Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-02


state had given up hia trip to Paris
next week whittier he was going ny
agent OF the United States to attend
the meeting OF the Bering sea arbitra.
ton. In view Of the situations sudden.
ly presenting themselves II has been
deemed eypcdicnt that he should re-.
main In the department until the close
Of his torn Of Office. He will, how
ever, meet the arhl,fators ut the date
OF their adjourned meeting, March
23rd.
VIEWS on THE QUESTION.
Senator Frye, Of Maine, a leading
member Of tho Committee on foreign
relations, who has taken an active in-
forest In nll matters relating to the
control OF outlying Islands In the Paci.
flc ocean, said today:
az have for years observed with re-
greet the acquisition by foreign powers
OF desirable c0aling stations and har.
boTs ON several Islands, until now none
are Lett save those on the Sandwich Is
lands. l am Ia favor Of making sure
Of these by taking 'Hawaii Into our
power. The protest OF England against
annexation on our part, II deemed best
by this government, would be pre-
sumptuous and imprudenl. | imagine
II Will be confined 10 the presentation
OF "a diplomatic note, to which tho
secretary OF state will ma Ike reply that
Endgland did not consult us on our
interests when she male the agree
ment with Germany 10 divide tho
islands Of the Pacific with that power,
and she certainly can have no ground
for obDecting II We take Hawaii, the
only territory now remaining on the
ocean"
A prominent member Of the commit
tee on foreign affairs OF the House said
today:
"Of course the agreement will bs
made that It ia In violation Of our long
established principle OF human liberty
TO take possession OF these islands and
deprive the natives OF eelf.government.
That question, however, does not arise.
The question IL that OF Proclamation
of the interests In these iBlands by the
United States and the relations exist.
ing between Hawaii and the United
States, by reason OF the position OF u
dom mating interest OF Hawaii by
possession IL held In the United States,
anu by position the Sandwich Islands
form an outpost for the United States."
THE WAR DEPARTMENT
nj the request OF the state department, il
having copies made OF number Of
blue prints showing the typographical
situation OF Honolulu and other points
In the Sandwich Islands. The copies
and the rest OF the originals not dupli.
Gated will be given TO Secretary Foster
tor reference In the conference he Is 10
have Saturday with the annexation
commissioners. IL Is also probable
that duplicates Of these maps will be-
furnished the navy department for
transmission TO the naval force In
Hawaiian waters.
Secretary OF State Foster held con-
ference this morning with Senator
Morgan, the leading Democratic mem.
ber Of the Senate committee on foreign
relations, and with Mr.. Blunt, Of
Georgia, chairman OF the House COM
mittee on foreign affairs. The score.
tary also talked over the Hawaiian
situation with Representative Hit OF
Illinois, ex-chairman OF the House
committee on foreign affairs and n
leading Republican member OF that
committee. These gentlemen came
singly and gave their views with refer
enoo 10 this question.
There are no Indications OF any ma
terial increase 10 be made Ia the num-
Der OF United States vessels In Ha.
wailan waters. No developments
that will lead to bloodshed In Honolulu
or elsewhere in the Islands have come
to light. Ii is believed in naval circles
that the marines and sailors on the
Boston are sufficient to protect Ameri-
eau interests and maintain or der. One
vessel may be sent TO support tho Bos.
ton, and information obtained ut the
department leads to the belief that no
others will follow unless the situation
becomes alarming, and this does not
seom possible In view OF the present
state Of affairs. The government will
not DO caught mapping, however, and
vessels will be prepared for sea anu
kept In readiness.
WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS EXPECT
40 DO.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 1.-The Hsw.
allan commissioners passed through
here this evening. They had n sealed
letter from Stevens, tho American
minister 10 HAWAII, wnlch Is supposed
TO contain their credentials to this gov
eminent. The commissioners will On.
deavor to induce the President to send
a message to Congress on the subject
OF their mission. In case he refuses
the commissioners will not be dis.
couraged entirely, but will make an
effort TO have the matter taken up by
Congress without any suggestion from
the President. The members OF the
commission do not know whether ouch
action could be taken under the rules
of information al law, but they say they
will nnd out II they walt to get their
claims before Congress by either Of
the plans proposed.
"0i course" said Thurston, "our
admission IA state Ia out OF the
question. Our admission under the
laws governing territories would he