The record-union., 1898-06-12
of the world In time of the

| Spanish American war.
| After reviewing other revolutionary
| movements, Hit said: They are the
same men who took worthless Queen
/ and threw her from her throne when
| she, attempted to disregard property
rights and ignore the Constitution
wrung from her predecessor"
| Hit spoke not quite an hour, much
of the time being occupied with inter-
| ruptions by members asking questions.
Dinsmore, the ranking Democrat upon
| the Committee of Foreign Affairs. open
! ed the debate in opposition. He de-
clared his belief that no constitutional
power existed to annex by joint reso-
luton, as was proposed, and opposed
annexation as being undesirable. 1t
would be, he insisted, the first step upon
a policy of colonial aggression, in an
| tagonism to the established rule of the
Government, and he added that the
reaching out into foreign lands and the
establishment thereof of American in
| stitutionS would necessitate the aband-
| onment Of the Monroe doctrine.
Logic would dictate and the world
| would demand ii. America could not
interfere in other lands, and prohibit
| foreign interference in affairs of the
| North and South American continents.
| Dinsmore launched into a long dis
cussion Of the illegality of annexation
/ by resolution, reading from many legal
works to show that no power existed
to thus annex. Replying to those who
| contend that Hawaii is a commercial
| and naval necessity as a mid-ocean
/ supply station, he declared that there
was already route to Yokohama and
Hongkong and to Manila and from San
Francisco by way of the Aleutian ISL
ands, American possessions, $40 miles
shorter than the Hawaiian route. The
Aleutian route, he said, is open the en-
tire year. and the coldest weather on
record at the Aleutian Islands was
seven degrees above zero
He argued that hostile ships, with
the aid of colliers, could operate gainst
the western coast. The holding Of Ha-
wall would necessitate the keeping of
powerful force there, and would not
! relieve in any sense the necessity for
keeping a great force at the seaports
| of the western coast
Speaking of the suggestion that Ha-
wall would be essential to the control
of the Nicaragua Canal, Dinsmore said
San Francisco was 1000 miles nearer
the proposed mouth of the canal than
Hawaii
Dinsmore argued that annexation
would mean foreign entanglements. and
in this connection he protested against
the suggested Anglo-American alliance
as being something much to be desired
| by England, but to be avoided by the
/ United States.
| Protesting finally against taking the
islands, he said: If we take them, God
| help u.s."
Gillette R.) of Massachusetts,, in sup
port of annexation, declared that condi-
tions had greatly changed since the
days Of Washington, when the policy
of the new country was reasonably
against territorial extension Then. he
said. it was farther from Massachusetts
to Pennsylvania than now from New
York to Europe He argued for Ha-
Waii as a military and naval necessity,
controlling point of trade and naval
operations in the Pacific
Alexander (R.) OF New York said the
victory of Dewey made the annexation
Of Hawaii a present necessity. and
made it wise to provide for its possess
sion and control for future emergen-
cies. He expressed the conviction that
Hawaii would be offered by the Ha-
waiian Government to England If this
country should refuse to accept it, and,
having refused, the United States could
not interfere with the Hawaiians' dis
posing of their own territory.
Clarke CD of Missouri, opposing the
resolution, spoke against an enlarged
colonization policy, gorgeous in ap-
pearance, but fatal in experience, or
else history is lie'' AS a member Of
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. he
said General Schofield had testified be-
fore the committee that Pearl Har-
Dor was the only harbor in Hawaii
that could be fortified, and that" de-
clared Clarke. SIS under the control of
thls country, and from a military
standpoint we need no more.
THE lingo bacillus" he declared, 'fs
indefatigable in it's work" and, pro-
ceeding, he said the proposed annexa-
ton Of Hawaii would be the entering
wedge to policy that would not end
until the American territorial enlarge
ment had gone to the extent of includ-
ing the earth.
"Mr. Speaker" declared, the Missouri
member, in a characteristic burst. IF
this policy is pursued as the jingoes
want 1t, and you are here presiding
over the House twenty years hence,
you will be called upon to recognize
the gentleman from Patagonia, thu
gentleman from Cuba, the gentleman
from Porto Rico, the gentleman from
Greenland the gentleman from Hong
kong, the gentleman from Fiji, and,
with fear and trembling, the gentleman
from the Cannibal Islands, as he gazes
with cleaning eyes and glistening teeth
upon your imposing and tempting
SELF
A great laugh followed this predic-
ton from the Missourian.
Parker (FG) was presiding, Reed oc-
cupying temporarily seat upon the
floor.
The laughter was renewed when
Clarke added: TT is unnecessary to
say that l prepared that for the regu-
lar occupant of the chair"
Concluding his speech, Clarke spoke
of the resulting representation of Ha-
wall in the House and Senate. and the
attendant danger. He attacked fur
ther the proposition to annex, on the
ground that the Republic Of Hawaii
was the result Of a conspiracy upon the
part of the sugar interests in the
islands. That the people of the islands
had been shut out from expressing their
desire was shown, he said, by the de-
crease of suffrage, 1,400 under the
monarchy to $500 under the republic.
Let there be a plebescite," declared
Clarke 'au0 LET fhOSa naopla exarciSa