Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-15
YET ON HAWAII.
Petflgrw Finishes His speech-Other Ar
guments on Annexation.

Washington, Feb. li.-The Senate de-
voted almost four hours in executive
@ssI,n to the consideration of the Ha-
vlilan treaty. The principal speech
was made by Senator Pettigrew, this
being the third installment of his re-
marks upon the subject. Senator Pet
tgrew devoted himself today largely
10 the administration of President
Dole, showing how the government of
Queen LlliuOkalani had been over
thrown, and to Il presentation of his
Views Of this governments participa-
ton in the revolution. He coutended
that the downfall of the queens gov
eminent was due conspiracy on the
part Of Minister Stevens. representing
the United States, and n few citizens
Of Honolulu, of whom President Dole
vas one, who were backed by the ma
ines from a United States battleship.
He argued that at that time there
were no armed force on the island OPP
posed TO the queens government cN-
eept the United Stats marines, "and,"
said the senator IF the Islands were
as rieh as the dreams of avnrice, and
their acquisition as that of Louisiana,
We could not take title from gov
eminent set up by ourselves without
submitting the question of annexation
10 a vote OF the Hawaiian people. To
90 This, he continued with emphasis,
would be an International crime
winch would place US ON n level with
ufeat Britalnln her subsection Of the
weak nations of the earth. which
would be an abandonment of the posi-
uon and the policy Of our government
ron It's earliest history"
summing up.Mr. Pettigrew said that
we opponents OF annexation claimed to
iiase established four points. They
NY ne SAID, shown, first. that the
~ 10 the Orient via the Aleutlan
Names was 1000 miles shorter than via
n,,Iu' second, that no battlcship
rsash w me Hawaiian islands could
n az, .he United states In condition
nsht' aSd that on this account The
igtsession 81 the islands would ho on
cement az weakness rather than %,
.uenstA which was in onnositinn 90
W Weory that the islands were neces-
r ~ 70 defense; third. that the com
49, 49, OF the Islands. which had beer
,hI,hec TO be an important reason Cor
,,,ni annexation, was constantly de.
or,I.us, ana was less than thot az nv,
fm,r.s county Of the United states
Won't t,at one Of the Aletian islondr
ana Hltutd a more secure footinc
Honolulu ''u'e Tor cable than
can,nn i,,er made a brief statement
the Ia. r. tettiSrew's attention 10
istcr et mat the United States n,i,,
,o.n VIZ not the only representatiwn ",
nlzsd -. government who had racoc'
tlrre,' ue Dole government. NJ, pn,
thst =, replied that this was true h,,,
ernmsnt, recognition of the other GOV.
folowinSs had not come until the da,
whereas me he queens abdicotion
had heer -hhllIilster stevens recornitjo,
Seno,a. peiore that time.
with Proctor Of Vermont follor.a,
ton. uIlsi speech in favor nnnexa'
10 the ,nuu ueVoted himself eyclusivoI,
He cltsS w phase OF the oree,to,,S
strongly ta. at tact that Enpland ha,
Atlan,is 'vruted ports All aionS. ia,
Hallfay teaboard. berinnIno ,, uu
and The vgu taking in the Bern,,do o,
strong called atten finn .. A.
said th,,u 'lress at Eg0ulroa,,i, th'
the Haw,a England shonld ro nn'
easily Az nan Islands. as eha Pusses'
~ 10 aeon,. case we let This o,,,, ,n.sh
beat wo S,nfe them pasa hv Uploriuni
around M pc heard almnst uru,i
would be United States ma ,fhn,lrei!
own ane to attncl, ne ina, sla' sh
During Ky In any dlrectlon' ori ne
ssm,,aihin attemntnd senator White o
Ehetba, Davis IN char .o ascertain iron
s would be any early va as