New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
THE CAUCUS PRocEEDlSGs,n sno,,rv
LIVELY DEBATE on THE HAWAIIAN MS
LiNEhi ,rx.TrON PROSPECTS

TUE CAUCUS PROCEEDlNO'.
ov,.rr ON THE HAWAIIAN Rhoii
Li' f1N' un,,,rv-ASStxAT1oN PROSPECTS
DISCUSSED. co.ors
90 The Republican Seha'o
-, o,,ors for two hours to-ua'' " = course
,,a entire time 10 an enor' ~ "a ~ the Hawaiian
,ac,,on 10 be pursued WIFI - NTH the sugar
rao,nrocty treaty In cohIe.''o. ,,np of the SEN
i,, % tho Tariff bill. the me iont before
scheou'e "a ,,or forced an Adjournment t,o
ate al u ,. % reach conclusion. anu .n
cvs adjourned to meet again al 40g ,,sorert prop-
..orroon There were hall oo|." ..o,ro, ones
,,,oitted TO the caucus. the pr'"0'p VIZ
being the following , 4, absolutely TO the
d! ., cav what shall be done with M 80,
,,ao,v and providing against any ' oo,,on he
~. provisions of the treaty pehui'e '
may take. os,,,on much In the
~ 80 as senator Fryes, but intima'ins ''o-e
-, 80 tho President the opinion VI N0''
so, the treaty should be modiheo' ,..,,u ro,,ce
ma 'ee na,or perkins provision giving houoe
that unless something more Is uoiio w., 49, ohro
70 continue the treaty IN ioice II
gated. x.o,o tho treaty abso
.,o- one wears notice and giving t'e "o',09
As a proviso IN connection Win wv ,,o>,
MP NELSON'S PLEA FOX AnHO'1>
,o,or Nelson led the fight in favor OF 'ne ao,o.
cation Of the treaty. In support % S ~. ,ha inn
30 presented many figures sho"Ihs 'Ia. ~ r,ncb
n,rts from Hawaii to TINS count, W. 10 os.
P'" ,han the exports 10 Hawaii anu "e "'
siee ,ha, the reciprocity was In faVor Oh ''e
11a,auans He took the last report VI '''e 80,
~ Finance for the year ending Deceinoei "-' ,
aud said that the business OF <>i"e ~,
,.t uaws,i WAS about one-third as much as .na'
ao,o ., the port of Duluth. In Minnesota N"i'
- soo,arad that the whole treaty was a oie-S'"e
ho-ga,n for the United States. IaKlhe t'le us
Unmarried from Hawaii in 1895, ne saiu ',"' 80 N"N
,Aa Wilson law the exemptions from uu'' o'
=. ,ha treaty would be S.5352si, unoer 'no i0
~, ,s ,s2 es2 and If the new Senate schedule was
oou,valen, 10 70 per cent ad valorem anu ]. We M"'
a.,,l,, so nor cent the exemption would De So'of-
oy2 This said the Minnesota Senator was uo
nation 10 the sugar men. For 'he hScdi !. ~ ,
ing June o. 1894 the last year OF the ici>i m - ~
the inportations from Hawaii had Deeh 'iV'o'"oi''
Will the exports 10 Hawaii from the United states
ra % q,s1s- About two-thrds OF the sugar
r,or,a,ions in Hawaii were owned by Americans
and the other third by people OF other natiohai'ie
mainly English and German. Their Value III 1880
was about 100000. and now his estlina'e was
about 100000 He gave figures as TO the popuia-
ton of the islands placing the total al V''V'' ..
which l4OD were Americans and Europeans anu
the remainder divided as follows: Hawaiians' ooV"'
part Hawaans. 1000; Chinese, lo'oo' Japanese
24Uo Portuguese 5000 The labor on the sugar
pautations furnished by japanese and Chinese
Senator Nelson said were in favor OF the fia"aiidn
sugar producers as against those who were trying
10 raise sugar IN the United States
Mr. Nelson said that the claim that this country
owed Il 10 Hawaii to continue the reclpioo's
treaty because Of the acquisition of Pearl Harbor
was not well founded as Pearl Harbor hao pee"
ACQUIRED under the first treaty and an ample price
had been paid for II. He said that ue GHi,oa w.
States had paid only S50ocgo for Ihe dousina sione
there had been paid S8l.oyDcJ for Pearl iiarDoL,
10 the Sugar Trust under the present pm a nro
be given a. bounty to the domesuc suSn ,r P' ~
ducers which would soon enable this country 10
produce IT'S own sugar as Germany anu ri"'''
senator Nelson said that an attempt had been
made to SHOW that the Sugar Trust was trylne 10
M hS't III the rf" hat tbe Senator from Maine r
Frye the most earnest advocate OF the retention
that t' the dfferentia in favor OF refined sugar be
made onc-quarter OF cent, the highest dnerential
senator Frye einphatically resented the inference
subjects could not be coupled together IN mat way,
Senator Frye said that the House provision was
Tands Of e9uity with an additional provision au-
ihorzing tne President to enter INTO nego,latiQns
President Mckinley was Prsparsq1 tho to enteT TpGn
such negotiations ana aud'u .idt uIr iih "alIaiLs
e mad nT yis9r0Gs 30 sf' daance treaty
the policy Of maintaining the closest sort OF reiai
tons with Hawaii. which had been settled and
In the course Of his speech Senator Frye said
sa. fsS ne contemplated treaty Of annexation WIN
provision appropratng $4,000 for ex-Queen LII,
uokaiani The President not not approve II, and
'e '1a"a'ian Government did not ask IL.
Mr. DAVIS DEFENDS THE TREATY.
senator Davis also spoke in defence Of the treaty.
eoiHs mo detailed argument TO show that the
io'"uohS between this country and the Hawaiian
4sIailds shouid De maintained the present recip-
rocaI basis He especially deprecated the effort
WacIccaAy 10 abrogate the treaty in any but the
RV9SIlOea iOim Of proceeding in such cases. Mr..
asiS went mo the relations between this country
slo haWdh az some length, and contended espc
StIdy against an effort 10 legislate the subject
y. connection with the tariff. He held that the
aIssideht should be empowered to act in the matter,
eiu beyond this action should be taken In the
;nesi tine the existing treaty should be continued
In full effect
In discussing the treaty OF 1875 Senator Davis
SAID that Pearl Harbor a special consIdera-
uoh given by Hawaii, for which this country yoye
40 equivalent. and another special consideration
Mas inat Hawaii agreed not 10 dispose Of territory
VI grant any special privilege OF reciprocity TO any
nad Increased from the date Of the treaties This
government could not allow any foreign Govern
ment 10 acquire Hawaii. 1t necessary for The
Shlted States 10 control IT, He spoke OF he geo.
Importance TO this country. The Hawaiian Islands
we're destined 10 be an enrepOt and clearing -hous,
70 great extent OF the enormous commerce OF
nnch the Pacific Ocean is TO be the scene. He said
,at since the treaty American capital had been
Sung 10 the Islands and that they destined
~ become American could not be doubted In feet.
hawaii allowed Americans to become citizens with,
ut vt losing their American citizenship If this coun.
ebrogated the treaties absolutely by statute Il
h"uio De guilty OF bad faith American capital to
e amount OF s1o.OC.OOO had been invested on the
Continued ON Third Pare