The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-23

grounds for the establishment of 'Il-s
g0VerUEnst1lt. We recommend that the
protest be laid upon the table ard in
doing SO desm it our duty to say tlh1t
in our opfEfon t[le prouestants are Er'9-
testing nlGEs On the grounds of selI4-
nent Elan that phey really believe an
neXatiUn would not promote tine hsss
and most lasting prosperity TO tll1t5e
islands and AID classes of people nov
residing uVeT5CIl'
This report was unanimously adopted
by the senate
OPPOSITION BY PORTUGUESE.
Despite the action of the senate the
opponents of annexation are continuing
their fight. and the leaders of the move
ment express the utmost confidence in
their ability to defeat annexation. Be
fore the Picking left a call had been
issued for an immediate mass meeting
to be held on the 18th, and the midi
cations we're that it would be one of
the largest ever held inthe islands.
Some Of the annexationists hoped to
be able to have Senator Morgan address
the meeting with the object of chang
ing the sentiment of the natives, but
there was little likelihood Of their plan
meeting with success.
The steamship Australia, having on
board United States Senator John T.
Morgan of Alabama, Congressman A.
S. Berry, j. G. Cannon, H. C. Louden-
Slayer and J. a. Tawney, arrived in
Honolulu on the 18th. They were ac-
corded a warm welcome. Senator Nor
gan stood the voyage exceedingly well
and was in excellent health. The Ha-
Waiian Star of the following day pub
hsihed this interview with him:
L have nothing of a definite nature
to say to the newspapers now, as 1
must first have an opportunity to study
the situation from d new point of view
You may say that l am predisposed in
favor of annexation. ] have been an
anneXationist practically for so years,
ever since the question has been agi-
tated.'
The following translation of an arti-
Gle published in Luso. the organ of The
Portuguese residents. shows the alarm
I with which that section of the popula-
ton regards annexation:
If perchance the annexation should
be contaminated. which we doubt, the
Portuguese colony as a political factor
ceases to exist, because in the foreign
press, both here and in the United
States, it has been indicated with suf-
ficient clearness that they fear the in
huence of the Portuguese vote in case
| this privilege should be conceded to
! them. Independence and a, good gov
eminent for Hawaii means prosperity
| for the colony, but annexation without
the privilege which we speak of means
ruin"
AMERICAN UNION PARTY.
The delegates who were chosen to
! the American Union party convention
have completed their platform. which
was to be presented for adoption at
the convention to be flald on the even
ing OF the 18th The platform as ar
ranged was short and applied solely to
island affairs. One of the planks
I pledged the party to annexation, first,
last and all the time
! I. b Murray has issued a call for
a meeting of the American League On
| the Nth. It was the purpose to re-
organize the league. Mr. Murray has
| announced his determination to retire
from the presidency.
The Hawaiian annexation treaty.
which was submitted to the United
States senate on June Is, but has not
yet been acted on, provides for the
cessior to the United States of all
rights of sovereignty over the islands
/ and all public land and property. I'm
! der it the islands would constitute a
/ territory of the United States with a
local legislature, subject to a veto
| power vested in the president All the
! treaties of the United States with other
/ countries would be substituted for
| those now in force with Hawaii The
J further immigration of Chinese to the
| islands is to be prohibited anSd cur
| laws on the subject are to be extended
! to Hawaii.
When the City of Picking arrived at
| Honolulu the attention of the other
passengers on board that steamer was
attracted by the remarkably synrnet-
/ rlcal movements of ia japanese steer
| age passengers who were disem barking.
I Although classed as laborers, their well
| drilled and military appearance was
J too paIpable To escape observation and