St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-15
STEVENS BACKED UP.
Secretary Foster Approves
the Action Of the Minister
to Hawaii.
Instructions for the Guidance
Of His Future Actions
Sent.
The Commissioners Have An
other Interview With
Foster.
An Interview With a Scion
An Interview With a Scion
Of the Royal House
Of Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. - Secretary
Foster this afternoon telegraphed to
Minister Stevens, at Honolulu, approval
of his action in affirmatively respond
ing to the request of the provisional
government of Hawaii for the eStab-
lishment of a protectorate over the ISL
ands pending negotiations for the an
neXation of the islands to the United
States. Instructions for the guidance
of his future actions were also included
in the telegram. These instructions
will leave San Francisco for Honolulu
tomorrow by the steamer Australia, of
the local line between those points.
The steamer China, of the Pacific mail
line, left San Francisco today, and will
stop en- route at Honolulu.
The Hawaiian annexation commits
sioners visited the secretary of state to-
day. Nothing of importance occurred.
1t is understood that the commissioners
were anxious that the annexation treaty
should not be sent to congress today,
their reason being that its text or sub
stance might become public before the
Odl1llJS VI IIO lLOhA kJoh
cisco tomorrow for Honolulu, and might
thus be received by the Hawaiian peo-
pie in incorrect form. The commission
ers wish to take the treaty to Honolulu
themselves, so that they may be on the
ground to defend its provisions and to
assist in its adoption by the new gov
eminent. Their fears that it would go
to congress today, however, were set at
rest by the information Impaired to
them officially that the treaty would not
be transmitted before the sailing of the
steamer from San Francisco.
Will ZEE Sent Today.
1t is the understanding tonight that
the treaty providing for the annexation
Of the Hawaiian islands to the United
States which has been negotiated by
| the commissioners now in the city and
Secretary of State Foster. will be sent
to the senate tomorrow, although it is
not beyond possibility that its
transmission may be delayed. The
treaty, it is said, is not very
long document, and covers the subject
matter only so far as is necessary to Sc
cure the object sought with as little de-
lay as possible. A well-informed au-
thority says that the treaty contains a
provision IOl ltS Iel6leIce W lue pIO-
visional government of Hawaii after its
ratification by the United States senate,
to be returned to this country with the
approval of the Hawaiian government
within two months after his arrival in
Honolulu. Then, upon the return of the
treaty, if congress should be in
session, or as soon thereafter as con-
gress convenes, the legislation neces-
sary to provide form of government
for the new territory and to carry out
the financial obligations imposed by the
treaty will he initiated. 1t is further
said that the treaty contains no refer
ence to the sugar bounty at all. 1t will
be transmitted to the senate, accom-
panied by a message from the president,
who. it is said, will cover the historic
features of the annexation movement
from the beginning. fifty years ago, and
| make strong argument in favor Of
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