The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-09

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WASHINGTON, Feb 8.-Senator Pet
tlgreW Is. ID was the only speaker
on the Hawaiian annexation traatv in
the executive session Of the senate to-
Gay He opposed the treaty, resuming
MS speech where he had left off a week
ago, taking up the line Of his argument
IN connection with his assertions con-
cernlng the area and population of the
islands.
He asserted that the area capable Of
cultivation amounted to fully 500 000
acres, and said that, as the land was
very productive, there was no doubt
mat all the sugar necessary to supply
the demands Of the United States could
be produced in Hawaii.
Inc senator then undertook to show
that all the sugar grown on the islands
must be produced by Asiatic labor. re-
peatlnS and Celebrating the argument
that no colonies of the AngIo-Saxon
race had ever been successful within
the tropics. He replied to Senator Tel
Ter on This point, saying that the facts
were against the Colorado senator's
contention, and that the Hawaiian
lSlahds would prove no exception to
the rule. and that the white man couId
not ana would not labor in a troplcaI
climate. i'0'A
If, he argued. Eve should annex
the islands, the Japanese would inevi-
lap!y take possession of them. and wa
cou!o not In any degree check their in
IoaoS under our new treaty with Japan.
which goes into effect next year"
In view OF this fact. he cOntended
Lhat, Whatever bounty we give or trait
nc we levy, the result will be in the in
Ierest OF Asiatic labor in Hawaii
Question of Labor.
Senator Pettigrew held that the re-
suit OF the encouragement of this sDe-
cles OF labor would be to the detriment
OF our own commerce, which he con-
TENDED is largely declining in the Ha-
Wallan islands The Asiatics, he said.
DO not buy or use anything we pro
duce. In consequence Of this fact, our
exports to that country have declined
rapidly during the past seven or eight
years.
He took issue with those who con-
tend that the islands are in the track
OF commerce, saying that they are not
on the way to or from any place or
any country IF, he said we would for
tify any outposts in the line of our
travel to the Orient, it should be one
OF the Aleutian islands, which were
directly in the way Of the commerce
between the two hemispheres.
lie held that a fleet would be neces-
Sary for the protection Of the islands
if we should own them, and that. if
hostilities should be begun against this
country, with our fleet at Honolulu,
we should be in an awkward predlca-
ment.
He then undertook to show that
many Of our warships don't carry suf-
ticient coal to bring them from Homo
lulu to San Francisco under forced
draughts, while others onIy.carry a lit
tie more than enough for that purpose.
IT, on the other hand. he argued, the
islands should be in the possession of a
hostile power. we would be perfectly
secure from an. attack from that
source for the same reason. 1T IS az
absurd" exclaimed the senator. TO
talk Of defending San Francisco from
Hawaii as it is to talk Of defending
New York from ireland, for the dis
lance IS about the same"
Senator Pettigrew. at 3 O'Clock. an
nounced that he had not concluded his
speech. but would continue tomorrow.