The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-20
lei SPEAKING FOR HAWAII
"ov@sn says Cleveland Favored An
nexsffcn-Tribuset to Def@-Hos-
otufu 30 he q Grraf Port

WASHINGTON. Jar. fs-yorxaa cor
Sanued MS speech In advocacy Of tn ret6-
ucatiSE OF the Hawaiian annexation
UssFy IN the executive s.ssssr .. rhs sea-
the session thar he ~rons n1y would re48irs
ere more day IN Ehlen 70 ceznplete MS
presentation Of the case
morgan dealt today with the questions
Oh fne agricultural and commercial rosEs-
blAflss OF the islands Win tHe present
government. and with TIE positions Of ths
residents % the island ON tbs question 81
annexation. FSe repeated his assertion
that President Cleveland vas favorable 20
the acquisition OF the islands aud ex-
pressed si1e opinion that il was the intea-
usn 70 have restored Queen LsIme.zis n
and 70 have negotiated wfth hsr a treaty
or arnexsti ton. lie sla5e-st.a mis- vters al
considerable length. ayisg thas wbIs NJ
believed Il was Lr C;evsIan6s intention
20 snneS the islands. ne naturally
changed bis intention to 10 this through
sae rSstersas7 81 the queen. WIEN she
E1a6e known her bicsx-thirsty disposition
toward these via rad ds,nrones r.r. Hs
expressed fhs opinion that Mr.. Clsvsiand
would sever nave takeh such \ positive
position AZ he did take ssainai the Dels
government. ard In opposition 70 anssxs-
ten. bat for the sntagonist.e report Of
Commissioner Biouas.
The senator was interrupted az this
point by two or three senator's whe were
opposed 70 the treaty. wno wanted TO
Know u il was not tTue that Cleveland
rad Withdrawn the treaty OF annexation
rrsAs by the Harrison administrator. He
admitted that this va. the case saying
that il wa. matter Of record, but he
etiH conten6es that under circumstances
entirely 20 his liking Cleveland wsuId
have supported annexation. Morgan mad
been convinced from private interviews
with the ex-pr-sident that ne not only
believed IN the wisdom OF annexation OF
Hawaii but that he also would have rec
commended the annexation OF Cuba under
right conditions
Morgan took up the criticisms OF the
government OF Hawaii. defending IT Ia
strong terms and eglogizinr MIR Dole
As one or the most competent rulers of
the time. He reviewed ar. nole's history
and said that that gentismans record
showed that ha would be credi1able head
Of any nation. He cantroverted the IDEA
that the government 1as. as had been
charged, a missionary government claim
ing that IL was stsunch and enterrrising
and abreast % the times. He said that
the people naturally sought q close ALI
asice with the United States because they
had always had the friendship and sup
Port Of the people OF thIs country.
spanking 81 the resources Of the ISL
anfs. Mr.. Morgan said they were mani
fold and that the .inns would came when
they would produce enough coffee 10 sup
ply the demands Of all the people OF the
United States. while the sugar production
has already reached it's limit. He esti-
mated shst there were at least lis sos
acres Of land on the islands adapted 70
the growth OF coffee. ard said that in
dustry Was rapidly developing He
thought at least $50 tons OF coffee would
be expaFted frem The islands during the
present year.
He concluded that the resources OF thu
country were sQrh 20 insure very
prosperous future. and predicted that
Honelulu would some time in the not dis
tsrt future attain 70 great comm>rcisi
Importance. equal in All rroba oilitv 10
that Of Hongkong ar other cities OF equal
magnitude.