The morning call., 1893-02-11
ENJOYS ELATED
Believe Their Work Is
Ended.
BASIS OF AGREEMENT.
Annexation Is Almost a Certainty,
1t IS Thought.
HARRISON TO RECEIVE THEM.
Neumann's Coming and His Mission
Have but Served to Expedite the
Pending Negotiations.
BASIS OF AGREEMENT.
HARRISON TO RECEIVE THEM.
Special 20 THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Ths afternoons
developments In the Hawaiian matter are
not important, and tonight the commits
siOners from the islands we're hopeful, II
not confident, that tomorrow would see q
practical if not formal conclusion of their
labOrs.
This afternoon after Office hours Secre-
tary Foster held a conference with the COM
missioners at the State Department which
lasted until O'clock. In the course of the
talk the commissioners were Informed that
arrangements had been made for their re-
ception by President Harrison tomorrow,
probably at noon. This announcement. of
course, gavs them great pleasure. as it
marked the determination Of The admins
iration to recognize them officially and to
enter upon formal negotiations regarding
the object Of their mission.
In the previous conferences the whole
situation had been considered orally, with
only memoranda in writing of the points
to be covered. The officials of the State
Department and the commissioners had
prepared from these the text Of an agree
ment, which may be exchanged tO-mOr-
row. That there is practically uniformity
in the documents is shown by the state
ment of one Of the Hawaiians this even
Ing that he hoped to get through with the
business tomorrow.
The probabilities upon this latter point,
however. are that he Is too Sanguine; for it
is not considered likely that any de-
termination will be reached by this Gov
ernment until the representatives of the
deposed Queen shall have presented their
side of the case. This, of course, cannot
be done before the latter part OF the week.
The published interview with Paul Neu-
mann. the Queens commissioners TO the
United States, gives the representatives
of the Provisional Government much satIs-
faction.
1T disposes of the sentimental side Of
the question:" said one Of them this even
ing. "of which the opponents of annexation
made so much According TO Neumann he
bears an agreement prepared in triplicate,
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 natives will be ex-
actly n the same position whichever prOqO-
siIion is accepted. This published state
ment tallies precisely with what Neuman
told me half hour before we sailed that
the Queen would DO"
Mr.. Castle. one of the commissioners,
speaking Of the annexation of the Gilbert
Islands by England and the moral involved.
said: "Great Britain made no attempt TO
get possession of the Gilbert Islands until
after the publication was made that the
United States had declined TO annex the
territory OF to establish a prOtectorate over
It. She is now waiting for the United States
20 act on the application OF the Hawaiian
Government And # nothing is done here"
continued he. Il have no doubt Great Britain
will take some steps to get control of the
Islands.
did you ever think" he asked, "when
It was thar Great Britain, Germany aud
Spain entered upon campaign of seizing
every available island in the Pacific? Look
back over the history Of their recent actions
In this direction and you will see that they
began with the building of the new navy by
the United States Now that the navy is
approaching a condition Of effectiveness, as
compared with those Of other European
powers. our group is The only important
one left"