Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-09

senator Pettigrew Speaks on IL
Hawaiian Treaty..

senator Pettfgrew Speaks on the
Hawaiian Treaty.
The only speaker on the Hawaiian an
nexation treaty in the executive session of
the Senate yesterday afternoon was Sem
ator Pettigrew of South Dakota. Mr.
Pettigrew opposed the treaty, resuming
his speech where he had left off a week
ago. taking up the line of his argument
| in connection with his assertions concern
Ing the area and population of the islands
He asserted that the area capable Of sugar
cultivation amounted to fully a half a
million acres and said that as the land was
very productive there was no doubt that
all the sugar necessary to supply the de-
mands of the United States could be pro-
duced in Hawaii. He quoted official sta
us,lcs to the effect that in eleven months
Oh last year there had been $4,000 90
pounds or Hawaiian sugar imported into
the United States
The senator then undertook IN sbouy
tnat an the sugar grown on the islands
must be produced by Asiatic labor. re-
peatlng and celebrating the argument that
no colonies of the Anglo-Saxon re- :, had
ever been successful within the tropIcs
II. he argued. We should annex the is
lanos the japanese would inevitably take
possession or them, and We could not in
any decree check their inroads under our
new treaty with Japan which goes into
eHect next year. In view of this fact he
COMMENDED that whatever bounty we give
OF tarin We levy the result will be in the
interest OF Asiatic labor in Hawaii SEN
ator Pettigrew held that the result of the
encouragement of this species of labor
would be to the detriment of our own com
inerce winch he contended is already de-
Ginning In the Hawaiian Islands.
He took issue with those who contend
that the Islands are in the track of COM
merce, saying that they are not on the
way 10 or from any place or any country.
III hat a.
for the protection of the Islands n We
snould own them and that if hostiIities
shouId be begun against this country with
our meet at Ho lolulu We should be in an
AWKWARD predicament He then undertook
to show that many of our war ships do NOT
carry sufficient coal to bring them from
Honolulu to San Francisco under forced
oraueht, While others only carry a little
Hiore imam enough for that purpose Sun
pose, for instance he said San Francisco
should be attacked by the enemy and we
should cable to Honolulu for the fleet. a
caoie having been supposedly constructed.
many OF them would not be able to reach
our coast. and if the others should be en-
gagged for day or two off the coast their
coal supply would be exhausted and they
would be perfectly helpless, capable neither
or continuing their journey to San Fran
cisco nor of returning to Honolulu" If
on the other hand, he argued the islands
should be in the possession of a hostile
power we would be perfectly secure from
800 .N'NpeiA iiOih eiAeit ScuiCt LOT tHe same
reason. Then the hostile vessels would
not be able to cover the great distance
between the two countries on forced
draught because of the incapacity to carry
sufficient coal for that purpose at is as
absurd" exclaimed the senator ito talk
or defending San Francisco from Hawaii
as it is to talk of defending New York
from Ireland, for the distance is about
the same"
Senator Pettigrew at o'clock announced
that he had not concluded his speech, but
would continue today