The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-10

Washington, Jan. 9.-The president has
sent to Congress another batch of. Ha-
Waiian correspondence, supplementary TO
the Walker report. This chapter is full
OF interest inasmuch as it reveals a no,
table difference of opinion between ex-
Admiral Walker and United States Min
lister Willis regarding the necessity for
keeping United States warships at Hon
olulu as long as the British government
keeps a nan-of-7var there. In rhe sec
ond place it discloses an effort being
made by the British government with
the consent of the Hawaiian authorities
10 secure the lease of an island of the
Hawaiian group to be used as a cable
station.
The Presidents Messnge.
With the correspondence the president
sent this message:
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives:
i submit herewith certain dispatches
1lom our minister at Hawaii ana docu-
ments which accompanied the same.
Ihey disclose the fact that the IIa-
Aallau government desires to lease 10
Great Britain one of the uninha bited ISL
and5 belonging to Hawaii as a station
tor a submarine telegraph-cable to be
-~ss5d from Canada to Australia, with con-
ReCtICu between THE island leased and
Honolulu. Both the government of H2-
Van and the representatives. of Great
Britain in these negotiations concede
S haI the proposed lease cannot be effected
NlJhOut the consent of the United States,
Tor the reason that in our reciprocity
Greatly with the king of Hawaii he agreed
mat as long as that treaty remained IN
force he would not lease or otherwise
dispose of or create any lien upoE any
port, harbor or other territory IN his do
enlnlon, or grant amy special privileges
n nj
or government. At the request of the
Hawaiian government this subject is laid
DeloIe congress for its determination up
on the question OF modifying the treaty
agreement above recited as to permit the
proposed lease. 1t WIFI be seen that the
correspondence which is submitted be-
Sween HaNan ana the British negotia
VorS, negatives the existence on the part
OF Hawaii of any suspicion of British
N2Trle.dl1neSS or fear of British aggrsS-
sion. The attention of CONGRESS- is Ii-
rected 10 the following statement con-
tained in the communication addressed
70 the Hawaiian government by the rep
resentatives Of Great Britain:
British representatives.
I'VE propose to inform the British gov
eminent of Your inquiry whether they
Gwil accept the government of the Neck
e2F- island or sofse other unfTihabftad isl
ana on condition that no subsidy is re-
CURED from you. AS we explained we
have not felt at liberty TO entertain that
question ourselves, as we were definitely
instructed not TO ask for the government
Of. any island. but only for lease simply
for the purpose of the cable"
Some dispatches from our minister
ch are submitted, not only refer to a
project for leasing an uninhabited island
belonging 10 Hawaii, but contain inter
eStlng information concerning the recent
occurrences IN that country and its polit-
9cal and social condition. This Informal
ton is valuable because it is based uI3-
on observation and knowledge necessa-
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duties which are entrusted solely to the
charge IF this intelligent and diplomatic
officer representing the United States
government at Hawaii. I hope Congress
Will see fit TO grant the request of the
Hawaiian government and that our CON
sent to The proposed lease will be ac-
refusal of the request stand in the way
Of advantage to be gained by isola-
ted Hawaii through photographic conllnu-
nication with the rest of the world, and
communication with that country would
thereby be so improved without appar-
ent 1etriment TO any legitimate Ameri-
can interests.
walker and Willis.
The issue between Admiral Walker ana
Minister Willis IS made plain by the fol-
lowing extract OF the matter from Sec
Rotary Gresham to Minister WSllis. dated
August 81, and the minister's reply:
"A very remarkable dispatch from Rear
Admired Walker. dated at sea, August
IL ana reporting events at Honolulu up
to the date of his departure on the 18TH,
has been communicated to me by the
secretary of the navy for my information.
! enclose a copy for your perusal. The
appTehensiOns f the admiral do not seem
TO have been shared by YOU sufficiently
for the retention of the Phil2delDhfa,
which was addressed to you as well as
10 the naval commander, and 1t is trust
ed that your reported concurrence in that
officers views would be found due to
some apprehension.
''W. q. GRESHAM"
Mr.. Wills reply to Mr. Gresham is
dated at Honolulu, September %, and
reads S follows:
SRI have the honor 10 acknowledge
r the. receipt of your No. Il, of the 3ist.
5nclosinS a dispatch of Rear-Adniral
Nalker Of August II.
After q lengthy statement seriously re-
fleeing upon the late British minister
and the commanding officer of the Cham
zion, and expressing such aDprehensioDs
1ouching the political sLtUauion here. Is
necessitated the retention OF the Phiia-
uelphia, the admiral IN the eleventh par
aErsph says:
postpone the Phiiadelphia's departurel. ]
consulted with The United States nllnis-
ter, whose views coincided with my
own.
Your dispatch indicates that these
words OF the admiral have been given q
wider meaning than could have been in
AtuuGQ UI LlIH- y bIlSL IGCiIIaI OI The
facts may therefore be proper.
''On the 5th day of August. l was in
formed by the admiral that he woulS
leave with the Philadelphia on the Sth
on The 9Th the British minister. Major
Wodehouse, having been succeeded b.
Mr.. Hayes. made his farewell 0fficla.
visit TO this LEGATION during which he
mentioned the fact that the Champion
had intended 10 leave on that day. bui
some Of the English residents had be
come nervous when they heard that tbs
lot dol 10 llCTR - Loo
yielding 10 their request, the Champion
would remain untf the Hyacinthe ar
rived. CDOn the same morning | made a
party call on the officers of the Pk;la-
delphia. Wen Admiral Walker told me
that several citizens had expressed theiI
regret at uhe departure Of the Philadel-
Jjhia. before the ARRIVAL OF the Charles
ton, which vessel was daily expected
He also expressed some surprise at tbs
change of plans OF the Champion II
view Of these facts he asked my opinion
delphia- / replied that as the stea me-
Australia WIS due here AUGUST II at
a. M which would probably bring COR
rect ivices as TO the ChsTleston's move
Tpents, / saw no reason. If not in conf1ict
fa his order (as 10 the nature OF which
4 WAS not informed. why the Philsdsl
pHia should not wait until then. WhsJ
the Australia arrived l Immediately mott
fed the admiral that news warrant.
ing his further stag had been received
He left the next morning
British ministers Sentiments.
1t is this conversation and the usliri,
pcrtant result following it with which
the admiral connects ne. The statement
as TO the conduct and sentiments of The
British minister and captain of the Bril-.
ish cruiser and especially as to their pur.
rose to land troops for political advant.
age, and the dangers resulting therefrorr
to American citizers l cannot co1firm
either from personal knowledge or relia.
bic information. If called upon to ex-
press an opinion I should be constrajnef
to say that during the past sin mouths
and especially since the proclamation 81
the republic, the presence or absence Of
Y the British war vessels here ought 10 havs