The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-17
HAS THE TREATY.
THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII rs
PROBABLY NEAR.

The PlenipotentInries sign the Document In
the Diplomatic Room or the state DEPART
nent-senator Gray Defeats hts Publica-
WASHINGTON. June 16.-Tho expected treaty
Of annexation with the republic Of Hawaii was
sent to the Senat, to-day by President Nc
Kinlcy at 1916 p. M. Good progress was being
made with the Tariff bill. and tho Presidents
messenger retired to the Republican cloak room.
where no remained an hour and a half. waiting
until the usual session OF tho Senate should DO
completed. Immediately upon the formal
presentation OF the treaty the Senate, at 1850,
went into executive session, and behind closed
doors the Senators heard the documents read.
This took up very little time. The Presi-
dents letter of transmittal was very brief,
not over 100 words. while tho treaty itself
contained about 1900 words. When the
reading was concluded. Chairman Davis OF
the Foreign Relations Committee moved that
the treaty and messages DO made public. To
this Senator Gray of Delaware objected, and
this single objection was sufficient TO postpone
action on the motion until the next executive
session. Mr.. Gray said that q document of such
great Importance should not be given to the pub
lie at this time, but vouchsafed no reason for
that opinion. Nothing more was said about the
treaty, but an effort will undoubtedly be made
AT tOImOTTOW q SNeCullNC btooiOh v ohoNV wv
injunction OF secrecy.
The treaty was signed by the plenipotentiaries
of the United States and Hawaii, appointed by
their respective Governments for that purpose,
in the diplomatic room Of the State Department
at $50 o'clock this morning. There was no one
present save the high contracting parties, the
Assistant Secretaries. and tho representatives
Of the press. The treaty was signed In dupli-
cate by Secretary Sherman for the United
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Special Commissioners Lorin NJ. Thurston and
II. W. Kenney for Hawaii. A new gold pen was
used.
After tho signatures had been attached and
hearty congratulations exchanged, a photogra.
pher perpetuated the scene by the aid OF tho
camera. The venerable Secretary Of State.
with pen in hand, sat at the head Of the table
on which the parchment lay. At his right
was Minister Hatch, also seated, and behind
him stood Mcssrs. Thurston and Kenney. and to
their left Assistant Secretaries Day, Adee, and
Cridler. Mr.. Days connection with the treaty
was rather more intimate than that OF any OF tho
other officials. as he and Minister Hatch have
been In consultation over its terms and they
were finally agreed to by them.
The original draft OF the treaty was made by
the Hon. John W. Foster, former Secretary of
State. previous to his departure for Europe. He
negotiated the annexation treaty sent to the
Senate In February, 1893. by President Harri-
son, and has been an ardent advocate OF annexa-
ton ever since. When the Hawaiian ENJOYS
reached Washington they consulted with Mr..
it Is said on ofieiaf authority that the treaty q
, concluded 10 substantially that prepared by Mr..
Foster. the changes being immeteriai.
:. i is not expected that anything Etil be done
= Ported to the Senate with such changes as ,he
+ II any, although this Is by no means certain.
II is recognized that under the rules of the
\ that final action might be deferred until late in
= the summer; and IN ai as s soi ayesi hT'iSn i io e ea'
+ pose it 10 exaggerated opposition. That /,
will meet determined opposition y 6eyone
S %hen informed ssai'G to-day lsFf BY a srS sA repsrte,
$ that the treaty had @ol1 been m, signed En- TsI Ri5omap ai ,5 r.
c SESSION. SESSION. So il may remain in the committe IN
I'll the regular. session of Congress. December
y next. This, in fact. is the greater probability a
> present. Many Senators are undecided. upor
the expedieney OF the proposed step, and then
S views will be settled by conierence with eonstit
u now it is doubtful that the requisite, twothirdi
i voteof the senate, could be secured. The pur
d public affairs at this time was not to MAKE 1t
topic of debate, but TO dispose of the necessit!
J vail. This question had been the occasion o
much trouble to the Rcpu6lioan managers AM
y Mr.. Toru Hoshi. the Japanese Minister. ealle'
at the State, Department yesterday, on learn
! Ing OF Inc proDAolilty OF the signing OF IN
treaty. and, 1t was said, protested against II
Inquiry at the Japanese legation regarding tn
n terms and grounds of the reported protest wa
y met by the declaration that the use OF. tn
d term protest" lacked that accuracy whicI
a should characterize %statements RELYING :
diplomatic affairs. The Japanese Minister
Il was explained, had made no protes
against the execution Of an annexation treaty
8. ton Of the existence of such n treaty on tn
occasion of his visit TO the Secretary OF State
u Mr.. Toru Hoshi made some inquiries regardin
:. the instrument, hui the nature OF those inqui
, or not Japan would protest when the text Of th
u treaty became public was a question whic
y. could only DO answered when that time a.
10 rived. Annexation OF Hawaii to the Unite
consideration of those two countries alone. BIZ
Japan. like other countries. had certain int
q ests, through its citizens resident in the islAnt
which could not be jeopardized or disturbed b
the Affirmative action OF The United states an
An Official OF the State Department told tn
:. SUN reporter tonight that the representation
y. made by the Japanese Minister about The al
ed protest" Tho Minister. no said. wished to be II
-. formed as to the provisions OF the treaty, 40 thI
',, his Government could be guided in securing pr
= lection OF its treaty rights with Hawaii. III
II. States whether this country will assume r
y sponsibility for the action of the Hawaiian a
IL thOrities in excluding Japanese labor from Il
re islands.
80 one OF tho principal articles OF tho treaty pr
:! yidcs for the appointment of a commission
nd five persons TO govern the new Territory uni
al Congress shall provide for the inauguration
It's a Government and the application OF laws. A
the Commissioners are TO be appointed by Il
at President OF the United States. Two Of The
he are 10 be Hawhilans and the others citizens
the United states.