The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
MAY NOT BE RATIFIED.
Rough Handling Expected for the Bswai-
an Annexation Treaty In the senate.

Rough Handling Expected for the Hawaii-
an Annexation Treaty In the senate.
WASHINGTON, June 1s.-A special to
the Chicago Post says:
Opposition 70 the Hawaiian annexation pro-
iect has broken out much more violently than
was anticipated by the administration, and the
treaty VIII be roughly handled when IL comes
up in the senate for ratification. Whether
this opposition will be able to muster sufficient
strength in that body TO defeat ratification is a
speculative problem. IL looks now rs though
the annexation party might not be able TO COM
mand the necessary two-thirds vote. In any
event, Il is now taken for granted that favora-
BILE action ut this special session either in the
form of treaty ratification or legislation sus-
tanning the administration plans, will be inn
possible
The strongest and most dangerous opposi-
tion will come from two sources those who
are against the acquisition of remote territory
by the United States and opposed on principle
to the embarkation by this government 'pon
colonization schemes, and second, those who
will fight annexation ON the plea that the
cheap labor of the Hawaiian islands will seri-
ously injure our agricultural interests
particularly checking the development OF
the beet sugar, industry Of the mid
die west, which gives promise OF
being an important addition to the
production OF the soil throughout large sec
tions OF the country. There are many other
course, the argument that, by taking in these
remote islands, the United States will no
longer find IL possible TO sustain its hitherto
impregnable position along the lines OF the
Monroe doctrine President McKinley's mes
sage. which went to the senate with the treaty,
covers this point, but 1t will nevertheless be
brought in when the contest is being discussed
IILIUoKALANI PROTESTS.
WASHINGTON, June lS.-About three
Liliuokalani filed a protest in the office
of the secretary of state against the
annexation treaty. 1t was delivered
into the hands of John Sherman by
Mr.. Joseph Helaluhe, representing the
native Hawaiians, duly commissioned
by two of their patriotic leagues. Mr..
IIelaluhe was accompanied by Capt.
julius A. Palmer, the American secre-
tary of Liliuokalani. Mr.. Sherman
| treated the bearers most courteously,
but gave no indication of his action in
the matter. The protest commences
as follows:
| 1, Liliuokalani, OF Hawaii, by the will OF God
named heir apparent on the 10th day of April
A. ID, 1877, and by the grace of God queen OF the
Hawaiian islands on the 18th day OF January
| A. ID. 1893, do hereby protest against the ratif-
cation OF q certain treaty, which. so | am in
formed, has been signed at Washington by
Messrs. Hatch, Thurston and Kinney, pur-
porting to cede those islands to the territory
and dominion Of the United States. l declare
i such treaty to be an act of wrong toward the
native and part native people Of Hawaii an in
vasion OF the rights OF the ruling chiefs, In vo
lation OF international rights both toward my
people and toward friendly nations with whom
they have made treaties the perpetuation o
the fraud whereby the constitutional govern
ment was overthrown and finally an act Of
gross injustice to me.
The ex-queen then follows with {
long list of reasons to back up her pro
| taSt