The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-02-22
And Reported Already Ratified
by the Senate,
CauShC Comments by the San Francisco
Report.

The San Francisco Report, in it's
edition printed half an hour before
the steamer Australia sailed, We'd
nesday, February Is, contains the
following despatch:
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 15.-
The documents in connection with
the Hawaiian annexation treaty are
ready for transmission to the Senate,
and, nothing unexpected arising to
prevent, they will be sent to the
Senate this afternoon. Accompany
ing the Presidents message and the
text of the treaty, will be copies of
much of the correspondence be-
tween the Governments of the
United States and of Hawaii, respec-
ting the subject of annexation, dat
ing back half century.
The treaty will, of course, be sent
to the Senate for consideration in
executive session, but it is expected
that the injunction of secrecy will
be promptly removed by the Senate
and the documents given to the
public.
The treaty is signed by John w.
Foster, Secretary of State, and
Messrs. Thurston, Castle, Marsden,
Wilder and Carter, Commissioners,
on behalf of the Provisional Govern
ment of Hawaii.
COMMENTS BY THE REPORT.
The Report, under the heading,
"The Islands are Ours" has the fol-
lowing editorial on the annexation:
"The Hawaiian islands virtually
belong to the United States to-day.
''The Report is in position to say
that the treaty of annexation was
signed in Washington yesterday. OF
course the Senate will confirm it; and
then nothing will remain to be done
but to take possession.
eve think the United States has
made mistake in taking possession
of the islands in such haste. That,
however, is due to Harrison's deter
mination to have the glory Of annex
alton for his own, though, truly,
there is not much glory in it.
"a better course would have been
to hear what the Queens ENJOYS had
to say and to take vote of the Ha,
waiian people. No attention need
have been paid to the arguments OF
the ENJOYS, and it would have beer
quite easy to arrange matters so that
majority vote for annexation woulC
appear on the record. Then the
United States could have taken the
islands in with good grace. But
as we have said, such proceeding
would have thrown the actual an
nexation over into Clevelands tern
| of Office, which was to be avoided al
any cost-even the cost of violating
all American traditions and prece
dents and placing ourselves on
level with England and Russia il
our dealings with a weak nation;
trusting nation too, by the way.
Besides, California should hav'
been consulted as to the terms of tn
treaty. This State is the nearest t.
Hawaii, and the presence of man,
thousands of coolie and contrac
laborers there deeply concerns us.
"We ought to have been given a.
opportunity to express ourselve
upon the terms of the treaty; an,
we hope the Senate will not Sigh
us as President Harrison has, blu
will do us the justice he ought t
have done us.
''We do not see anything left 70
Cleveland to do now, except to al
mex Canada. Surely some natural
lied Americans in Canada or, bette
still, some French Canadians can b
induced to ask the United States t
annex the country. That appear
to be all that is necessary"
! CONTENTS SECRET.
The Provisional Government ha
received the following despatch, ev
IDENTIFY indited the evening befor
the sailing of the steamer:
"Treaty annexation signed to-da
Goes to Senate tomorrow. Ever
reason to expect favorable actio
Terms of treaty strictly subrosa. i
not believe newspaper statements (
contents. All we'll.
81. A. THuRsToN."
Mr.. Washburne, who is in Homo
lulu representing the Associate
Press, has telegram by the steam'
stating that the Treaty was presen
ed to the Senate on the afternoC
of the 18th, and on motion of Sens
tor Sherman the Senate immediate
ly proceeded to executive bushes
1t is believed by Mr.. Washburf
that the Treaty was ratified befo
tho steamer sailed, but too la
, for the news to be got on boar
Also, that the Commissioners wi
try to have the contents of Il
Treaty withheld from transmissiC
to Honolulu until the steamer tn
, brings themselves home.
. No SUGAR BOUNTY.
Y 1t is said there is nothing in Il
4 treaty about the sugar bounty beiI
paid ON Hawaiian crops, Mr.. Thur
i ton is reported as saying the boun
Y was not insisted ON, as they did n
!, expect the bounty would last loI