Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30
CLEVELAND AND ANNEXATION.
The Hawaiian Commissioners Pleased Wit
the Sentiments Of the President Elect.

The Hawaiian Commissioners Pleased with
the Sentiments of the President-Elect.
SAN FRAScIsco, Jan. 3O.-The Examiner this
morning prints the following interview:
Il received today" said Hawaiian Commits
sioner Castle, "a dispatch that satisfies us tina.
President-elect Cleveland looks favorably upon
our proposal for annexation. Naturally, that
has given great encouragement to US"
''lf you are unable to come to an under
standing with the government at Washington
will you go to England with your proposals.
Our commissioner gives us authority to
go beyond the United States. replied Mr.. Ca s.
tie- IF We cannot arrange terms with the
United States government we will return home
Then IL the island has to turn to England q
commission will be sent, but we hope that it
will never be necessary"
.'How long will you remain at washington?'
until We learn definitely Of the reception
or rejection of our offers. Should President
Harrison's administration not give us the
answer We desire we will in all probability re-
main until We can get another try. In other
words, we will then wait for Mr.. Cleveland to
assume control and will resubmit our case TO
the new administration"
''You have stated that you have reassuring
information concerning Mr.. Cleveiand's posi-
ton in the premises Can you give more
definitely the nature Of this assurance
We'll. Immediately on arrival here I sent a
personal telegram to Mr.. Whitney asking him
to place our matter before the President elect
and learn how he would receive it. Today i re-
ceived q reply from Mr.. Whitney. While
obviously cannot make public the reply, il
being in sense official or public docu-
ment, will say that it was most satisfactory to
us
COMMENT OF THE LONDON EVENING PAPERs.
LONDON, Jan. S0.-The question of the pro
posed annexation Of Hawaii by the United
States continues to be prominent subject fol-
discussion in political circles and in the news
papers.
The Erening Globe (tory organ says thii
evening that the annexation Of Hawaii may re-
suit in bringing the United States into foreign
relations at variance with the whole Of theil
traditional policy and cause friction and con
fict between them and the English colonies.
American aggression in the Pacific" add
the Globe, would occasion Australian remon
STRANGE, to which the British government woult
be compelled 10 listen. The internal affairs o.
Hawaii will settle themselves the sooner it il
more clearly understood that they are not to b.
made temptation to the United States to com
NIT most uncharactsristic act Of folly"
The ~. James CARTE (tory) saws that Presi
dent HArrison's cabinet would do well not t.
arrive at hurried decision on the question o.
Hawaii 1T must not be assumed that becaus.
| the United States have been nursing Hawai-
they are best entitled to effective interference
1 in the affairs Of that country. The American
party in those islands Is by no means SO stront
Is we are asked to believe"
The Pail Mall Gdxette, now also tory organ
| IL neutral in its remarks on the question o
/ American annexation Of Hawaii. and suggest
/ that Ii would be interesting to see how tn
Americans would manage q colony.