New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-14
DEBATE ON TIE ANNEXATION TREATY.


SENATORS FRYE. MORGAN AND STEWART ui'"E
THAT IT BE RATIFIED.
u,,sb,ne.on Ian. 13-The Senate did not
make great nrogress with the Hawaiian an
nexation treaty to-day. Several speeches were
delivered but in every instance the speakers
announced that to-day's remarks were merely
preliminary to what they should say before the
close Of the debate. The executive session
opened shortly after / o'clock with Senator
White on the floor. but Senator Stewart inter-
rupted and others cut the California senator
out Of the discussion. Those who spoke were
Senator's Stewart. Frye md Morgan.
Senator Stewart supported the treaty end was
the first Senator TO discuss the question OF sugar
He said all the sugar lands were now occupied
and that little was left except lands avallaoie
for the production Of coffee. He asserted that
the imoortetion of sugar TO the United states
from Hawaii would not BE- increased 10 any per-
ceptible extent, because the islands had reached
their limit in the production OF that article. For
this reason the producers Of beet sugar and OF
cane sugar need not be alarmed. Senator Stew
art eulogized the natives as intelligent ana
docile
4 NECESSITY TO AMERICAN COMMERCE.
Senator FRYE spoke on the commercial and
military aspects which annexation presented IN
favor OF the United States. He considered
Hawai-, necessary TO the commerce Of the United
States He devoted considerable time TO re-
view Of the importance Of the control Of the
Nicaragua Canal which could not be maintained
unless Hawaii was annexed
Senator Morgan. Of Alabama. r~cde the prin-
cipal speech Of the day. and occupied the time
Of the Senate until IT adjourned He Will con-
,,nua Tomorrow Senator Morgan went into a
iior Tc1o Ia frOo,
the time Of their discovery TO the present. He
bAuevea Z, was the intention Of President Cleve-
land 10 have restored Queen Liliuok@lani to her
throne and after that transaction to have
opened negotiations for the annexation or the
islands under her reign. . .
This brought Senator ChanoIer 10 ms leet
with the question 10 what authoTlty there
was for this assertion. Mr.. Morgan replied that
there was no special authority Dut that ne was
expressing his opinion, ana that sIun CVui se
would have been in keeping Win the ioelc OF
events.
MR. MORGAN.s PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS.
Senator Morgan described at considerable
length his visit 10 the islands last summer and
related his personal observations. In reply TO
g question. he explained why the Portuguese
could not vote He then turned his attention
10 the Kanakas lie said that they were a pct
uresQue people who would be much better or
under government by the United states
Senator White asked Mr. Morgan why the
Islands were not annexed In loiJ' ana no" II
was that the proposal for annexation had 10
wait until the islands were In the possession u
the land -gra bbers who were trying to further
their personal fortunes. Senator Morgan sAlu
that If attention had been given 70 his remarks
o nthe subject Of annexation In 1919. senators
would have understood what interviewed. The
history Of that time was in. the documentary
evidence which had been printed and discussed
often before He believed that the Islands
shou6 have heen annexed at that time. and be-
lieved that they should be annexed now. and
the reasons which existed then for annexation
had multiplied hundred unes since Ihat at
former authorities had refused TO do so was no
excuse why the United States should refuse
now, as It was evident that annexation was
best both for the people OF the Islands and ior
this country