The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-13


the Minnesota senator, was a donation
TO the sugar men. For the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1894. the last year Of the
Mckinley law. the importations from
Hawaii had been $10065. 317, while the
exports to Hawaii from the United
States were s3.306,1s7.
Mr.. Nelson said that the claim that We
owe it to Hawaii to continue the reci-
procity treaty because Of the acquisition
of Pearl Harbor was not well founded.
as Pearl Harbor had been acquired I'M
der the first treaty and an ample price
| had been paid for the harbor. He said
| that the United States has paid $15, G00.-
| 600 only for the Louisiana purchase. yet
| in tariff remissons on sugar alone there
| had been paid $31 coo, 900 for Pearl Har-
| Dor. He said that the gift of $500, 600
| that would be given to the Sugar Trust
under the present bill had better be CIV
en- as a bounty to the sugar producers
Of the country, which would soon enable
this country TO produce its own sugar,
as Germany and France are doing.
Senator Nelson said that an attempt
had been made to show that the Sugar
Trust was trying to have the treaty alb
fact that the Senator from Maine Frye),
the most earnest advocate of the reten-
ton of the treaty in the previous eau
Gus, had moved tina. the differential in
favor of refined sugar be made one
quarter Of cent, the highest differenTial
advocated by anyone.
Senator Frye emphatically resented
the inference Of the Minnesota senator
and said that the TWO subjects could in
no way be coupled together in that way.
Senator Frye said that the house pro-
vision was ample on the Hawaiian ques-
ton to meet the demands of equity, with
an additional provision authorizing the
president 20 enter into negotia tons for
modification of the treaty. He stated
that President Mckinley was prepared
10 enter upon such negotiations and add
ed that the Hawaiians 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 relations with Hawaii,
which had been settled and civilized by
Americans.
Senator Davis also spoke in defense
Of the treaty, going into detailed argu-
ment TO show that the relations between
this country and the Hawaiian Islands
should be maintained upon the present
reciprocal basis. He especially dep-e-
Gated the effort to practically abrogate
the treaty in any but the prescribed
form of proceeding in such cases. Mr..
Davis went into the relations between
this country and Hawaii at some length
;oI, %
fort TO legislate upon the subject in con-
nection with the tariff. He held that the
president should be empowered to act in
the matter and that beyond this no &C.
ton should be taken. In the meantime
the existing treaty should be continued
in full effect.
In discussing the treaty of 1875, Sena-
tor Davis said that Pearl Harbor was a |
special consideration given by Hawaii, |
for which we gave no equivalent, and
another special consideration was tina:
Hawaii agreed not to dispose Of terri |
tory or grant any special privilege of |
reciprocity to any other power. The |
value of these considerations had in |
creased from the date Of the treaties. |
This government could not allow any |
1t was necessary for the United States |
to control l.. |
He entered upon the geographical po- |
sition OF the islands and the strategic i'm |
portance OF them to this country. The |
Hawaiian Islands were destined to be |
an entrepot and clearing house 10 a |
great extent of the enormous commerce
OF which the Pacific ocean was destined |
to be the scene. He said that since the |
treaty American capital had been going
to the islands and that they were destin-
ed 70 be American, could not be doubted.
In fact, Hawaii allowed Americans to be-
come citizens without losing their Am
erican citizenship. II we abrogate the
treaties absolutely we are guilty of bad
faith. American capital TO the amount.
CT $40, 100000 had been invested on the
faith OF the permanency Of these treaties
OF which the United States should be
obliged TO throw away the stipulation
that no special privileges or territory
shall be granted to other countries If
the United States was honorable ii
would be obliged to give up Pearl Harbor
and allow Hawaii to transfer all these
rights 10 England or any other nation.
The Lniied States would be obliged TO
give up every policy enunciated. by sue
cessive presidents. from Tyler to the
present time. The treaty had thrown
the carrying trade into ships OF the two
nations, the greater part being ships Of
the United States and its abrogation
would be an injury to this nation.
Senators Chandler, Hoar and others
also spoke for the maintenance OF the
treaty.
Senator Perkins spoke at some length
n support OF his proposition. which. as
originally presented. provided for giving
the Hawaiians the remission Of one-third
= the duty on their importations.
At Senator Thursion's suggestion he
modified the proposition so as TO make I
ne rate in the future conform 10 the re-
Iuirenents of whatever treaty might be :
in the future.
Senator Thurston announced himself
o be decidedly in favor Of abroga ton,
ne wisdom OF annexing the Hawaiian d,
stands TO the United States. He said
hat if the present arrangement, which /
gives the Hawaiian Sugar Trust an ar
iual gratuity Of $1,000, 600. was 70 be ,
continued in connection with the gratu-
" yesterday voted 10 the American {
rust, which amounted 10 not less shan !
100000 year, it would be utterly i'm
possible TO defend the course Of the Re
publican party. He said he had made
lis campaign las, fail largely on The