The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-03-03
int sLSaiks krsollilos

and their votes for the declaration oI
an anti-eNpansion policy. The s"nat,
declares In the Millinery resolution
shicl has been adopted by RepDblican
yolss, that d IL not intended 10 an
mex said OPhilippinel Islands as an In.
iesral part Of the territory ofthe United
states" 10 also defines the future po-
Icy Of tue United States, ~ far a.
the Senate may do 50. which Is simply
90 make the Filipinos behave them
selves, and, when they have washed
( on me dirt OF ignorance which lies
deep over their political faces, and
clothed themselves with the garments
Of good government, they will receive
certificates ~ character and cDmpeten-
| 60 from Uncle Sam. and be permitted
TO have their own "masheens' aud
bosses" and adopt political platforms
with false bottoms, like other com
munitIes In good and regular standing.
The adoption Of this resolution by
the Senate has an extremely impor-
tant bearing on our own relation 10
the Federal government Senator
Spooaer said on February An In une
Senate debate that, whether after
Congress has passed an act for the
government Of that territory lthe Phil
ppinosD, Il having become part Of
the United States, this clause Of the
Constitution which requires duties,
impOsts and eXs.ses to be uniform,
would preclude Us from passing a tariff
as against impOrtatiOns from that ar
chipelago seems to me to be a close
question"
It Is not assuring 20 he told by any
Senator, especially one who is a Re
publican, that the proposition as be
states II. Is close question Ha-
wall il only territory, and may
remain so for an indefinite period. II
her relations to the Federal system of
government, especially that relation
which deeply involves our prosperity,
are TO be subjected TO the unstable
legislation Of Congress, the peace and
comfort which we seen for Is not at
hand.
But even II Senator Spooner calls
this relation close question" 1t is
evident that he has yet no convictions
on the subject, nor has he apparently
considered II.
The McEnery resolution Is, however,
II slear declaration that, although the
Philippines have been coded to the
United States they have not been an
nexed, and will not be- The Senate
declares that cessiOn does not mean
annexation. II, therefore, there has
been no annexation, the Constitution
and laws % the United States do not
cover these Islands. and there can be
no fear that free sugar and free to-
bacco from these Islands will compete
with the American products.
In This aspect OF the case, the reso-
luton may involve far reaching conse-
q'iences for MS. The Philippines, Cuba
and Porto Rico cease to be a menace
To the sugar and tobacco industries of
the Mainland, and they cease, as well,
to be a menace to our own industry.
Alaska, Oklohama and Ha-
wall become purely speculative ques-
lions, because the conquered lands are
now not to be regarded as territories
which are within the reach OF the Con
stitutional arm.
Senator McEnery in protecting the |
sugar interests OF Louisiana has APP
Darently checked for time at least, |
the march OF merely physical and po-
litloal expansion. In doing so he has
saved Hawaii from much peril In
protecting his own constituents, he has !
also protected VS..
lhe short sighted people here, who !
have little stake in these Islands, and |
wildly shout for indIscriminate poll |
deal expansion, may denounce Nc |
Emery, and the Republicans who have
Issentoh to his demands. But his ae-
ton and their concurrence will now
avoid any attempt to class Hawaii as
4 portion of the United States that may
be Disseminated against in the impo- ]
Sition OF tariffs.