The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-05
Some Senator'S Fear that IL the ISL
ancse VIII Control Them.
WHITES SPEECH CONCLUDED
ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF FoRMID-
ABLE GANG OF COUNTERFEITERs
Concession from Argentina That VIII
Enrich n Few Favored officials
Of the whisky Trust.
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WASHINGTON Feb 4.--The friends OF
Hawaiian annexation were filled with
thusiasm to-day over their supposed Inn
proved prospects, 1t is not clear what basis
they have for their newborn buoyancy. for
investigation tonight reveals the fact that
the probabilities of treaty ratification have
at no time been as gloomy as they are right
now, despite the bright CHEEKY talk of the
annexationists. The negotiations between
Sthe secretary of state, President Dole and
the Japanese minister resulting, as official-
ly announced, in the withdrawal of Japa-
nese objection to ratification have had the
opposite effect from what was anticipated.
The understanding of the Arrangement is
that it will allow foreigners now in Hawaii
to become naturalized citizens after an
nexation. If this be the correct construction
the Japanese would soon be in control OF
the Sandwich islands, for they outnumber
any other nationality and would be the
dominating influence In affairs there. It
would not be long. the enemies of annexa-
ton urge. before Hawaii would be repre-
sented in the Senate of the United States
by two ''Japs,' whose ties and affiliations
would always be alien. If this understand
ing cannot be explained away the treaty
might well be considered dead beyond
hope Of resurrection. Nevertheless, its ex-
ecutive sessions consideration goes on day
after day, three hours being given it this
afternoon. Opponents of annexation are
saying tonight they have nearer 40 than so
votes against the treaty
Senator White concluded his three-day
speech in opposition to annexation to day.
At the beginning of to-day's speech he made
some additional points against the avail
ability of Hawaii for defensive purposes.
saying that it is five hundred miles from
the outside islands of the group to other
islands. This fact, he said, demonstrated
that numerous points must be guarded from
hostile assault, and that powerful navy
would be required to accomplish this; that
this immense expenditure would be without
benefit to our defenses on the continent. He
declared that as soon as Hawaii was ac-
quired it would be contenled that our do
mains should be extended to other islands.
and we would finally embark on the foreign
acquisition business involving an outlay
of hundreds of millions of dollars lie then
took up the question of la5or, confending
that the Chinese and japanese are receiving
SIS per month without board. lie riGiculed
the pretension that the Anglo-Saxon race
could labor in Hawaiian sugar fields, AMI
demanded to know why, if they could.
there was no such white labor in the
islands now. lie denounced as absurd the
assertion that trade would 1e diverted from
the United States if annexation were de-
feated and said that, even with the present
treaty out of the way, the Hawlii4ns would
do business with US; that when the MclSir-
ley bill was in force they still traded WITH
the United States.
Mr.. White then took up the Dole govern
fraud. He said. in this connection, that it
was universally conceded that the Ha-
waiian natives were well educated and
would be citizens of this country in case OF
annexation. and contended that they should
be consulted. He criticised the action or
President Dole in coming to Washington at
such a time, and said he asked what would
have been thought OF the taste Of the
Prince of Wales had he come here at tho
time that the treaty of arbitration was un-
der consideration for the purpose of in
f1uencing our action. Senator White quoted
at length from a speech made in the Senate
in 1894 by Senator Turpie, in which the In-
diana senator said that, however desirable
the acquisition of the islands might be-, the
United States could not afford to take them
by stealth, by any process OF furtive
legerdemain or gilded larceny sprung from
the bandit maxim, miscalled the policy &C
success *$*
Officials of the Whisky Trust have SCI
cured control Of a valuable concession oh.
tained by ex-Congressman Tazwell Elicit.
of Richmond, Va, which gives to that cor
poration a monopoly of the production and
sale of whisky in Venezuela for a term of
years. Venezuelans consume annually about
100000 gallons of whisky that now has to
60 20 ~n
cession referred to permits Mr.. Elicit and
his associates to manufacture whisky freq
Of tax, which will, of course, drive out tho
tax-paid article. The interested Whiskv
Trust officials expect to make $200O00e or
$S,000,000 a year out of the concession, 3nd
have already sent money and men to Cara
cas- Venezuela, TO erect a large dstillery
capable of producing all the whisky that
will be consumed in that country. 1t is said
the profits Of the Venezuelan enterprise will
not go to the credit OF the trust, but 10 q
favored coterie Of its officials.
Secretary Gage has sent communication
to Congress out of which has grown the
story that the agents of the treasury have
discovered the existence OF a formidable
combination of counterfeiters whose opera
tions extend over two continents--Isurope
and America. Mr. Gage asks for an appro-
pration of 100000 TO suppress counterfeit-
ing, $4,000 of which to become Immediately
available as 1t may be necessary to send
detectives abroad. This is all the informa-
ton given Congress on the subject but il
is enough to set the news gatherers tum-
bling over each other after more. and in the
absence of definite statements or a knowl-
edge of the facts there is much speculation.
The truth is the Secret Service Bureau has
made discoveries of the greatest Importance.
the nature of which is guarded as the most
sacred OF secrets and newspaper state-
ments as to what the story is can only be
bold surmises at this stage
The dismal prediction is made by Prof.
Dodge, former statistician of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, that Argentina will be-
come a more formidable competitor OF the
United States than it has ever been in the
wheat markets of the world. lie attributes
the agricultural development OF Argentina
to the encouragement given by that coun-
try TO the immigration of farmers from
Italy and other European countries just aa
we were entering on policy of discourage
ing and restricting immigration. He pro-