The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-02

government. WON'T be presump;uous AID i'm
paoent imagine II vii oe conhned 20 tie
presentation OF diplomatic uote 20 which
tie secretary os state viii make he reply
TIA. England did not consul; 90 OF
our Interests wheD she nate al agreement With
1er.HsnF 70 divide tas islands o; Tie Pacific
WIFE tnE. power. and sns can certainly have 10
ground Tor objection IL re ses {. 70 take
hsFsl. the only territory row remsinlag Ia
sas ocsaa-
prominent member OF tie COMMITTEES On
foreign affairs Of the house says:
o. course the argument will Be made that IL Is
In violation of our long established primo pie Of
man liberty for us % take Possession OF these
islands haa cegraTs tie natives Of self-
g goss na, Lhsi Question ho"sys',
;Ioa {. that y the s-edortia.aes Of
interest IN these islands By The United states,
and tie relations existing between Hawaii and
AID tie United states, oy reason Oh position.
Inc dominating Interest In Hawai-, By position,
ia held By me Cnite1 states. and By pOsi.iou
,ae hf r,ea i'sn a:s, f0fn an 0o 1or
edged among nations that such conditions
establish in the country thus Interested
the right 20 cont: o, or protect the outpost In
this Nc rave a strong case The question OF
how far tue islam 10 saa.I De controlled si4d how
far the natives shall Dc preserved IL incidental
aud comes alter the other.
The war department, st the request o! the
state department, ia having copies MADE If
number OF blue prints showing the topo-
graphical situation Of Honolulu and other
poiats IN the Hawaiian islands. Copies
and the rest OF the or .ginais not duplicated Will
be given 70 Eecre,ary Foster for references in tie
con ference hs IS TO have Saturday with the
neIa'ion commissioners. Il is also probable
duplicates of these maps viii be furnished the
navy department. for transmission 10 the ueysl
force ID Hawaiian waters
Secretary Of state Foster held 4 conference
this morDing with Senator Morgan. the leading
Democratic member OF the senate committee On
4
Chairman of the house committee on
foreign sfsirs- The secretary also had
talk on The Hawaiian situstioa with
Representative Hit, OF Illinois, ex-cheir-
man Of the house CON nittee on foreign affairs
and the leading RepG biican member OF that
committee. These gentlemen came singly and
gave shier views with reference TO this ques-
ton.
There are 10 indications OF any material In
crease 20 he made IA the number OF United
States vessels n Hawaiian waters. No deyel-
opGents that viii lead - uiooGshed III
Honolulu or elsewhere IN the islands have
come TO light, and /. is believed IN naval circies
that the force OF marines and saiio On The
Boston is sufficient 70 protect American Interests
ard maintain order. One vessel may be
sent % support the Boston, and information
obtained at the department leads 20 the belief
that no others will follow un .ess The situation
becomes alarming, sad this does not seem
probable ia view of the present state OF affairs.
The government wlll not bo caught mapping,
however, and vessels will be prepared Tor sea
ana kept in readiness
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. LIN the house to-
day Fitzgerald, Democrat, introduced a reso-
luton expressing IL the sense of the
house that the United states government
should establish protectorate over the
Hawaiian isauds with view To- annexation.
The resolution was referred 10 the committee on
Federal relations
lSDIASAPoLTs, Feb LIN the house OF the
legislature resolution was introduced this
morning urging the states representatives
In congress 10 use their best efforts
looking toward the establishment OF Amer
lean supremacy in Hawaii, either by means OF @
protcctorate or BY annexation, al early date
as possible ana upon such terms and conditions
AS will secure to its people permanent peace and
prosperity.