The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-24

thought should be included in our ex-
penditures, that we are to be estopped
now from giving the necessary aid to
a great exposition, to which not only
all the people of this country, but the
people of all the world are looking for
ward as the greatest since 1876?
Mr.. Spooner We lave resisted all
efforts on the other side to shackle this
| Government in the future by IMPROVE
dent pledges. 1 am willing to leave to
the future the settlement of the ques-
tions of the future, with the supremest
faith that when the day comes the
American people will settle the question
in harmony with righteousness, in har-
mony with the principles of liberty, in
harmony; with the traditions of our
government. ....... ,...
! But I have thought sometimes, Mr..
| President, that God-for I am a believer
in God Mckinley loved Him and in
his last moments expressed his faith
in Him-might have had some provi-
dental care for those far away whom
he loved and who were serving him in
the affairs which We weak human be-
Iings here were called upon to partici-
pate in. l do not know; the Senator
from Tennessee (Mr. Carmack) does
not know; but l do know this, that it
was happy, blessed thing when an
exigency came like that which sudden
ly arose in China that war had given to
us a great naval and military base in
the Philippines.
1 want to say to the Senator from
Maryland (Mr Germany that a navl
and coaling station in the Philippine
archipelago with adequate fortifications
and Accomplishments is needed by the
United States in every public interest
and from every public standpoint, and
is in no wise inconsistent with the ira
ditions of this Republic or with our
adherence as a people to the spirit of
! liberty. 1t was important in Hawaii.
was opposed to the acquisition and
annexation of Hawaii. l was in favor
my friends on this side l unhappily
differed from-but l never hesitated in
the belief that the interests of the
! United States demanded that we should
fortify Pearl River Harbor, in the Ha-
waiian Island, making of it adequate
military and naval base for the United
States.
Senator McCOmas gave the following:
mot only viii all the countries of
the world, ffty-three nations of the
world, exhibit but there will be ex-
hibits from our States and Territories
and our new island possessions. am
informed by gentlemen who know most
about these matters that the Philippine
Islands viii have and fill a space of 40
acres, and they have contributed a sum
Of 100000 which with a couple of hun
dred thousand from the exhibition itself
will give a million dollars to exhibit
the progress of the archipelago on 40
acres, the splendid development of the
policy of the present and the last Ad-
ministration in the, Philippine Islands,
and will bury beneath the flowers and
foliage Of the tropics the deceased
paramount issue" of only three years
ago.
I'm the prosperity of the world there
has been in four years no such pro-
gress as that which will be displayed
by the Philippine Islands on 40 acres of
exhibits, which shall show their growth
their prosperity, and the peaceful
triumph of a splendid policy which has
made, as I understand the Senator from
Nevada (Mr. Newlands) to admit,
practically to be a dead issue that
which was three years ago the para
mount issue in American politics"