The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-15
THE TREATY MADE.
Hawaii's Destiny IS Now
Decided.
1T WILL BE SIGNED TO-DAY.
All of the Terms Are Settled and Only
Minor Details Remain TO Be
Arranged.
1T WILL BE SIGNED TO-DAY.
special to THE MoRN1Se CALL

WASHINGTON. Feb 14-That treaty Of
annexation has been concluded between the
United States and Hawaii no longer admits
Of question or dispute. Secretary Foster Of
the Treasury Department announced the
fact without qualification at the Lincoln BAN
ouet in New York on Saturday night and
the only question now appears to be as to
when the convention shall be submitted to
Congress. The papers are represented to be
drawn up in proper shape, and the Presi-
dent has concluded the preparation Of his
message Of trausmittal Further action is
deferred until after the arrival of important
dispatches from Minister Stevens, due here
In tO-nights mail, In his telegram to the
Secretary Of State, announcing the establish
ment Of protectorate over the Hawaiian
Islands, Minister Stevens said he had for
WArded important papers by mail.
Another reason why the submission Of
the message may be delayed until the end
of the week is said to be a desire on the
part of the annexation commissioners 10
prevent the terms Of the treaty from being
carried to Hawaii In q garbled shape by the
steamer which sails from San Francisco to
morrow. They desire, SO ii is said. 10 take
the treaty back with them and to be the
first to make it public to tie people of Ha-
wsi and at the same time to be in a posi-
tion to explain its provisions.
It is said that the President has aekuowi-
edged the force of these considerations and
that he will hold book his message trans
mitting the treaty until Thursday. at least
Tue principal feature Of the Hawaiian
question considered at the meeting of the
Cabinet to-day was in regard TO Minister
Stevens action in establishing a protector
ate over the islands. After the meeting
Secretary Foster this afternoon telegraphed
to Minister Stevens at Honolulu approval
of his action in afirmatiyey responding TO
the request Of the Provisional Government
of Hawaii for the establishment of pro-
tectorate over the islands pending negotia-
tions for their annexation to the United
States. Instructions for the guidance of
his future actions were also included in the
telegram. These instructions will leave
San Francisco for Honolulu tomorrow by
the steamer Australia.
This action was taken because informa-
tion now at hand indicates that a failure on
his part to comply with the request of the
Provisional Government would have been
disastrous to American interests on the ISL
ands.
The Hawaiian cOmm ssiOners had brief
conference with Secretary w. J. Foster at
the State Department this morning. 1t
lasted only fifteen minutes, aud was devoted
entirely to minor questions affected by the
proposed treaty. Many matters Of detail
are constantly coming up for discussion,
some Of which will find no place in the
treaty, but will be left for settlement under
questions Of administration and government
The principal financial item is that OF the
bounty on sugar. The Hawaiians naturally
want the present law to apply to their crops,
but are not insisting upon this point
strongly. being convinced that the bounty
provision of the tariff law will not be re-
tanned long enough to cover the next sugar
crop Of the islands. Aside from the sugar
bounty Mr.. TharstOn Of the Hawaiian COM
mission estimates that the loss Of revenue
to the Islands by annexation will just about
equal the amount of expenditures of which
they will be relieved.