Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-01-20

HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Mr.. Davis Speaks in Favor of An.
nexing the Islands.
Mr.. ALLEN OPPOSES The TREATY.
The Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed In the
House and the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Appropriation Bill
Reported.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Davis
continued and completed his speech In
the executive session of the senate yes
terday on the Hawaiian treaty. His
speech was devoted largely to a pre-
sentaton of the strategic features OF
annexation. He displayed chart in
front of the presiding officers platform
showing the location Of Hawaii rela-
tive to this country and to Asia. One
Of the points brought out with consid-
cradle elaboration was the prob
able effect on the Nicaraguan
canal Of the occupation Of the
island by some foreign powers. lie
illustrated, by reference to the
map, showing that Hawaii was in a
straight line between the western ter.
minus Of the canal and Japan and
China The nation, he said, which
controls Hawaii will control that
great gateway Of commerce, as the
guns planted on Hawaii would be
pointed directly at the mouth Of the
canal. He also presented the neces-
sity for controlling Hawaii as q base
Of supplies in case Of hostilities, say
Ing that 1t was almost necessary TO
control 1t for this reason on account
Of the impossibility Of a warship cross
ing the Pacific without replenishing
her coal supply.
Senator Allen, OF Nebraska, followed
with speech in opposition TO the
treaty. lie called attention TO the dis.
tance Of Hawaii from our own shores,
referred to the necessity we would be
under Of defending the islands In case
Of war, and claimed that, on this &C.
count, 1t would be necessary for the
United States TO establish and maint tain
q separate feet for their protection as
well as an army on the islands. He
said that coal was no longer contra
band of war and contended that the
United States was in far greater
danger from the British establish
ment at Esquimalt than it could
possibly be because of the loca.
ton Of any foreign power in
Hawaii. lie also deprecated the
idea of assimilating such a population
as that of Hawaii, calling attention to
the fact that almost half Of it was
composed Of Chinese and Japanese.
He contended that annexation of the
islands would open the doors for a
violation Of our laws for the exclusion
of Chinese, holding that they could
find admission through Hawaii. He
said also that 1t would be impossible
to prevent Hawaii's becoming state
OF the union at some future day, and
declared that the people of that coun.
try were not Of a character calculated
to send acceptable senators to Wash.
ington
/ THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l3.--The house
yesterday passed an urgent deficiency
bill carrying $l,741,S43. One of the
items, authorizing further expendi-
ture Of S52O,OOO for the soldiers home
at Danville, ILL.,, for which Sl, 500, 900
was appropriated in the sundry civil
bill, was used by Mr., DeArmond, of
Missouri, as basis for personal at
tack upon Chairman Cannon, whose
home Is at Danville. There was also
q lively debate over the provision in
the bill requiring the owners Of bull
lion hereafter to pay the cost of trans
porting bullion from assay office to the
mints
Mr.. Beach, of Ohio, introduced bill
providing for the much-talked of pub
lication and posting of the pension roll,
for every county in the country, an
nually, on March /, with full data Of
each case, and to correct all alleged
abuses.
Mr.. Hit, from the foreign affairs
committee then reported the diplo.
matte and consular appropriation bill
and the house adjourned