New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
THE REGULAR REPORT.
HUCEE.
nE;RATE ON THE HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION
RESOLUTION BEGUN.

DE;BATE ON THE HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION
RESOLUTION BEGUN
u,.,,ro,or June 1.-THE session OF the House
TODAY was devoted to debate on the havana" ."
noxa,,on resolution Proceedings began with m"-
mai withdrawal by Mr GROSVENOR 'HeP oiIo'
and Mr. SWANSON Dem.. Va OF uhcon'p" 'ns,a
ary and Injurious language used ny ~ -
,,,o 70 each other In the heat OF debate Ihuisuas
night when the conference report 0" '"e wa
enue bill was under consideration 49,
Tho Senate amendments to the bill organizing 'ne
n.,.aI bosn,taI CORPS were concurred in, ana theh
Mr. HIT lRep Ill) chairman of the Conin't.ee
an Foreign Affairs was recognized to begin the ma
waian debate, advocating annexation an
IAN abstract of Mr.. Hits speech Is e"' W.
page g. ..,,o--
Wr n1xsMORE Dem. Ark) the ranking minor
uv member OF the Committee on Foreign Aii'.'''
opened the debate in opposition. lie declare no ~
lief that no constitutional power existed 10 ANNEX
nv Joint resolution as was proposed, ana oppo
annexation as being undesirable IL "ou'" w. "
insisted the first step in policy OF coloh''' Csc
sion I'm antagonism to the estaoiisheu '"'o " -
Government and added that the reacAihs Gu. ''.'
soreien lands and the establishment there OF <''ie'
lean institutions would compel the aoahoo"ihe "
the Monroe Doctrine Logic would dictate IT, anu
the world would demand 1t. America could hot III
,erfere IN other lands and prohibit foreign 'n'e,e
ence In affairs OF the North and South
continents.
THINKS THE PLAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Mr. Dinsmore went into long disc"ss''' ~ ~
unconsttutionality of annexation by ieso'u'0''
reading from many legal works 70 sho" ''a' -"
sucb mower existed Replying to those VINO coh'e"o
that Hawaii is a commercial and naval necessity rs
n mid-ocean supply station he declared 'neie ma'
already a route to Yokohama, Hong Kong ana Md
Mia from San Francisco by way OF the Aieu'.''
Islands American possessions. eight hundred mics
shorter than the Hawaiian route Inc ],'e"
route he said IS open the entire year ana the cou
est weather on record at the Aleutians was u7
grees above zero.
n. arcued tina, hostile ships with the aid OF col
uere could operate against the Western coast Inc
possession of Hawaii would compel the keepl"s "
a large naval force there and would not ooE'"'e '
necessity for keeping great force al the seapo'''
OF the western coast Speaking OF the Suggestion
that Hawaii would essential 70 the control OF the
Nicaragua Canal. Mr.. Dinsmore said that san ram
cisco was one thousand miles nearer the proposed
mouth OF the canal than Hawaii
Mr. Dnsmore argued that annexation would mean
foreign entaglements and In this connection he pro-
tested against the suggested Anglo-American am
ance as being something much 10 he desired by
England but 70 he avoided by the United states
Protesting finally against taking the ISLANDS, ne
said. III We take them God help US.
Mr. GIILETT tRep. Massl, In support or the
resolution declared that conditions had greatly
changed since the days Of Washington. wnen the
policy OF the new country was reasonably against
torritorial expansion Then. he said. II was furtner
from Massachusetts 70 Pennsylvania than II was
row from New York to Europe. He argued for an
nesation as military and naval necessity. ha-
wall being controlling point Of trade and naval
operations in the Pacific.
ANNEXATION A PRESENT NECESSITY.
Mr ALEXANDER tRep y - said the victory
OF Dewey made the annexation OF Hawai- present
necessity ana made II wise 10 provide Tor us pos
session and control for future emergency He ex-
pressed the conviction that Hawaii would be Of
ered 10 England II this country should refuse to ac-
cept IT, and having refused. the United states could
no, Interfere with the Hawaiians in dsposing or
their own possessions. He spoke OF the population
Of the islands notably its intelligence. saying that
S. per cent could read and write. and that ~ per
cent OF the children OF school age ATTENDED the
Mr. CLARK Dem. Mo-. opposing the resolution.
spoke against an enlarged colonization policy as
something gorgeous in appearance 6u, fatal In ex
IF ihe Committee on Foreign Airs said Gen
oral Srhodeld had testified before the committee
Ss ra b aS aha ns qPy 6s II
under the control ~ this country. and from mill
ne ponmiei,on Of the Islands was undesirable and
ts entry as an element in American citizenship was
likely to bring injury the social and governmental
establishments OF this country.
The ING Oncg Mr S c'rS ds.3Ts6 s i'm
OF Hawaii would be the entering wedge 10 policy
that would not end until American territorial en-
lsrgements had gone To the extent or Including the
earth.
HAVING FUN WITH SPEAKER REED
Mr. Speaker" he said in a characteristic out
burst. III th, policy Is pursued as the jingoes want
II, and you here presiding over the House
twenty years hence. you will be called upon TO
recognize the gentleman from Patagonia, the gem
tleman from Cuba. the gentleman from Porto Rico,
the gentleman from Greenland. the gentleman from
rrop and wi