The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-11
THE COMMISSIONERS

Ot chS Provisional Government OF Ha. |
wait Arrive In Washington aud Are
Ready for ActiOn'
WASHINGTON, Feb. T. The represent |
atives of the provisional government OF
Hawaii arrived here Friday afternoon,
their train being nearly three hours
late. In the party were Lorrin Thurs
ton, chairman of the provisional com
mittee; Charles i. Carter, Joseph Mar
sten, w. C. Wilder and William ii.
Castle They were driven direct from
the depot to the Arlington hotel, where
rooms had been reserved for them.
Their arrival created but little more
stir than would that of the ordinary
traveller.
The Hawaiian representatives are ut
terly in the dark as to the probable out
cone of their mission and nothing could
be learned from them other than has
been printed in interviews with them
by press representatives in the various
cities through which they passed en-
route to Washington. The delegation
would favor almost any plan that this
government would suggest, SO anxious
are they to receive recognition at the
| hands of the United States.
They are much in favor of the estab-
lishment of protectorate over the
islands with the form of government
| like that of the District Of Columbia.
That is, the appointment of board of
three United States commissioners. An
other plan which would meet with their
approval is the establishment of ter
ritorial form of government AnneXa-
tion outright or annexation admitting
them to the right to statehood are
among the various plans which they
hope to induce the United States to con-
slider. The delegation, however, have
little to say and, of course, will know
nothing whatever until they have call
ed upon the United States authorities.
They will cali upon Secretary OF State
Foster Saturday and present their Gre
dentials from the provisional govern
ment DR.. Mott, the Hawaiian minis
ter of the deposed queen to this coun'
try, has been appointed to represent
The interests of the provisional govern
ment. DR.. Smith has accepted the ap
pointment of minister of the provisiona
government of Hawaii, and will accom-
pany the delegation to the state depart
ment Saturday to introduce them t.
Secretary John w. Foster.
The commissioners are reported tx
have stated positively that they will ap
peal directly to England if the United
States declines to annex them, but the.
added that there was slight possibility
of the necessity of doing that The.
assert that the English interests on tn
l island are in favor of annexation wit
this country, as they have no hope of
market with England, owing to tn
distance of the latter nation from Ha
waii
LONDON, Feb. A correspondent
Z has had an interview with Baron Henr
DeWorms, conservative M. P. for tn
. East Toxteth division of Liverpool an
Z parliamentary under secretary of tn
colonial office in the late administrf
{ ton of Lord Salisbury. Baron DE-
!, = Worms is regarded as being thorough
u in the confidence of the conserve
> tive leaders, especially as to their fol
/ eign policy, subject with which he
widely conversant. In reply to inquire
u , Baron DeWorms said that he had lon
II expected the troubles which ha
Is broken out in Honolulu. He did nC
u approve of the proposed annexatic
"a of Hawaii by the United State
u Americans, said Baron DeWorms, hs
10 no right to annex place Thousand
i' of miles distant from their own tern
G tory. He considers that the prop,
remedy for the Hawaiian difficulti
would be joint protectorate similar
5. the protectorate of Samoa. The Bri
ish and German population in Have
IN dwarfed the American, and hence the
would not allow the scream of Il
e, American eagle to silence their claim
e. England should oppose annexation al
n Germany would be sure to speak,