The herald., 1898-02-23
HAWAII IN THE HOUSE
A SUBJECT OF DENUNCIATORY
oRATORY
JOHNSON'S STRONG LANGUAGE
Received With Applause by Members
of Both Parties-Senate Pro-
vides for More Artillery
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Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Washingtons $
birthday was celebrated in the house, after
a motion of Mr.. Bailey to adjourn had been
voted down, with a vast deal OF political
speech-making and it was also signalized
by the firing of the first gun in opposition
to Hawaiian annexation.
Johnson of Indiana delivered speech
that electrified the house and the galleries
in denunciation of what he termed an at
tempt to cut loose from the traditional pol
| lev of the house and further scheme OF
colonization that had proved the ruin of
empires and nations. He used some very
strong language, but his remarks were en-
Enthusiastically applauded, and the minority
and many Republicans Joined in the DEM
onstration He declared that while he had
denounced at the time the statement that
the Hawaiian monarchy had been over
thrown with the aid of American citizens,
he now firmly believed it was true. The
speech, coming entirely unheralded, pro-
duced a deep impression.
The general debate on the sundry civil
bill was concluded today and tomorrow the
bill will be taken up for amendment.
Johnson of Indiana, Republican. in open
| ing, referred to the contest now on In the
senate over Hawaiian annexation. and
said the friends and supporters of the treaty
turning heaven and earth to secure its
adoption, and that President Mckinley was
laboring to change the convictions of sena-
torial opponents of the measure. He dis
cussed the recent visit of President Dole
and suggested that the Hawaiian nation,
unlike the United States, had everything
to gain and nothing to lose. He urged con-
centration of popular attention on the issue
and the disabuse of the minds of the people
of erroneous impressions and asserted that
once put to the test, either in the senate or
the house, the American people would be
quick to discover the danger involved and
so condemn 1t.
1T will be buried" he said, beyond the
possibility even of an ultimate resurrec-
tion." (Applause.)
"I am opposed to the annexation of Ha-
waii." he continued. because believe the
people of Hawaii are opposed to it. / am
not to be confused by this special plea that
the real sentiment of the people of the
Sandwich Islands is only to be obtained
from the views of those who assume to gov
ern them. That sir, is the merest techni-
cality There Is no room here for the ap-
plication of the narrow doctrine of es-
toppel. Whether the present government
of Hawaii was de facto or de jure gov
ernment. he declared that II misrepresentec
the people of Hawaii. whose rights it was
ready to proffer away.
when 1t was charged In 1898, at the time
when the republic succeeded the monarchy,
that the revolution was aided by the inter-
position Of American citizcns, did not be-
lieve 1t was true.' said Mr.. Johnson 81
denied It very vigorously at the time. but
the persistency with which this treaty Of
annexation Is being pressed gives color to
the accusation then made and which then
90 earnestly denounced"
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