The Portland daily press., 1898-07-06

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Washington, July 5.-Alr. Hoar of
Massachusetts, had the floor on the
Hawaiian annex alton resolutions in the
Senate today. His remarks were listened
to with close attention.
| He found ground for objection in the
arguments advanced by the advocates of
annexation and it is stated general an
tagonism to any policy of territorial ex-
| pansion.
| eff this is to be the first step in a policy
of dominion over bar barous archipelagos;
if we are to join with Europe in the
plumber of China and in the piIlage of
Africa: If we are to be governed in part
by people to whom the Declaration of In
dependence is a stranger, OF if we are to
govern the people with whom life and
property are not sacred, then we should
shun this proposition" He denied, how
ever, that the proposition involved the
evils to which he alluded. The desire now
for holding all countries taken incident
to war was but passing inclination, the
child of excitement and would pass away
when the war should end.
| Mr.. Hoar said the sole question so far
as it was vital, was simply whether the
| United States would admit into immedi-
ate relationship, territory and people al
ready in q situation that made them real
| ly a part Of the Union. BY q long
established policy, Hawaii could not be
taken, with or without the will of the
| islanders by any other power. The United
States already had Pesrl Harbor and the
pending proposition only proposed to
make that position more secure and ex-
tend to the people of Hawaii blessing
which we expressly declared they should
not secure from any other great power.
| II believe" said Mr.. Hoar, that if
we come out of this war without entering
upon the fatal folly of retaining far dis
tant possessions, the world will be SO inn
pressed with our strength that no nation
will attack us for hundred years. -
| He ridiculed the argument that the in
PRODUCTION of the islands and their male
population into the United States would
menace this country's institutions and
work injury to American labor and
pointed out that the territory of the
islands was well nigh infinite small COM
pared to the country's present domain
and tho population of Hawaii was not
equal to that of a third rate city.
| Speaking in response to the contention
| that annexation was not desired by the
majority of the Hawaiian citizens Mr..
Hoar said it was case where Congress
would do we'll to follow the rule of the
| Quakers, which sought "the solid sense
of the meeting" rather than the majority
will. Mr.. Hoar proceeded to discuss the
danger of making the war one of conquest
and sounded warning against it.
| "As an authority said Mr.. Peteus of
| Alabama, ''does the Senator from Massa-
| chnSptfg haIlhVa this country tax
Cuba as it's own, or does the Senator not
think that the United States is bound in
honor to not do so2'
"The United States replied Mr.. Hoar,
cannot take Cuba unless it ceases to be
the United States.'' He said it would be
a crime for the country in the present war
to go further than the annexation of the
Sandwich isl3nds. "The starry fagi no
emblem of dominion, he cried. Gin
time of peace let it not fly over conquered
t6erritory. 1t is the emblem Of peace and
freedom.sp@sa
Mr.. Lindsay, Democrat of Kentucky,
spoke when MIR. Hoar concluded. He
complemented the latter's speech, saying
the country was well repaid for the pro-
longation of the debate to point where
the Massachusetts Senator spoke. sit was
in the nature of u political apology fol-
an act about to be taken which il not I'M
constitutional is certainly extra const1tu
tional," said Mr. Lindsay, land it was
also patriotic protest against " policy OF
coloniai expansion.
Mr.. Lindsay then proceeded in opposi
ton to the resolutions.
MIR. Lindsay said that in refusing to
recognize the Cuban republic and taking
upon ourselves the authority to establish
government in the island, we Woulo
make that government dependent upon
its creator and ready tn turn the island
over to the United States as it was now
proposed to do with Hawaii. His argu-
ment was then directed against the an
J noxation resolutions on constitutional
grounds.
Mr.. Lindsay's argument occupied more
than two hours. AT its conclusion Mr..
White of California resumed his speech
begun many days ago, in opposition t(
annexation. He defended the opposition
to annexation against charges OF beine
unpatriotic. Mr. White yielded shortly be-
fore five.
The Senate went into executive session
and at s. p. M, adjourned.