New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-05
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1906 LAUNDRY SOAP.
For years exclusively used by the best families,
ADMIRAL WALKER ON HA WAH
HIS REPORTS FROM THERE SAID TO BE
MIGHTY INTERESTING READING"
PIT THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY GRESHAM
ARE STILL ANXIOUS TO KEEP THEM FOR
PRIVATE CONsUMPTION-sENATOR LODGE

BIT THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY GRESHAM
ARE STILL ANXIOUS TO KEEP THEM FOR
PRIVATE CoNsUMPTIoN-sENAToR LODGE
WANTS TO SEE THEM. HOWEVER,
(BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBuNE1
Washington. Dec. 4--"Resolved. That the Sec
rotary Of the Navy be instructed to SEND 10 the
Senate any reports or letters Of Rear-Admlrai d.
G. Walker in reference to the Sandwich ls.andS.
This is the language Of a resolution which mas
been introduced in the Senate by Mt Lodge.
The resolution was framed with the purpose OF
having made public the documents II mentions
Senator Lodge is of the opinion that Admiral
Walkers reports are exceedingly interesting ana
contain information which friends of HAWAII are
anxious to learn 1t is to be noted that the reso-
ton goes straight to the point and Is free from
all nonsense The usual phrase, IF not incompau-
bic with the pubic interests" Is conspicuous LOT
its absence. Senator lodge believes that II the
reports are as important documents as they are
said to be the public interests will not be in
jured-on the contrary they Will be ADVANCED II
the Walker correspondence sees the light ol Jay
That the reports are Of value and that they
contain information which the Administration
like to have suppressed there is no DOUBT NO
better proof of this is needed than the evident
Almost Immediately after the resolution was pre-
sented in the Senate Senator Morgan. chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations. was IN
yited to call at the State Department Mr.. Nor
"a went to the department and joined SeCfetdI!
Gresham in a conference Secretary herpert was
then summoned and the three were In consul.a a
ton until late hour. Under the circumstances
II is only natural to surmise that Mr.. Morgan
was advised to oppose the adoption OF uhe reso
luton the ground that Admiral walker re-
Justice of the Administration. Mr.. Morgan once
before helped the President and Secretary dresn-
am out Of their difficulty in the Hawaiian matter,
and again. most probably, he mas peeh uiseu "
do similar good turn. ~. All,
Admiral Walkers reports are now on the desk
OF Secretary Herbert although only one Is az
dressed TO him There are two reports one Is
a formal statement of the fact that In opedlehce
to instructions the Admiral projected 10 homo
lulu and executed his orders and that ne theh
awaited further directions from the secretary oI
the NAVY The report also states that surveys
were made OF portions Of Pearl River harDoi /,
with a. view to the establishment OF coaiihs
station. , as t.,
nortant II deals with political as well as naval
matters 1t is addressed TO the president anu
while little is known Of its contents SO ci9SeH -
q Guarded II can be said that Admiral walker
intimates in no mild language That the cohlltlo's
in Hawaii at the time Of his visit were not such
as Paramount Blount reported them 10 De 'h
the contrary Admiral Walker Is quoted as say
mo that the annexation sentiment is strong.
particularly among the property-holders ana III,
teligent classes Of the country. II the stores "i
certain officials al the Navy Department are 10
he credited the Admiral even goes so FAR as 10
recommend that Hawaii be annexed to the I nited
states i'm pursuance of a wise military and pO-
lit!ca policy. -.
Not the least interesting feature OF the report
according to rumor is that AdInirai "alkeI IN
inmates that II the President would entertain a
proposition looking 70 the annexation, request
would be forthcoming not on.y from the eNis'ing
Government. but from Queen LII ana her ad-
visers as well.