Evening star., 1897-03-26
Hawaii to Apply Formally for Politi-
cal Union.
QUESTION SOON TO Be RAISED
Conditions That May Be Imposed
by Congress.
A HITE HOUSE VISIT


in character, will soon be taken looking to
the annexation of Hawaii This will be
formal application from Hawaii for poli.i-
cal union. This application will be made
by the Hawaiian minister, through the
State Department, and WILL in due course
of proceedings, probably be submitted to
Congress together with the Presidents rec
concentrations.
In view of these expectations consider
able interest and more than little i'm
portance attach to a visit which was made
upon the President yesterday afternoon by
the Hawaiian minister. Mr.. Hatch was
accompanied by Mr.. w. o. Smith, the at
torney general of Hawaii, who is in this
city admittedly in the interest of annexa-
ton.
The Hawaiian delegation consists of ex-
Minister Thurston, General Hartwell and
Mr.. Smith, who represent not the Hawaiian
government in official capacity. but the
Annexation Club of Honolulu. They have
been here since before the inaugura ton,
and while they have been reticent as to
the object of their visit, there is no doubt
that they came to Washington so as to be
on the field whenever the Hawaiian ques-
tlon might be taken up by the new admin
istration ard to counteract whatever in
huence the presence of ex-Queen Liliuo-
kalani might have
Mr.. Hatch and Mr.. Smith called at the
W mite House at 3:30 o'clock by special
appointment and We're immedia teiy ushered
into the Presidents room. They were most
cordially received and were closeted with
Mr. Mckinley for some little time in
discussion OF the Hawaiian situation The
hopes and objects of the annexationists
furnished the subject of the discussion.
ana the two gentlemen from Hawaii are
understood to have made the best of the
opportunity to present the arguments in
favor of annexation.
The fact that the President willingly ac-
corded an interview on the subject and
listened so attentively to what the two
gentlemen had to say is looked unon as
an important straw by the friends of an
nexation, especially when taken in con-
nect1on with the fact that the ex-queen Of
Hawaii has been unable to secure an au-
olence with Mr.. Mckinley, a boon that
she secured without the slightest difficulty
from his predecessor.
The American Policy.
A gentleman familiar with the Hawaiian
situation said today to a Star reporter:
III the application of Hawaii for poIiti-
cal union with the United States, which
will soon be made in official form. be re-
ierred TO Congress for its action the Pres
1dent can call attention to the conditions
m Hawaii, which require action to be
taken In order to give any meaning to
.nat part OF the platform of the repu5li-
can party which reads:
Inc Hawaiian Islands should be con-
uolled by the United States and no for
e.gn power should be permitted to inter
fere with them
The doctrine So announced ia no+bin,
more more nor le6f than the policy. which for
many ars~nas been entertained by all
parties and by many administrations. The
oniy way OF enforcing this policy is for
congress, by joint resolution, to admit Ha
Waii into the Union on such terms as il
thinks proper. :.
The obvious conditions for the admission,
OF Hawaii would be that no Chiness he aI
lowed 70 come from there into this coun-
try, and that no Asiatics become citizens ot
the United States. ~
The policy of allowing no control over
Hawaii to be obtained by any foreion nouar
may b: rendered abortiye not onIy Inv Ha-
wan ceding its territory or any of its rights
as sovereign state to a foreign mower
put by the existence of conditions which
Involve the ir direct transfer of nol,tia.I
power. This insidious but sure merging
process Will be accomplished unless some
tnlng equivalent to annexation interyenes
ana that not by the act of any foreign DOW
ef, but by the operation of purely natural
causes, against which Hawaii standing
alone, is helpless A fitting occasion for
annexing Hawaii now presents itself, and
tnere are sufficient and suitable reasons
for such action.
Our policy toward Hawaii has been die
tated solely by the determination that no
foreign power shall gain a vantage ground
Whlcn may be used to our disadvantage or.
for any hostile purpose. In other words
the Monroe doctrine applies with peculiar
force to Hawaii
To acquire the Hawaiian group in the
adhher now practlcabie, which Is neither
by conquest nor by purchase shows no de-
sire to enlarge our borders or encroach
upon any sovereign state, is in strict pur-
suance of the policy of the Monroe doc
trine, and manifestly an exercise of the
right of Congress to provide for the COM
mon defense. To accomplish this result
would end, once for all, the possibility of
Hawaii becoming a base of supplies for
fcrce directed against our western coast
1T is believed that the President will be-
fore long recommend to Congress the en-
actment of such measures concerning Ha-
wall will secure these national objects"