St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-30
Receiving the Earnest Atten-
ton Of the Department
Of State.
Annexation of the Islands
Openly and Strongly
Urged.
All Foreign Residents Ex-
pressing a Desire to Be-
come Annexed.
1t Is Expected That Closer
Relations Will Be Made
by Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3d. The situa-
ton OF affairs in the Hawaiian islands
continues to receive the earnest and
constant attention of officials of the
department of state. To inquiries as to
the political situation in the dominion
of her majesty, Queen Lilioukalina, re-
port is made that it is regarded as unset
tied. Further than this, they say they
DO not care to express all opinion, and
this despite the tact that OH the 18th
inst. the new ministry was indicted
into Office. The change of government
was accomplished without demonstra-
ton of any kind, but the feeling pre-
walls that there is no confidence in the
ministry. and any change would create
no surprise.
The department is under more or less
influence to bring about even closer
relations between the United States and
Hawaii than ever obtained. Annexa-
ton is openly urged, the argument be-
ing made that the Islands used the sup
port OF
n Strong Government
which would restore the commercial
stability of the country, the government
assistance to the producers and cOnse-
quent development of the resources of
the Islands. Unless the United States
does take these islands under its care it
is urged that some other strong govern
ment is likely to do it, and that govern
ment is England.
In ADDITION to sugar, rice is cultivated,
tea can be raised III abundance and the
coffee is of fine quality. All that is
needed is some money and effort to i'm
prove the lands and cheap labor to
work them. England could easily sup
ply these from her surplus capital and
coolle colonies. Negotiations are now
pending for the establishment of line
OF steamers from Victoria to Australia,
stopping at Honolulu, which, when
established, it is threatened will drive
the American lines off the route.
Nearly nine-tenths of the foreign
population are Americans, most of the
trade is with the United States and the
entire Industries are American, SO much
Inat even the Germans, aud most Of the
English, join the Americans in desire
To Become Annexed
to the United States. 1t is not probable
that the United States will depart from
its historic policy and assume any other
attitude toward the Islands than the one
always held. 1t is interesting to note
III this connection that under minister
of foreign affairs at Honolulu was for
merry clerk in the state department i'm
this city.
Under the operation of the Mckinley
law the sugar industry in Hawaii has
languished, until now the sugar estates
are mostly in the hands of receivers.
Rice grown in the country is given free
entry into the United States by the pro-
visions of bill passed to remedy the
Injustice unintentionally done Hawaii
by the failure of the Mckinley law not
country. but the condition of the COM
mercial relations between the two coun-
tries is not sufficiently advanced for any
special legislation, but it is expected
new treaty will be made.
This treaty provides for the free adj
mittance into each country of all articles
grown. produced or manufactured in
the other, subject however, to such in
ternal revenue laws as imposed upon
the native articles. Opium and prepar-
atIons thereof ana spirituOus liquor con-
tanning more than Is per cent of alcohol
Are Exempted
from the provisions of the treaty; also
any article the admittance of which into
either country was prohibited by its
general laws. The treaty also, by eX-
press terms, continues in force the con-
tracts now III force between the coun-
tries; that is, the original treaty of 1S49,
the reciprocity treaty of 1915 and that of
1885, which conveyed TO the United
states exclusive right to Pearl harbor.
The minister of foreign affairs of Hawaii
said of the proposed treaty:
circumstances are Supb that WE
should pledge ourselves not to
make similar arrangements with
other nations, but we cannot
expect to get such good advant-
ages without some concession, and it is
for us to Judge whether the free market
of the United States is not of greater
present and prospective advantage than
all other markets combined, even were
it certain that we could make as favor
able terms with them, as we cannot do,
Inasmuch as the correspondence AYERS
that the tender of the treaty came from
the United States, and it is shown the
Hawaiian officials heartily approve it,
the further statement that, while the
treaty has not yet been executed, more
encouraging reports of the progress of
negotiations are expected at an early
day, is not more strange"
The Ministry Sustained
HONOLULU, S. l., Sept. pa vote on
want of confidence in the ministry was
reached on the afternoon of Sept. ID,
and resulted "a iii favor TO q against
the resolution, the ministers not voting.
The president ruled that twenty-five
was the necessary number to GUST the
ministry and that majority had not
been secured. An appeal was taken to
the supreme court, which sustained the
decision, thus allowing the ministry to
retain their reats.
MAIL. THRnIICu rIrprs