Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-02
HAWAII AND UNCLE SAM
Commissioners Will Reach the
Capital Tomorrow.
coNFgRENCEToeEHELD SATURDAY

Secretary Foster Has Decided Not to
Go to Paris Account of the Situa-
IiOn--Ships at Mare Island Ready to
Start at Any MOment-SenatOr Frye
strongly Favors Annexation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The principal de-
vel0pment in connection with the Ha
wa.ian situation to-day is the announce
ment that secretary of State Foster has
given up his trip to Paris next week,
whittier he was going agent of the
United States to attend the meeting of
the Behring Sea arbitrators.
In view of the necessities of the situa-
ton suddenly presenting themselves he
has deemed it expedient that he should
remain in the Department until the close
of his term of Office.
He will, however, meet the arbitrators
at the date of their adjourned meeting
which has been tiXed for March %.
The arbitrators will meet as announced
in Paris on the 23d inst, and by an ar
rangemeut between the two governments
will adjourn Tor II month without trans
acting any business.
Senator Frye, of Maine, who is lead
ing member of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and who has taken an active
| interest i'll all matters relating to the
| control of outlying islands in the Pacific,
| said to-day:
Il have for years observed with regret
| the acquisition by foreign powers of de
| sirable coaliug stations and harbor privi-
| leges on the several islands, until now
there are none left save this one on the
| Sandwich Islands. l am in favor Of max
| ing sure of this one by taking Hawaii
| into our possession.
1.-The protest by England against an
nexation on our part, if it were deemed
| wiSest and best by the powers of this
| government, would be presumptuous
and impudent. l imagine it will be con-
| fined to the presentation of Il diplomatic
note, to which our Secretary of State, i'll
| diplomatic terms, will make a reply.
"England did not consult with us or
our interests when she made an agree
| ment with Germany to divide the islands
| of the Pacific with that power, and she
| certainly can have no ground for objec-
tion if we see tit to take Hawaii, the
only territory now remaining in the Pa
cifc."
The War Department, at the request of
| the State Department, is having copies of
| a number of blue prints made showing
| the Typographical situation of Honolulu
and other points i'll the Sandwich Islands
| which are now in the possession of the
| War Department..
The copies aud the rest of the originals
not duplicated, will be given Secretary J.
W. Foster for reference in the conference
he is to have Saturday with the anneXa-
| ton commissioners
| 1t is also probable that duplicates of
these maps will be furnished the Navy
Department for transmission to the naval
force in Hawaiian waters.
| The Hawaiian annexation Commission
ers will arrive in Washington about $3.50
| tomorrow.
| They will go at once to the Arlington.
| where they will have conference with
| DR.. Mott Smith, the Hawaiian Minister,
and on Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock,
/ they will be conducted by the latter to
I the State Department., where they will
] have an audience with State Secretary
/ Foster.
Or. Mott Smith will introduce the
| Commissioners, but whether or not he
will take part in the deliberations will
be decided upon ON the arrival of the
| Commissioners
DR.. Mott Smith is the representative
| If the detAroned Queen, and as such can
not we'll be present at Il conference with
| the representatives of the prov iSioual
| government.
Net, after the dethronrmrnt of the
Queen, the provisional government
PASSED resolutions continuing i'll Office all
the foreign representatives.
The official notification to this effect
WAS given TO the Consul-General ut San
| | Francisco, but DR.. Mott Smith has not
been officially notified of his appointment.
| Still tue Commissioners may have with
them II document appointing him the
| representative of President Dole. If this
is SO DR. Smith may act with the Com
| misSiOners.
1t is most likely that the provisional
| government will be DESTROYS of the Min
ster's services and experience The
| present Minister has been Premier of the
| Queen, Minister of Finance and Envoy
| Extraordinary. He was also a member o
: the Cabinet for King Kalakaua. and his
= know ledge of matters diplomatic an,
, | legislative is most extensive.