The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-10

TIKI RECIPROCITY CLAUSE
On December 3 tho cablo proposition
sccma to havo takon full shape, for on
that dato Mr.. Willis writes: "Thia
matter 10 now therefore ut tho request
Of TIL government submitted to tho
consideration OF our government upon
tho question OF its willingness to nullify
tho treaty Of reciprocity (bctwoon tho
United States aud Hawaii) by exempt
ing Nocker Island, French Frigute
Shoals or Nihoa (Bird Isaud) from tho
operation OF article 4 Of tho treaty,
which reads rs follows: 1t Is agreed
on tho part Of his Hawaiian majesty
that ne oug as this treaty shall ROMAN
In force no will not leaao, nor otherwise
dispose OF. nor croato any lien upon any
port, harbor or territory OF his domin.
iona nor grant any spocial privileges
nor rights Of use therein TO any power,
state or government
Tho minister oxpatiatcs at lcngth
upon tho importance OF tho proposed
cable to Hawaii and recitcs tho fact that
the government has In times past Of
iored considerable subaides, in ono case
amounting to $1,000 per annum, and
tho exclusive right for fifteen years TO
secure such q cable. As the PROPOSE
ton Is ono in which the British govern
ment 10 directly or Indirectly interest.
ed, tho Hawaiian government feels it..
soit stopped by our reciprocity treaty,
from considering it until tho views Of
our government eau DO ascer,ainod.
RuMoRs OF INTENDED REVOLUTION.
In his last letter, dated December Il,
Minister Willis mentions tho ares. Of
five persons on the 9th instant for con
spiracy and levying war against tho rc-
public. Ho also says that there hive
been several rumors OF intended revolu-
ton, but no excitement or interruption
Of business. The government espresso,
confidence in its ability to suppress any
disturbance which might arise.
In the course OF the correspondence it
is said that the Hawaiian republic has
been formally recognized by Franco,
Mexico. Great Britain, Japan, Switzer.
land, Russia and Guatamela.
PRESIDENT CLEvELASD's MESSAGE.
Tho above correspondence was trans
mitted with tho following message from
the President:
To he senate and house Of Representatives
II submit herewith certain dispatches
from our minister at Hawaii and the
documents which accompanied the
same.
They Disclose the fact that the Ha.
waiian government desires to lease to
Great Britain one OF the uninhabited
islands belonging to Hawaii rs q station
for submarine telegraph cable to be laid
from Canada to Australia with con-
nection between the island leased and
Honolulu.
Both the Hawaiian government aud
tho representatives, OF Great Britain in
this negotiation concede that tho pro.
posed lease cannot be effected without
the consent Of the United States for the
reason that in our reciprocity treaty
with the king OF Hawaii he agreed that
as long as said treaty remained III force
he would not lease or otherwise dis
pose OF or create any lien upon any port,
harbor, or other territory in his do.
minion or grant any special privilege or
right or use therein to any other power,
state or government.
AT the request OF tho Hawaiian gov
ernmont this subject Is laid before the
Congress for its determination upon
the question OF so modifying the treaty
agreement above recited as TO permit
tho proposed lease.
ut will be seen that the cores.
pondence which is submitted between
tho Hawaiian and British nesotiators,
negatives tho existence on the part OF
Hawaii OF any suspicion Of British un-
friendlincss or the fear Of British
aggression.
(Signcd) "GRovER CLEVELAND"