The morning call., 1893-02-01
WILL TAKE 1T.
Mr.. Harrison Was Not
Surprised.
STEVENS HAD ORDERS
And Acted Upon Them to
the Letter.
AN ANTICIPATED REVOLUTION.
Even the Boston Was Timed to
Be There.
ENGLAND WILL BE IGNORED.
The President Is an Aggressive Man
and in This Matter He Means
Business.
AN ANTICIPATED REVOLUTION.
WILL BE IGNORED.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 51.-The Star to-day
says: A treaty establishing a protectOrate
over hawaii is expected TO be sent to the
Senate soon after the arrival of the COM
missioners from Hawaii. a Star reporter
was informed to-day that the administra-
ti0n has not been suddenly confronted by a
new situation in this Hawaiian matter, but
that everything that has happened has
been expected for months by the
President, and his Cabinet has been
fully prepared for it. President Harrison.
II was stated to-day, has for a long time
been anxious that protectorate should be
established over Hawaii by the United
States. foreseeing that this would be neces-
sary TO prevent the domination Of some for
eign country over those Islands. Our Min.
lister TO Hawaii, it is said. acted under in
structi0ns given long in advance, and the
presence Of the Boston and the landing Of
the marines was all prearraDged 10 take
place In case Of q revolution.
There is excellent authority for this state
ment, and also for the statement that the
President will not be Influenced by any
thing England may DO or say in the matter.
His purpose is to act as if there were no
such country as England to be considered in
the affair, and be will not be embarrassed
IN his action by the fact that ne is nearing
the end Of his term. What he desires is not
annexation, unless that becomes necessary
IN the future, but the establishment OF a
protectorate, and for months, it is said, he
has been working 10 bring this about
When the commissioners arrive, if il is
found that their papers are all right and
that everything S in due form, the treaty
establishing proteetorate will be sentstO
the Senate for its ratification.
The President has already, ii is asserted,
received assurances of support from a num-
Der Of prominent Democrats in the Senate.
as well as from Republicans, that they viii
give their sanction to this course, and action
by the Senate is all that will be necessary
to this step The question OF annexation is
expected % be left for the new sdministTa-
tI0n to deal with.
a Star reporter saw Secretary j. W. Fos-
ter at the Stale Department this morning
and asked him II he had seen the British
Minister or had received any cOmmuniea-
ton from him on the subject OF Hawaii.
The Secretary answered both questions in
the negative in the most positive manner.
When asked if there was anything new on
the subject he admitted that there was, but
declined positively but politely to give even
the slightest intimatiOn of its character.
The suppOsiti0n is that he referred TO Min
lister Stevens report OF the report of the
captain Of the Boston as TO their official
action prior to and at the time Of the reYo-
luton.
The general impression is that the British
protest, if one comes. will relate wholly to
The alleged Interference of the American
Minifter. supported by The marines Of the
Boston, in affairs of the Hawaiian Govern
ment, resulting In the overthrow of Queen
Liliuokslani aud the appointment Of COM
missioners to visit the United States for the
purpose Of having the Islands added to the
American Union. 1t is regarded as ex-
tremely unlikely that Great Britain would
60 any farther and protest against such an
nexation in advance of any steps to that end
o. tbs part of the United States.
Il is learned later In the day that the Sec
retarY Of State did to-day receive some
thing which was said to be more than an
intmation that it IS the purpose Of Great
Britain 60 protest against further interfer-
ence on the part Of the United States in the
administration of affnirs in Hawaii. Il is
supposed that this message was delivered
at the Secretary's room. for tile reason that
neither the British Minister nor any of his
secretaries or functionaries Of any kind
have visited the State Department to-day.
In the forenoon Secretary Foster said
positively that he had heard nothing from
the British Minister in regard to Hawaii.
But this sfternO OOn he would not deny that
be had received notice of protest on the
part OF Great Britain.