The morning call., 1893-09-02
AS TO A TREATY.
Evidence That None Was
Sanctioned. -
UPON ALEXANDER'S MISSION.
The Hawaiian Minister Knew Moth
ing of Anything Being For
warded to Washington. :

The report denying that the proposed
Hawaiian treaty had been sanctioned bv
the Council. as published exclusively in
THE CALL yesterday morning, set good
many people to guessing as TO Commits
sioDer Alexander's mission TO Washing
ton and what his instructions are from his
Government.
The treaty, copy of which was pub
lished in THE CALL of July II. was Ie-
ported by the Honolulu correspondent to
have been carefully considered by the
CouHcil, and after such deliberatiOn to
have been sanctioned by them. and that
Commissioner Alexander was at once dis
patched to Washington to secure its ac-
ceptance by the United States if possible.
1t now transpires that this may have
been a mistake, and it is very doubtful if
this or any other treaty was adopted by
the Council and sent to this country by a
special commissioner.
Following the positive denial. which
purpOrts to come from President Dole him
self, comes the information that the agents
of the Provisional Government in this
country have no official knowledge of such
action. and it is by no means likely that
they would be kent in ignorance OF what
the Government is doing at Honolulu.
Hon. j. K. Thurston. Hawaiian Minis
ter at Washington, is in this city and pro-
fesses to know absolutely nothing of the
existence OF such treaty. except what he
has learned from the newspapers And
Gonsul-General Wilder gives the same sur
prising information.
Il know nothing whatever of such n
treaty, except what l have read of it,"
said Mr. Thurstou yesterday. "Of course
I cannot deny its existence. 1t is possible
that It might nave been considered. or even
adopted by the Council, and know Moth
ing of it, but should suppose they would
keep me informed. if anything so i'm
poTtant as that was about to be SUBJ
mitted.
'It is customary for the Minister of one
Govermentato another, to he informed con-
stantly of any action which his own
Government may take, which is in any
way connected with the nation 10 which
he is accredited. and it would certainly on
surprising if such action had been taken
in the present instance.
Gas | say, can't deny the existence Of
the treaty, but the natural inference is
that it does not exist inasmuch as [ know
nothing of il.
Il have not seen Mr.. Alexander. and
cannot speak of his mission. or what his
instructions are. l came out from Wash
lngtnn by one route and he went East by
another one, and we missed each other.
But l hardly think he has a treaty with
nim."
If, as it seems very probable, no treaty
has been forwarded from Honolulu, Com
missioner Alexander's mission is more
shroudei in doubt than ever. Both Consul
Wilder and Mr. Thurstnn think it highly
impro bable that he would be dispatched
with authority to negotiate a treaty for
the islands, or in other words to accom-
plish anything he could, for ti.ey say the
Council would not delegate so much power
10 4 single man, and even though the
treaty he might negotiate would require
the final approval of the Council before it
would be effective. still they discredit the
idea of his being in Washington for any
such purpose. At tine same time they do
not suggest what might be his business
there.