New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
MIR. CLEVELAND WAKES Up.
HE SENDS SOME IMPORTANT HAWAIIAN
INFORMATION TO CONGRESS

SHOWING THAT TIE REPUBLIC HAS BEEN
DRIVEN TO LOOK TO ENGLAND AS IT'S FRIEND
HE ADVOCATES CONSENT TO THE LEASE
or NEcKER BLAND As \ CABLE STATION
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBrNEI
Washington. Jan. 9-Preslent Cleveland seems
to have awakened 10 the patent absurdity Of his
ostrch-lke policy Of Withholding important dplo-
matte correspon lence from Congress and the pub
lie and at the same time announcing ostenta-
tiorslyin newspaper interviews his willingness that
"sll our people should know everything know"
AS a result Of this discovery. doubtless he trans
miijed 10 Congress to-day the additional batch
of Hawaiian correspondence which was alluded To
in The Trbune's dispatches OF Monday. AS
then stated. important information about a pro-
jected change in the treaty relations between the
United States and Hawaii was being kept I'M
necessarily from the legislative branch and from
the public To-day's Enclosures show that Mr..
Cleveland's policy of absolute Indifference in
Hawaii has at last driven the Government there
to take definite steps looking toward closer and
more direct relations with Great Britain and To
submit To the United states request for the
revocation Of that section OF the existing treaty
between the two countries which most conspicu-
ously operates as a bar to Hawaii's international
freedom OF action.
Failing to find In the present attitude Of the Ad-
mnstration any encouragement to hope for closer
political relations and more intimate commercial
intercourse with the United States. the Hawaiian
Republic has been driven TO consider a PROPOSE
ton to join Great Britain and her two colonies.
Australia and Canada In a project Of closer union
through the laying and operation OF trans-fa-
cihc cable. To facilitate this project. Great BRIT
ain desires to lease one Of the uninhabitei
Hawaiian islands for a cable station whence a
branch line is to be maintained TO Honolulu
The present treaty with this country BINDS
Hawaii. however not TO lease or ALLEVIATE 10
another Power any portion OF her territory or
any OF her harbors. President Cleveland ana
Congress are thus brought face To face with TN"
question OF consenting To this desired lease or
alienation for the benefit OF Canada and Great
Britain. or Of proposing some similar scheme Of
closer intercourse on behalf Of the United states.
What Mr. Cleveland's attitude in the matter
would be was OF course never In doubt and he
frankly asks Congress in his message to-day ac-
companying the correspondence to abrogate the
treaty obligation and give to Great Britain ana
Canada the privilege which they coVet of closer
commercial intimacy with Hawaii and Increased
political influence in It's internal affairs
That Congress will not follow this quixotic adj
vice seems fairly well established N'' IL j.
fortunate that the question has arisen ana VIII
have TO be met by legislI'ion. for II emphasizes
more than ever the necessity that tn" legislative
branch II the Government shall las down "A dell
nit. policy TO b. followed In dealing with la" ali
The Administrators programme. II Is needless
90 say is already thoroughly disrrciit~l In Con
gresg and by the country. Yet certain feeling
Of conservatism and party seeml.ness has >" FAR
restrained the majority BOO the Senat- ami Ii1r~'
from openly regulating and c1niemnlng IN"
almost incredible folly and maiadruitness of Sec
rotary Gresham's Hawaiian diploma 9. This i'-
straint can no longer oprfai" when positive
declaration ~ policy g. formally. demanded "
Congress That Mr. Clrycldnts diplomacy ran-
not much longer escape ccrsuf" is also iuti 'ni"i
by the recurrence aim0s 81 daiiy ~ S"nii" fes"li-
lions ~ inquiry into ia. Administfation'- Ia
waiian blunders To-day Mr. Aldrich "n"r"d a
resolution declaring IL 90 bc The sons" u hr S"n-
ate that u United States varsity shou.i b" s'n-
toned constantly ~ Hawaiian waters. THIS
contravencs directly Mr.. Ci'y'nnds policy. ana
Il II 10 be- hoped that 4 direct vote mas thus %"
had on ind,rsing Or rrpudiating the Aiministra-
tons programme Tn resolution VIII come ~
tomorrow and will 1t least lead g. "A hV~) dis
rues.Ou