The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-23
NH|IE POUNDS AWAY
Attempting to Beat Hawaiian
Annexation to Death.
At VOCAL GYMNASTICS
Shows Difficulty of DefenseS
Subsidies For Pettigrew.

Washington, June 22-Opponents Of the
annexation of Hawaii again occupied the
attention of the senate today. Mr.. White
Dem, CALI resumed his speech, begun
yesterday. but after speaking two hours
yielded the cor to Mr.. Pettigrew Is. D.,
who discussed the resolutions for an
hiur and a half. Mr. White has not con-
rluded his speech, Mr. Pettigrew taking
up the argument If the resolutions mere
~ 10 afford him an opportunity to rest.
After concluding his presentation Of the
legal and legislative objections he had
urged against the resolutions, Mr.. White
entered upon a discussion of tho state
ment that the possession Of the Hawaiian
Islands was a military necessity to the
United States, particularly as the gov
eminent now hal important interests in
the Philippine Islands. He ridiculed the
!dea that the Hawaiian group was need
ed by this country as halfway station
to Manila. He pointed out that from
San Francisco is is AIS miles nearer to
Manila by way of Unalaska than via
Honolulu. He said too that IT had been
urged that the Hawaiian Islands were
needed as a defense Of the Nicaragua ca
nal. He thought it much more desirable
TO defend the canal from San FrnciscO,
which was only 200 miles from the ter
minus, or from San Diego, only 2, 200
miles away. At great length Mr.. White
ridiculed the statements of the naval and
military experts that the United States
ought to hold the Hawaiian group as a
military necessity, to prevent It's seizure
by any other nation, and 10 use it. as a
stepping stone across the Pacific. He
maintained that even If the arguments
of the experts were correct. the United
States possessing the islands would have
TO surround them with tremendous naval |
power to defend them in time of war.
NO one" declared Mr.. White. 'is seek |
ing for a fight with US, and never will. |
If the Pacific coast IS not well defended |
now, how will you make it easier to de- !
fend by acquiring other territory that |
also must be defended? If we consum- |
mate this scheme we will be told that we |
must have the Philippines, because Ha- !
vail is not worth much unless we can |
have something else 10 use it for. And |
when we have annexed the Philippines
we must have something else. SO we viii /
extend our action around the globe and |
enter upon an imperialstlc policy. Is it |
for a coaling station that we propose to |
change our policy? If so. let the govern
ment get our coaling station pearl Har-
boD and let the government of the Ha-
waiian Islands proceed to work out its
destiny, whatever that may be. If we !
need a coaling station in the Hawaiian |
Islands it does not follow that we need |
the islands. IF we need n coaIing sta
ton in China, 1t does not follow that we
need the entire Chinese empire
Nj. White maintained that there would
be no impropriety in this nation entering
q protest against any other nation inter
fering with the present government of
Hawaii. and in face of such protest no
nation would interfere. fl
Shortly after 3 o'clock Mr.. White an
nounced that he was much fatigued and
yielded the cor to Mr.. Pettigrew Is. d..
Mr.. White viii proceed with his speech
tomorrow. Mr.. Hoar (Aiass) made an
effort to secure consent to- vote upon the
conference report on the bankruptcy bill |
without debate. but objection was made.
In beginning his discussion of the Ha-
waiian resolutions, Mr.. Pettigrew said he
presumed the homestead provision had
been stricken from the Indian bill for rea-
sons Of economy. yet $1O0O0.0oo in duties
was to be RENTED on Hawaiian sugar
and other Hawaiian products. all of
which was in favor OF Asiatic labor. "I
had hoped said he, that the question
Of adopting a policy of annexation. a poll
ley of imperialism. might be set aside
until the present war is over. Instead of
that, however. we are being propelled to
an issue by an interest which has crowd
ad around this capitol for years. that Of
the Sugar trust. We are to be forced 10
action"
Mr.. Pettigrew maintained that the ter
ritory of the United States was already
large enough, and he believed it his duty
TO resist the acquisition of any territory
as inhabited by a people far inferior TO
ours or SO located as to require a navy