The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-02-28
HAWAIIS DESTINY IS NOW
DECIDED.
All of the Terms Are Settled and
Only Minor Details Remain
to be Arranged.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. - That .
treaty of annexation has been con-
cluded between the United States and
Hawaii no longer admits of question
or dispute. Secretary Foster of the
Treasury Department announced the
fact without qualifications ut the Lin
coin banquet in New York on Satur-
day night, and the only question now
appears to be as TO when the conven-
tion shall be submitted to Congress.
The papers are represented to be drawn
up in proper shape, and the President
has concluded the preparation of his
message of transmittal. Further ae-
ton is deferred until after the arrival
oil important dispatches from Minister
Stevens, due here in tonight's mail.
In his telegram to the Secretary of
State, announcing the establishment
of a protectorate over the Hawaiian
Islands, Minister Stevens said he had
forwarded important papers by mail.
Another reason why the submission
of the message may be delayed until
the end of the week is said to be de-
sire on the part of the annexation
commissioners to prevent the terms of
the treaty from being carried to Ha-
wall in garbled shape by the steamer
which sails from San Francisco to-
morrow. They desire, so it is said, to
take the treaty back with them and
to be the first to make it public to the
people of Hawaii and at the same time
to be in position to explain its pro-
visions.
1t is said that the President has ac-
knowledged the force of these consid-
erations and that he will hold back
his message transmitting the treaty
until Thursday, at least.
The principal feature of the Hawai-
ian question considered at the meet
ing of the Cabinet to-day was in re-
gard to Minister Stevens action in
establishing a protectOrate over the
islands. After the meeting Secretary
Foster this afternoon telegraphed to
Minister Stevens at Honolulu approx
al of his action in affirmatively re-
spending to the request of the Provis-
ional Government of Hawaii for the
establishment of protectorate over
the islands pending negotiations for
their annexation 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 to-
by the steamer Australia.
This action was taken because infor-
nation now at hand indicates that a
failure on his part to comply with the
request of the Provisional Govern
ment would have been disastrous to
interests on the islands.
The Hawaiian Commissioners had |
a brief conference with Secretary w. J. !
Foster at the State Department this |
1t lasted only fifteen minutes
and was devoted entirely to minor
questions affected by the proposed trea-
ty. Many matters of detail are con-
stantly coming up for discussion, some
Of which will find no place. in the treaty
but will be left for settlement under
questions of administration and gov
The principal financial item
is that of the bounty on sugar. The /
naturally want the present
law to apply to their crops, but are
not insisting upon this point strongly,
being convinced that the bounty pro-
vision of the tariff law will not be re-
aimed long enough to cover the next
sugar crop of the islands. Aside from
he sugar bounty Mr.. ThurstOn of the
Commission estimates that
he loss of revenue to the islands by
will just about equal the
amount of expenditures of which they
will be relieved.