The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-12
.IIIIN DEBATE BEGINS.
CONSIDERS THE REsoLe-
-,o. ron sssExsTIos.
s..t.~. the importance OF
.Ilsss the Islands Z" the .n"
-nvmeerats speak In oppo-
vn,s Taken Next Week.

~v,.fxTfY,s yuaa i. The Hawaiian
-. h7s.se began to-day. SIX
49, - 500 made. covering geferaliF
So 'a....ssss. 81 the support ard oTsposi-
- .ss.asfft0ns prov ding soE annex
1 60 = a.. ard IgnsEnore ranking Ef-ySliL'-
! So r..rrseserasfo .sasfnfssrs respectively
30 = s.,.,sgtfs-s On foreign affairs. opened
I fo~ and against Auns1at3odA-
/ - = w..~ys,rs, spoke ia opposition and
- ssf Ma zgzs4.tg ysEs lis. Alexander. OF
/ So ana fs.liett. of - sssaetsllzetis.
ss ...ssTr 81 tie proposition. There was
= - .ts4.aaEes tn fhs galleries, oet
r,,1ruus was as any time upon
49, r.. debate viii Continue Mon
- - aa1 wednesday. ard proba-
- - ,,~.~ MANNERS Nil make speeches
,~.sas.ssings begsa With mutual
...ss.s~xl ~ 6irosvsnar. OF Ohio. and
-. az kanszs, of the uflcgsng'iimefst'
= s.-r.axe ased uy tneFr relative 70 esaen
- = 49, heat ef gielate Thursday night
- she revenue conference report was
sssx e0nxasFat.0Ia-
-. .<nafe amendment 10 the DIS or
-..sxsuy he naval hospital corps was con-
..-y~s II. ard Hsji, " Ill3uoss' chairman
| = d. committee OF Foreign andlFS was
l e..~~.,A,f r. s,egir the Hawaiian debate
1 s.'-sssesas Of tie %ewIans3s resolution az
/ - rfae*seasgy Identical with those of
/ :. srsaty before she senate and with the
| =. .sirn was negotiated fire years since.
| -. ne xala. tie question waa an old
| =. ard annexation met With the approval
= =. Uawalsaa republic. and there was
| ...sfnw az eons'rainf suggested by the res
/ sl-.srss TIE Only question 10 he consi1-
/ - xas whether /; would be wise for this
.sssvrnsses 10 take sast w8s offered. Re
.S<gseg 70 the strategic Importance or the
/. saa.ss IL saia sheT constituted small
..r-ssary but nevertheless 1lneteen great
.axxrs kefss constantly fhefe their repre-
s ..s.sftyes 10 pssiee, their tnteFaF,s because
+ ~ fhs.r peculiar location Hi.t quoted
+ easy naval authorities IN asserting the
] aoxss-ssea OF the islands Mss Of great irn
/ ,er.saee. and psinted out that no fleet
! sad core from As.atle waters TO operate
4 srs.rxs tae western coast without touch
!; "a A. Hawaii Tor supplies and recoaling.
1 ne ceatro; of the Islands would Dc prac-
I ,.sasiy an efsectuai barrier 20 attack upon
/ or x1lssn interests.
/ Rssssfsag TO the present attitude OF
/ Hawai-. Ia It's open fris a3snip and the aid
/ .sg n America. involvlng the violation Of
/ d neutrality lave before the whole world.
4
/. ga: aai saforeibie claim against the Ha-
/ vsliaH republic for al damages done .
| eg b. American forces aided by Hawaii.
Tsss country should not hesitate TO relieve
Hsxsg Of the prospective burden and 10
sacx APPRECIATION 0. the friendship mani
.afed BY thuss In control Of the govern
nsat given In defiance Of the entire world
xas al seutrallly laws.
Il IBIS connection iItt rad from dis
mes q recent date from Minister Seweli
i xkEa be said. The strongest infiu-
~ has been brought 10 bear upon the
psetxasnt TO urge It 10 declare neutral
gs
Hsi paid q tributs 10 the character OF the
ka<rans WHO have established a repaif,-
~ Sssee OF monarchy In Hawaii. and
| vsams dare 20 ast Independently OF the
~ = time of the Spanish American
1 M liter reviewing other revolutionary
4 rsssneH,s. hit; said:
Tssy are ths same men who took a
worthless queen ard threw her from her
throne wAen she attempted TO disregard
1 uupeFsy rights and ignore the constitution
! Nrang sfsn her predecessor
| H'sl saehs rot quite an hour. much Of
ne tine being occupied with Interruptions
sy Hsnua~rs asking questions
I psnssncfe. The ranking Demccra. on the
cennasies on foreign affaIrs opened the
| eses't IN opposition lie declared his be-
"a Tat 10 constitutional power existed
y aa2sx ey toiEt resolution as was pro-
fszsa and he opposed annexation a. being
anasssssse. II would be- be insisted, the
Efss sep grcn fsoiicy OF colonial aggres-
s"s 10 sAssganism 10 the esiab, shed r1ils
= ne government. and 10 added that the
wang cut iR'o foreign lands and The
'sahiisamant thereof If American insti-
issfsas would 1eCcss}taie the Abandonment
v ne Ae1Eoe dostr!ua isegtc would die
A't u ard The world would demand n
Aas@tsa ces3 rot interfere in other lands
an pvahEe.t foreign Interference N ar
as 81 ihe North and South American
sea..asats.
lihsnoFe launched Into long discus
80 ~ TIE gilegali'y 81 annexation by yes
~~1aea, reading from many works - shnw
- 10 power existed to thus annex. Re-
@'zhg 10 'sos> who commended fhat Hawaii
ee'nFnercsa3 an3 naval necessity ~ a
sss-RSsan SUPPLY station be declared there
IS aEesaf route - Yokohama and
sss'sskoHs and - Manila aaa frnr1a San
slsfsslsoo by way 80 the A,outian tzlanis
"a Ah~T1can poss. sston. $50 mite. shorter
Ia tar HaS allan route TIE At,sslttat.
sss'$ N'd re. IS ogrn tAe entire wear. ana
widest weather en- record az ne
me1saS @e@ sever degrees ators zero
=. afsRea taAt hostile ships w!th ne AID
sR'affH coc;d operate against th,, west
- 'sA9A ths holding of Hawaii would
- 1iiA Keeping - powerful naval
-, e. and would uot relieve IN any
- "e necessity I'r keeping great
So we seatorts of the western coast