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Another Hatch sent 60 tho senate bJ
prssidsut cleveland.

Another Hatch sent 60 tho senate bJ
President cleveland.
WAauNdToN, jan. 0.-Thu Presl.
dent hgu ssut Congress another batch
Of Hawaiian correspondence, supple.
moumTy 20 the Walker report. This
chapter Is full Of lnterest iuasmuch 40
It reveals a notable difference Of opin.
lon between ex-Admiral Walker anu
United Staten Minister willis regard.
Ing the necessity for keeping United
ststce wanhips at Honolulu rs long M
the British government keeps man.
ui.wur there. In the second place II
discloses au effect being made by the
British government with the consent
Of the Hawaiian authorities 10 secure
the leHsu Of au island OF the Hawaiian
group to be used no a cable station.
with the correspondence the Prosl-
dent seat this mcusagt:
To the Senate and House OF Repre-
deniauveG
submit herewith certain dispatches
nom our minister at Hawaii anu doCu.
menta which accompanied the same.
They disclose tho fact that the Ha.
walinn government deHircs 10 lease 10
Great Britain ono OF the uninhablted
islands belonging 10 Hawaii as
station for n submarine telegraph
cable 10 be laid from Can
ada 20 Australia, with couuec.
ton between the islaEd leBsod
and Honolulu. Both the government
0f Hawaii and the representatives Of
Great Britain Ia these negotiations
ooncedo that the proposed lease cannot
DO effected without the consent OF tho
United States for tho reason that iu
our reciprocity treaty with the king Of
Hawaii he agreed tuat as long A8 that
treaty remained IN force hB would not
lease or otherwise dispose Of o. create
any lien upon any port, barber or other
territory In bis dominion, or grant any
special privileges or right OF use
therein 10 any other state or govern.
nIunt. A. tue request " tue HawRiign
government this subject IL LAID before
Congress for IT. determination upon
the question Uf 90 modifying the
treaty agreement aJgEe Teclted as TO
permit the proposed ieB-u. IL will be
seen that the correspondence which IL
submittod between Hawaii and the
British nogUtlatofs, negatives tue eN.
istence on the part ~ Hawaii NJ any
suspicion Of British uLfgisbailuess or
fear Of British aggression. The Htiun-
liOn OF Congress h directed TO the
following HlatemcA, contained Ia ;hs
communication addressed 10 the LA
wailRu government Uy the representa-.
tives OF Great Britain: "Wo propose
TO Inform tho British government OF
your inquiry Whistler they will noe. CT
the government Of the NeokRr leland
or some other uniuhgbited Island on
condition that no subsidy Ia required
from you. AZ We eXp,aiaei We have
not felt 1T liberty TO oIIertain chat
question outselves, aa We were deh.
nitely Instructed not 10 ask Tor she
government o! any island, but only
for lease flmpiy Tor the purpose VI tue
cable"
some dispatches from our minister,
which arc submitted, not Ouly refer 10
o pIoject lor leasing an uuiuhaUlted
island belonging 10 Hawaii, but con.
tain interesting information concern
ing the rHreul occurrences IN that
country and its political ana social con.
ditiOp. This Information IL valuable
because " IL based upon observation
and know ledge necessarily Within the
scope OF tho diplomatic duties which 10
entrusted solely " the charge " ms
Intelligent and diplomatic officer THgfu.
sentlng tho United States government
nc Hawaii. 1 hope COngr,sa will zee
NJ 10 grant the tequest OF inc
Hawaiian government and thst cur
consent TO the proposed lease viii De
accorded. II seems We 0ugh, noe Dy q
refusal OF the request stanu IN the way
uf advantages ~ 10 gnluud 10y the
Isolated Hawaii through tolugnpniu
communication with the Tert slt tho
world, aud especially in view Of tie
tact that QUE communication with that
country would thereby be 30 improved
without apparent deiriment 70 any
legitimate American iutoFests.