The copper country evening news., 1897-12-13

-,..ation In Washington.
,,,surseroN, =, Dec. II. Especial. -
-,'.l0ro or not Hawaii shall be annexed Is
""'f 'I,of tonic of conversation in congres.
Wv S.al circles just now. No one doubts
49, w.. IN one way or another the Pacific is
'n' s. will BIO brought into the great re-
",I,c II it cannot be done by ratiflca
- the treaty with the Hawaiian gov
snent. It will be done by joint reso-
aton to pass the two houses and be signed
- tho president. That there is large
.iortv in both houses favorable to an
noration appears to be beyond question.
emo of the ablest men in congress are
s.Dospd TO taking in Hawaii. They OBJ
~, 10 abandonment of the traditional
1Olicv of this government, which they
lain has ever been opposed to colonial
sHsten and therefore to the requirement
!, territory lying beyond the mainland of
our continent
Tho friends of annexation answer TO this
.,ot the time has come for the United
States 70 broaden out little; that while
no are not going extensively into the land
,rahbin0 business SO Zealously carried ON
o. European nations, while we are not
Gland hungry, it would be foolish to re-
;act such a valuable acquisition when it is
offered to us.
Already Americanized.
on course there are a thousand opinions
rs to the advisability of taking in coun
try the majority of whose inhabitants are
I'D.
visits Hawaii returns with distinct inn
uression that he has not been outside our
own country. Except in the matter of
climate he could while there all the time
easily imagine himself I'm the southern
states. The customs of the people, their
i style of dress, the architecture of their
houses, everything pertaining to their
commercial and social life is borrowed
from the United States.
This is seen to be true by the character
of the four Hawaiians who are here to op-
nose annexation. Though some of them
are natives of more or less pure blood
their conversation and manners are those
) yof American citizens. They are intelli-
GENT, shrewd men, and IL any one can see
why they would not make good citizens
Of this land he has keener perceptions than
most of the congressman with whom they
have talked
The Hawaiian Delegates.
These Haw allan delegates are guests at
the hotel in this city where the former
queen Liliuokalani, stops. Every day they
gather round the stocky figure of their
former sovereign, seemingly glad to pay
her homage. Though she does not answer
very closely to the average American con-
ception of a queenly person, these Hawai-
ians look up to her with sincere reverence.
1t is striking example of the truth of the
old adage that once a queen always
nBqueen to some at least of the subjects.
The Hawaiian delegates say with evident
candor that it would be the happiest day
| Of their lives if they could get their old
queen back on the throne.
Some of the natives in Hawaii are rich
men. There is one down there, Parker by
name who is said to be worth $40, GOT, 600
or Sl2 900, 900. He made IL in the sugar
business. He opposes annexation. AS II
rule the natives who have acquired prop.
erty arc for union with the United States,
because they want to enjoy the security
and law and order which Il strong govern
ment will give them. Congressman Taw-
ney, who has recently returned from a
visit to Hawaii says the most earnest op-
ponents Of annexation among the natives
5are the women, who fear for their social
status If the white government prcdomi-
mates forever, they may fall to the undc-
sirable social level of being regarded as
negresses, while if they can get thcir queen
back again they will be looked upon ~ the
| nf hn lnf IL
ly the social aspirations of the women of
Hawaii arc going to have much weight
with congress.
correspondents Favored by the President.
When the presidents message was sent
tocongress last Monday, we had a curious
Illustration of the advantages enjoyed by
the newspaper correspondents in the capl
tol. The very instant that secretary l'ru-
den arrived from the White House and AN
honnccd "a message from the president OF
the United States pamphlet copies of the
message were distributed to tho corrc-
spondents in tho press galleries of both
the senate and tho house. In this way the
correspondents were able to sit with copies
Vi the message in their hands and TO turn
at once to the most interesting parts OF 1t,
"hlle the statesmen on the floor below
were compelled to wait till the reading
clerks could humble over the long para
graphs OF this most important document.
Doorkeeper Alonzo Stewart, who is always
looking out for the interests of the sen
a'ors, did manage to borrow enough copies
from the press gallery to make a show oil
distribution on the floor, but for the most
part the senators, with all their dignity
hau TO wait till the press was supplied.
Sherman To Retire.
secretary sherman is not enjoying the
pest OF health. He suffers much from
ooius and never leaves his office to step
out to his carriage without being warmly
wrapped up. His secretary always accom-
panies him. Mr.. Sberman's memory Is
ENORMOUSLY weak, and he Is, besides, q
very good natured man. In his old age
ne mas mellowcd very much and is always
eiao when he can do anything that his
callers want him to do. For this reason
'ne ambassadors and ministers are fond 0i
soing TO Secretary Sherman when they
nave business with this government ol
such nature that little laxity on the part
Vi our officials may give them an advan
'ege' They keep out Of the way OF AS
hstant Secretary Day and the other assist
ant seCrptariee Maeera Adee and Cridlef,