The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-14
THEHAWA||AN DEBATE
Opens to Annex leprosy and
Ills.
NIX. DINSMORE REPLIES
GEN SCHOFIELD QUOTED say
ING THERE Is ONLY ONE
HARBOR THAT CAN Re
FORTIFIED.
c lamp CLARK'S GREAT SPEECH
He ludicrousIy Showed that This Would be
the Entering Wedge to a Policy Of
Territorial Enlargement.

Territorial Enlargement.
Washington. ID. c.. June 11.-Thc Ia
Waiian debate in the l.ou>e began to-
day. Six speeches We're made. covering
generally the contentious Of the support
and opposition TO the resolutions pro-
vidlng for annexation.
The proceedings began with Il mutual
withdrawal by Mr.. Grosvenor rep.
Ohio, and Nj. Swanson Dem. Na.l. Of
uncomplimentary and injurious Ian
guagc.' used by them relative to each
other III the heat of the debate Thurs
day night, when the Revenue Conference
report was under consideration.
Mr.. Hit Gtep. Ills.). chairman of he
Committee on Foreign Affairs. opened
the Hawaiian debate. advocating annex
alton.
Mr.. Hit quoted many naval authori-
ties III assertions that possession Of the
islands WAS of great Importance, and
pointed out that no fleet could come from
Aslatic waters to operate against the
western coast without touching 1T
Hawaii for supplies and recalling. The
control OF the islands would be pr3cti-
tdlH I'LL tIltttlII hdIIlcI 10 ttlich upon
our western interests.
Mr.. Hit paid ii tribute to the charac-
ter Of the Americans who have cstab-
lished i republic i'll place of Il monarchy
i'll Hawaii.
Mr.. DinSmOrc opened the debate III op-
position. He declared his belief that no
constitutional power existed to annex by
joint resolution rs was proposed. and op-
posed annexation as being undesirable.
1t Would be. he insisted. the first step
upon Il policy of Colonial aggression i'll
antagonism to the established rule Of the
government. and added that the reaching
out into foreign lands and the establish
ment there of American institutions
would neceSsitate the abandonment of
the Monroe doctrine.
Replying to those who contend that
Hawaii is Il commercial and naval neccs-
sity as a mid-ocean supply station. he
declared there was already Il route to
Iokohoma. Hong Kong and to Manila
from San Francisco by way of the ALEU-
tan Islands, American possessions, being
eight hundred miles shorter than the
Hawaiian route.
Mr.. Clark Dem. MOI, opposing the
resolutions. spoke against an enlarged
colonization policy as something gorgeous
in appearance. but fatal in experience or
else all history is 4 lie"
AS Il member of the committee on for
cign affairs he said General Schotield had
testified before the committee that Pearl
harbor was the only harbor in Hawaii
that could be fortified and that de
clared Mr.. Clark. is under the control
Of this country. and from 4 military
standpoint we need no more
lie declared the population of the isl
- -
clement III our citizenship likely to bring
injury to the social and governments
establishments of this country.
The lingo baccillus.' declared Mr.
Clark. lis interchangeable III its work.
Proceeding. he said the proposed annexa
ton of Hawaii would be the entering
wedge to Il policy that would not enc
until the American territorial enlarge
mcnt had gone to the extent of includ-
inc the earth
Mr.. Speaker declared the Missouri
member in Il characteristic burst, III
this policy is pursued as the ~jingoeS want
il and YOU are here presiding over The
House twenty years hence. Won will he
called upon to recognize the gentleman
from Patagonia. the gentleman from
Cuba. the gentleman from Porto Rico.
the gentleman from Greenland. the gen
tieman from Hong Kong, the gentle
man from Fiji and with fear and tremb-
ling the gentleman from Cannibal Isl
andS aS he glZeS With cleaning eyes and
@iiStening teeth upon our imposing
and tempting self \ great laugh fol
lowed this prediction from the Missou
rian.
Mr.. Parker (Rep.. \. j. was presid
me. Mr.. Reed occupying temporarily 4
.,l+ ,,.1J tho floor Tho i1Irhtnr NE9S
renewed when Mr.. Clark, added, 1T is
Unnecessary to say | prepared that fol
The regular occupant of the chair
Mo HnnSn ndinnrnnl 1T LII u. III.