The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-16
MAY LOSE PEARL HARBOR.
Dole Claims That it Was Not Coded
to Us Permanently.

He Claims Its Possession is Cc-ter-
minus With the Treaty of Recipro-
city-A Hint That the Provisional
Government May Find Itself at Lib
erty to Cede the Harbor to Great
Britain.
Copyright, 1894 by the United PressD
san Francisco, March 15.-Honolulu,
March S.-Nothing eventful has occurred
since the Australia and Warrimo sailed
on the Sd and 4th.
In a conversation on the eth instant
with President Dole, he strongly. reas-
serted the opinion attributed to him by
William Preston Harrison, of Chicago
that the cession of Pearl Harbor to the
United States was only temporary
Bv the terms of the treaty
of reciprocity cession of the harbor
is co-terminous with the treaty. which
either party will soon be at liberty to give
notice of terminating. This was fully
admitted by Secretary Bayard. Mr.
Blaine subsequently negotia ted a new
treaty, making the cession of the har-
Dor permanent. This was frustrated by
Canadian intrigue with King Kalakaua.
The claim of the United States, there
fore, continues to be only temporary one.
MAY BE cEDED TO ENGLAND.
The Hawaiian government may soon
find itself at liberty to cede the occu-
pancy of the harbor TO Great Britain.
should. the attitude OF the United States
he unfriendly. There is no treaty re-
strction upon Great Britain or
any other power to prevent their
occupying naval station in
Hawaii with the consent of Hawaii
itself The preference of Hawaii is, of
course. close relations with the United
states. Had the United States act
ually occupied Pearl harbor, or expended
q large sum of money on it, continued
President Dole, some sort of lien might
thereby be created, giving them at least
a prior claim. This they have not done
President Dole said yesterday that
Minister Willis maintained friendly at
titude toward the government. They
We're not disposed to initiate any step to-
ward his withdrawal
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. ,
MIR. Dole expected that action would be
taken at the council meeting this after
noon, upon the proposed act ordering a
constitutional convention, which would
doubtless be then presented No final
action would probably be taken for one
week more, in order to give an
opportunity for public discussion. The
plan to be presented will probably be to
hold an election of delegates equal in
number to the councils, to sit with the
latter to make a new constitution. The
voters will be required to abjure mon
archy and swear support to the provis-
iOnal government and its legitimate sue
cessors. Delegates from each island will
be voted for in body by each voter.
PLEASED WITH MoRGAN's REPORT.
The summary of Senator Morgan's re-
port on the Hawaiian question was re-
ceiyed on the 9Th. 1t gave great salts
faction to the friends of the government
and corresponding encouragement to the
queens friends. Many expressed par
ticular pleasure at Senator Morgan's
emphatic vindication of Min
isteI~ Stevens, whose character
is held by PROFESSIONALS in esteem
nearly amounting to veneration. They
also express great pleasure at the annex
alton tone perVading the report. Alto
gether they may be said to be highly
elated and sanguine. Nothing is heard
further from the Sansome men. They
are said by the police to be alarmed and
extremely quiet.
THE GUARDIAN OF THE PRINCESS.
San Francisco, March l5.-T H. Davies,
guardian of Princess Kamlani, was a
passenger by the steamer Mariposa which
arrived from Honolulu this morning Mr.
Davies goes from here to Vancouver, B.
c., and thence east to look after his bust
mi