The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-19
Mr.. MORGANS W WARNING
The Alabama Senator's Argument
Favoring Hawaiian Annexation.
HE PREDICTS A GRAVE CRISIS,

Declares That Failure to Annex the
Islands VIII Result In war Between
This Country and Some Other Power
within Ten Weeks.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
gan occupied the attention of the SEN
ate during the entire time of the ex-
ecutive session yesterday in the pre-
sentation of his views on the subject
of the annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. This was the second instalment
of the senator's speech, and when he
concluded, few minutes after o'clock
he had not then reached the end. He
spoke for about three hours, and his
speech was a general presentation OF
the importance of the islands to the
United States. He dwelt especially or
the military importance of the islands
quoting General Schofeld and Captain
IManan at length in support of his po-
sition that the islands are a natural
outpost for the United States and nee
essary to the proper protection of ouI
western coast and of our general COM
mence in case of war.
Mr. Morgan predicted that If the Uni
ted States did not take advantage of
the present opportunity to acquire the
islands there would be war between
this country and some other power
within ten weeks. 1t was not, he said
within the bounds of possibilities, in
view of the present European cOmpeti-
ton for territory in Asia, that the Ha-
waiian Islands should be allowed to
remain Independent for any length OF
time after the United States should
finally announce their determination
not to make them a part of American
territory.
Does the senator from Alabama
mean to say" interrupted Senator Pet
tigrew, that the Hawaiian government
would voluntarily seek the protection Of
some other power, and thus forego the
great advantage those islands now en-
Joy in their reciprocity arrangement
with the United States, which results
in our remitting to them annually not
less than $6,0O0OOO?"
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
sites of every household. We want, he
said, not only the sugar from Hawaii,
but cheaper coffee as well, and as
many other necessary articles as could
be grown in those islands. 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 Uni
ted States, for its failure to perform
it's duty at this critical hour in the his
| tory Of the two countries.
| Yesterdays open session of the SEN
ate was brief. Practically the only
| business accomplished aside from the
| routine proceedings was the passage OF
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill
The measure as finally passed by the
senate carries $1,913Sl0. The Teller
resolution providing that bonds of the
United States may be paid in standard
silver dollars was favorably reported by
a majority Of the finance committee
and notice was given that 1t would be
called up at an early date. An unsuc-
cessful effort was made to fix a time
for the final vote on the pending censu!
bill.
Senator Platt, of New York, gave no.
tice of an amendment he will offer tC
the naval appropriation bill authorizing
the secretary of the navy to enter into
a contract for the docking of vessel:
in New York harbor. The amendmen
appropriates $4,000 per annum, anC
provides that the government shall
have the use of the dock accepted fo
100 days in the year, and in case Of wa
greater time, and that the contrac
shall cover 20 years.
Cuba had hearing in the house yes
terday, and for a time it looked as i
parliamentary precedents would be Sc
aside and the senate resolution recog
niZing the insurgents as belligerent
would be attached as a rider to tn
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. Mr., De Almond, a Missouri Demo
crat, preciptated the issue by Offering
the resolution as an amendment, hu
a point of order against it was sus
tanned. Mr. De Almond appealed. II
urged the Republicans who had pro
fessed friendship for the struggling Gu
bans to override the decision of tn
chair as the only chance OF seourin
action on the proposition. Mr.. Bailey
the leader of the minority. and othe
Democrats Joined In the appeal, Th
excitement became intense, but the az
peals of Mr.. Dingley and other Reput
| iican leaders succeeded. Mr.. Coson,
Kentucky Republican, warned his sid
that unless he was soon given an or
| portunity to vote his sentiments on tn
| Cuban question he would cooperate
any revolutionary method to secure az
tion. The Republican tactics kept
the front the point that the minorit
were seeking to override the rules {
the house, and they got every Reppl
lican vote, sustaining the chair by
:, vote of 1852 to ia. One Democrat, M
Fleming, of Georgia, voted with thel
on the ground that he could not viola
his oath by voting against upholdin
4 the rules. Before the diplomatic pl
u came up the army bill was passed,