The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14
THURSTON TALKS OF HAWAII.
HOUSE AND SENATE PLEDGED
TO ANNEXATION.
Little Doubt That the Vote to Be-
come Part Of the United States
Has Already Been Submitted and
Carried-The Time Set For Sep
tember 8.

New York, Sept ia special to the
Herald from Washington says: The
senate of the national Legislature of the
Republic of Hawaii has by this time
ratified the treaty for the annexation Of
the Hawaiian islands to the United
States. This assertion was made to
your correspondent by Lorin M. Thurs
ton, charge d'affaires to the United
States. Mr. Thurston said that the SEN
ate of the Hawaiian legislature had
been called to assemble on Sept. s. He
has no doubt that it has ratified the
convention without a dissenting voice.
Both the senate and house of represent
atiyes of the Hawaiian legislature are
pledged to annexation, according to Mr..
Thurston. Just before the adjournment
of the two houses last year a joint reso-
luton was adopted declaring it to be
the sense of the Legislature that the in
terests of Hawaii demanded her an
nexation to the United States.
This resolution was adopted unani-
nousiy As the complexion of the SEN
ate and house has not changed since
the adoption of the resolution, Mr..
Thurston has no doubt that SO far as
Hawaii is concerned all steps possible
have been taken to accomplish annexa-
circles that the effect of the ratification
of the treaty by the Hawaiian senate
Will be to influence some members of
the United States senate now in the
doubtful column to vote for the annex
alton next session. All that is now
necessary is the approval of that body
and it is not believed that many mem
bers will be willing to shoulder the re-
sponsibility of defeating annexation
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of Japan. No official advices have been
received here concerning the reply of
Minister Cooper to the note of Minister
Shimura- On behalf of his government
he accepted the principle of arbitration
in the matter of the immigration con-
troyersy. The press dispatches, how
ever, indicate that Mr.. Cooper desires
information upon the points which the
Japanese government considers at issue
and are regarded as correct, and the
position assumed by that official is ap-
proved in official circles.
The authorities would naturally be
pleased to have the controversy pending
between Hawaii and Japan settled. be-
cause such settlement would tend to re-
move any objection which might be en-
tertained by senators to bringing into
the Union a nation which has diplomat
ic differences with any country 1t is
their opinion, however. that the matter
will not be adjudicated until after an
neXation is accomplished. Mr.. Thur ston
declined to discuss Senator Bacou's
statements in regard to the flyitation
extended to the Georgian to go to Ha-
wall and examine the country. Friends
of Hawaii. however. say there was no
improperly in the extension of the in
vitation. All that was desired was to
give Senator Bacon an opportunity of
seeirer tbe cO11Dt1-v and then he co11I6
vote as his judgment dictated
81 have no doubt" said one of these
gentlemen, however, that had Senator
Bacon gone to Hawaii he would have
come back to annexation. Do you
know that every person who sets foot
in Honolulu and travels over the islands
becomes imbued with a desire to do
everything in his power to annex them
to the United States?'