The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
FIGHTING HAWAII HARD.
OPPONENTS OF THE ANNEXATION
TREATY CLAIM SUCCESS.
Thurston OF NEBRASKA Makes . Speech Against
the Ratification OF the T~reatJ-Lodro Rz-
pIn,ns the Attitude or Meet suEnr Men
MorEnn,s Plan Nay Ne Taken UP.

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pin,us the Attitude or Meet suEnr Men
MorEnn's Plan Nay Ne Taken UP.
WASHINGTON, Feb. latter to-day's execu.
tive session Of the Senate several Republican
Senators who have been set down as supporters
of the Hawaiian treaty made the positive
statement that 1t would be impossible to
secure tho sixty votes necessary for
ratification. These Senators, although not
actively opposing the treaty. would DO
quite willing to SEQ it rejected. and they
evidently gave out the intimation Of its defeat
for the purpose Of counteracting tho claim OF
Chairman Davis Of tho Foreign Relations Com
mittee and other strong advocates of the treaty
that the necessary two-thirds vote had been
pledged for ratification. II the Senators
who predict the defoat Of the treaty
are expressing their honest opinion there
10 no hope OF its ratification. and as soon ne its
friends become convinced of this they will turn
their attention to securing the passage of tho
Morgan joint resolution providing for annexa-
ton by the legislati, o action of the two houses.
A majority vote only 10 necessary for the enact.
ment Of such a joint resolution. This majority
could be obtained readily In the Senate. although
the action of the House OF Representatives 10
p~roblematical.
There is only one Republican Senator openly
and decidedly opposed to the ratification of the
treaty. This Is Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, Tho
Father of the Senate" and 1t 10 understood that
he has expressed o willingness to make his oppo-
sition manifest merely by withholding his vote in
stead Of voting against ratification. The treaty's
friends necessarily count upon all other Repub-
lican Senator's, but that they are taking much
for granted Is shown by tho fact that ut least
two or three of the Republicans who to-day pre-
dicted the defeat Of tho treaty are determined to
vote against it II. indeed. it 10 ever allowed to
come to q vote.
The plan now on foot to defeat the treaty 10
Endorsed by several Of the so-called bimetallio
Republicans who by some method Of reasoning
think their currency legislation schemes will be
better advanced by keeping tho treaty dangling
in tho Senate. This coterie of Senators have
already limited to Senator Davis. in charge Of
tho treaty .thatit would be wise for him to refrain
from pressing 1t to q vote, and their statement
aScstion is born Of their knowledge that they
have an understanding by which 1t is TO be de,
lnys ID. P 9PssPS. ss.1 and tSi fpPall Ezo aitfn in SOME nc R waa
emphasize their antagonism to the Administra-
ton, and espsscially to the financial recon.
s seanss shs %ss SpP Pss To- PRESET ss sss .rs easlifb5S 81. s shi
9 f9ssss IN Il tRe ies stf Ssz @ {, b saS s1 Il % : Vot O. t as
lean Senators who Voted IN support S,i Of the Tel:
Ter resolution Is necessary to the ratification Of
e eo1 ssiHisddyt 10 heed their pdvis WIN pf''A'' 10
,s -Four rs, hSq II . wsrs E Nv na. e INC to.S a,sous ssoato OF
w I fssS q o sI sasia.i Who oI spope t IN OPPOSITION asRa'S 70
ratification. held the floor at tho hour Of ad-
F 1S% 81 o. % q Ssbras s.s'S %as the ss'i aPst . ssaSsS.
He has boon opposed to the treaty from the
official statement p sscretary' Of HigrieaI;
would mot affect the sugar beet Industry OF the
s sser. Re T. has sN nos. i aas Y hs arra Aspa asainsi h sssi.
fcation to-day, and even went % far as TO
, %sf ssss, i05 be Dds Rsslsa s ansi, ' ashs s, ssmosSSo Ct
OF Washington be cleared somewhat" evidently
a %sfPi PFe b d tals b ts s1 " h ass sEe1 sSo 1iia S syss
s taken s,t MS Is Ne dePTHf1s nrs,on from ON. M WSshbip9s tfshon The
sible that senator Thprston may haye
Nebraska and other States Ss' would also have de-.
aid not oGpisin the motion H%H in that way. How W
ever, IL was voted down on . viva voce vote
"q M sn Th sssseSr w wsnf fo III . we'd S Sy ssR snssor Plat
OF Connecticut, who made q logical srRument
fnp favo 6ae Of S ss1iasatieS Of and 1a awe. S sns e pe osbSs
reasons, why he favored the treaty. the state
ment that it is being opposed by the so-called
MT; Plat was follewed BY the Senator from
the south Dakota Senator cited as q reason why
he opposed the treaty the alleged fact that the
very bitter speech. and drew upon his personal
observations in Hawaii. which he visited last
fall. to furnish arguments in favor of his attl-
cs M; PettigEsw was followed By Mr.; White Of
fSelsSfR.sl INC co nsMty faSStHa SnairRsn OF w ths
1 mex in HAWAII sRaffe s 6 sss @%SPSaii ts said. To would aRi
he auainaI all nranahnnf n hainn N
asaiSSei Fstiaestloa sS ON Various sG sroun ns ' Wssa
vote, and the discussion viii be renewed daily
In the intervals In the consideration of appro-
priation bills and other matters Of pressing i'm.
portance.
been enc called aIIsht 10 tS be- 1 reSo 5rtsn from H1 o%a ih6s"e of h tSs
trouble between the beet, sugar manufacturer
S seiie Ssss tSst is Is IN I S sshsns o. s sse Ssst t sSass
men TO defeat annexation. and at the same time
bleed the Nebraska farmers.
all the contracts Of the company this year
have a clause inserted to the effect that II the
Of beets shall receive only $3.50 per ton. Other.
wise the price paid last year, 81 per ton. shall
s S1stn,i' t ana t 1asR Bsss k ss / h 70 sasRI ah Sss
declared officially that no sugar beets shall
i HS t tais9 Sa IN 'a aSa sssas th 1saSy f Il The T coSte 1snsr nls
n nSsr accepted T. . oniy one Of their factories will be
Ut- ~ tAS ohboA "
They have no reason TO reduce the price of beets
L. anything contained In the Hawaiian treaty.
The annexation of Hawaii cannot affect
them in the least as compared with last
years conditions. The sugar from Hawaii comes
In Tree now under the reciprocity treaty, and no
more OF 1t will come In after annexation than at
present. II the company can afford TO pay VI u
TON under existing conditions II can afford TO
pay The same price after the ratification OF the
treaty, Its purpose apparently Is to reduce the
price or beots to the farmers under threat of the
evils to arise from Hawaiian annexation and at
The same time arouse n feeling among the farm
ers unfayorable to annexation on tho entirely
raise ground that annexation will change exist
ing conditions.
1t 10 gratifying to know that the farmers do.
cine 10 be treated in this way. This action OF
the sugar manufacturers Is Of a piece with what
lhty attempted In Virginia, where they tried to
Eet the state to give them conyicts for work on
tho beet sugar plantations which were TO spring
~ as q result OF the establishment OF factories
there. They were going to build up q new in"
dustry and then have the labor performed by
Gonyicts-lo which, the Virginia Legislature no.
FUSED 70 assent. They seem to have as tender a
regard for the Walfare Of the farmer s In Xir-