The times., 1897-03-15
Minister Hatch Said to Be Nego-
tiating to That End.
THE PLANS OF PROCEDURE
A Statement Showing secretary
Sherman's Attitude Toward
Hawaii-Gen. Hartwen, OF Homo
lulu, Mysterious yisitOr-The
Harrison Annexation Treaty.

| w;IiiaDs now in the city and this Gov
! erIdnent looking to the annexation or the
| Hawaiian Islands on the heels Of this
| came a report that the ex-queen was TO
| leave this country on the plea of visit
| ing the Queen of England, but this was
| denied at the Cairo. 1t is, of course, IN
| dcrstoud tn at nothing to be done by
| the representatives OF the Dole govern
| mcnt has any reference wha tever TO the
| ex-queen. She is ignored altogether. and
| her coming and going does not cut any
| figure whatever, or in other words, she
| is no longer, to them an issue
Some days ago the information was given
| at the Cairo that Gen. Hartwell, one or
| the most prominent lawyers of Honolulu,
and who was intimately associated with
| the formation of the Dole government.
was in the city. Up to Saturday night
he had not been located by any or the
press, his coming having been unnoted
| during the crowds arriving for the inau-
guration. He went quietly to hotel, with
members of his family, and has remained
there ever since, with the exception of his
visits to the Hawaiian legation.
The General is an interesting parsonage.
1t is stated by Secretary Palmer that
Of the queen. Gen. Hartwell was called on
last night and was asked to tell something
about the movements Of the Hawaiians in
the city, but he emphatically declined 70
be interviewed. He admitted. however,
that he had drawn the abdcation; that
he was present when it was signed by the
queen, and that 1t was not signed under
any duress; for said he. the queen had the
a. fnr ghFnp In
AS to anything relating 10 the forthcom-
ing treaty, Gen. Hartwell was silent.
1t was printed on Saturday that the ne
gutiations had gone so far that eX-secfe-
tary Foster and Attorney General Smith,
of Hawaii, had already made 1epresen-
tations of the matter to this Government.
Mr. Foster. when Informed of this. said
that he had no official connection with
the Hawaiian government, and so far as
he was Abncerned he did not believe IL
was true.
One OF tile Hawaiian diplomats, how
ever, gave a Tim es reporter the three ways
by which the negotiations can be re-
newed, and they must be renewed, be-
cause there is a clause in the constitu-
tion OF the Dole government requiring it
TO be done, although there is no time
fixed for action.
One OF the ways he described thus II
the initiative be taken by the United
States government it would he competent
for Mr Sherman to inquire of Mr.. Hatch,
the Hawaiian minister, whether the re-
public of Hawaii desires to affirm the
treaty negotiated by Mr.. Harrison's ad-
stration. If Mr.. Hatch replies af-
firmatively, President Mckinley VIII send
the treaty which Mr.. Cleveland withdrew
back to the Senate This step would be
one of tie greatest import 10 the ex-queen,
for that treaty contains a provision for
her OF S20.0 900.
IL this is not done Mr.. Hatch may open
the negotiations by asking Mr.. Sherman
if it is desired to reopen the proceedings
to affirm the treaty; or President Nc
Kinley may, after diplomatic correspond
ence or before it, send the treaty back
to the Senate.
There Is another way; towit; that any
member OF either branch of Congress may
bring UP the subject and have the message
laid before Congress. 1t is not believed
that either side would have the question
reopened in this way. 1t would probably
be sidetTacked Just as great many
other matters are that are made the sub
ject Of occasional inquiry.
1t is believed that the action taken on
Saturday was that noted in the second
proposition above, Mr.. Hatch opening the
negotiations
1t is the opinion of several of those who
were talked to on the subject, that Mr.
Sherman is by no means hostile to the
proposition and that while he did not
care to take the initiative he will make a
favorable reply to Mr.. Hatch, and that
there will be something Of interest in the
case this week at the state Department.
Mr. Sherman has been quoted as against
the annexation of Hawaii, but one OF
the Hawaiians said, last night, that no
one could find any such expression Of
opinion from the Secretary which he had
authorized. In his recent book, MI Sher-
man is opposed to the acquisition of
new territory by the United States Gov
ernment, but he also signed the report
on the Hawaiian Islands made by the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, in 1894,
and his opinions are therein set forth
unequivocany in favor of the movement
now taking place in this city. Mr. Sher-
man makes broad distinction between
Hawaii and any other foreign govern
ment for these are some of the doctrines
to which he subscribed:
when we claim the right to interfere
in the domestic affairs of Hawaii as we
would not interfere with those of a Eu-
ropean nation, we must also admit her
right to whatever advantages there may
be in the cIoseness and interdepcndence
Of our relations, and her right to ques-
ton us as to any conflicts of policy he
Mr. Mr. nj
that may be justly said to work dis
advantage to the interests of Hawaii, if
there are any.
And another principle which does not
apply in our dealings with European
powers comes into application in this
case to influence the rights OF Hawaii in
her intercourse with the United States.
Hawaii is an American state, and is
embraced in the American commercial and
military system. This fact has been fire.
auently and firmly stated by our Govern
rnent, and is the ground on which is rested
that peculiar and far-reaching declaration
so often and so earnestly made, that the
United States will not admit the right of
any foreign government to acquire any
interest or control in the Hawaiian Islands
that is in any way prejudicial or even
threatening toward the interests of the
United States or her people. This is at
least a moral suzerainty over Hawaii.
Complaint is made that this project
OF annexation was attempted to be con-
summated in too great haste.
THAT raises a question Of due considera-
ton; for, if the people Of both countries
desired 1t, or If, according to every prece
dent 30 be found in the various anDexa-
tions OF countries and states to the United