The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-06-21
HAWAII GETS A RUN.
Continued From First Psse)


whether. if the Hawaiian governmen,
made cession OF territory to this coun-
try without treaty. the congress could
not accep itt.
Mr.. Bacon, = reply. maintained that
such ncceptane would require the assent
of the treaty making powers
MIR. Foraker inquired Of Mr. Bacon
whether 1t would not be competent for
congress to prescribe by law certain
terms and conditions on which any inde-
pendent government could become a part
Of the United states and whether. Cthe
terms having been complied WITH con
srcss might not declare the territory an
neXcd
II answer the senator yes" replied Mr..
Bacon, 'if you absolutely nuliify the con-
sutution of the United States"
In concluding his speech Mr Bacon said
that if the senate passed the pending
resolution congress would enter upon a
revolution which would raise the flag of
the United states over "a country whose
people were essentially different from
our people. revolution too, in which the
senate because the majority has the
power. would surrender its treaty max
ing power
SENATOR TELLER WAKES ELOQUENT
Mr. Teller said that while be had no de-
sire to discuss the question at length, he
wanted TO call attention TO the false as
sumption Of MIR. Bacon that there was
some constitutional barrier TO annexation
10y act OF congress. lie was not ofaid. he
said, that the common sense and patrio-
tsm OF the American ucpp'e W ,uld lea I
the government 10 acquire undesirable
territory. Il was reelection upon the
people to intimate that tLcy clu;d net
rust themselves.
j do not know" said Hr Teller. what
the present war will bring 90 us. l CON
foss that ! would not have been uuhmd-
ly disposed towards a postpcuement OF
this discussion until we could ascertain
what The issue Is TO be- and what otncT
questions may be presented to us.
"But. Mr President YOU cannot maxi
the American people believe that the gov
ernment Of the United states Is not capa
BILE of exercising the powers Of control q
the Philippines or In any other part of tn
world, or that we cannot give to tina
people a government infinitely better thai
they have had there for 200 years Yo'
| cannot make the American people bellev
| that freedom and Thirty will be a mean
Of harm to the people who are asked d
| take their snare In IT,
| 81 don't know what the war will brln
to us. but I do believe that wherever ou
Dag files by right of conquest or by tn
consent Of the people, there It will re
main And the party or the men VIII
propose to take it down viii have to reck
on with the American people"
Mr.. white inquired of Mr.. Davis II h
desired to proceed further with the Dc
bate today.
| Mr.. White instantly moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Davis asked for the yea and nay
The motion was dcfeated-i to l5
Mr. White expressed the opinion tha
for the first day OF the debate the senai
had done pretty wen. lie expected {
proceed today. lie suggested, therefore
| that Mr.. Davis move an executive session
| Pending the disposition OF the motion
, which Mr.. Davis made az once, some ron
| Tine business was transacted.
A resolution concerning the purchase q
| law books, books Of reference ana work
for the military Information bureau OF IA
war department, was adopted
The senate then. at 5;35 p. m. went int
executive session, and at 5:ij p. m. ad
| iDurncd.