San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-26
SOME SENATOR'S ARE GOING
TO VOTE AGAINST ADMISSION
BUT WITHOUT RESULT,
If There Is Any Hitch In The
Senate Then The Other Plan
Of Legislation, As In The
Case Of Texas; Will Be
Adopted.

New York, Nov. ga special to the
Herald from Washington, says:
Hawaii will annex to the United
States during the coming session of
Congress. This is one of the certain
ties of this session. Senators and re-
representatives., both advocates and op-
ponents who have thus far arrived in
Washington, are practically unani-
nous on this point.
President McKinley's message will
strongly urge upon the Senate early
ratification Of the annexation treaty
and it will be one of the first to be
brought up in the executive sessions
Senator Caffrey, of Louisiana, who will
oppose annexation in any form, said:
Il am radically opposed to the annex
alton of any more territory to the Unit
ed States. 1t is foreign to the best pol
icy we can pursue to extend the limits
of our jurisdiction over regions of the
earth far remote from our natural
bounaries.
The acquisition of the territory now
included in the United States, except
ing Alaska, was the natural result of
reasonable and powerful impulse to ex-
tend our dominion from ocean to ocean
between the British possessions on the
north and the Latin people to the south.
Now that this has long been acccomp-
lished+ and the entire included region
amalgamated, with it's population in
intelligent sympathy with the consti-
tuition and the institutions which ex-
list under it, the question of territorial
annexation should rest.
Il can see no reason or advantage in
reaching about 1000 miles into the Pa
cific to take in little group of alien
islands which are not geographically al
lied to this country, and the acquisition
of which can do little for us beyond
constituting an outlying naval station,
which we are are already able to es-
tablish there without annexation.
That their territorial extent is small
does not prevent their annexation from
constituting a dangerous precendent
for the addition of alien people
Cuba is so much nearer to us than
Hawaii that she is almost a part of us
geographically, but her people are as
foreign to us as if they lived in the
would naturally serve as an argument
.or the acquisition of that island also.
The annexation of Danish America and
more, of Spanish America, would then
follow, a law which is foreign to our
policy, as l understand it. l acknowl- |
edge the existence of a powerful ele- |
ment in the Senate in favor of annexa-
ton of Hawaii, but can see no reason
in following its leadership"
Senator Cockerel, of Missouri, is also
opposed to the treaty, though he be-
Iieves that Hawaii will be annexed dur
ing the next session probably He
said:
Il doubt very much If the necessary
two thirds Of the senator's will be found
in favor of ratification of the annexa-
ton treaty when the time comes to
vote. Ilexpect, rather, to see the is
lands become a part of the United
States by the act of Congress in the
same manner as that by which we ac-
uuired Texas. An annexation treaty |
could not be passed at that time, but |
legislation to annex the republic was /
easily passed. ...
The conditions appear to me to be
similar in the case of Hawaii. L do not
know in just what political status Ha-
wall may become part of the Union,
but she viii probably not be endowed
with statehood Immediately. Provis-
ional government of some kind will
probably be established at first"
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, said:
1.-THE ratification of the treaty will be
accomplished during the coming ses-
sion without serious opposition. The
whole subject is thoroughly understood
in all it's phases, which have ts.en dis
cussed for years and there is a practi-
cal unaninity of feeling both here and
in Hawaii in favor of annexation.
anticipate, the speedy ratification of
treaty"
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, ex-
pressed the belief that a majority of
the Senate is ready to ratify the treaty
and that annexation will be accomp-
lishcd in a short time.