The herald., 1898-01-14

| that the importation of sugar to the
| United States from Hawaii would not
oe increased to any perceptible extent,
because the islands had reached their
limit in the production of that article.
For that reason the producers of beet
sugar and cane sugar need not be
alarmed. Senator Stewart eulogized the
natives as intelligent and docile. He
said there were many of them in Califor-
MIA and that they were well regarded
there
| Senator White interrupted to ask why
| If the Kanakas were so well thought of
they had not been consulted on the ques-
ton of annexation. Mr.. Stewart replied
that throughout their history, up to re-
cent years, they had been anxious to
have their country become part of the
| United States.
Senator Frye spoke upon the CONNER
cial and military aspects which annexa-
ton presented in favor of the United
States. He called attention to the fact
| that some senators complained because
no one stayed in the chamber and lis
tened to the debate upon this important
subject. He remarked that it was no
wonder that senators fed to the cloak
rooms and committee rooms when long
speeches were read which contained
much dry detail and were not argu-
ments upon the question before the SEN
ate. The senators should consult to-
gether and discuss the matter, debate
and advise, and then there would be a
full senate at all times and the informa-
ton sought would be brought out. On
the merits of the case he considered the
Hawaiias necessary to the United
States. He devoted considerable time
to the Importance of the Nicaraguan
canal, which could not be maintained
unless Hawaii was ours.
Senator Frye though this was an i'm
portant epoch in our history, and if we
did not annext the islands now we could
not complain if they were annexed by
any other nation or if any other nation
should take them.
Senator Morgan made the principal
speech of the day, and occupied the time
of the senate until it adjourned. He
will continue tomorrow.
He began by referring to suggestion
made by Senator Hoar that the commit
tee on foreign relations had made no re-
port, and he (Mr. Hoar) was without
sufficient information concerning the
subject of Hawaii and annexation. Sem
ator Morgan then piled upon his desk
numerous printed volumes, including re-
ports before various congressional COM
mittees, reports of the officers of the
Hawaiian government and other docu-
ments relating to Hawaii.
'The senator from Massachusetts" "
said Senator Morgan, "is welcome to
these documents, and if he will give
them the attention which he usually
gives to public questions, he will have
all the information necessary on this
question"
Mr. Morgan then went into a detailed
history of the Hawaiian islands, from
the time of their discovery to the pres
ent. He believed it was the intention of
President Cleveland to have restored
Queen Liliuokalani to her throne, and
after that transaction to have opened
negotiations for the annexation of the
islands under her regime.
This assertion brought Senator Chand-
Ter to his feet with the question as to
whether there was no special authority,
but that he was expressing his opinion,
and that such course would have been
in keeping with the logic of events.
OGudlOI w llllt dShcl IL iiilo tlNotS NAS
not treaty with the provisional gov
ernment and what was to be done re-
garding the natives and their rights
Senator Morgan said that he had fully
answered that question in previous
portion of his remarks, but he would re-
view the subject for the benefit of the
California senator. In the early part of
the present century, he said, Vancouver
went to the islands, and on his third trip
the then king of the islands, native,
said he would cede them to Great Britain
and acknowledge the sovereignty of
England.
AS to the oft-repeated assertion that
the United States was trying to absorb
the islands without the wish of the
Kanakas, Senator Morgan said that for
the last 100 years the government of the
islands and the people of the islands
were anxious to secure the sovereignty
of a strong power and secure a local self
government.
Senator Morgan described at consider
able length his visit to the islands last
summer, and related his own personal
observations, and in reply to a question
explained why the Portuguese could not
vote. He then turned his attention tC
the Kanakas. He said that they were
a picturesque people, who would be
| much better off under a government by
the United tSates. He spoke of the la.
dies going barefooted along the streets
! in loose gowns, which he called Mother
Hubbards," and the men with little
| clothing, but yet strong and manly
looking fellows.
Senator White asked Mr.. Morgan why
the islands We're not annexed in 1S43, and
how it was that the proposal for anneXa-
ton had to wait until the islands We're in
the possession of the land grabbers who
were trying to further their personal for
tunes. Senator Morgan said that if at
tention had been given to his remarks
on the subject of annexation in 1843 SEN
ators would have understood what in
tervened. The history of that time was
in the documentary eveidence which
had been printed and discussed otter
before. He believed that the islands
should have been annexed at that time
and believed that they should be an.
neXed now, and the reasons which ther
existed for annexation had multiplied g
hundred times. What former authori
ties had refused to do was no excuse why
the United States should refuse now, as
it was best, both for the people of the
| Islands and for this country.
IN COMMITTEE