The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-12
NEW CONDITIONS.

NEW CONDITIONS.
Mr.. Gillett (Rep., Mass.), in support
! of annexation, declared that conditions
| had greatly changed since the days of
! Washington, when the policy of the
new country was reasonably against
the territorial extension. Then, he
! said it was farther from Massachus-
etts to Pennsylvania than now from
New York to Europe. He argued for
Hawaii as a military and naval neces-
sity, a controlling point of trade and
! naval operations in the Pacific.
Mr.. Alexander (Rep., n. W said the
victory of Dewey made the annexation
of Hawaii a present necessity, and
made it wise to provide for it's pos
session and control for future emer-
gencies. He expressed the conviction
that Hawaii would be offered by the
Hawaiian government to England if
this country should refuse to accept it,
and, having refused, the United States
could not interfere with the HawaiianS
in disposing of their own territory.
THE COLONIAL POLICY.
Mr. Clarke Dem., MOI, who opposed
the resolution, spoke against an en-
larged colonization policy as something
gorgeous in appearance, but fatal in
experience, or else history is lie"
AS a member of the committee on
foreign affairs he said General Scho-
field had testified before the committee
that the Pearl harbor was the only
harbor in Hawaii that could be forti-
fed. And that declared Mr.. Clark,
lis under the control of this country,
and from a military standpoint we need
no more
The lingo bacillus he declared, sis
indefatigable in its work. and, pro-
ceeding, he said the proposed annexa-
ton of Hawaii would be the entering
wedge to a policy that would not end
until the American territorial enlarge
ment had gone to. the extent of in
Guiding the earth.
Mr.. Speaker" declared the Missouri
member, in a characteristic burst, IF
this policy is pursued as the jingoes
want it, and you are here presiding
over the house 20 years hence, you will
be called upon to recognize the gentle
man from Patagonia, the gentleman
from Cuba, the gentleman from Porto
Rico, the gentleman from Greenland,
the gentleman from Hongkong, the
gentleman from Fiji and, with fear
and trembling, the gentleman from the
Cannibal islands, as he gaZeS with
cleaning eyes and glistening teeth
upon your imposing and tempting
SELF
A great laugh followed this predic-
(Rep) was presiding, Mr.. Reed occu-
plying temporarily a seat upon the
floor. The laughter was renewed when
Mr.. Clarke added: 1T is unnecessary
to say that 1 prepared that for the
regular occupant of the chair"
Concluding his speech, Mr.. Clarke
spoke of the resulting representation
of Hawaii in the house and senate,
and the attendant dangers. He at
tackled further the proposition to an
mex, on the ground that the republic
Of Hawaii was the result of a con-
spiracy upon the part of the sugar in
terestS in the islands. That the people
had been shut out from expressing
their desire was shown, he said. by
the decrease of suffrage, 1900 under
the monarchy to Z,505 under the re-
public. Let there be a plebiscite,'
declared Mr.. Clarke, land let those
people exercise the right which is
theirs to say how they shall be gov
erned.''
Mr.. Walker (Rep., Mass.) spoke for
the resolution, denying that annexation
would be followed by territorial ex-
pansion. He said Hawaii was a COM
military and naval necessity.
He depressed briefly to advocate the
construction of the Nicaraguan canal
as one of the greet needs of the
United States, and cOntended that Ha-
wall would be essential to complete
control Of the canal by America At
the conclusion of his speech the house |
adjourned at 4:45 p. m.