St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-22
Earnest Efforts Being Made
to Defeat the Hawaiian
Treaty.
Character Of the Fight Caus-
ing It's Friends Un-
eaSineSS.
It's Opponents Confident That
They Can Prevent the
Ratification.
An Old Letter of Minister
Stevens Which Is OF Pc
culiar Interest.

w ASHlNGION, FCD. Ill 1iiC CHaldC-
ter of the fight that has developed
against the Hawaiian treaty has caused
It's friends considerable uneaslneSS, and
the understanding is that they intend
to make an attempt to hasten it through,
as the opposition is gaining strength.
Senator Allison Is counted among the
opponents of the treaty, and those who
are fighting it say today that 1t will be
impossible to get two-thirds vote for
it In the senate. Mr.. Tucker, of Vir-
ginia; Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, and 9TH
ers propose to get resolution through
the house to ascertain why treaty
which will involve the government in
expenditures and require the raising OF
revenues has beeh submitted to the
senate without being submitted to the
house also. The effort to defeat the
treaty is very earnest.
Messrs. Castle and Wilder. members
of the Hawaiian annexation commits
sion. left Washington this evening en-
route to San Francisco. Mr.. ThurSton,
the head Of the commission, expects to
leave Thursday, joining his associates
in Chicago Saturday, whence they will
go to San Francisco together. Mr.. Car
ter will remain several days longer.
possibly until after the Inauguration of
Mr.. Cleveland. The following telegram
from Minister Stevens at Honolulu, re-
ceived Saturday last, was made public
today:
Regard for the Flag.
"Tbe affairs of state continue to be
hopeful. Hosting flag in protection
of this government was expected. Sub
jects who were doubtful are now for
annexation. The natives show unex-
pected regard for the United States
flag. Prudent conduct of Capt. Wiltse,
the officers and crew of the Boston give
credit to the navy. Cannot send by
mail"
Among the correspondence upon the
Hawaiian situation sent to the senate
today by the president was a cOnfiden-
tial letter from Minister Stevens to Sec
rotary of State Foster written last No
vember. In it Mr.. Stevens gave full
statement of the financial, agricultural,
political and social condi0n of the ISL
ands. The following paragraph, in view
of the appeal of the Princess KaiUlanl
TO the American people sent ont from
London few days ago, is of peculiar
interest:
1.-The princess heir apparent has al
ways been, and is likely always to be,
under English influence. Her father
is British in blood and prejudiceS.
firmly entrenced here as collector of
customs, an important and influential
office. She has been for some years,
and still is, in England: her patron
there, who has a kind OF guardianship
over her, 7. Ii. Davies, is Tory Eng
lishman, who lived here for many
years, who still owns large property in
the islands and is reSolute and persist
ent opponent of American predomi-
nance, bitterly denouncing even the
American acquisition of Pearl harbor.
Mr.. Wodehouse, the English minister,
has long resided here. His eldest son
is married to
A fHaif-Caste Sister
of the crown princess. Another son is
i'll the Honolulu postotfice, and daugh-
ter is also married to a resident of one
of the islands The death of the pres
ent queen, therefore. would virtually
place an English princess on the Ha-
Waiian throne, and put in the hands of
the ultra-EnglIsh the patronage and in
fluence of the palace. In the existing
OJQlC vi tIllI5o. NlIll III
teryention, these palace influences.
skillfully handled. are nearly equal,
frequently superior, to the power of the
legislature. Add to this palace power,
in British hands. the influence of an adj
venturous. impecuniOus and irresponsi-
bic mob of 'hoodlums' and there results
state of things which would put in the
power of Canadian and ultra-British
Schemers, with a subsidy or $4,000, to
secure control of the Legislature, ald by
prompt and vigorous action secure Can
adian and British franchises, privileges
and rights entirely legal, to get rid of
which would cause embarrassment and
expense to the United States and her
allies here"
This afternoon Paul Neumann, the
deposed queens envoy. called at the
state department and had conference
with Secretary Foster. A statement of
the conference between the two will be
sent to the president for transmission 10
the senate for consideration in cOnnec-
ton with the other information OIL this
subject now before that body. An ad-
dltional batch of correspondence relat-
ing to Hawaii was sent to the senate
this afternoon, under executive seal.