New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10

The Presidents message accompanying ih" cor
spondence sent to Congress j. as follows

The Prrsi Tents message accompanying ~" cor
rcspondence sent to Congress j. As follows
| To the Senate and Hous.. % Representatives.
/ submit herewith certain dlspitehcs from our
| Minister AZ Hawaii AMI "a" documents MI u &C.,
| COMMANDED the same. They d.sel's" the fact mat
the Hawaiian Government desires o. l"is" e"
Great Britain one - The uninhahl'ed Islands Doc
longing to Hawaii a. 4 station Tor -"h"''l. "'
Telegraph cable t. be- laid from Canada To- Aus.
tralia with a connection between ~" lsh"'
lca.ed and Honolulu Both ID" Hawaiian GOV
eminent and the representatives, ot 'if"ai 'il''i
In the NEGOTIATION concele that the proposed 'as"
cannot be- effected without th" consent "' Inc
United States. FOR the f"n-on th"I' u, OUT 49,,
rr,.ifv treaty with the King "i lih"hI, ne
,y,.ed that as llng said treaty Iriiihln"l ~
force he would not lease or otherwise hlspoS' ',
or create any lien upon any r'rt' harpr '' "''i'
territory I'm his dominion. Or grant any sp','"'
privilege or right Of use therein T. any "'h''
power state 0r Government
4, the reuiiest 4 ~" Hawaiian "oF'rhin'W'
mis- subject il laid before the Congress ior JUS i-
,nrn,lnafiou upon the question - 50 modifying me
treaty agreement above r"c!ied "s 10 P''"''' Wv
proposed lease -. ,.t,t., g.
euhnoit,ed bc,wecn the Hawaiian and l'riilsn NJ,
eotiaiors negatives the existence on w ~ ~
Hawaii Of any suspicion ~ hri'B" Tn' ,tntion
ar The fear ~ British aggression. ne ''1''''
-, tho Congress is directed to IN" iolip"lhs SUI
,ncnt contained I'm a communication aduIess't |"
the Hawaiian Government by IN" representative
OF Great Britain.
w.. ,,ro,,o,. 90 inform the British Government 81
yonr p'', ocrnr island or some other unlnhabiied
island on condition ,n1' mo I hayr NOT fell al liberty
Gcnnitely instructed not ask for the sovereignty
"S anv island but only for lease simply Tor the
purpose or cape.
Some Of the dispatches from our Minister
which are submitted not only reier 10 'n' P'"J
ect for leasing an unnhabitcd island p'I"'st"h
70 Hawaii but contain interesting Information
concerning recent occurrences In that rouh,.S
| and rs political and social condition TINS III
berat
the observation and knowledge necessarily
within the scope Of the diplomatic duties VIM"
are intrusted solely To the charge "t thlS ~,
tellqcnt diplomatic officer. representing Inv
| United States Government at Iinwaii. tho
| hope the Congress Will see III 10 gram .. W.,
request Of the Hawaiian Government ana ana, '" az
nur consent To the proposed lease VIII n,
nromptly accorded. II Seems To me- we ousn'
not by a refusal Of this request to stand II, w
woy cf the advantages to be gained hy Isolated
Hawaii through Geographic communication WIN
the rest OF the world, especially IN view W ,h,
fact that our own cominunioa' ioh WIN ' ,
nnuntrv would thereby be greatly improved
without apparent detriment To any lnsi'.,na'c
| American interest GROVER 'LENH''"ND'
TIE cORREsPONDENCE
rour or Ave documents accompanied The mes
cage blu, the two Of chief Importance relaic 10
tho Walker report and the British project 10 lana
. cable on Hawaiian soil. Minister Wills under
date Of September 80 replies to dspa''h ''"''
cocrotarv Gresham Of August 81. ls'', inc'"s'ne Il
| onv NJ Admiral Walkers very remarNap'' ui'
| ,a,cb " dated at sea- August Il. Mr. Wits says
amer a. lengthy statement seriously r'hec."E
,nou the late British Minister and the comhahn'"h
a,cer Of the Champion. and expressing sue" "p
h,s,on touching the political situation there IL
necessitated the detention OF me ih',au.p'' ~"
n,dnITaI I'm the eleventh paragraph SAYS, Oh.
"n1efore reaching this conclusion 90 pos.p,hh' H.
philadephias dcparture) cohsnl'eu VII, VIZ" co,n
}r-ni,ed States Minister whose views ent'rey oo'H
cideh va" d,spatch indicates that these words OF me
-, o. have been given wider meanins ma,
Num-, h. 90 been Intended by him. briei recirhi
c 9"hn facts may therefore be proper On tne s,'
OF ~ August was Informed by me Au n ~
uhy, ~ ~. would leave with the Philadephih on the
t on The 9Th the British MinIs,er Major W n"t
s'n. W h,ving been succeeded by Mr.. Hawes, nnaut
housr. nnwe official visit this legation during
wsich he mentioned The fact that hut IN. some OF the
n na,ah residents had become nervous When M nv,
I.tS, mai The Phila iephia also was 10 leave a"s