The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-03
HANAI Is MOI NEEDED
White of California Tells Why
He Thinks So.
INDIAN SCHOOL QUESTION
Propounded In the Senate
House Passes District Bill
INDIAN SCHOOL QUESTION

Washington, Feb. 2.-Senator White of
California continued his speech in Oppo-
sltion to the Hawaiian annexation treaty
in the executive session Of the senate to-
day, amid many interruptions and much
cross-fire IN the main his speech was
continuation of the argument on consti-
tutionaI lines which was begun yesterday,
but he also took up questions Of practical
purport in today's speech and undertook
to show that for reasons OF commerce
and defense the acquisition Of the islands
would be unwise
Previous to Mr.. Whites speech the SEN
ate spent about three-Quarters Of an
hour in legislative session, with the doors
closed, trying TO decide whether Senator
Pettigrew's resolution concerning the ac-
QUESTION of territory which it would re-
auire heavy navy to defend should be
debated in open of executive session.
When the vote was taken, the majority
was found to be against the proposition
for open sessions.
When Senator White resumed the floor,
he continued his citation Of authorities
TO show that the policy Of this country in
eAsoeA-A-NN
nexation of the Hawaiian islands. He re-
viewed most of the documents quoted by
Senator Morgan as favorable to anneXa-
ton Of the islands, for the purpose Of
showing that they were all favorable to
Hawaiian independence, but not to Ha-
waiiau annexation.
AS a BASE OF SUPPLIES.
Senator White then took up the conten-
ton that the control Of Honolulu was nee
essary to the defense OF the Nicaraguan
canal, and asserted that there was no
foundation to support it and gave figures
to show that in case defense Of the canal
became necessary by this country it would
be defended from either san Diego or San
Francisco, and not from Honolulu. He
said that no enemy could use Honolulu as
a base of supplies in case of war with
the United States, because the modern
war vessel Goes not carry enough coal
10 make the round trip. He quoted Ad-
miral Belkuap to the effect that Honolulu
could be fortified effectually, and Cen
eraI Schohed TO the effct that it could
not be fortified a al by land defense,
which shows that the authorities differ.
He continued that if one of the islands
should be fortified all three of them should
be, and that it would require an immense
r'avy 10 remain there permanently, while
the acquisition Of this territory would not
diminish the expense 10 Notifications and
maintaining 4 navy at home. The senator
challenged anyone to produce proof Of
hostile intentions on the part of England,
Japan, Germany, or any other power,
and cited the declaration of various
statesmen from each country repudiat-
ing any desire to interfere in any manner
with the United States.
SENTIMENT AND SUGAR.
'The whole scheme for the annexation
of Hawaii he said, sis based upon SEN
timentahty and sugar ana continuing
this line of presentation, he said that the
sugar people who were netting eight or
nine million dollars a year under the rec
iprocity treaty were back of the anneXa-
ton project, with the hope of making the
benefits now derived from reciprocity
perpetual. If it were not, he said, for
this condition of affairs, the treaty would
never have been heard of, and hence he
charged that 1.-The patriotism of senators
was being imposed upon to consummate
most disgraceful proposition"
Among the senators who interrupted
Mr. White We're Messrs. Hoar, Teller,
Morgan, Hale, Chandler, Woicott and
Tilman.
HOW ABOUT JAP COOLIES?
Senator Hoar's interruption brought on
prolonged debate in which several SEN
ators participated. and which for time
threatened to divert the discussion from
the lines which Senator White evidently
desired to pursue. Tho Massachusetts
senator's questions related to the Japan
ese on the islands and the complication
growing out of their presence there. To
this Mr.. White replied that the present
Hawaiian government was importing con-
tract Iaborers under a provision which
goes TO the extent OF permitting their i'm
prisonmcnt. He asserted that since the
trouble occurred, few months since,
which resulted in refusing permission to