The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-24

Inevitable Result.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Diseussion
~ The senate of the Hawaiian annexa-
Ion question was interrupted today by
Mr' fawlins. Of Utah. with a speech
~ wnich he criticised vigorously the
report on the Indian appronria tion hill
| Whlch acknowledges the rights IF In
| uldllS 10 lease mineral lands on their
| reservations. He declared that II was
lar graVer matter than the annexa-
| tlon OF the Hawaiian islands as II
| would involve the c5ssion to the Indians
OF mineral rights in territory exceed
ing 50,O0o,000 acres of land, not includ
ing the territory CT Alaska. He charged
tnat SPECTATORS had obtained. already
leases 10 much Of these lands, and if
Tie provision proposed by the commit
tee were adopted the government would
lose tens of millions Of dollars.
Inc resolution offered yesterday Nv
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, directing the
committee on public lands to >investi-
s S the orf1cial conduct OF Special
Ascent c. M. Schlierhoz. who is charge
with unlawfully Selling timber. was
again considered and referred to a com
mittee.
HAWAIIAN TALK.
i AT 1 O'Clock the Hawaiian resolution
was called up and Mr.. Pettigrew. of
South Dakota, resumed his speech in
opposition, addressing the senate for
about two hours. In the course of mis-
argument he maintained that the har-
DOT or K1ska, on the island Of Great
IAlska, owned by the United States.
would make much better coaIing sta
.i'h LOT our navy than Honolulu as
u was In more direct line from this
country to the Philippines than the
hawaiian Islands. and more than a
Thousand miles nearer Mr.. Pettigrew
SalC That annexation was desired be-
cause OF the sentiment that it was the
manifest destiny of the United Statft
to extend its territory 1t was manifest
destiny, he said, that had committed
more CRIME and had doIe more to CD
press the people than any other thins
IN the history of the world
Continuing, Mr.. Pettgrew maintained
lhat questions of annexation involving
an entire change in the traditional pol
ICY or the government ought not to be
forced to consideration at such time
as this.
Let US fight out the war upon which
we are all agreed" said he, land then.
at the close of the war, we can discuss
this policy of Imperialism in the full
light of facts"
Although he had not concluded his
speech, Mr. Pettigrew, on account of
fatigue, yielded the floor to Mr.. Nc
Emery Dem., Lao, who presented a
constitutional argument against annex
alton
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
My opinion" said he in beginning
is that this is one of the most i'm
portant questions ever presented 20 the
senate, one of the most important that
ever confronted the American people.
In it's solution is involved the whole
future Of this government, it's social
and political destiny. There is threat
ened to be a change if not an utter
wrecking of our institutions When we
take from our government its consti-
tutlonal prop, it is only a question of
time until the entire social and political
fabric falls to ruin"
Mr. McEnery said that the conditions
IN Hawaii after annexation would be an
exaggeration of the condition of the
South during the days of reconstruct
tlon 1t would be Overrun, he declared
with criminals and with social and DO
litical adventures. There would be
on the Islands carnival of crime and
debauchery that would be a disgrace to
our people and our government Very
soon, he thought, Hawaii would seek
admission as state and this rotten
borough, Oriental, ignorant and corrupt
would be sending Representatives here
to assist in the election of president
Of the United States"
DANGEROUS BEGINNING.
This annexation of Hawaii. too.
would be only the beginning of the ex-
tension of our territory, he continued.
The Philippines would follow, then
Cuba. Porto Rico, and the Canaries
and the remaining colonial possessions
OF Spain, and very shortly we shall
nave an excuse to wrest the Azores
the MadeiraS and Cape Verde islands
from Portugal.
Foreign complications cannot, in
these circumstances. be avoided. Al
ready we are facing foreign troubles
In the Philippines. The result will be
that this country will become an armed
camp. Instead Of having LIE, 900 men
at Chickamauga, Tampa and Mobile
every village in the land will have it's
troops ready to repel foreign foe.
We will be worse off even than Ger
many, where every hamlet is occupied
by soldiers. We will become weak and
exhausted by continual war"
At this poin Mr. McEnery yielded to
Mr.. Jones (Nev). who favorably re-
ported the resolution authorizing the
committee on public lands to investi-
gate the official conduct of Special
Agent G.. M. Schielholz. The reso,u-
ton was so modified as to make the
investigation discretionary with the
public lands committee. and then