by
I1aWdhl, TOT Wnlcn we gave no euuiva- :
lent, and another special consideration
| was that Hawaii agreed not to disnose
| or territory or grant any special nriv.
| ilege Of reciprocity to any other mower
| The value Of these considerations had
| increased from the date Of the treaties
| This government could not allow anv
| foreign government to acquire Hawaii
| 1t was necessary for the United States
| to control it. He entered upon the
geographical position Of the islands
and the strategic Importance of them
| to this country. The Hawaiian islands
| were destined to be an entrepot anf
| clearing house, to a great extent. of
| the enormous commerce Of which the
Pacific ocean is destined to be the
scene. He said that since the treaty
| American capital had been going ia
| the islands, and that they were des-
tined to become American could not
| be doubted. In fact, Hawaiians could
become citizens without losing their
| American citizenship. eff we abro-
gate the treaty absolutely by statute
we are guilty of bad faith" he added
American capital to the amount on
$50,000,000 had been invested in the
faith Of the permanence Of this treaty
| If the United States were honorable, IL
should be obliged to give back Pearl
| harbor and allow Hawaii to trans
fer these rights to England or any 9th.
er nation. The United States would be