Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-02-22
HAWAIIAN AnNExArlon

The Prrsidsot Rsoomiaoni. ~ aud Leaves
he "Details 10 ne Supplied ~ the Con
er~s~
NAsii;NGToN. Feb i0.-The rs~,ssaen;
sent message 20 the senate Wcdncs-
dDy afternoon recommending the an.
neNation q the Hawaiian isiaud, a.
the nited States IL is accompanied
by IA treaty OF annexation concluded
between the secretary Of state aud the
Hawaiian commissioners and "a mass of
correspondence relating TO the question
at issue The treaty is bricf. pro
viding merely for the zion Of
the islands under the present pro-
visional government and leaving
the details OF the permanent form OF
government etc, To- tho action of con-
grcsS The correspondence Is very
voluminous, going back many years,
and gives n complete history OF the
Islands, so FAR as negotiations with the
United States are concerned. Contrary
10 general expectation tho senate i'm
executive session declined To mike the
treaty public immediately. but decided
TO first have the message and docu.
ucrts printed for the conhdcn-
dental information of senator's The
down TO the government print.
ing Office to be put in type for conadcn.
ual use, with the probability that
secrecy viii be released Thursday. The
message OF the president and the GORE.
spoudence were received In executive
session with an attention such as no
message from the president has received
in recent years There was no debate
beyond few questions directed 20 the
chairman OF the foreign relations com
mittcc, but every word was carefully
weighed and the message and treaty
met with almost general approval
Among the detailed dispa tchcs re-
ccived az the state department from
NonoIuiu Is one from Minister Stevens
giving au intcrcs ting account OF the
reasons which governed lita in nssum-
ing control 81 the island. IL follows:
''i have time before the departure OF
thc mails tomorrow 20 only state
briefly Tho additional reasons which
caused us TO assume "a temporary pro-
tcctoratc OF these islands The provis.
ianal government must have time 20
organize anew police and 20 discipline "a
nall military force. When the mon.
/ archy died by is own hand there was
uo military force I'm the islands but tho
royal guards 81 about scvcnty-hvo ma
tivcs, not Ia effective force equal TO
twenty American soldiers
There arc 40. 600 Chinese and jam
nese on the islands. and cvil-disposcd
persons might stir some OF them 10 dis
order. But tho chief elements OF evil
are in Honolulu, where are the rene
| gade white az the head OF tho lottery
/ and opium rings, aud considerable
/ number Of hoodlum foreigners aud tho
more vicious OF the natives
Another important reason for our
action Is tho possibility OF the arrival
here OF British war vessel, and that
/ the English minister here. thus aided
might try 10 press unduly the provision
al government
with the islands under our protec-
I ton we think the English minister will
not attempt 20 insist that his govern
ment has the right 20 interfere while
our dag Is over the government build
| ing" In concluding his dispatch Min
lister Stevens says: 1--WE shall continue
/ 10 maintain our present position with
/ great caution and firmncss until we
hear from the president through tho
secretary Of state. As necessary pre-
caution against all contingencies ! adj
| wise that Admiral Skerrett be promptly
sent here with one or two ships In addi-
| ton 20 the Boston"