The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-11
HAWAIIAkS Confident.
Their Mission to be Presented to
the President Today.
NECESSITY FOR SPEEDY ACTION.
Commissioner Carter Points to Foreign
Encroachments on Pacific Isles ms an
Argument for Annexation LlIIuoka-
Iini's Agent Denies a Rumor.

Argument for Annexation-Ll LlIiuoka-
lini's Agent Denies a Rumor.
WASHINGTON, Feb 11-Yesterday's de-
selopments in the Hawaiian matter were
important. The commissioners from the
islands are hopeful, If not confident that
today will see the practical il not formal,
conclusion of their labors. Yesterday
afternoon, after office hours, Secretary
Foster held conference with the com
missioners at the state department which
lasted until O'Clock. In the course of the
proceedings the commissioners were in
formed that arrangements had been made
for their reception by President Harrison
this afternoon. This announcement, OF
course, gave them great pleasure, as il
marked the determination of the admin
istration to recognize them officially and
to enter upon formal negotiations regard
ing the object of their mission. In the
previous conferences the whole situation
has been considered orally, with only
memoranda in writing of points to be
covered. The officials Of The state depart
ment and the commissioners have pre-
pared from these texts of agreements,
which may be exchanged today.
Tho Commissioners Sanguine.
That there is practical uniformity in
these documentsis shown by the statement
Of one of the Hawaiians this morning that
he hoped to get through with their busi-
pess before night The probabilities upon
Ibis latterpoint, however, are that he is too
sanguine, for 1t is not considered likely
that any determination will be reached by
this government until the representatives
OF the deposed queen shall have pre-
Bented their side of the case This, of
course, can not be done before the latter
part Of next week
The published interview with Paul Ncu-
man, the queens commissioner to the
United StaIes, gave the representatives of
the provisional government much satisfac-
tlon. 1T disposes of the sentimental side
OF the question" said one of them, "of
which the opponents of annexation have
made so much. According to Mr. Neu-
man. he bears an agreement prepared in
tFfplicate, In which the queen proposes to
sell the islands to the United States. We
propose to give them to this country, but
the end aimed at is the same, and the ma
tiyes will be in exactly the same position
whichever proposition is accepted. Tho
published statement talles precisely with
what Neuman told me- half an hour eforc
we sailed, the queen would do.'
Necessity for Action.
Mr.. Castle, one of the commissioners, has
Cor client the victim of the aggression
md outrage in the Gilbert islands at tho
Kme of their seizure by Captain Davis, of
the royal navy, last summer. This man,
who went TO the Gilbert islands from Ha-
waii, was driven OFF by Captain Davis who
gave him no time to close up his business,
thereby compelling him 10 sacrifice all that
he had. Mr.. Castle said he had brought
up the incident in order to point n moral"
II not "adorn tHle." Great Britain, he
Baid, made no attempt to get possession OF
the Gilbert islands until after the publica-
tfon was made that the United States lad
declined TO annex the territory or to estab-
hsh pr electorate over it. "She is now
waiting" Mr. Castle said, for the United
States Co act on the application of the Ha-
watian government, and if nothing is done
have no doubt Great Britain will take
soIne stops to get control of the islands.
sand did you ever think" he asked,
"when 1t was that Great Britain, Ger
many and Srain entered upon their cam
paign Of seizing every available island in
the Pacilic' Look back over the history
of their recent actions in this direction,
and you will gee thal they began with the
building Ct the new navy by the Unit d
States. Now that your navy is approach
Ing condition OF effectiveness, us COM
pared with those Of European powers, orr
group Is the only important one left." 4"
All the members of tho cabinet were
present Mt the meeting yesterday, which
lasted nearly an hour. The principal oopic
discussed was She action Of Minister Ste
vens. in establishing a proteetorate over
the Hawaiian islands In view of the fact
that the next steamer irnying San Fran
cisco for Honolulu Is scheduled for Tues
day, the l4th inst, il is not believed that
any definite action will be taken approv-
ing or disappearing Minister Stevens ac-
tiOn until the day before The departure Of
khe steamer for he islands.