Evening star., 1898-06-15

ernment they said, Not another dollar
goes from our treasury to pay woman
who wants to overturn a republican form
OF government. But they have been pay
Ing little Kaiulani, who is the heir appar-
ent to the throne, $500 year from the
treasury of the republic, and a few weeks
magnanimity."
Mr.. Wheeler Ky.)-"Have we got to do
that If We take the island?"'
Mr. Berry-'No, do not think we havs
got to do 1t, but think it would be good
thing to do
Mr.. Wheeler Ry)-"Are they going to
steal all these peoples property and give
them nothing in return?'
Mr.. Berry-"Oh, the gentleman will find
plenty there. There is Eot an acre of land
in Kentucky that will produce one-half
what the land in those islands will pro-
duce. 1 have seen fourteen tons of sugar
produced from one acre of land in the Ha-
Wai1an Islands, and that sugar was worth
SSO ton. You cannot equal such product
as that on the land in Kentucky or any
other state. Standing there as 1t does upon
the line of the tropics, bathing one foot in
the waters of the tropics and the other in
the waters of the temperate zons, it is tie
most beautiful and lovable spot upon which
nave ever seen the sun shine. 1t beats
everything that l have ever seen. You may
stand at the base of the mountain with
every variety of tropical verdure about you
and look up to the peaks crowned with per-
petual snow.
You can have any climate you please
without going more than four or five miles.
Now l have document here containing
some information which l have obtained
from the coast and geodetic survey, and l
should like to call the attention of my
friend from Arkansas (Mr. Dinsmore) to 1t,
but l understand that some democrats say
that all these departments here are on the
side OF this scheme as though every man
connected with the government was trying
to do wrong, and that nothing can be
believed that comes from any part Of it,
The CnnnfbnIs and the Speaker.
In the course of Mr.. Berry's remarks. in
referring to utterance made by another
member, Mr.. Berry said:
Now that sounds very much like the
argument of my friend, the gentleman from
Missouri CMr Clark, in talking about a
Cannibal islander as representative upon
this foor, with cleaning teeth and savage
eye, who. he said, would look upon the
Speaker as good to eat"
DO you think it would alarm the people
very much" interrupted Mr.. Clark, IF the
cannibals did get Mr.. Reed?''
We'll, that is a question you and Mr.
Reed can settle for yourselves, replied
Mr.. Berry. You and Mr.. Reed being to-
gether upon this proposition, suppose you
can determine that question better than
can"
Mr.. Berry said he believed that nine out
OF ten democrats in the country favor the
annexation of Hawaii and he dill not pro-
he said he was not ASHAMED to do a thing
which he thought to be right simply be-
cause the republican Iarty is for it.
The AIeutinn Islands Route
Up in the region Of which the gentleman
from Arkansas spoke" said Mr.. Berry,
later in his speech, Sin the extension of the
A!eutian Islands toward the Asiatic shore,
there are heavy currents. Ther, Is the
great ocean tide that sweeps from Japan
toward the Bering sea. which, striking the
lower temperature of that region, makes it
sc densely foggy that navigation in that
country. is not safe at all. Consequently it
Is very rarely used. That accounts for the
whole milk in the cocoanut Yet the gen.
tleman brings in here sort of triangle, to
demonstrate that to go from San Francisco
up to the Aleutian Islands AMI down
toward the Asiatic coast woul dbe better
than any other route. 1 think he had bet
ter communicate that to the department in
the treasury which has charge of these
matters of the surveying of the waters and
things like that 1t might become very use
full to the government and to our seafaring
interests.
Ready for Germany.
"Ths guns that opened in Manila bay the
other day meant something to this country.
Suppose that we had been fighting a
stronger power than Spain and that our
and had been compelled to return to the
United States for protection or repair. How
gladly would they have welcomed the little
Hawaiian Islands, with the flag of the
United States above them, AS harbor to
which they could go in their distress. And
1t is not impossible that that may come yet.
Il understand that Germany is standing
there at Manila with a petition from her
citizens there that she bring her fleet into
line; and now that we have got our fighting
clothes on, do not know that there is any
better time to settle with the Emperor Of
Germany than right at this time We have
got 15S ships in commission, and If she
wants to interfere with the legitimate
rights of this government, whether by arms
or by treaty, then l say We are as ready
now with seventy-five millions of people to
meet her or anybody else as We ever shall
be in the history Of this count:y." TAP
plause)
Now 1 want to say that when we look
at the map ard see the journey Of 1900
miles that the Oregon made, and remember
that the dispatches were announcing every
day that perhaps the enemy would meet
her and destroy her, the necessity for the
Nicaragua canal becomes plainly apparent.
1t must be built; it will be built. The in
telligence of the American people will build
that canal. With the Island Of Cuba lying
in the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico, with
the Windward passage on one SIDE with
the Island of Porto Rico lying little fur
ther down, with the Mona passage lying
upon one side, and one other passage upon
the other side, those islands become indis
pensable, either as a part Of our country
or in the hands of a people who are
friendly to the future of this country. And
with the Nicaragua canal built, the Ha-
waiian Islands, lying in the track of COM
merce with Asia, whether from our own
country or from Europe, destined to be-
come the greatest commerce of the world,
cannot for the life of me see how any
man can oppose the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands. Benton said many years
ago that with the railways crossing this
continent that commerce would be the
greatest we ever had, and we shall at an
early day find a trade of millions and mil
lions of dollars with Asia, pouring into our
Golfers untold wealth, making our people
rich and prosperous. Believing that to be
true. believe in the Nicaragua canal
Il believe in the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands. as resting place in the
journey across to Asia, ahd l believe that
with these things accomplished the future
of this country is bright beyond picture"
Appiause)
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