The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-21
Great Britain Wants Neckar Island
For Gable Landing
CLEVELAND FAvoKs THE LEASE
The Consent of the United States Asked
for by This ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tive Hit Favors Subsidy for n Ia
,Iiau CabIe-Lodge not Answered

dent today sent to Congress another
hatch OF Hawaiian correspondence
supplementary to the Walker report.
This chapter is full of interest, mas
much as it reveals a notable differ
ence of opinion between Admiral
Walker aud United States Minister
Willis regarding the necessity Of
keeping United States warships as
long as the British Government
keeps a man-of-war there. In the
second place it discloses an effort is
being made by the British Govern
ment, with the consent of the Ha-
waiian authorities, to secure the lease
OF an island of the Hawaiian group to
be used as a cable station.
With the correspondence the Presi-
dent sent this message:
To THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES: / submit here
with certain dispatches from our Min
lister at Hawaii and documents which
accompanied the same. They disclose
the fact that the Hawaiian Govern
ment desires to lease to Great Britain
one of the uninhabited islands be-
longing to Hawaii as a station for
submarine telegraph cable to be laid
from Canada to Australia, with q con-
nection between the island leased and
Honolulu. Both the Government OF
Hawaii and the representatives OF
Great Britain in this negotiation con-
cede that the proposed 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
the same treaty remained In force ne
would not lease or otherwise dispose
of, or create any lien upon, any port,
harbor or territory in his dominion,
or grant any special privilege or rights
of use therein to any other State or
Government.
At the request of the Hawaiian Gov
eminent this subject is laid before
Congress for its determination upon
the question of so modifying the
treaty agreement above recited as to
permit the proposed lease.
1t will be seen the correspondence
which Is submitted between Hawaii
the existence on the part Of Hawaii Of
any suspicion of British friendliness
or fear OF British aggression.
The attention of Congress Is directed
to the following statement contained
in the communication addressed to the
Hawaiian Government by the repre-
sentatives of Great Britain: 1--WE
propose to inform the British Govern
ment Of your inquiry whether they
will accept Necker Island or some
other uninhabited island, on condition
that no subsidy is required from you.
As we explained, he have not felt at
liberty to entertain that question our
selves, as we were definitely instructed
not to ask for the sovereignty of any
island, but only for a lease, simply for
the purpose of a cable"
Some of the dispatches from our
Minister, which are submitted, not
only refer to the project for leasing an
uninhabited island belonging to Ha-
wall, but certain interesting informa-
ton concerning the recent occurrences
in that country and its political and
social conditian.
This information is valuable, be-
cause it Is based upon observation and
knowledge, necessarily within the
scope of diplomatic duties, which are
entrusted solely to the charge of this
intelligent diplomatic officer repre-
senting the United States Government
at Hawaii.
hope Congress will see fit to grant
the request of the Hawaiian Govern
ment and our consent to the proposed
lease be accorded. 1t seems we ought
not by the refusal of this request stand
in the way of the advantages to be
gained by isolated Hawaii through
telegraphic communication with the
rest of the world, and especially in
view of the fact that our own COM
munication with that country would
thereby he 50 improved without detri-
ment to any legitimate American in
terests.
FAvoRs A HAWAIIAN CABLE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Represent-
alive Hit, who is recognized as the
Republican leader in the House on
foreign affairs, said today that he fully
agreed with the President that the
benefits Of telegraphic communication
with the world at large, but was
strongly opposed to putting their cable
facilities under the control of any
Government but the United States.
Hit favors the subsidy for Hawaiian
cable.
THE LODGE RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The Lodge
resolution calling for information why
United States ships of war had been
withdrawn from Hawaiian waters was
considered in the Senate today, and
Palmer CD, Of Illinois, made an ad-
dress. Whence, he asked, did the
Senate derive the right to call on the
President for his reason for executive
acts No such power existed, and
was it not impertinent for the Senate
to make the demand? He maintained
that it was absurd to say that the
Senate may demand reasons of the
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having the right in some way or other
to cOmnel an answar