Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-12
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Various Views as to mr.. OIeveIand's Rea-
sons for Withdrawing 1t from the Sem


Various views as to mr. CIeveIand's Rsa-
sons for Withdrawing It from the SEN
ate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 11.-The
course OF the President in withdrawing
the Hawaiian treaty is still a 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 as secret until such time
as the Senate itself removes the inJunc-
ton Of secrecy. which IL has failed TO
do In the present instance.
A Republican Senator who has taken
a prominent part ia most OF the discus
sions in the Senate In recent years that
! have touched foreign relations said to-
! day that he had received an intimatlon
| that the President was DESTROYS OF mod
| flying the treaty, and that 1t would Ill
timately be returned to the Senate.
One Of the contemplated notifications
was probably suggested by the protest
OF Queen Liliuokalani made by Mr..
Paul Neumann, her representative,
which stated that a majority OF the Ha-
waians were bitterly opposed 10 snnexa-
ton. The Senatar thought 1t possible
that the President might so frame the
treaty that annexation would depend
upon the will the Hawaiians expressed.
Should the majority reject annexation,
then a protectorate might be eStsb-
lished. The Senator thought MAORI
ty of the intelligent population of the
| islands favored annexation, but among
the lower classes much opposition would
! doubtless be found. Should these classes
| dominate then a protectorate would fol-
| low, and this in turn would result In an
nexation, because the United States
! could not undertake permanently TO as
! sumo responsibility for the acts Of the
| islanders without power TO control those
acts, otherwise serious complications
with other powers would ensue. The
Senator thought it hardly possible that
! the President would abandon every
thing that had been gained in the nego-
tiatiOn Of the treaty, for he had an
nounced that he had withdrawn 1t for
consideration, and he would doubt
less return it in modified shape TO the
Senate, although he might defer it I'M
! Til competent commission had visited
the islands and made report.
The interview between Secretary
Gresham and Messrs. Thurston and
Cattle, Of the Hawaiian Commission, at
the State Department this afternoon
was brief, lasting only five or ten min
utes. The Secretary told them the
treaty had been withdrawn for consider
alton and intimsted he might desire
some information from them regarding
the situation in Hawaiia. Messrs.
Thurston and Castle stated that tGey
would hold themselves at his disposal
and the interview closed with Motif
cation by the Secretary that when he
could get time to consider the subject
he would send fox them. Secretary
Gresham, just before he saw the
Bawaiians, was closeted for some time
with Senator Gray, member OF the
! Committee on foreign relations, who
j alone Of all the members Of the COM
mittee did not sign the report recon-
mending the ratification Of the treaty.
The impression prevails in official cir
cles that the treaty will not find its way
TO the Senate again during the extra
session.