New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-14
A TREATY PREPA RED.
QUICK WORK on THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION
PROPOSED TERMS OF ANNEX,TIoN NAY BE
LAID BEFORE THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY.
6nx TIL &c u III TO LIE IRIRI-N

LAID BEFORE THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
Washington. Feb. 13-Thcrc l. reason for believing
that as far A. the executive branch Of the Government
is concerned. the NEGOTIATIONS for th" annexation of
Hawaii are about to be-. If. indeed. they have not
already been concluded The proposed meeting TO-
day Of the Secretary of state and the Hawaiian Com
mlssoncrs at The State Department did not take place.
owing - the fact that Secretary Foster d"~ir'd I"
attend the meeting Of the American members OF the
Monetary Conlcrcnc" at senator AliSonS house. bu'
morning the treaty r ahncNaf on-ihlN h"iS
The form in which II is believed the final result Of the
negotiations will find cAprc,sion-is to bc signed ana
transmitted TO tho President Tho probability. there
fore IS that i'm day two. at any rate before the
close Of the week, the whole matter will be before
the Senate In tn" shape Of treaty 10 bc ratified.
amended rejected. In the present temper OF the
senate and in view Of the almost unanimous pubic
sentiment In favor of annexation, there IS little or no
doubt left bul that that body will give il, assent
promptly 10 tho arrangement concluded by the Admin
i,tIation. There may b. some amendments suggested
In minor and non-cSacniial details. hut. broadly
speaking there n be Sci.ous opposition to
the principle OF annexation.
The idea of protcctorate mootrd whcn tho awalia0
question firt presented itself finds now but few ad
hcrcnts. II looks if it had been abandoned II,
impractcabc, and likely To lead 10 vcXatious com
plcatiOnS willie. on The other hand. annexation prom
iscs to present problems diircult of solution The
action Of the House. without which IT would be- idle
reckon is less certain. The possibility for
sumnS the debt Of Hawaii, some Sj.Oc0,Onn, !, one
In which the House will doubt insist upon shar-
ing 1t WILL nj my rate, have great deal to say
when the question Of providing the funds for carry
ing on the government Of the Islands comes up for
di-cuSsiom. Nt th" present time opposition 10 the
patriotic policy Of the Administration be- said Ia
have cry stallihd in any on" quarter II breaks ont
sporadcally in spots, and i, sl>ci upon no dchnii,
principle. The entire question: In fact, Ia, 80 fax
been discussed without any d- play 81 partisan poll
tics. For once the Democratic leader, seem 10 have
abandCrcd the notion that tire business Of Ia" oppo
sion i to oppose. such men ~ puthwaite and Wat
son. who have hccn qUoicd in public print hostile
to IN" policy of the Administration, can hardly h'
considered representing anything or anybody upor
this question. al least except themselves. Tho s"s
sion Of Congress. however. Is rapidly drawing t'
u Close at il is quite easy imagine that some OF
the details for carrying ont thc provision, # ih'
treaty Of annexation will have To- BE- left for tho L1llf
Congress 10 deal with.
1t ha, been suggested that tho Administration
should in duty bc bound 10 await th' arrival of the
representative, Of the dcpo>d Queen in th" persons
# Nr. Ncuran and pine David l"iorc closing the
negotiations with the Hawaiian Commissioners. II
such view Ia, been ort,ia anoi. and II f. not
improbable that il la. thpu-h ih'ic l. no Instance
on rccofd whore Government has felt Itself call !
upon 10 treat With ANYTHING bat d. iaco authoril,a
there /, no rC1~nl why ll" ~octl'd rtpf -cniIiifr-
% tc former Queen II Hawaii should not have taken
the first train for Washington altcr land.nc IN THIS
country. Inst ad # sitting idly la Francisco hatch
Ing interview, with th" rel cluftcrs Of the local pre-.
! Mott smith, tho Hawaiian. When asked toe d"N what
he thought Of ;hc cy Quccn- representative, now r'
route present her side Of the question, rcp ID with
quic; smile:
1T looks 10 mo a II thcy were con, d,mhly be-
bind time. Th.ng~ have gone TO, ar 10 s"t ,ct ba
from that quarter | do not think The presence o
the ~ Qgccus rrpic, NATIVE, viii rcarc the bu-incs
| II annexation
ado you apprcArnd any clhlu.ty in giving to DO.
ISLAND iorm o soScInm'nt thai viii suit the cOnd!
! iioa, there ,"
Ought 90 h,. mart enough lo do that u wouldn't rh'
| the English long To- d0 ID II ih,F L.t fir tlaus.
There could be- no rpuhl" with lY0u 'ri0rl!- i'r
-atc IN ton-r-, ana lhc Prcitci- power fo appoint
I A. for ~, Grpt uf r3Ouo.ro. iIt }, m'rr tlin'
! The r-y.nuc, vouid piy T. in lo time. Wly. j
! iicallN get, tn. i-l,hd> fu. noihnr.-
NJ. smith continued d" ! aI strongly I'm fINn: %
! annexation. have been NOR. or lr,, ii'nii'd VII
! H." l-llnd- fur forty ytar-. / born iu Eo-f.'
and wont 70 iIlWuii in 1-If. NJ vii" born 90
tho i-nuc- Nrh the -rp'inu NJ tie lat t' VHir
or mIrri,d li'c ha. boon an M" .iGnd-. During I
| ll>t ten year, hav" been hic, ana forward, hu
| for the urn.' part h1N, lived in b0-inll.'
In regard - the Rosa! hm.ly. the Minister ~ht
I There ar, ony the tVp--ilr cN Queen and her H'r'
'hr liur,.>- kaiEiani. - hr -l"rcd. Nlink th
~ Queen viii acgui">,r gracefully and acf"i; ~
! annuity. IA" i, pretty .arrWd huin">> w,Hin. at
! j., 30 her Interest n the long rin. IN" would. !"
course. remain th" and. fhTi -. continue 10 ~ t
| her home there. Ne hHs pr perry. ana Will ill
! annuity -hc could live hand onir.