The times., 1898-06-25
0PPONEh IS Of ANNE EXAT|0N
Hawaii's Friends Will Deal With
Them Summarily.
ThE DAY OF GRACE IS PASSED
Lengthy Sessions of the Senate are
Calculated to Defeat the Ends of
the Fiiibuster-Significa State
ments Made by the Captain Gem
eral of the Canadian Foot Guards.

Hawaiian annexation moved forward
pace yesterday in the Senate. Up to this
time there has been no antagonism to the
shifting methods of the opponents OF an
neXation in yielding the floor to each
other in the midst OF long speeches. in
order to divide up the burden and prolong
with greater ease their hopeless strug-
gle. Their day of grace is past, however.
and beginning with today the screws
will begin to be frightened. Here
after a gradual but ever increasing and
Irresistible pressure Will be brought TO
bear in the shape of the length of the
daily sessions. Today's session will begin
at II o'clock and last until g.
No speeches have been made in refuta-
tion of the statements of those opposing
annexation, but Senator Morgan yester-
day requested the printing of state
ment which, coming as 1t does from high
authority, refutes she so often uttered as
sertions that mo other power wants the
Hawaiian islands," and that the United
States does not need them as a protec-
tive measure Of for base of naval oc-
ton"
The document which Senator Morgan
obtained consent 10 have printed is a let
ter from Chief Engineer Melville, and con-
tains an extract from paper prepared
for the Royal United Service Institute of
| London by Capt. Winters. captain general
of the Canadian Foot Guards
| The extract relates to the value of the
| Hawaiian Islands, not only strategicauy.
in the defense of our coast, but also COM
mercially, in their protection of The great
| trade routes OF the Pacific Ocean.
Referring 10 the sea road between Hong
| Kong and Victoria. B. C., and Australia
via Hawaii, Capt. Winters says:
Both these routes, under normal con-
! ditions during peace, would be classed
! as OF lesser Importance, but in the event
! OE ---"~ the control OF both of them
would be Of the greatest value to Britain
49,, -H., 80. tue further portion
/ OF the Canadian transcontinental route
one of the two great alternatives to the
! Orient in the event of the Suez route
/ being blocked or impracticable. The
! trade from Hong Kong and Yokohama e
! Victoria is constantly expanding. and
| will. no doubt ere long necessitate more
steamers in connection with the Canadian
| Pacific Railways 'empresSes.' Thess
three really fine vessels are all under ad-
miralty subsidy and regulation and car
be counted on TO do a good deal toward:
| taking care of, themselves in case o
| trouble The run from Victoria to sgd.
ney is a long one, and, as yet few re
| gular liners are the route An impor
/ tant feature in connection with theSt
waters is the probable annexation Of Ha.
wall TO the United States and the conse
Guent possibility at any time OF fndinl
the Islands hostile to US as they wer,
gFAF@
and explorer, Capt Cook. r. N Dis
covered by our officers, and long friendly
disposed towards our Government dur
ing the early part of this century. IL doe.
seem remarkable that these fertile isl
lands should have been allowed to quietly
slip through our hands into those Of
few Yankee adventurers.
"Of recent years their strategic value
has been enhanced tenfold. They shoul,
be our coaIing station and cable pier in
the Pacific; but as they are not and their
value has been grasped and appreciated
by others, we shall have 10 make the best
of smaller and less valuable islands fol-
our purpose. It is too bad. though. that
the Sandwich Islands do not float the
Union Jack today"
Mr.. Melville then adds the following
comment:
1T will be noted that while the essay
tSt prOphesieS that in the event Of wa
the control of both OF these routes viii
be of the greatest value to Britain h
foresees as well as the lion in the patti
IF this control, the Hawaiian Island
under the flag of the United States
those islands whose strategic value il
recent years he says, has been enhance,
tenfold;' and which he adds Should b
Britain's coaling station and cable pie
in the Pacific
The es5ayist's testimony is who'll,
frank; it is surely disinterested; and is Il
entire accord with that of every nava
and military expert who has given hi
views upon question which, al thi
time. concerns so vitality not only the de
fense Of our western coast. but the ex
pansion of our commerce through the isl
and groups of the Pacific and upon tn
great Asian littoral beyond.
After the morning business had beer
finished, Mr.. McEnery took the floor anC
resumed his speech of the day previous
He began by reading a lengthy state
ment describing the leprosy colony o
the islands.
Mr.. McEnery said he regretted to know
that any Democrats were in favor of tn,
that the outcome of it would be the pro
the complete destruction of the Demo
cratic party, together with all hopes o
ever again returning to the desi :ra BIZ
monetary basis of 16 to l.
He thought that it was a faIlacy to ar