Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-01-20


China, predicting that tic time was
not far distant when the great nations
Of Europe would, ii they were not
checked. control tie entire Asiatie
sgaboard.
Washington. Jal. Ex-senator Dayis
continued and completed bis speech in
the executive session of the senate on
the Hawaiian treaty, and was fol-
lowed by Senator Allen of Nebraska,
who spoke in opposition.
Mr.. Davis speech was devoted large
ly TO a presentation of the strategic
features of annexation. He displayed
n chart in front OF the presiding Of
fieer's platform showing the location
Of Hawaii relative TO this country and
TO Asia. One of the points brought
out with considerable elaboration was
tho probable effect on the N~icaraguan
canal of the occupation of the islands
by ONE foreign powers. He illustrate
ea by a reference to the map, showing
that Hawaii was in a straight line be-
tween the western terminus of the
canal and Japan and China. The ma
ton. he said, which controls Hawaii
win control the great gateway OF
commerce. as the guns planted on
Hawaii would be pointed directly at
the mouth Of the canal. Mr.. Davis
ridicrled the objection made by Japan
that the addition of Hawaii as United
States territory would work a viola
ton CT Japan's treaty rights in the
islands. He said In reply to this OH
iecticn that all rights would doubtless
be protected, and instanced the crea-
ton of the German empire as showing
the effect of annexation upon the
treaties of various countries which
enter into a consolidation.
The last half hour of Senator Davis
speech was devoted to a recapitula-
ton of the subject, in which he dwelt
at considerable length and portrayed
in strong terms the origin and close of
great wars, which was intended to IL
lustrate the probable result of present
operations in Chinese waters.
When Senator Davis took his seat he
was congratulated by almost every
senator present upon the force Of his
argument. the th~Oroughness of his re-
search and the brilliancy of his pre-
Sentation of facts. Both Senator's
IIoar and Mason were heard to re-
mark that it was 4 great pity that the
rules OF an executive session prevented
the publication of the entire document.
Senator Ailen's speech in opposition
to the treaty was comparatively brief.
Washington. Jan. 70. The house
passed an urgency deficiency bill car
rying $1,7i1,S43. One of the items,
authorizing n further expenditure of
$4,000 for the soldiers home at Dan
vile. Ill.,. for which $f5o.000 was APP
propriated in the last sundry civil bill,
was used by Mr.. dArmond Dem.,
Mo- as a basis for a bitter personal
attack upon Chairman Cannon, whose
home is mt Danville. There was also
n lively debate over the provision in
the bill requiring the owners of bullion
hereafter to pay the cost of transport
ing bullion from assay offices to the
minis. A motion TO strike this pr0viso
from the bill was defeated.
On motion of Mr.. Bell of Colorado
an amendment was adopted provid-
ing for the survey and establishment
of the eastern boundary line Of the
Southern Ute reservation In Colorado.
Without further amendment the bill
was passed. Mr.. Hit. from the for
eign affairs COMMITTEES, reported the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill and at 4:45 the house adjourned.
Washington, Jan. IA. The senate
did not make great progress with the
Hawaiian annexation treaty. Several
speeches were delivered, but in every
instance the speakers announced that
the remarks were merely preliminary
to what they should say before the
close of the debate. The executive
session opened shortly after ! o'clock
with Senator White on the floor, but
Senator Stewart interrupted and 9th
ers cut the California senator out OF
the discussion. Those who spoke were
Senator Stewart, Frye and Morgan.
Senator Stewart supported the treaty
and was the first senator to discuss
the question OF sugar in connection
with the subject. Senator Frye spoke
upon the commercial and military as
poets which annexation presented In
favor of the United States. Upon the
merits of the case he considered Ha-
wall as necessary to the commerce OF