Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-27
MUST POSSESS HAWAII.
Islands Necessary to the Y. $. as a Base Of
Supplies.
THE MATTER COMES UP IN CONGRESS-
..,. Might Have Taken the Islands
Troops May be Sent There ana "'
shipped to the philippines.
-. vor,, NAV ga dispatch to

-, o,t nj the action OF the HhWaiiah
,o.,r,ent In allowing the United
states to make Honolulu basis OF sup
niles and naval operations in the Pa
ciic.
Your correspondent is informed on
tbe highest authority that two Euro
mean governments-France and Ger
many-through their consular repre-
sentatives In Honolulu have taken ac-
ton which is construed to indicate their
displeasure at the course of Hawaii.
They have not entered any formal pro-
test, but have inquired of the Ha-
waiian government what its attitude
would be during the war.
What reply, If any, the Hawaiian
government made to this inquiry, is not
yet known In Washington. 1t Is known
however, that the government in the
islands will not maintain neutrality, but
will allow the United States to use its
territory and harbor at Honolulu as
freely as If 1t were part of the United
States.
BY so doing the Hawaiian government
assumes the position of being prac-
tically an ally of the United States and
takes upon itself the responsibility for
this attitude.
AS far as il known here, the Spanish
consul in Honolulu still maintains his
relations with President Dole's govern
ment, but when the cruiser Charleston
and the transports bound for Manila
take on coal and provisions at Homo
lulu, 1t is believed he will protest EN-
phatically against 1t, and upon his pro-
test being disregarded, will sever his
connections with the government and
demand his passports.
President Mckinley realizes that IL
the Spanish consul should be Joined in
fs protest by the representatives of
other European governments there
would be grave complications with
those nations, and for this reason the
President Is mere than ever anxious
that Congress should lose no time In
formally annexing the islands to the
United States. so as to give Spain and
the other nations of Europe no ground
on which to base their protest.
President Mckinley has been strong
ly urged to take possession of the Islands
as military necessity, and If Congress
We're not In session. II is probable he
would do so. He is reluctant to take
any such action. however, while Con-
eress is in session. and while the ques-
ton of annexation is pending in that
body. ~
The military necessity exists, how
ever, and the admInistration will avail
itself OF privileges sgranted by the Ha-
waiian government to use the islands
as military and naval base. There
Is no escape from, doing so. in fact, ana
hut for the facilities for coaling and
provisioning the vessels and the trans
ports at Honolulu, the administration
would practically be compelled to aban-
don the Philippines and call Rear-Ad-
miral Dewey home, regardless of the
fact that by so doing 1t would leave a
condition of affairs In the Orient that
would be practically certain to bring on
European war.
SPANS power In the Philippines is
broken. Rear Admiral Dewey and his
fleet represent the supreme authority
there now. Should they be with
drawn, condition of affairs would
exist which would lead to landing of
forces by the warships of European
powers. Clashes of authority would
ensue and a conflict might break out
which would involve all Europe.
This being the case, the administra-
ton must reinforce Rear Admiral
Dewey, and In doing so, the Hawaiian
islands must be used as basis of sup
ply.
Some of the Presidents military and
naval advisers-among them 1t is said,
Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. Schofield, retired,
: urged that he should go n step
lul n and should hurry out large
iorcc of troops to Honolulu on aller
essels.wbich could not make t.. long
or trip between Honolulu and Manila,so
that upon the return of the first trans
ports from Manila to Honolulu, they
could carry out a second detachment
OF men without returning all the way
10 san Francisco, thus saving about
Three weeks on the round trip,
This plan would be adopted without
doubt II the islands had already been
annexed. and the desirability of its
adoption Is being strongly urged on
congress- as an argument for immedi-
ate annexation.
opponents of annexation in Con-
gress have been able thus far to pre-
vent any action, and they are conf
dent they will be able to force an .ad-
lournment. leaving the matter still
hung up, although there is a substan-
,lal majority for annexation in each
Speaker Reed still persists in his op-
position, and will not make any promi-
ses as to when he will allow the reso-
luton to come up or whether he will
ullow 1t to be considered at ALL
an effort has been made by some
OF the senators who are opposed to
u ,,ii,, TO reach an agreement
WIN senators who favor it, by which
inc war revenue bill is to reach an
tary vote on the understanding that
,le annexation matter is not to be
brought up at this session. They de-
Viate they have succeeded in this, and
lnat they VIII have majority against
considering the resolution even If 1t
hnould he passed by the House.
.Senator Davis. Senator Lodge and
pther leading annexationists insist
tnat the matter shall he brought up
anu lhey VIII try to make an arrange
.leht with the majority in the House
,dVorlhg annexation whereby the
fouse VIII refuse to agree to adjourn
meht until the Hawaiian matter Ia
disposed Of
CONGRESS TAKES UP THE
MATTER.
me Hawaiian annexation question, |
Whlch has been the subject of no little
concern about the Senate for the past
.eW days assumed definite shape In
me Senate today when Senators Lodge |
ana Morgan offered amendments to
me war revenue bill bearing directly |
nnon the subject.
senator Lodges's amendment Is in the |
words OF the Newl,Sids resolution and |
provides in direct terms for the an
hexation of the Islands. Senator |
L-ouge was seen Immediately after he |
aad sent his amendment to the desk |
thd announced 1t to be his purpose |
% press the amendment to the end.
Aenceforth." said he. "the two |