Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-20
KAIULANI PLEADS.
Hawaii's Princess Doesn't Yearn
To Be Annexed.
COMING TO SEE ABOUT THE MATTER

And Fails to Understand Thurston's
Change of Mind-Neuman Making Slow |
Headway-Some German objectors-
Vest to Try to Talk Annexation to Death
Sherman Bond Scheme Passed by the
Senate, and a Report That the Treasury
Is Preparing to Buy Gold-Capital City |
Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-While the an
nexation commissioners were paying their
respects to Secretary Elkins at the war de-
partment Saturday, their diplomatic an
tagonist, Paul Neuman, the ex-queen's
representative, was in another part of the
building in consultation with Acting Sec
rotary Wharton, of the state department,
with whom be had long talk concerning
the object of his visit Wharton could, OF
course, do nothing, and Neuman expressed
himself as satisfied that his only chance for
successfully representing the claims of the
ex-queen lay through the medium of con-
gress. Prince David said: I'VE do not in
tend to make a struggle against anneXa-
ton. If the United States government sees
fit to annex Hawaii we shall make no COM
paint" And some irreverent people ask
in an aside-"Well, what are you here for,
them"
The Princess Makes a Protest.
Although, according to the prince, he and
Eeumann are travelling for their health,
Princess Kaiulsni has mind of her own
and thus addresses the American people
under date Of Feb Is, at London: "Four
years ago, at the request OF Mr.. Thurston,
then Hawaiian cabinet minister, was sent
hway to England to be educated privately
and fitted for the position which By the
constitution of Hawaii / was to inherit.
For all Of these years have patiently and
in exile striven to fit myself for my return
this year to my native country. i now am
told that Mr.. Thurston is in Washington
asking you to take away my flag and my
throne. No one tells me even this officially.
Have / done anything that this wrong
should be done to me and my peoples l am
coming to Washington to plead for my
throne, my nation and my flag. Will not
the great American people hear me'"
% Little Groul From Germany
Dispatches from Berlin say the proposed
annexation Of Hawaii by the United States
is creating good deal Of comment there.
The papers demand that Germany annex
Samoa and England will not object if she
be granted a coaling station on that island
The various colonial societies have petit
toned the reichstag to protest against the
alleged intention Of the United States to
annex the Sandwich islands The petition
demands that Germany, if the annexation
becomes fact, should al once seize Samoa
and the Tongaish Islands.
Prospects in the Senate.
OF the treaty row pending in the senate
Senator Michael. o: Oregon, who is a stanch
6nnexAtiOnist says be believes two-third:
OF the senators Will vote for its ratification
Senator Sherman and the Republican
members Of the foreign relations commit
tee are not making any predictions at Thu
time Senator Hansbrough, who has charg
Of the pairs on the Republican side, says b.
believes there is a majority in favor o
ratifying the treaty, but be is not sure i
will receive the necessary two-third vote
Senator Vest, who appears 10 be the mos
active leader Of the opposition, makes tn
prediction that the treaty will not b
ratified before March 4.
Vest Announces His Opposition.
Senator Vest declared his unqualifie
hostility to the proposed treaty, and ar
nounces his intention to try to defeat it
he can. He says the closer the question
studied the more apparent becomes the fac
that the annexation of the Sandwich is
ands to the United States is an unproftabl
transaction. Senator Pugh, of Alabama
is equally pronounced in his opposition
annexation. He has examined the treat
and the correspondence accompanying i
and he is convinced that the scheme of al
nexation originated among and is bein
pressed by certain persons who are int
ested In the sugar business.
Will Try to Talk It to Death.
1t is probably the intention of the ant
annexationists to talk the treaty to deaf
In secret session, for there is little pro
pect Of the doors Of the senate being throw
open while the discussion Is in progress
The opponents to the treaty made an effo
to have the subject discussed in open sc
sion, but the majority would not agre
The point was made that an exception
the rules might be made in the pendir
case with out committing the senate to op
executive sessions, but the suggestion W
overruled.
SHERMAN'S BOND BILL AGREED T
1t Is Tackled on the Sundry Civil Bill-T
Vote in Detail.
WASHINGTON, Feb 20-The senate
voted most of Saturday to the conside