Evening journal., 1892-09-30
ENGLAND WANTS HAWAII
Unless Uncle Sam Interferes
She VIII Get the Islands.
ANNEXATION BEING OPENLY URGED

AANAAAA A4Ou D-ilNG VI 1NHI DnQ1D
The Majority Of the Inhabitants in Favor
OF "a Union with the United states-A
New Treaty to Bring About Closer
Commercial Relations with Us.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s0.--The situation Of
affairs in the Hawaiian islands continues
TO receive the earnest and constant atten-
tion of officials of the department Of state
To inquiries as to the political situation in
the dominion of her majesty, Queen Iiliou-
kalina, reply is made that it is regarded az
unsettled. Further than this they say they
do not care TO express an opinion, and this
despite the fact that on the 18th inst the
new ministry were inducted into office
The change Of government was accom-
plished without demonstration Of any kind
but the feeling prevails that there is no
confidence in the ministry, and any change
would create no surprise.
The department is under more or less in
nuence 70 bring about evonHloser relations
between the United States and Hawaii
than have ever been obtained Annexation
is openly urged, the argument being made
that the islands need the support of a
stronger government, which would restore
the commercial credit of the country, give
assistance to the producers, andconsequent
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 government is likely to do il,
unH that rpyaruuuauf is HnalanI
In addition to sugar, rice is cultivated,
tea can be raised in abundance, and the
coffee is of fine quality. All that is needed
is some money and efforts to imrSove the
lands and cheap labor to work them.
England could easily supply these from
her surplus capital and Coolie colonies.
Negotiations are now pending for the es-
tablishment OF a line of steamers from Vic
toria 10 Australia, stopping at Honolulu,
which when established, it is threatened,
will drive the American lines of the route.
They Want Annexation.
Nearly nine-tenths Of the foreign popula-
ti0n are Americans, most of the trade is
with the United States and the entire in
terests of the island are American, so much
so that even the German and most of the
English settlers join the Americans, who
become annexed 10 the United States.
Il is not probable that the United States
will depart from It's historic policy and as
sumo any other attitude toward the islands
than the one always held. 1t is interesting
TO note i'm this connection that the under
minister Of foreign affairs at Honolulu was
formerly clerk in the department of state
in this city
IFufl.rl tho rr.araf lone Of f1t. MI 80.
bill the sugar industry in Hawaii has lam
guishod, until now the sugar estates are
mostly I'm the hands u receivers. Rice
grown in that country is given free entry
into the United States by the provisions of
bill passed to remedy the Injustice un-
intentionally done Hawaii by the failure of
the Mckinley bin TO make an exception in
favor of that country
But the condition of the commercial re-
lations between the two countries is not
satisfactory, and the volume of correspond
snce with foreign governments for 1891
now I'm the press, will doubtless contain the
text OF proposed treaty, which has been
under consideration by the negotiating
officials for some months, the object of
which is TO restore as far as possible the
trade relations previously existing between
the countries.
The Proposed Treaty.
This project provides for the free admit
tance into each country of an articles
grown produced or manufactured i'm the
other; subject, however TO such internal
revenue taxes as are imposed upon the ma
tive articles. The treaty also by express
terms continues in force the original
treaty Of lsl9, the reciprocity treaty of
1915 and that of 1885 which conveyed TO
the United States exclusive right to Pearl
harh0r
The minister of foreign affairs of Hawaii
said Of the proposed treaty;
1T may be said chat we shall pledge our
selves not 10 make similar arrangements
with other nations. but we cannot expect
to get such great advantages without some
concessions, and il is for us TO judge whether
the free market of the United States is not
of greater present and prospective advan-
tage than all other markets combined. even
were 80 certain that we could make as favor
nbie terms with Them which wecannotd do. 30
lnasmuch as the correspondence AYERS
/ that the tender of the treaty came from the
United States, and, as is shown, the Ia
waiian officials heartily approve 10, the fur
/ thcr statement that while the treaty has
not yet been executed. "more encouraging
/ reports lof the progress fnegotiationsl arc
/ expected at early day, is not strange