Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-07-03
HAWAII FOR DEFENSE.
ITS VALUE NOT TO BE OF
SECURED BY OTHER
QUESTIONS.
Should be Promptly Annexed.

Hon. Francis G. Newlands, Represen-
tat'Ve IN Congress from the State of Ne
vada, said:
Il ooser g that there is some oppOsi-
lIo!l TO the present consideration of the
Resolutions for the annexation of Hawaii.
IL Is sal! th.t l. Is beat to postpone this
question till the close of the war. and
then to "NnSi1or if in c,nnnction with tha
fhlllppin" question. In other words. an
ehteaVor Is made to identify Hawaii
with the policy of colonial expansion
upon which many of orr people seem in
tent, and which the occupation of Manila
seems 10 nave inaugurated. | am opDoS-
ed TO SUch pOstpOnclnant because Ha-
Wallan annexation does not rest at all
upon colonial expansion. and should be
considered entirely apart from it, though
1t nus be admitted that if the Philip
pines be held permanently as a part of
oar possessions, our ownership of the
halfway station at Hawaii is absolutely
Indispensable.
The wisdom of colonial expansion
s""h ~ is contemplated by the acquisi-
U"u 1t the Philippines may we'll be
d"1":e2, We started off to drive the
>>pan:~h ON Cuba. Spanish aid could
Toe given to BIanr5 only through a Span
lSh fleet. and so our war necessarily in-
v0lved the destruction of the sea power
of Spain. The sinking of the Spanish
ships by Dewey was a vital part Of our
plan of campaign. The taking ana occu-
patton Of Manila, now 50 completely at
his mercy, is the sequence of his billiant
victory, but the diversion of his fleet and
a portlon of our army TO the capture of
the Philippines would be a departure
from our plan of campaign. 1t should be
remembered hat we have not vet gained
possession of a single foot of P~hiliDpina
soil except at Cavite. We haven't vet
got Manila or the Philippians. The army
we propose to send there is not simply
an army of occupation, but one of invas-
ion and conquest. We started out to dis
possess Spain OF Cuba, an island with a
million and a half of people of whom
tour-htthS are friendly to us. 1t is pro-
posed that we should add to his task by
conquering and taking possession of
islands containing nine millions of peo-
pie, the friendship OF no part OF whom is
assured, fiul we destroyed the Spanish
fleet al Lauil or Barcelona would we
then have started in to invade and \
possession of Spain? l believe in keep
ing in view the purpose for which we
started out, and not allowing ourselves to
be diverted from it. We should bend all
Il energies on Cuba. Something heroic
IS required there, not a campaign of mere
starvation which will destroy first the
very people We started in to succor. We
should concentrate Our military and ma
val operations, not expand them.
HAVE TTAKEN II PHILIPPINE rs YET,
w talk about holding the Philip
pines for indemnity, We nave not 90
them yet, and shall We incur Il large
expense simply to ecuTc its repayment
in the future? From whom shall We ac-
cept indemnity? From Spain? What is
her obligation worth? Shall we sell the
island to some foreign power? If so. to
What power, and where will our compli-
cations end i'll the process Of transfer and
who will have to pay the price in the end:
Obviously the people of the Philippine
! Islands, upon whose energies the bonds
to be issued for the price paid will be i'm
posed as "A lien. Are not the people O
the Philippine Islands as badly Cypress
ed as the people of Cuba? We have
started out Oh a humiliation war. Shall
we impose the cost of our humanitarian.
ism, upon an oppressed people, the vic.
TINS Of Spain's exactions? Who can tel
the cost of the Philippine war? We
must either conquer the native races
there or bride the chiefs and leaders in
order to pacify them. Is this the kind Of
operation we want to engage in?
All these questions are to be carefully
thought out and will require the wises,
craftsmanship. The evolution of events
may settle them without much present
reflection, but I object to yoking the
Hawaiian and Philippine questions to.
gether. The Philippine question is one
OF war, of conquest, and colonial expan-
sion. The Hawaiian question is, one OF
pleace and defense of the territory W.
now occupy. The Philippine question is
new, the Hawaiian question is old. ta
STRONGEST DEFENSE FOR THE PACIFIC