The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-02
.7HE ISLES Or THE PACIFIC.
Will They Be Annexed to the
United States?
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
The Question Being Carefully COnsid.
cred in Washington.
No Indication That There VIII Be Any
Material Increase in the Number
of United States Vessels in
Hawaiian Waters.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The principal
development in connection with the Ha-
waiian question today is the announce
ment that the secretary OF state has given
up his trip to Paris next week, whittier
he was going as agent of the United
States to attend meeting of the Behring
sea arbltratOrs. In view of situations sud
denly presenting themselves it has been
deemed expedient that he should remain
IN the department until the close OF his
term OF Office. He viii, however, meet
the arbitrator at the date of their adj
journed meeting, March %.
Ex-senator Frye of Maine, leading member
OF the Committee on Foreign Relations,
has taken an active interest in all mat
tiers relating to the control of the outlying
islands in the Pacific ocean. He said to-
day: 81 have for years observed with re-
greet the acquision by foreign powers of
desirable coaIing stations and harSor
progress on the several islands. until
now none are left save this one of the
Sandwich Islands. am in favor of max
ing sure OF this one by taking Hawaii
into our power.
"a protest of England against annexa-
tion on our part, if deemed best by our
government, would be presumDtuous and
lmprudent- imagine it will be confined
to the presentation of diplomatic note to
which the secretary of state will make re-
ply that England did not consult us or
our interests when she made an agree
ment with Germany to divide the islands
OF the Pacific with that power and she
certainly can have no objection il we see
Mt TO take Hawaii the only territory now
remaining in the ocean.
A prominent member of the committee
on foreign affairs OF the house said today.
''Of course the argument will be made
that 1t is In violation of our long estab-
llshed principle of human liberty for us
to take possession of these islands and de-
pr1ve the natives of self government.
That is q question, however, does not
arise. The question is that of
Proclamation of interests In these
islands by the United States and the reia-
tion existing between Hawaii and the
United States by reason of the position OF
dominating interest of Hawaii by possess
sion that IS held in the United States and
by the position of the Sandwich islands to
form an outpost for the United States. 1t
is acting among nations of such condi-
lions to establish in the country inter-
ested the right to control or protest
against such outpost. Thus we have a
strong case. The question OF how the
natives be preserved is incidental and
comes after the other.''
The war department at the request OF
the state department is having copies
made of number of blue prints showing
the typographical situation of Honolulu
and other points in the Sandwich islands,
These copies and the rest of the originals
not duplicated will be given to Secretary
Foster Tor reference in the conference he
is to have Saturday with the annexation
commissioners. 1t is also probable that
duplicates of these maps viii be furnished
the navy department for transmission to
the naval force in Hawaiian waters.
Secretary of State Foster held confer
ence this morning with Senator Morgan,
the leading Democratic member of the
senate committee on foreign relations.
and with Mr.. Blount, of Georgia. chair
man OF the House committee on foreign
affairs. The secretary has also talked
over the Hawaiian situation with Repre-
sentative Hit, OF Illinois, ex-chairman Of
the House committee on foreign affairs,
and leading Republican members OF that
committee. These gentlemen came
singly and gave their views with reference
to this question.
There are no indications of any material
increase to be made in the number OF
United States vessels in Hawaiian waters
No developments that will lead to blood
shed in Honolulu or elsewhere in the
islands have come to light. It is
believed in national circles that the ma
rines and sailors on the Boston are. suffi-
cient to protect American interests and
maintain order. One vessel may be sent
to support the Boston, and information
obtained at the department leads to the
belief that no others will follow unless the
situation becomes alarming and this does
not seem probable in view of the present
state OF affairs.
The government will not be caught nap
ping, however, and vessels will be pre-
pared for sea and kept in readiness.