The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-19

.he two countries Tor such purpose at
any time within six months after either
d the high contracting parties shall have
gwen formal written notice 10 the other
oil It's desire 70 hold such conference.
Tng LANDING OF rue TROOPS - rRoro-
sIrIoS.
Mr.. Carter then suggested that As il
WAS proposed the United States shalt
guarantee the independence OF Hawaii.
the Secretary oi State al Washington
NIGH. ask for the purpose cf prop
eriy CARRYING out this guarantee, the
privilege Of landing troops in this
country, and asked what they would
authorize him 10 say 10 such a PROPOSE
ton ii made The Cabinet asked MIR. |
Carter in what form he thought they |
would ask for snch u privilege MIR. Car |
Ter wrote ont two alternative forms Ut /
what he thought nigh, be proposed, |
which alternate propositions We're as fol- |
lows:
Proposed additions to Article 1.
And the Hawaiian Ii (which God for
Government furtherbidl the independ-
agrees iii considera- ence anu sovereignty
ton of such guaran- or the tranquil ad-
tee. and To enableiministratlon of the
the United States To- Hawaiian Govern
etfectuaiiy protect lment should be
the independence e, threatened, IL u
and tranquiiityot the agreed that the forces
Hawaiian Islands, of the United States
! that the forces of the may have such free
| United States may dom OF action in the
| have access To suchlterritories of Hawaii
parts of the HawaiI.ias NAV he necessary
| an dominions rs mayiin securing the indie
/ Toe necessary for Independence and peace
| purpose. ful administration of
| the Hawaiian Gov
| ernment.
This proposition, together with the
draft OF the treaty. was then copied on
the typewriter and five copies given,
one TO Mr.. Carter and one To each Of
the Cabinet, and the subject considered
the landing OF troops proposition ~
proposed treaty.
| Thurston and Damon is that, after dis
GUESSING the landing Of troops PROPOSE
tion," il was unanimously aad finally
decided by the Cabinet that ii the United
States should ask for the insertion oil
such condition in the treaty it should
be rejected, as they would not consent To
any such clause OF recommend 1t 80 the
King. Whereupon Ministers Austin.
Thurston and Damon drew their pencils
through their respective copies OF the
proposition and wrote rejected
against them. Copies OF these original
drafts with the proposition scratched out
were shown your committee, which bear
every appearance Of being genuine
Ministers Thurston and Austin state
that when the Cabinet came to this con
clusion, Mr.. Carter said he concurred in
their decision and that he did not think
. ii for the best interests of the country tG
have such clause in the treaty, or word,
, TO that effect
The above form of treaty having beer
agreed upon, Mr.. Damon took his copy
to the King and explained all that ha1
been done. Among other items he ex
planned to His Majesty the :. landing o
troops proposition - and said that the
, Cabinet had unanimously rejected it
and that he had drawn his pencil through
it His Majesty replied Mr.. Damon
why leave that clause out ?" Whereupoi
, Mr.. Damon explained the reason to him
CABINET COUNCIL APPROVAL OF PRO-
POSED TREATY.
The terms OF the treaty having beer
finally agreed upon the Ministers met thu
King i'm Cabinet Council the oath OF Sep
|
siding After full discussion the treat,
rs proposed was unanimously agreed to
and Minister Austin was requested TO in
struct Mr.. Carter to attempt TO negotiate
such treaty. This Minister Austin did
on the 9th day of Septcmer. 1889, giving
Mr.. Carter full instructions "a to TN,
l basis on which the proposed treaty wa
I to be negotiated. The minutes of tn,
Council show that the action taken wa
2 unanimous. The minutes of the council
2 we are informed, are taken by Mr.. Ash
, ford and copied into the minute book b.
! Mr. Austin.
. PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION TO MIR. CARTEL
. TO NEGOTIATE TREATY.
: Mr.. Carter having on the 2Sth day Q
November, 1889, written out requestin,
) special authority to negotiate the treaty
, Ministers Austin. Thurston and Damon
t met the King in Cabinet Council at TIN
: Palace on the Goth OF December, 1889
Y and advised His Majesty to sign an au
= thorization to Mr.. Carter to negotiate
D subject to ratification, a treaty on tn
lines therefore agreed upon. Mr.. Ash
e ford was absent at this time in Canada
e His Majesty at this meeting (here quot
$ from the mlnutes) "Said he should dc
|
n had never agreed to this proposal for
# treaty That it had been hatched VI
by outsiders without consulting him.
2 Further action concerning treaty negotia
! tons here rested till the return Of Mr.
V Ashford from Canada in March, 1890.
OBJECTION MADE BY MIR. ASHFORD.
n On his return, the Cabinet discusses
. the treaty proposition with him, and h
for the first time objected TO the claus
wherein the United States guarantee
the independence of this country. Tn
n other members of the Cabinet then said
: to meet that objection, we will strike on
e the political feature Of the treaty b.
: eliminating Article 4 and make it purel
0 a commercial treaty. MIR. Ashford still
e objected, and the question Of whether
= from business point of view, such pro
y posed commercial treaty would be wise
o it was proposed to consult with some O
Il the business men of the country. Thi
t was agreed to by all Of the men bcrs O
: the Cabinet. A conference of nasines
men was called for March oath, 1890
y The unanimous opinion OF the confer
n ence, after a full discussion, was to tn
o effect that such a treaty would be {
/ value to the country, and the strong de
/ sire was expressed that the Cabine
II should attempt to negotiate it. Notwith
l. standing this, however, Mr.. Ashford sti
Il refused to join his colleagues in advisin
r His Majesty to sign a commission authC
e riZing Mr.. Carter to negotiate treaty o.
e this basis.
C.bipof council WAS then called