The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-04
HAWAII HOLDS THE STAGE
SHARES IMPORTANCE WITH THE
WAR REVENUE MEASURE.
American Attitude of the Islands APP
peals to the American Heart The
Friends of Annexation Working.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-IIawaii is
today in the center of the stage. The
publication of the facts set forth in
the dispatches to the Chronicle last
night, which represent the condition
of affairs of the Island Republic has
aroused the keenest interest and the
greatest concern.
Its first fruits was the introduction
by Senator Lodge of Newlands' reso-
luton as an amendment to the war
revenue measure. Senator Lodge has
stood as the most earnest of friends
of Hawaii and facing the inaction in
the House took the desperate remedy
of attempting to force vote in the
lower body by lacking annexation to
the measure which cannot be laid 10
one side even by the power of Speak
er Reed.
The assertion is made by Senators
in favor of annexation that the adj
ministration is more anxious than at
any previous time for legislation pro-
viding for annexation. The condition
of affairs in the Philippines and the
necessity for stopping place for our
ships on their way to those Islands,
they say, is the reason for the pres
ent urgency. 1t is asserted that to
hold the Philippines without posses
sion of Hawaii would be next to i'm
possible.
McKINLEY'S POSITION.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-President
Mckinley has been strongly urged to
take possession of the Islands as a
military necessity, and if Congress
was not in session it is probable he
would do so.
He is reluctant to take any such
action, however, while Congress is in
session and while the question of an
neXation in that body is pending. The
military necessity exists however and
the administration will avail them
selves of every privilege granted by
the Hawaiian government to use the
Islands as a military and naval base.
There is no escape from doing so,
in fact, and but for the facilities for
coaling and provisioning vessels and
transports at Honolulu the admins
tration would practically be compell-
ed to abandon the Philippines and call
Rear Admiral Dewey home, regard
less of the fact that by so doing it
would leave a condition of affairs in
the Orient that would be practically
certain to bring on a European war.
WASHINGTON. MAY 27.-The EA-
aminer's demand that the Hawaiian
Islands be at once annexed meets
with great favor in the Senate An
exhaustive poll of the upper legisla-
tive body was taken today. Forty-siX
Senators record themselves in favor
of the proposition as proper from a
commercial and strategic point of
view. Twenty-two--some from per-
sonal interest and others on principle
oppose the annexation of the Is
lands. Twenty of the lightweight
Senators refused to express themselves
or are absent from the city. It is
believed that of these uncertain and
absent members the number who will
ultimately favor the plan will raise
total vote of fifty at least. and per-
haps tifty-four.
HAWAII AND NEUTRALITY.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Grave foreign
complications may grow out of the
action of the Hawaiian government
in allowing the United States to make
hoholuiu Ddse OF supply ana naval
operations in the Pacific. / am in
formed tonight on the highest author
ity that two European governments
France and Germany-through their
Consular representatives in Honolu-
In, have taken action which is CON
strued to indicate their displeasure
at the course of Hawaii. They have
not entered any formal protest, but
have inquired of the Hawaiian gov
eminent what its attitude would be
during the war.
The attitude of the Hawaiian gov
eminent and of the Hawaiian people
has been amply emphasized during
the last two days. From the Queen
Dowager downward, it is for Uncle
Sam.
POLL OF SENATOR'S.