The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-22
NATION IS DAFT.
WHITE IN OPPOSITION.


AT the conclusion of Mr.. MitchelPs
speech, Mr. White of California, the
leader of the opponents to annexation
stook the floor. A call for a quorum by
Y Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas developed the
presence of 81 senators.
Mr.. White maintained that the ques-
ton pending was not only of vital i'm
portance, bur the issues presented with
it deserved and ought to have the care
full consideration of all He declared
that territory had been acquired by
treaty. but in no case had territory
been acquired by such a monstrouS
piece OF folly and contradiction" as
was the pending resolution. The reso-
luton, he said. declared that there had
been a cesslcn which Angress was to
accept, ratify and confirm He de-
manded to know what cession had been
made and what lawyer in the senate
would state that there had been a ces-
sion. He maintained that there had
been no cesSion, as there could not
have been without the concurrence of
both parties.
Il would be ashamed of this senate .
declared Mr.. White, if it should pass
the pending resolution, containing such
a contradiction of names. I should be
ashamed Of the senate if it should adopt
a declaration OF a cession that had
EeVer existed as a fact"
TNCIGlEliS 10 lIl- pOSSlDllllN VI d1lllN2A-
alton of the Hawaiian islands by legis-
lative action. Mr.. White contended that
the executive would be justified in TAX
ing possession of foreign territory only.
as an act OF war, and only from the
enemy.
Mr.. White gave some attention to the
possibility of the Hawaiian islands be
coming state of the Union in case Of
their annexation, and congratulated the
country upon the fact that no one had
been found TO contend for this right.
He characterized the conditions on
the islands as a Heterogeneous compound
of manifest inefficiency. He contended
that there were other questions than
the annexation of Hawaii involved in
the present discussion. He referred to
the assertion that the American flag,
once unfUrled in a. country, could not
be taken down, and recommended that
whether this was true must depend
upon the circumstances under which il
was raised. II must depend upon
whether it is justly or Unjustly raised.
If planted as a result of uncalled for
invasion, and in a spirit of conquest,
and of rapine and murder. it could be
maintained but if planted on foreign
soil under proper and patriotic circum-
stances, it must be maintained there, if
TO do so should cost the country its
greatest strength, its most powerful
effort, and the best blood of the ma
ton.
MAD RACE FOR CONQUEST.
Mr.. White read, among other things,
an elucidation of the Monroe doctrine,
and then said: In this mad race for
power, in this mad race for conquest of
territory, let US consider most carefully
the doctrine of Monroe. 1t is idle for
senators TO say we must extend our
domination over the world. In enun-
ciating the Monroe doctrine, we an
nounced that we desired no interior
eDce Of European powers with affairs
iE this hemisphere, but by those who
framed that doctrine il had in cOntem-
plation that we ourselves had no in !
tention to interfere with territorial pos
sessions outside of this hemisphere.
The acquisition of the Hawaiian !
islands would be the entering wedge Of |
that imperialistic policy which is as |
foreign to the purposes in view when |
this government was organized as were |
the purposes of the most despotic gov |
eminent on earth to our system.
JAPANESE INTERFERENCE
In the course of his speech, Mr.. White |
had read by the clerk a protest of the
Japanese minister TO this country
against the arguments and conclusions |
OF the foreign relations committee as
treaty. The particular object of the
minister's criticism was the statement
of the committee concerning the pur-
pose of the japanese government to
interfere in Hawaiian affairs. AS the
clerk was about completing the read
ing of the document, Mr.. Morgan rose
and Indignantly commented upon such
a criticism of the senate committee. He
declared that no foreign minister had
any right TO send to the senate such
an attack upon senator's
Mr. White said the minister had not
sent the document TO the senate. He
had brought it himself.
rs it an official paper?'' inquired Mr..
Morgan.
1T has been fled" replied Mr.. White.
u have presented it here. and have
used it as part OF my remarks. 1t is
apostle and relevant to the. conciu-
stems of the committee Oh foreign rela-
ions"
well, what 1 complain Of" contin-
led ME-. Morgan, lis that the sec, etary