New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-12
THE DEBATE ON PEARL hANDOn'
Mp uITT's SPEECH APPLACDED. bOl III
MOTION DEFEATED.

MOTION DEFEATED
| ,r,,rc.op Nav u-When Mr.. Cannon iho'"u
! % non-concur In the Senate amehoile"' 'Pr
/ ot,nr $50 ooo for the Improvement OF iedi' r,-,,
AZ MI. chairman Of the COMMITTEE WI io
.es,,rs IN the last Congress. expressed surPrlSs
! that Mr. Cannon had not moved 10 contu' or"
I r,ada that motion himself He spoke Win srea'
rres,,ess IN s,iprort OF the amendment. ana was
s,,rrou,ded with members. who asked MIN many
questions. - ,o,oro g.,
Mr. Hit said "The Senate has now Deioie II
hi, which will abrogate the reciprocity treaty
/ There Is q contention on the part OF 'he ma "
Government-and that contention "ou'u N
ceve the utmost support that could be given
by the governments of Great Britain ana 'apa"
that the grant In the supplemental conVehuo"
would fall with the original treaty anu 'uS
would lose Pearl Harbor. The treaty III
is EXPRESSED the consideration granted 10 'he o".eu
States for favor of reciprocity, says cap. go
q shaII continue while that treaty Is IN rorce
1--WE have tried for thirty years 10 SECURE IL" va
stations in many parts of the world. anu ho' o"e
have we to-day The Navy Of Great BRITAIN "Hs"
g., On nowerful can be placed in any part or the
globe and be within reach OF supplies ~ wei 40
facilities for repair. our Nation III case Oh war
would he belplesy as soon as its coal ran OUT. In
the Pacific Ocean the great Powers OF the "oi'"-
England France Germany and Spain-ail possess
one two ten. twenty spots from which u III o"'
ships that would devastate our coast
GLOW important does England deem 'his ao-
vantage when she poured out such millions upon
these little reefs and peaks and hills OF 'he Ser
mudas? For what has all That been eHpenoe"
No, 70 fight with France-not upon the possiDiIiy
of struggle with Russia. her great rival it Is
hoo.uso those shps carry guns that may come
,pto our ports it Is because they Will be the most
terrible weapons against us In the contingency Vi
. . ,.s
"Tov If that treaty fails-if it is abrogated-
Great Britain will instantly press for ne" relations
with Hawaii Instantly Japan Will De PRESSING
and hercely pressing. In the kilograms OF inns
morning | read thai the cruiser Nanlwa mas al
ready arrived at Hawaii press threatening claims
,roon tina. feeble Government. We viii only hoid
Il with guns In position, and this very treaty N
automatic discussion has been construed TO give
MS authority to erect Notifications there
MIR McMilln-Then the gentlemanS purpose Is
first TO improve the harbor and then to fortfy it'
Mr. ritt-AE that belongs to the gentleman VINO
vii, follow MS on this floor. | speak OF the policy
and of the wisdom of Government ike OUTS. OIL Il
great Republic. of a great Nation. LOOKING 10 the
fact that sea power is a test OF rank ana success
of nations In the future. We have here moment
in which by this small expenditure we can put our
foo, down and DO more than have a hypothetical
right TO have something more than contention
in a diplomatic discussion, to plant our nag at the
/ entrance of that river and II will not como down
In a thousand years. cloud applause)
MR.. CANNON's ANSWER
Nv Cannon REPLIED to Mr. Hit. saying that this
Government was in no great danger II congress
did not make the appropriation at TINS session Tie
barbor had been granted TO the United STATES abso-
/ n,teIv for all time he said. and was as much Our
rroncrtv as any harbor the Pacific coast lie
believed the Government should improve feafi
Harbor az It would any other harbor IL owned
when II needed improvement. IL was wthlh hVe
miles of Honolulu Harbor. where the vessels OF 'he
United States had always been able 10 COAL ana
always would be while they had the money TO pay
for the coal. The appropriation would not surhce
TO dredge the sand from the harbor Inc lhhap-
ants would raise the price OF their corner iots as
soon as improvements were begun on the harpor'
The appropriation was not sufficient 10 BUY 1901
of land or begin a naval station. Mr.. Cannon did
not believe in magnifying the importance OF these
International matters and becoming irght ,l e at
Harbor because it Is ours. because we have the
right and The power and we noa the Srniecon
OF Pearl Harbor and OF our Navy ana our nag ~
90" The item was opposed by Mr. Savers because. he
said as soon as Pearl Harbor had been improved
Government would be called on 10 spenG for
objects of legislation, Congress should look TO the
s sSn IL that S when Congress- was to egate repeal
a treaty which had several provisions we Wou l
were strong and the other party was weak The
protect merely to eSyer up nd hs arhaps
cealed an intention TO extend our territory by far
favor Of the appropriation BY the Geneva e9nven;
| ton the United States had gained sl5,N.Ooo and
given up 20 England the assumption that coal was
no, contraband Of war. The chairman of the For.
eign Affairs Committee had II in his power TO Sc
cure the harbor in the last Congress by resolution
Tor the annexation OF Hawaii II have faith enough
in the patriotism Of President Mckinney" he said,
10 believe that before he leaves the White House
the Hawaiian Islands will be an integral part OF this
Republic" Republican appiause)
IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION.
Mr.. Henry Rep.. Comm began; II am tired of
seeing British territory reach far as high water
| al Sandy Hook" He announced that he desired 10
see the Nicaragua Canal built and fortified by the
United States and the Pacific ocean an American
pond The people OF Hawaii thought the harbor did
not belong to the United States until this Govern
ment improved H.. The possession OF the Sapd-
Wlch Islands was necessary for the protection OF the
Pacific Coast. He concluded: II am ready to an