The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-10-07
FOR ANNEXATION.
Ratification Of the Treaty with Hawaii
but the Preliminary Step.
on P0STALS SAVINGS BANKS.
An eI-Postmsster of ~. IouI. Give. His
Views Concerning Them-Deep Salts
faction Among orieiaIs over TIE
spanish Criss.-

WAsHISeToS. Oct 2-Ratification of
The annexation treaty is but the pre-
liminary step in effecting the political
union between Hawaii and the United
states A great deal Of hard work by
the legislative branch of this govern.
meDt will be required to shape a meas
ure for assimilating this acquisition of
territory and peoples. The treaty it,
self prescribes the first move TO be
made after ratification. Article says.
I IN part: Until congress shall provide
| for the government Of such islands all
the civil, judicial and military
| powers exercised by the officers
Of the existing government in said
islands shall be vested in such person
or persons, and shall be exercised in
such manner as the president of the
United States shall direct: and the
president shall have power to remove
said officers and fill the vacancies so
occasioned.' 1t is this feature Of the
Ease, it is said, which is now under
consideration by the president Con-
siderable time must elaps. between
the ratification of the treaty and the
action of congress in providing a stable
form of government During that in
terval the sovereignty of the existing
Hawaiian republic having been ceded
by the treaty, absolutely and with
out reserve" to the United States.
there will be no general form of civil.
judicial or military government for
Hawaii except as the president NAV
stipulate.
Harlow Favors Postal saving. Banks.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2-Civil Service
Commissioner Harlow is a strong ad-
vocate of the postal savings banks sys-
TEN and hopes TO see IL established as
part of the post office department
during the coming session of congress.
As postmaster of St Louis, Mr.. Har-
low had occasion many times to see the
necessity for such system. Speaking
on the subject yesterday, Mr.. Harlow
said: while postmaster at st. Louis
1T came TO my attention on a number
OF occasions that people having small
sums OF money they wanted to save
would purchase money orders payable
to themselves in order to place it in
the hands Of the government
for safe keeping. OF course, they
receive no interest on this
money, and were obliged to
pay the government for keeping it.
The people who used the money order
service in this way were of all classes
among those who could lay aside only
"a small sum. Theatrical and other
travelling people would buy money or
ders payable to themselves at their
homes, and others living in ST. Louis
would do the same thing merely to
place the money where they believed
1t would be absolutely safe. found
very widespread need of just such
system as the postal savings bank, and
i feel sure If these banks were estab-
lished they would result in great good
to the country at large"
The Spanish Crisis.
WAsHISGToN, Oct .. The Spanish cri-
sis was not unexpected. 1t was simply
precipitated day or two earlier than
was anticipated. This event, full of
significance for the Spanish cause in
Cuba, was expected to take place soon
after the return of the court to Madrid.
State department officials absolutely
refuse to discuss the situation For
publication they are mute; but in pri-
vate there is an expression of deep sat
isfaction at the prospect of settle
ment of the trouble in Cuba through
the agency of liberal government,
which is opposed in the uttermost de-
gree to the miserable policy that has
dominated the Spanish government
since the war in Cuba broke out.