The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
IN IRE L|GRf 0F WAR
House Approaches the Annex
alton of Hawaii.
NEWLANDS OF NEVADA
Pitted Against Bell of Colorado
and Others.

, Washington. June B.-The debate upol
. Hawaiian annexation continued today il
the house, ten speeches being made. Yer!
! little interest was manifested either oil
! the floor or in the galleries, few occu
pants Of the latter being present and tn,
attendance upon the floor hardly exceed
ing at any time the members. A nigh
session will be held tomorrow evening II
aHord opportunity for many members L
speak, TO whom otherwise IL would be i'm
possible to give time before the vote Wed.
nesday afternoon.
Before proceeding with the Hawaiian de-
bate, the house passed senate bills grant
Ing American registers to the steamships
Victoria. Olympia, Arizona, Columbia,
Argyle. Tacoma and Arcadia
Mr.. Newlands (Sn., New then address
ed the house in advocacy of annexation.
The pending resolutions were introduced
by him:
He was interrupted by Mr.. Cannon Rep.
lid, who presented and asked unani-
nous consent for the passage of an
emergency bill to appropriate S4l7, Isl, now
carried by the sundry civil BILL to pay the
Boring sea award, but Mr.. Bland Dem,
MOI objected. Mr.. Cannon said the time
for payment would expire Friday and the
sundry civil bill would not pass before
| that day.
Mr.. Newlands spoke at length in favor
| Of Hawaiian annexation as essential to
our commercial growth and necessary 10
the protection of our Pacific coast.
Proceeding, Mr.. Newlands contended
that constitutional warrant for annexing
the islands s proposed, existed, but with
out entering upon an exhaustive argu-
ment he assumed that if the government
could acquire Florida and adjacent ISL
ands and the Louisiana Territory by pur-
chase. Texas by annexation, and Califor-
MIA by conquest, it could acquire Hawaii
by gift.
Mr.. Newlands said the Hawaiian and
Philippine questions were improperly con-
nected by some, when by nature and i'm
port they were distinct, the PHILIPPINES
question involving policy Of territorial
expansion, to which he objected, while all
involved in the Hawaiian question was
purely one of territorial defense and COM
mersial expansion. He spoke of the i'm
portance of insular control, as appreciat-
ed by all great powers, and, arguing for
the control of Hawaii as a base of sup
plies and naval operations, he suggested
the disaster that probably would have re-
suited to America had Spain been a pow
erful naval nation, with Cuba and Porto
Rico as a base of operations against the
Atlantic coast. Without Hawaii, no ma
Va ha
cific coast, as necessary recoaling would
be impossible.
Mr.. Newlands contended 1t would be
"insufferable arrogance" upon Americas |
part to insist upon the continuance OF /
Hawaiian independence after refusing to /
accept the responsibility OF its govern /
ment, and he predicted the islands would /
go to some other power in the near fu-
ture if we did not take them. He said /
Pearl Harbor was held only by treaty.
and American control could be terminated /
at the will of either party. He predicted
a great growth of the American merchant
marine and a corresponding increase of
the navy in Pacific waters. The great
commercial fight would be for the trade
of the Orient, and Hawaii would be a
powerful al dto America in securing her
share.
Mr.. Bell (Colo) spoke, opposing the reso-
buttons. He attacked the existing repub-
lie as being an oligarchy, and the offer OF
the islands for annexation as being made
by a few and in utter disregard of the
wishes of the vast majority of the people
who reside in the islands. He contended
for the right of all people to be govern
ed in accord with their will. Continuing,
Mr.. Bell argued that the population was
and that the location of the
Islands in the tropical climate made it
unlikely that a people resident there
would ever be desirable as a component
element of American citizenship. The
conduct of American missionaries and
others who have gone TO Hawaii was at
acked as having resulted in a successful !
to deprive the natives Of their I
property and self-government. The ex- I
stence Of leprosy in the islands was COM {
nented upon as drawback to annexa- {
ion. !
Mr.. Bell concluded by saying that the :
annexation of Hawaii would be accepted
" the world as virtual abandonment 7
,e reaching out and an esta blishment Of Z
American institutions beyond the bounda
les within which the Monroe doctrine or r
ginally applied, and that the latter could
lot occur without reciprocal rights being
onceded to European powers. c
Mr.. Pearson (Rep.. y. g advocated an
exation.
Mr.. Henry CRep.. Ind) spoke for the .
esolution on the ground OF strategic val c
e. Illustrating this value. he declared g
hat Dewey after his great victory at c
Iauila would De helpless and beyond the
disability OF aid from home were the q
islands controlled by hostile Q
ands. No snip bearing troops. no bat
.eship designated for reinforcement. "
ou;d pass 20 the Philippines wi-h7G. 8
,uchirz az Hawaii for more coal Just y
s the Islands were important 20 Us as
asa Of supplies and operations II case
oztfle movements TO Aziatic waters Z
hould become necessary. 50 they would -
. valuable 10 an enemy and disastrous 20 q
20 United States should an enemy de-
re 10 orerate against the western coast s.
Mr.. Bland Dem, MOI followed Il o. :
osition. directing MS remarks % Plea
y delay in disposing q the Hawaiian
aestion until after The conclusion . The
ar :.
He protested against urging annexation :,
: 4 necessary war measure. and begged
.e house - pause in what seemed ard
hat promised 70 bea mad course = Wild
sislatson. under prets7se II L being es- =
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