Evening star., 1898-06-07
Working to Defeat Hawaiian An
nexation Resolutions.
SPEAKER REEDS NEAREST ADVISERS
Position Of the Republican Majority
in the House.
SEEM AFRAID TO ACT

The sugar trust is at work with all energy
to delay action on Hawaii until plans can
be perfected for the failure of the resolu-
tions in the Senate.
The Lacey bill, recently introduced, per-
mttirg soldiers to vote in congressional
elections wherever they may be when the
election oc Ours, took precedence over the
Hawaiian resolutions in the House today.
What other measure more important thar
the expansion of cur commerce and the de-
ve!opment of our power as a nation of the
earth will interfere with the consideration
of the resolutions tomorrow is not known.
To all petitions in behalf of action on the
Hawaiian matter the Speaker has adopted
the Spanish "Mananaf policy. Meanwhile
the enemies Of annexation in the Senate
are making canvass of that body with the
view of securing an adjournment as soon
as the war revenue measure has been
finally disposed Of.
The Present Point.
The proposition seems9to have reached
point where it is a question whether the
majority Of the republicans in Congress are
more afraid to offend Mr.. Reed than they
are to oppose the adrninfstration and to be-
tray not only their. own party, but vast
y,
without regard to party. On the one hand
there is an appeal to their loyalty to the
Speaker not to embarrass him by forcing
him to do what he does not want should be
done. con the other hand is the almost
universal demand for the annexation of
Hawaii. enforced BY the fact that such an
nexation is now a military necessity. 10y
atty to hesSpeakdr-and consequent dis
loyalty to the party and the whole people
pleads for delay.
Delay is all the Sneaker and Senator's
White and Pettigrcw want to accomplish
the defeat of annexation. From the begin
ming there has been M hope on their part
that the resolutions could be defeated by
direct methods. There f1as been no war
rant for thought on their part that they
might gain votes against annexation by
de,ay. Time was ali they could hope to
gain by delay. and, BY gaining time, they
have strengthened the pepwer of the fill
buster and gained Opportunity for dicker
There are men in both houses of Congress
who would be afraid to vote against an
nexation. and who are, therefore, known as
faVoring the resolutions, who may be in
duced to vote for an adjournment before
the question comes up in the Senate. This
was the reliance of the opposition from the
hrst. While the friends of annexation are
hesitatfng about doing anything to offend
Mr.. Reed, he is gaining the time he wants.
| and the sugar trust is getting In its work.
Speaker Reed and the Sugar Trust.
Mr.. Oxnard and Mr. Terrell and their
| agents are at woyk. The question is being
asked: why is Steaker Reed being of such
service to them ?e HAS he given up all
political ambition gahd become more devoted
to, his business friends than to his party
and to the'welfare of his country" Some
tines public men come to think that
| mcreyed men with whom they have business
and social relations are more to be relied
upon for wise counsel than are the people
and their uncorrupted representatives.
| 1t is not necessary that man should
! be interested in the sugar trust to become
] an ally and assistant. to it. Sympathy with
great moneyed corporations which have