The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-11
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
1t is Said the President VIII Modify It,
The Conference Yesterday,


WASHINGTON, D. O., Mar ch l0,-The
course Of the President in withdrawing
the Hawaiian treaty is still matter Of
discussion among senators, though they
are stopped from talking publicly upon
the subject by the ancient senatorial
tradition that matters executive must
be regarded MS secret until such time as
the senate itself removes tho injunction
OF secrecy, which it has failed to do in
tho present instance, A Republican
Senator who has taken prominent
part in most OF the discussions in the
senate in recent years that have
touched foreign relations, said to-day
that he had received an intimation that
the President was desirous OF modi.
flying the treaty and that it would ultl-
mately be returned to the senate.
One OF tho contemplated nodifca-
tions was probably suggested by the
protest OF Queen Liliuokalani, made by
Mr.. Paul Neumann, her representative,
which stated that a majority of the
HaWaiians were bitterly opposed to an
nexatlon. The senator thought it pos
sible that the President might frame
the treaty that annexation would de-
pend upon the will OF the Hawaiians as
expressed by pebiscitum. Should the
majority reject annexation, then a pro-
tectorate might be established. Tho
senator thought majority OF tho ln-
tellgent population oil tho islands fa-
yored annexation, but among the lower
classes much opposition would probably
be found. Should these classes DOM
mate then proteCtorate would follow,
and this in turn would result in annex.
alton, because the United States could
not undertake permanently to assume
responsibility for the acts OF the island
ers without the power to control these
acts, otherwise serious complications
with other powers would ensue.
The senator thought it hardly possi-
ble that the President would abandon
everything that had been gained in the
negotiation OF the treaty. for he had an-
nounced that he had withdrawn it for
consideration, and he would doubt
less return it in modified shape to the
senate, although he might defer that
action until competent commission
had visited the islands and made re-
port.
The interview between Secretary
Gresham and Messrs. Thurston and
Castle, OF the Hawaiian commission, ut
the state department this afternoon was
brief lasting only five or ten minutes.
The secretary then told them the treaty
had been Withdrawn for consideration
and intimatod no might desire some in
formation from them regarding the
situation in Hawaii. Messrs. Thurston
and Castle stated that they would hold
themselves at his disposal, and the in
terview closed with n modification by the
secretary that when he could get time
to consider the subject he would send
tor them. Secretary Gresham, just be-
foro he saw the Hawaians, was closoted
for some time with Senator Gray, Il
member OF the committee on foreign re-
lations, who alone OF all the members of
tho committee did not sign the report
recommending the ratification OF the
treaty. The impression prevails in Off.
cia circles that the treaty will not find
its way to the senate again during the
| nXtrn session,