New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-06
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BAYARUS FOREIGN POLICY.
ODD FEATURES OF THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENTS IN RELATION 10
THE SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTION

THE SUPPLEMENTARY CONVENTION
lBr TELEGRrH TO THE TRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON Feb 5.-Important principles OF
the foreign policy of the United States have
been recently defined and emphasized by the treaty
making power. as shown In the late action Oh
the United States Senate and in the subsequent
diplomatic correspondence Of the Government
mot vet published in relation to tho supple
mentary convention extending the existing com
mercial reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Hawaiian Kingdom. The scope OF
the supplementary convention was, however, ma
terially enlarged by the United States SENATE
upon the recommendation of its Committee on
Foreign Relations, so as to provide that his
Majesty the King Of tho Hawaiian Islands grants
to the Government Of the United States the ex-
elusive right to enter the harbor OF Pearl hiVer
in the Island of Oahu, and TO establish and MAIN
tain there "a coaing and repair station LOT Inc
use OF vessels Of the United States, ana 10 ulat
end the United States may improve the entrance
to said harbor and do al other innings hoeoiui
TO the purpose aforesaid" - .. :,
That amendment was adopted by the United
States Senate by practlcaiy UNANIMOUS 49,
after a spirited debate, in the course Oh wrlcu
of executive session. declared In Language morc
forciblo than elegant, that he'd be ID II Nc
would vote TO extend the treaty win HAWAII ui
less il included the coaling station pr0VlslOh.
IL now appears that the Hawaiian Minister mere
Mr. Carter, wrote TO Mr.. Bayard upon being oni-
to satisfy the natural and proper susceptlbl,les
of Uawaiians.' and in view OF the lact that
:" the amendment was inserted IN secret seesioh
and no opportunity given for mutual c0hsulIai-
tion," he wished 1t to be UNDERSTOOD tha' ni
Government had no part In It's CONSTRUCTION t anu
could not have suggested any changes IN lts Woru-
ing TO guard against misunderstanding ,,,.,s.or
Under these circumstances, says minister
Carter in concluding long letter, " IL becomes
proper in me before transmitting IL 10 my Uosern ,
ment to ascertain the views OF the Government
of the United States as TO the construction propi
TO be put upon the interpolated article Inc con-
cluson which have reached ana whlcn el I,nrd
the obvious conclusion to be drawn from the woluS
of the interpOlated article is that u does not anu
is not intended to invade or diminish III any Wy
the autonomous Jurisdiction OF HAWAII, VIII VIII
of use in Pearl IIarbor stipulated therein lor inc
sole purpose stated in the article; ana iur,her,
that Article of the convention ana the prlNiIeEco
conveyed by it will cease anu determine WIN inc
Termination of the treaty of SIS, under the con-
ditions fixed by this convention .,,
TO this Secretary Bayard replied as follows:
THE amendment relating TO the harDor ; oi
Pearl River was adopted in its executive sessions
nv the Senate. and i have no other means OF
arriving at its intent and meaning than the WORDS
employed naturally impart No ambiguity OF
obscurity in that amendment is observable, ana
can discern therein no subtraction from Hawaiian
sovereignty over the harbor to which IL relates,
nor any language impartlng longer duration Ior
the interpolated Article than is provided 1Or
Cseyen Yea rs) in Article of the supplementary con-
vention. The limitation of my oihclal powers
does not make it competent for me in this con
nection 10 qualify, expand, or explain the amend
ment ingrafted on that convention by the senate,
but in the present case am unable to perceive any
need for auxiliary Interpretation or ground Tor
doubt as TO the plain scope and meaning thereof,
and as the President desires ratification OF the
supplementary convention IN It's present shape,
can seq no cause for any misrepresentation by your
Government TO the manifest effect and meaning
of the amendment in question"