The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-19
Mr. MORGlNS WARNING
The Alabama Senator's Argument
Favoring Hawaiian Annexation.
he PREDICTS A GRAVE CRISIS.
Declares That Failure to Annex the
Islands viii Result In War Between
This Country and Some Other Power
within Ten Weeks.

Declares That Failure to Annex the
Islands VIII Result In War Between
This Country and Some Other Power
within Ten Weeks.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
gan occupied the attention of the SEN
ate during the entire time Of the ex-
ecutive session yesterday In the pre-.
sentation of his views on the subject
Of the annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. This was the second instalnent
Of the senator's speech, and when he
concluded, few minutes after clock
he had not then reached the end. He
spoke for about three hours, and his
speech was a general presentation OF
the Importance Of the islands to the
United States. He dwelt especially on
the military importance of the islands,
quoting General Schofield and Captain
Mahan at length in support of his po-
sition that the islands are a natural
outpost for the United States and nee
essary to the proper protection Of our
western coast and of our general COM
mence in case of war.
Mr.. Morgan predicted that II the Uni
ted States did not take advantage OF
the present opportunity to acquire the
islands there would be war between
this country and some other power
within ten weeks. It was not, he said,
within the bounds Of possibilities, in
view OF the present European COMPETE
ton for territory in Asia, that the Ha-
waiian Islands should be allowed to
remain Independent for any length OF
time after the United States should
finally announce their determination
not to make them a part of American
territory.
Does the senator from Alabama
mean to say" interrupted Senator Pet
tigrew, that the Hawaiian government
would voluntarily seek the protection OF
some other power, and thus forego the
great advantage those islands now en-
joy In their reciprocity arrangement
with the United States, which results
In our RENTING to them annually not
less than 81, 900 ,0O0?"
To this question Senator Morgan re-
piled that the reciprocity treaty had
been negotiated for the purpose of CIV
ing this country cheap sugar. He said
that It had been Of greater benefit to
the United States than 1t had been to
Hawaii. because 1t had accomplished its
purpose of making cheaper one of our
great commodities and one of the neces-
stiles Of every household. We want, he
said, not only the sugar from Hawaii,
but cheaper coffee as well, and as
many other necessary articles as could
be grown in those islands. In closing
he said that failure to annex the ISL
ands meant inevitable bloodshed, and
the responsibility for that bloodshed
would rest upon the senate of the Uni
ted States. for its failure to perform
its duty at this critical hour in the his
tory Of the two countries.
Yesterdays open session of the sem
ate was brief. Practically the only
business accomplished aside from the
routine proceedings was the passage OF
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill.
The measure as finally passed by the
senate carries $1,913,810. The Teller
resolution providing that bonds of the
United States may be paid In standard
silver dollars was favorably reported by
q majority of the finance committee,
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