The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-23
IINCkS ON annexation.
~o,rE AND PETTIGREW MAKE
spEECHEs IN OPPOSITION.
n.mo~ratfe senator From Cali
.~,.ts Ii strongly Against Ae-
EARRING More Territory. aad Uses
Al stock Arguments Against IL.

SurxGTON. June 2.-cpgonents 10
.arna.atson Of Hawaii again occupied
~ .sn.@ Of the senate today. White OF
l'sts~ynla resumed his speech. begun yes
- bat after speaking two hours yield
= - floor % pstt!grew OF South Dak0-
= vho discussed the resolutions for an
-, and halT. White had not concluded
-" s.escn. Pettigrcw taking up the argu-
- against the resolutions merely to al
80 MIN an opportunity 20 rest.
sxr.ft.ngtoH presented the credentials OF
- = Acl,esnas. lately chosen senator
EN-. Maryland 20 succeed German.
to;nt resolution was passed inviting
49, n,ss.dent OF the United State to ask
.~.oagh the proper channels the govern
ssn.s OF England. Germany, Austria,
r.<xfs Belgium, Switzerland. Mexico and
vaeezueia 10 send details of infantry ar
,s;,sry ard cavalry 10 this country 10 par
,slr.;s in a military carnival 10 be held
- Madison Square Garden. New York, by
he trustees Of the Red Cross Society. of
Veg YORK The jubilee Is 10 be- held dur
lag the two weeks beginning December u.
,xs
Davis Of Minnesota Chairman OF the
eomrp!ttoe on foreign relations. asked for
me consideration OF the following Eesolu-
don:
That the secretary of the navy be d.
rected 10 inform the senate whether Lieut..
Uoteon and thoso who were captured with
hin have been confined by the Spanish
authorities within the line OF fire or under
the fire Of tfo United States feet. and IL
sa a; what place or places they are or
have been confined, also TO inform the sen
ats what efforts nave been made to effect
he exchange OF such prisoners and with
xhst results: also 10 transmit ia the SEN
s,s copies Of che correspondence or report
uyos the subjects OF this inquiry"
TIE resolution was agreed to-
pzyIn then offered the FOLLOWING. resolu-
tor, which wac also agreed to:
THAT the secretary Of the navy is d.
.ectea ~ Inform the seuate whether tho
BODIES Of the United States marines or
sai!ers recently Killed In battle at or near
dsalh by the Spanish soidery, and TO
transmit to the senate cufies of the off,
eIsi correspondence and reports upon ire
subjects Of the inquiry"
TIE resolution providing for the apnex-
alton Of Hawaii was then laid before the
senate.
white OF California resumed his speech.
bsgun yesterday. IN opposition to the reso-
la,ion. He presented additional arguments
snf citations Of authorities to ESTABLISH
his position that the acquisition OF foreign
territory must be BY treaty, and could not
be by legislative act
After concluding his presentation OF the
aesi anu fohStilhfGfai objections ne had
% urge against the resolution White en-
'sTsa upon discussion Of the ssafemeo,
that the possession Of the Hawaiian isi-
snas was military necessity 10 the Uni
ted States, part tclilariy as the government
row had important interests in the Phil
ipplnes He ridiculed the idea that the
Hawaiian group was needed by this coun-
Try as halfway station 10 Manila He
pointed out that il was iIso miles
n
alaska than IL Was by Honolulu He
sa.d too. 1t had heen urged that the Ua-
wa1Ish Islands were needed as a defense
OF THE Nicaragua, canal. He thought (,
much more desirable TO defend tire canal
from San Francisco. which was only . 100
miles from the terminus, or from san
Diego, only goo miles away. At great
!snKfh White r.dculed me statements of
TIE naval ana military experts THAI the
United States ought TO hold the Hawaiian
group as military necessity, to prevent
lis ssizGre by any other nation, ana To use
u as siepp ng stone across the Pacific
he maintained that. even IL tho arcu-
msn's OF mo experts were correct. the
United States possessing the islands would
have tc surround them with tremendous
naval power TO defend them in time 90
war
No ore" declared White. sis seeking
iof night with as. and no one ever Will
II TIE Pacific coast IN not well defended
BOW now VIII you make T. easier 10 de-
lfha ~ acquiring other territory thar also
mUst ne defender II We consurniaafe this
seaeine We VIII Ge told we must have the
fatilppines. because Hawaii is not worth
haeh unless We can have something else
e us7- II for. ard when we have annexed
ne fhihTpines we must have something
e.se - We VIII extend cur action around
nl' ssohs ana enter upon an impeflalist!c
peihf. IL Is Tor Coaling station that We
.tep"ss 10 change our policy II so h.
sne government sec orr coainx station
ueaIi harhori. and let the government II
me Hawaiian islantls proceed 10 work o;,f
DEED coaltng station IN the Hawaiian iS,-
anas. X does not follow that we need tho
E.sbds II we need coaiing station In
sshiAa, Il does not follow that we reed the
tAaese empire"
"hite maintained that there would be
~ .hpropriety tu this government enter
"s a profess against any other nation in
,sfsFing wl;h the present government Of
haSan. and ia The face Of such protest
10 baton would interfere.
Shortly after O'Clock. White SAID he
VAS much fttisuei and yielded the floor 20
feulgrsw White Will conclude his speech
Tpeahr tomorrow.
hoar II Massachusetts made az effort
- secdfr consent % vote upon the con
ltFeaos report on tho hankruptcy hiil
".hoGE debate hut objection was made
AHson them presented the conference
report on the Indian appropriation h.li