New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-01
HAWAII AS A WAR MEASURE
FRIENDS OF ANNEXATION WILL NOT
GIVE Up THE FIGHT
THEY HOPE TO HOLD CONGRESS IN SESSION
LONG ENOUGH TO FORCE VOTE ON
THE NEWLANDs RESOLUTION.
fBY rELrcnArU TO THE. TElnrNE.l 6


Washington May 31-The fact that Senator
Lodge has decided not TO press for vote on MS
amendment to the War Revenue bill providing
for the annexation Of the Hawaiian Repup"c
does not indicate that the supporters or the aii-
nexation policy in Congress have weakened III
their purpose to secure II possible. the imme-
diate absorption of Hawaii into the oI''eu
States Though doubtless strong enough 10
carry their point the friends or the Louse
amendment are aversc to delaying the passage
Of the War Revenue bill by insisting OH 'ne
attachment 10 II OF an annexation rider The
opponents Of annexation would doubtless resent
such a parliamentary manpuvre by iiibustering
not only against the adoption or the afheho-
ment. but by reopenng the purely technicai
nuestions Of finance and taxation which have
already been practically settled IN the TWO
weeks debate on the Revenue bill
The conservative sentiment on the Repupilcah
side of the Senate has favored the suppression
Of purely political issues in the consideration Oh
the pending emergency tax legislation, ana al
though the annexation of Hawai- Is not o"e
strictly to excite partisan friction. 50 larse d
fraction Of the Democratic membership hau
drfted last winter into mistaken and unth'i'h-
ing hostility 10 the Administrat tons programme
that revival now of the annexation PROJECT "
was feared would lead to retaliatory measures
on the part Of the Silver Democratic and fopu-
LIST leaders by whose opposition Hawai- ana
tho United States have been left for year past
| in the most anomalous political relations
TO BLOCK THE OPPOSITION SCHEME.
The War Revenue bill once passed, however
the friends Of annexation hope to be able to hoid
Congress in session long enough to force a vote
IN ho,h houses on the Newlands resolution. and
,bus rolIove the embarrassments OF a situation
LITTLE credItable 10 tho political sagaciy or com
petency OF this Government. Stripped of inc
last shred Of argument as iainst Hawaiian annex
alton by the overruling necessities OF war; the
opponents Of the Presidents policy are now sim
plv looking 10 an early adjournment of Con-
crass "a block action on the NeWands resolu-
lion until the winter session. But II the pres
ence Of The two house3 is required 10 furnish
means for carrying on the present war through
tax bills and Army and Navy legislation. their
presence here would seem equally required TO
sanction the acquisition of Hawaii a measure
dictated as plainly as any emergency revenue
bill by political. economical and military neces
sity.
The republic of Hawaii having for this coun.
try's benent cxrliciily waived rs Obligations oI
neutrality toward Spain. has both moral ana
| noli,icol claim 20 union with the United states
which T. would be iishonorah" and mean-Silr-
tied 10 refuse 10 honor. and the a"uhd s'n't-
ment in the two houses. when recognizes ''.s
honorable ohlieation Is not likely 10 allow iiseii
n be ovcrruled or diverted ~ tho minority ia'-
tlon which proposes TO use Hawaii and then
abandon her and whose only hop" o' victory les
in the use Of tho Speakers power IN the one
branch and IN The other IN mere parl''''"''''
obstruction and delay
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