The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-06
CUBA CANNOT Be RETAINED
so ASSERTS SENATOR HOAR,
OF MASSACHUSETTS
believes That If the United States
Comes Out of the War With
Spain Without Retaining Foreign
America Alone for a Century at
Least-Hawaiian Annexation.

| Possessions Europe VIII Let
| America Alone for a Century at
Least-Hawaiian Annexation.
WASHINGTON. July 5.--The debate
on the Hawaiian resolutions were con-
tlnued In the senate. Three speeches
were made. Mr.. Hoar (Mass.), in add
vocacy Of annexation of the islands
and an urgent appeal against the adj
vocacy Of a policy Of general terri
torial acquisition in consequence Of the
| war. MIR. Lindsay (Ky) opposed the
resolutions, directing his attack prin-
cipally against their constituency Mr..
| White (Cal) resumed his speech in
opposition.
Mr.. Hoar, in his speech, found
ground for objection in the arguments
advanced by the advocates Of anneXa-
ton, and in connection stated general
| torial expansion.
lf this is to be the first step In a
policy of dominion over barbarous
afchlpelagos; If we are to join with
Europe in the plumber of China and in
the plllage Of Africa, we are to be
governed in part by people to whom
| the Declaration of Independence is a
i
pie with whom life and property are
not sacred, then we should shun this
proposition"
He denied. however, that the propo-
sitlon involved the evils to which he
alluded. The desire now for holding
all countries taken incident to war
was but a passing inclination-the
child of excitement = and would
pass away when the war should end.
| MIR. Hoar said the sole question 80
lar as 1T was vital, was simply wheth-
er the United States would admit into
immediate relationship territory and
people already in situation that
made them really a part of the Union.
BY a long established policy Hawaii
| could not be taken, with or without
| the will Of the islanders by any other
power. The United States already
had Pearl '7harbor, and the pending
| proposition only proposed to make
] that possession more secure and eX-
tend to the people of Hawaii blessings
should not secure from any other great
power. He centended annexation
would extend the domain of peace.
81 believe" Mr.. Hoar said, 'fthat if
we come out of this war without enter
ing upon the fatal folly Of retaining
far distant possessions, the world will
be SO impressed with our strength that
no ration Will attack us for hundred
years."
He ridiculed the argument that the
Introduction Of the islands and their
male popula ton into the United States
would menace this country's institu-
tions and work injury to American
! labor. and pointed out that the terri
tory Of the islands was we'll nigh in
| finitely small compared to the country's
pre- sent domain and the population of
! Hawaii Was not equal to that of
third-rate city.
CANNOT TAKE CUBA.
Mr.. Hoar was proceeding to discuss
| the danger Of making the war one of
conquest, and was sounding a warning
against it. He spoke of the war be-
| ing the act Of a great nation bearing
relief to an oppressed people In accord
with the spirit of a great nation that
YVES actuated by broader humanity
than that Which regards only self.
AS an authority" said Mr.. Pettus,
| of Alabama does the senator from
Massachusetts believe this country can
take Cuba asaitsi own or does the SEN
atcr think that the United States is
| bound in honor to not do SOP"
! THE United States" replied Mr..
| IIOar, cannot take Cuba unless it
ceases to be the United States" He
| said it would be a crime for the coun-
| try in the present war to go farther
| than the annexation Of the Sandwich
islands-a matter substantially decided
upon by the people Of the United States
| long before the war was thought re-
| ,nctely probable.
'The starry flag is no emblem Of do
nilnat1on or a great navy, or an enor-
| let it not fly over conquered territory
| 1t is the emblem of peace and free
| DOM"
| MIR. Hoar said we did not want large
armies or a great navy, or an enor-
| nous debt or increased taxes, and the
| president who had earned the love of
| the country for his frmness in his
| refusal to lush prenaturely into war,
| would, Mr.. Eoar said show the same
! devotion and resolution when peace
| should come to prevent the change of
| the character of his country, and in
| tie course of time a change of it's con-
! stitution.
POETIC APOLOGY.
Mr.. Lindsay Oem., KY) spoke when
Mr.. Hoar concluded. He complimented
| the latter's speech, saying the country
| was well repaid for the prolo17gatiOn of
| the debate to a point where the Massa-
| chusetts senator spoke. cit was in the
nature Of poetic apology for an act
| about to be taken which, If not I'M
| constitutional, Is certainly extra con-
| stitutional" said Mr.. Lindsay; land it
| was also patriotic protest against
| colonial expansion"
Mr.. Lindsay then proceeded in op-
| position to the resolutions. He said
that in refusing to recognize the Cuban
republic and taking upon ourselves the
| authority to establish a government in
| the island we would make the govern
| ment dependent upon it's creator and
ready to turn the island over to the
| United States as it was now proposed
| to do with Hawaii His argument was
| then directed against the annexation
| resolutions upon constitutional grounds
| Mr.. Lindsay's argument occupied
more than two hours. At it's conclusion
| Mr.. White (Cal) resumed his speech
begun many days ago in opposition to
| annexation. He defended the opposf-
ton to annexation against charges of
| being unpatriotic, coming from indi-
| viduals and the press.
! Mr.. White yielded shortly before S
| o'clock and Mr. Davis moved an ex-
| ecutive session.
| At 5:14 p. m. the senate adjourned.
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