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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912

Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 185

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183 The advisability of a convention between the United States and the Hawaiian Islands was discussed. Mr. Sergent of California though the possession of the islands necessary to the United States as a military outpost or at least necessary to our commercial interests. Mr. Norwood had no faith in either proposition and scoffed at the idea of a few islands being necessary to prevent the subjugation of 45000000 people. The basis of his opposition lay in the effect the acquisition of these islands might have upon southern rice and sugar production. That he was not prophet is shown in his summary, "I have shown that there is no prospect of our acquiring these islands and if we should it will be long after all who are within the sound of my voice will be
 
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