Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-28

these to meet his own ideas without
delay. Such course was certain TO
subject him to bitter criticism, ana ne
fully realized this in advance, but was
In no respect deferred from doing what
he thought was right, but II brought
him face TO face with the great question
OF the hour at that time-the anneNa-
tion of Hawaii. He had decided views
upon this matter, even before he came
into the cabinet, and II was upon ms
recommendation that President CleVe,
land performed almost his hrst olnclhi
action by Withdrawing from the SEN
ate, where 1t was pending, the anneNa-
tion treaty negotiated by Secretary
Foster. Then Mr.. Blount was sent TO
the Island Republic to make an Original
Investigation, and upon his report tne
secretary made his now celebrated
Recommendation that the queen De re-
stored. innsmuch as she had been de-
posed through the action OF the oihcers
of the United States. When congress
6naIlv made known It's views the secre-
tary accepted them for his government,
hut Il cannot be discovered from any
! subseauent utterance OF his that he
| ever changed his views at Originally
announced as to the action he proposed
While he was deep In the Hawaiian
negotiations Secretary Gresham was
obliged suddenly to give immediate at
sea seal fisheries. The arbitration ar
ranged by his predecessor was In full
swing Here was another matter IN
when he was not IN harmony. He did
not believe that the arbitration would
be successful In the object aimed at
by the United States--namely the pro-
lection of the seals, but regardless OF
the outcome he was forced to bring
Inc British government to renewal OF
the uodus vivcndi or quick action 10
carry out the award when II was an
nounced in order to guard against the
humiliation OF the seals. The British
were unwilling 10 do the first OF these
things, and II was only by an exhibi-
lion OF all of the strength OF his char
acter and purposes that he succeeded In
hurrylng through the British parlia-
ment an act to give effect TO the arbi-
tration, and then securing the adoption
of regulations to keep of the poachers.
BY a clause in the Wilson tarin act
congress had swept away In line all
OF the carefully constructed reciprocity
treaties negotiated by the preceding nd
ministration. This caused great anger
among the nations with which the
limited States had such treaties. and
the storm fell upon Secretary Gfesham'B
head. Everywhere was talk OF retail
alton and tarif wars, ana in some cases
this was realized to certain extent, II
WIS MT. tIINtnhUi NAtFh " iAhAAAi 'N'
European powers. and how skdllfully
he did 40 the printed correspondence
tells. He fairly amazed the Germans
and Austrians. used as they were 10 the
devious ways OF diplomacy. by frankly
admitting that they were right In claim
ing a remission in diflerential duties
UPON beat sugars: that justice seemed
to require this remission, and he would
do ali that could be done TO bring con-
gress 10 see this and make reparation.
A promise he faithfully endeayored TO
redeem to the last. and thereby greatly
strengthened his own hands In the vex-
atIous negotiations looking to the re-
moval Of the unjust and onerous re-
strictions placed upon the importation
OF American cattle and meats
Another legacy from his predecessors
which Mr. Gresham found very little
to his liking was the necessity for
caring for the Samoan king, held i'm
prisoned In the Sunday islands by the
Germans.
He wanted TO repudlnte the whole ar
rangement by which the United States
assumed a part OF the tripartite pro-
tectorate ever Samoa and he worked
hard 10 this end. and finally snceseded