The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-11
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HINT rsoH LAKEWOOD.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The Herald's /
Washington special says: 1t is quite
evident that the Senate is not in any /
immediate rush to ratify the Hawaii
an annexation treaty, and it is appar-
ent, too, that its advocates will have |
10 use a little coercion TO bring the !
measure to a vote before the close of /
the session. 1t cannot be said that
the opposition has increased in num-
bers since the terms Of the treaty be-
came known, but it has become
stronger in its purpose to srave of ac-
ton during the present administra-
ton. It has not thus far developed
that any party lines have been drawn,
"a there are Republicans as well as
Democrats in the opposition column.
The Democratic opponents, however,
/ appear to be in the majority, and for
/ this reason the Democrats have been
accused of trying to prevent action
until after March.
Even should the treaty fail of ratifi-
cation at the present session OF the
, Senate, the Hawaiian Commissioners
speak hopefully of securing favorable
action at the extra session following
Immediately March 1. They do not
pretend to have any direct assurance
from Cleveland as TO his attitude on
the treaty, but their confidence in the
incoming administration indicates
that they are not without some hints
from Lakewood. 1t is also the Opin-
ion of the State Department officials
that Cleveland will favor annexation.
ThurstOn, Castle and Carter, the
members of the special Hawaiian an
nexatiOn commission, have deter
mined to remain in Washington until
the Senate dispOses of the treaty of
annexation now pending before it one
way or another 1t had been their in
tention to sail from San Francisco for
Honolulu on March s, but within the
past few days they have changed their
!, minds.
No Doubt of 1t.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Joseph Marsden
and w. G.. Wilder, Hawaiian Com
missiOners, are here on their return
Journey from Washington.
Marsden said {: 81 think there is nc
! doubt whatever that annexation will
take place. The sentiment of the
legislators is nearly all our way. We
did no lobbying whatever. We had Z
plain business proposition, and we
presented it as such. / think it hardly
| probable annexation will take place
during this administration, but early
in the next. Having gone as far as il
has, the United States cannot wei
: recede. If it should, it would be {
r great blot on American statesman
/, ship. England has ships filled will
soldiers now on the way to the isl
ands, and if the Senate makes a fals'
move, or gives Great Britain the leas
opportunity she will only be too glat
to embrace it, and will in no TIM
gObble the islands, never to give then
up
Senator Ailison's Views.
i WASHINGTON, Feb. ~. - Senate
n Allison does not hold the view
attributed to him by several news
papers as being opposed to annex
/ alton. lit is not right" he said
"that | should be quoted as havin
said | was against the treaty. | di,
not say so. What | did say was, tina
the general appropriation bills shout
was done, as little more tim
remains for doing the business re
CURED of us. That, | think, is CON
mon sense view of the situation. Gu
necessary work finished, the treat
can be taken up at any time. ! wis
+, to add, also, that the treaty will l
before the Senate at its special seS
{ Il on March 4th and March 6tl
and as long as the session lasts. 1t
not absolutely necessary to cOnsidt
it at this time" Senator Allison int
mated that the treaty would he rat
fled when presented.
I Patriot Morgan.
New YORK, Feh. 26.-In honor
ne Senator Morgan, who sailed on TT
Of well-knOwn merchants and Othe
A. gathered upon the deck of the Anne
~ lean liner to wish the Senator gOt
m speed. Replying to an address mac
by the chairman Of the committe
~ Mr.. Morgan spoke in part as follows
ga at is singular at this time tn
there are grouped together three in
not mense propositions relating to tn
nv great body of water, the Pacitic-tl
ny Behring Sea arbitration, which al
may be said to involve the who
North Pacific the Nicaragua cana
and then the Hawaiian propositio
The three together must convince 9
thinking men that there never was
moment in history of this Cover
ment, saving the period of our ciI
I war, when so much wisdom, courag
y manhood and intrepidity, foresig
he and determined American pluck we
=. necessary as just now.
iO' eve have come to a pivotal poi
10 in American destiny, the nome
when we must go back or forwar
We cannot take a middle ground.
thinking of the Pacific Ocean and 0
+. duty in connection with it | dOI
want to see repeated what was PERI
trated upon us at the time we acqu
ed our independence. Though Fran
was at our back we did not have
foresight to acquire all that belong
TO us. We did not take Newfoun
.iaf land, the Bahamas, Bermuda, t
Windward Islands, Jamaica and
III that territory. Why should peoT
RS. of 100000 hold against people
adj. IS, 600 600 all these islands? | am Il
.zz. criticizing them; [ admire them.
wish Americans would be as mu
like them IS possible, only more so
''Great Britain has already plant
herself in Australia and New ZealaT
and is now approaching the Sandwi
Islands-that Gibraltar of the Pacif
Only recently she raised her flag
Err one OF the islands. At the prese
mes time the Hawaiian Government a