The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-15
TIE ANNEXATION TREATY.
1t Has Not rs Yet Been Submitted to Con
gress-Another Conference.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. H.-The
Hawaiian annexation commissioners paid
a brief visit to the Secretary Of state
this morning. They were with the sec.
rotary fifteen minutes. but nothing OF
Importance was transacted. IL is under
stood that the commissioners are anxious
that the annexation treaty should not De
sent 10 Congress to-day, for the reason
that It's text or substance might become
public before the sailing OF the steamer
from San Francisco tomorrow Tor HOMO
lulu, and might thus be received Dy tne
Hawaiian people in incorrect form. Inc
commissioners wish to take the treaty
10 Honolulu themselves, so that they may
be on the ground TO defend its provisions
and to assist in its adoption by the new
Government. Their fears that 1t wouid
70 to Congress to-day, however, were set
at rest by the information impaired 10
them officially that the treaty would not
no transmitted before the sailing Of the
steamer from San Francisco.
II IL the understanding tonight that the
treaty providing for the annexation or the
Hawaiian Islands to the United states
which has been negotiated by the com
missioners now In the city and Secretary
OF State Foster, will be sent 10 the SEN
ate tomorrow, although II Is not beyond
possibility that Its transmission may be
delayed. The treaty, it Is said, Is not
very long document. and covers the SUD-
tect matter only so far as is necessary TO
secure the object sought with as little
delay as possible. we'll informed au-
thority says that the treaty contains
provision for its reference 10 the pro-
visional Government Of Hawaii after
its ratification by the United States Sen
ate. II Il should be ratified by that body,
TO be returned to this country with the
approval OF the Hawaiian Government
within two months after It's arrival In
Honolulu. Then, upon the return OF the
treaty with the approval Of the Hawaiian
Government, If Congress should be in
session, or as soon thereafter as Congress
convenes, the legislation necessary to
provide a form Of government for the
new Territory and to carry out the hnan-
cia1 obligations imposed by the treaty,
will be initiated. 1t Is further stated
that the treaty contains no reference TO
the sugar bounty at all. II VIII be trans
mtted to the Senate, accompanied by
message from the President, which, 1t is
said Will cover the historic features or
the annexation movement from the be-
ginning to their end fifty years ago. and
make a strong argument In favor of an
nexation.
Minister Stevens Action Approved.
Secretary Foster this afternoon tele-
graphed TO Minister Stevens, Honolulu,
approval of his action in aflirmatively
responding to the request of the proyis-
ional Government of Hawaii for the es-
tablishmeEt OF n protectOrate over the
islands. pending negotiations for the an
nexation of the islands to the United
States. Instructions for the guidance Of
his future actions we're also included In
the telegram These instructions viii
leave Sar Francisco for Honolulu to-
morrow by the steamer Australia. Of the
local line between those points.
The steamer China, of the Pacific Mail
line, left San Francisco to-day, and VIII
stop en- route at Honolulu. After their
interview with Secretary Foster this
morning the Hawaiian commissioners in
spected the city from the top OF the
Washington monument, and later visited
the navy-yard and witnessed the work OF
assembling the big guns going on there
Secretary Foster of the State Depart
ment said tonight that the mail adVices
which were received this evening from
Minister Stevens at Honolulu did not con
tain any matters Of Importance other
than those already indicated i'm dispatches
from San Francisco being merely reports
In detail Of what had taken place on the
island. The tenor Of the advices showed
2 growing feeling favorable 10 anneXa-
ton on the part Of those having property
interests, and among the better class OF
Hawaiians.