The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-19
WAR IN TEN WEEKS
MIR. MORGAN'S THREAT IN CASE
THE ANNEXATION TREATY
IS DEFEATED.
ADDRESS IN INSTALLMENTS.
ANOTHER DAY IN EXECUTIVE SEES
SION OCCUPIED BY THE ALA
BAMA SENATOR.
HAWAII FROM A MILITARY VIEW.
Its Importance Urged as Reason
for Speedy and Favorable Ac-
ton by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Morgan occupied the attention of the
senate during the entire time Of the
executive session today in the presenta-
ton of his views on the subject of the
annexation of the Hawaiian islands.
This was the second instalIment of the
senator's speech, and when he conclud-
ed few minutes after o'clock he
had not then reached the end He
spoke for about three hours today,
and his speech was a general presenta-
ton Of the Importance of the islands to
the United States. He dwelt especial
ly upon the military Importance of the
islands, quoting Gen. Scofeld and
Capt. Mahan at length in support of
his position that the islands were a
natural outpost for the United States
and necessary to the proper protec-
ton of our Western coast and Of our
general commerce in case of war.
Mr.. Morgan predicted that, if the
United States did not take advantage
Of the present opportunity to acquire
the islands, there would be war be-
tween this country and some other
power within ten weeks. 1t was not,
he said, within the bounds of possibil-
competition for territory in Asia, that
the Hawaiian islands should be allow
ed to remain Independent for any
length of time after the United States
should finally announce a determine
ton not to make them a part of
American territory.
Does the senator from Alabama
mean to say" interrupted Senator Pet
tipTaW "a To
ment would voluntarily seek the pro-
lection of some other power and thus
forego the great advantage those ISL
ands now enjoy in their reciprocity ar
rangement with the United States,
which results in our remitting to them
annually not less than $4,000 ,OOO?"
To this question Senator Morgan re-
piled that the reciprocity treaty had
been negotiated for the purpose Of CIV
ing this country cheap sugar. He said
that it had been of greater benefit to
the United States than it had been to
Hawaii, because it had accomplished
its purpose of making cheaper one of
our great commodities and one of the
necessities Of every household. eve
want" he said, mot only the sugar
from Hawaii, but cheaper coffee as
we'll cll4 llldI anu Illdly OIlleE neCGS-
sary articles could be grown in those
islands"
The senator displayed a number of
large maps, from which he contended
that the islands were in the roadway
Of commerce between our Western coast
and the Orient, and said that all ships.
whether laden with the articles of COM
merce or the munitions of war, must
necessarily pass them in going to and
fro between these countries and the
AIsiatic coast, and thus, he said, the ma
ton which controls Hawaii will control
the commerce Of the East. In closing,
he said that failure to annex the ISL
ands meant inevitable bloodshed, and
the responsibility for that bloodshed
would rest upon the senate of the Unit
ed States for its failure to perform it's
duty at this critical hour In the his
tory Of the two countries.