The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
The Sugar Trus. and Hawaii.

Some significant facts are coming to
light which are doing much to open the
eyes OF those who have been influenced
into opposing the annexation Of Hawaii.
I One Of, them is the systematic attacks
that are being made upon the PROPOSE
4 ton by. the sugar trust organs and cor
respondents In Washington known 10
Z be lobbyists for that institution. One Of
these latter gentlemen is William Shaw
Bowen, the New York Worlds Wash ng-
ton representative, concerning whom
the Washington Star, one of the mos.
reliable and respectable newspapers tn
the country. comments thus:
William Shaw Bowen, sugar trust lob
bylst and flake" correspondent OF the
New York World, still insists thar an
nexat1on Is to be defeated In the senate
sthrou sh the aid OF prominent Republi-
can senator's" in accordance with I'M un-
Outstanding entered into that after the
Z passage OF the revenue bill there should
4 be On adjournment Of Congress without
Z action upon annexntio Well, the
prominent Republican senators Indl-
s Gated have denied positively that there
! was ever any such understanding, and
j: the public will prefer to believe them
A rather than Mr.. William Shaw Bowen.
The Star Is an independent paper, an'1
4 Is in close touch with all that Is going
on in Washington. Its statemen: tha;
the prominent Republicans referred to
i by Bowen emphatlcally deny any ouch
Y agreement having been entered Into ls
backed by the statements OF the senators
themselves. The further statement that
. the World correspondent Is a sugar
trust lobbyist has been no secret.
Il Is also significant that some leading
Democratic; newspapers ore protesting
: against the attempt Of the Democratic
leaders In Congress 10 make OF the Ha-
: .waiian question party issue. We have
5 already seen from tho vote that was
taken In the house that q number OF
< Democratic members refused TO endorse
Z that policy and voted for annexation.
4 On this point the Chicago Post makes
4 the following sensible observation:
There is little antl-Hawaiian feeling
in the country. Fair-minded remo-
b Gratis and Independents recognize that
Y the war has changed the situation re-
Z garding Hawaii and that the objections
< TO annexation are far outwelghed by tho
S imperative practical arguments IL Its
I favor. The Democrats know Il. AMI
{. their attempt at making Hawaii n party
question Is not even shrewd polisi a.
y; The San Francisco Bulletin observes
Il that There seems to be nothing now IN
I the way az the annexation Of the Ha-
s5waiian Islands unless the sugar :ruet "a
4 TO be counted as an obstacle" The
s Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) thinks that
5ss:..t. Is to the scandal OF our times that
the impression exists throughout the
4 world that the sugar trust exercises n
z powerful influence on congressional leg
4 !slatlon Much Of the present opposition
n 10 Hawtian annexation Is generally as
cribed to that influence"
( 4. While the Intclligencer Is not always
willing to accept charges promlscuousy
Y made regarding Influences OF this sort In
! connection with legislation, withou. pos
tive evidence, one has to but note thu,
7 sources OF a considerable amount OF the
Opposition TO Hawaiian annexation 70
4 and something In tho way OF a confirm
/ Gtlon OF the sentiment which Is being 50
u freely Expressed Just now. !. "
Al we believe that many OF the oppo-
I ncnts TO the resolution are sincere, but It
\ will behoove those Democrats who are
Z jumping at this question MS a party is
4 sue. and who arc forever charging Re-
publican measures to the trusts. to do a
little BIZ! OF observing Just now. Tho