The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-27

Mr.. Long. Secretary of the Navy and
Mr.. Roosevelt, his assistant, as we'll
as General Miles. commander Of the
Army of the United States, were all
very pleasant to General Hartwell and
all earnestly concerned as TO the future
OF the Islands. All of these gentle
men, who certainly form a group of
representative Americans are ardent
annexationists. Mr.. Fairbanks, the new
Senator from Indiana. is said 10 be an
anneXationist of the pronounced type
and his colleage, Mr.. Turpie, may be
friendly TO the treaty.
That it had been decided to have
first or initial consideration Of the
treaty in executive session of the Sen
ate, is regarded by General Hartwell
as an opening victory for the anneXa-
ton forces, for the reason that this
was their program, suggested and ad-
vocated by them against opposition.
There is very wide and very general
interest in the subject of annexation.
Judge Hartwell said he did not attach
much significance to the train talk.
All who had spoken to him while he
was travelling were in favor of anneXa-
ton. He says this was to him only
natural, as opponents would scarcely
seek him out to give him their views.
The Hawaiians had reached Wash
ington and were all at a we'll known
hotel when General Hartwell was in
the Capital. He remarks that they
will have no trouble in getting a full
hearing. They have sympathizers in
both branches of Congress who will
see that they are permitted to have
their full say under the most favorable
circumstances. General Hartwell din
ed with an old college chum who is a
member of the House and asked if the
Democratic members, of which the ac-
quaintance is one, had caucussed upon
the Hawaiian question. The reply was
that they had not and later it was
learned that they had decided not to
handle this particular question in eau
Gus if possible to avoid this course.
This simply shows that there is too
much Of division to force united ac-
ton, excepting an extreme situation is
developed as the session progresses.
Mr. Thurston is working very hard
He is called to different parts of the
country to make addresses and occu-
pies the Tomdlnuor Oh MS Clmo IN the
preparation and distribution of litera-
ture. Much result has been shown
from his efforts. Minister Hatch and
Secretary Castle of the Legation at
Washington are laboring earnestly at
all hours and are pleased with the out
look. The Legation is in the Arlington
hotel and may be said to be we'll To-
Gated. Mr.. Castle lives in the same
hotel
General Hartwell concludes that it is
likely the treaty may be disposed of, or
that one stage Of it's consideration may
be had in executive session of the Sen
ate. The Honolulu man believes that
the discussion will be lengthy, that the
entire ground will be gone over in de-
tail There is to be the very fullest
debate. Not all of the debate can be
confined to executive session. for the
reason that some of the Senators will
be anxious to be heard publicly. Cen
eral Hartwell is one of the latter-day
Americans who have faith and confid-
ence in the Senate of the United States
He scorns the talk of purchase of it's
members or of the possibility of it's
ing any sort of undue influence over
them