Evening journal., 1898-01-13
DAVIS SPEECH ENDS.
He Concludes Argument For
Hawaiian Annexation.
NEBRASKA SENATOR REPLIES TO HIM
President Nominates Bryan as Minister
to Brazil and Conger TO China-Con-
gress Passes Urgent Deficiency
BnI-AttaoI on Mr.. Cannon.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S. - Senator
Davis continued and completed his
speech in the executive session Of the
senate on the Hawaiian treaty and was
followed by Senator Allen of Nebraska,
who spoke i'm opposition.
Mr.. Davis ridiculed the objection
made by Japan that the addition Of
Hawaii as United States territory would
work a violation of Japanese treaty
rights in the islands. He said In reply
to this objection that all rights would
doubtless be protected and instanced the
creation Of the German empire as show
ing the effect Of annexation upon the
treaties of various countries which en-
ter into a consolidation. He referred to
Japan's protest as an indication Of nat
ural tendency to rapacity and said that
the government Of that country should
have been satisfied with the territory
wrested from China, instead Of wanting
TO gorge herself by the addition Of Ha-
wall
The last half hour Of Senator Davis
speech was devoted to a recapitulation
Of the subject, in which he dwelt at
considerable length and portrayed in
strong language the origin and close Of
great wars, which was intended to IL
lustrate the probable ultimate result Of
present operations in Chinese waters.
When Senator Davis took his seat, he
was congratulated by almost every sem
ator present upon the force of his argu-
ment, the thoroughness Of his research
es and the brilliancy of his presentation
of the facts. Both Senators Hoar and
Mason were heard to remark that it
was n great pity that the rules Of exec
utive sessions of the senate prevented
the publication Of the entire document.
Senator Allen (Pop.. Neb.) followed
with a speech in opposition to the treaty
which was comparatively brief. He
called attention to the distance of Ha-
wall from our own shores. referred to
the necessity we would be under of de-
tending the islands in case Of war and
claimed that on this account II would
be necessary for the United States to
establish and maintain a separate fleet
for their protection as well as an army
on the Islands. He said that coal was
no longer contraband of war and con-
tended that the United States was in
far greater danger from the British es-
tablishment at Esquimault than II could
possibly be because of the location OF
any foreign power in Hawaii.
He also deprecated the idea Of as
similating such population as that OF
Hawaii. calling attention to the fact
that almost half of It was composed OF
Chinese and Japanese. He contended
that the annexation of the islands
would open the doors for a violation OF
our laws for the exclusion Of Chinese,
holding that they could find admission
through Hawaii. He said also that il
would be impossible to prevent Ha-
wall becoming q state OF the Union at
some future day and declared that the
people Of that country were not of a
character calculated TO send acceptable
senator's to Washington.
There was apparent a disposition on
the part Of some senators who an
nounce themselves undecided as "a
what course to pursue on the Hawaiian
question to mix it with the Cuban
problem They are friends Of Cuba,
and their desire is 20 havo the admin
istration take a more pronounced posi-
tion IN the interest OF Cuba as a return
for their assistance on the Hawaiian
treaty.
The president sent the following nom.
nations TO the senate:
Edwin II. Conger OF Iowa to be en-
voy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary Of the United States tc
China.
Charles Page Bryan of Illinois to be
envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary Of the United States to Bra
Eil.
Henry w. Furniss Of Indiana to be
consul at Bahia, Brazil.