The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-12-30
Washington Letter.


abilities, with 1918, 900 assets.
Washington Letter.
Washington, Nov. 90, 1897.
The outlook of the ratification of the
treaty for the annexation of Hawaii by
the senate Is believed in Washington to
have materially improved during the last
week, Notwithstanding the increased eff
forts of the lobbyists to add to the senti-
ment against annexation. The public
reason for this is given as the belief of a
number of senators, who have heretofore
the requirement of big slice of China by
Germany and the probable requirement
Of Chinese territory by England, France
and Russia has changed the situation and
made it almost an absolute necessity
that this country should own Hawaii,
In order to protect its interests in
the Pacific. A reason given privately is
that some of the senators who had them
selves placed in the doubtful list merely
did so to increase their chances for OBJ
tanning desired patronage, and that having
succeeded they have informed the presi-
dent of their willingness to vote for an
nexation. There is still another reason,
too. Prominent democrats in various
sections of the country have been arguing
with the democratic senators for the pur-
pose of convincing them that in view of
the previous attitude of the party towards
the acquisition of territory by the govern
ment, not to mention the present popu-
larity of annexation, 1t would be grave
mistake to have the democratic party
discharged with the responsibility of de-
feating annexation, and, it is said, that
some of them have been convinced.
Hon. John w. Foster, ex-secretary of
state, and special q. S. seal commissioner
about expressed the prevailing official
opinion of the award of $464,00 made
by the Behring sea claims commission in
favor of the owners of British vessels
seized by the U. s. for alleged illegal seal
ing In Behring sea, when he said ''There
was no occasion for surprise in it. Presi-
dent Cleveland having officially declared
that 1926, 900 was just and equitable
sum to be paid in settlement of these
claims, and having appointed as the
american commissioner to adjudicate the
claims close personal and political friend
it could hardly be expected that the latter
would strenuously contend for an award
of the lesser amount" AS soon as con-
gress reassembles 1t will be asked by the
president to appropriate the money to pay
these claims.
Pension Commissioner Evans doesn't
intend that his recommendation for the
printing of the pension roll shall be for
gotten. He will have bill providing
therefor introduced in both house and
senate and will use all the influence he
can command to have it made a law.
There is no reasonable argument against
printing the roll In order that everybody
may know just who, in their neighbor-
hood are drawing pensions, and how much
they are drawing. The pensioner who
objects to this publication is liable to be
that he draws pension.
While China would unquestionably be
more than glad to have the U. S. become
her ally and call halt upon the apparent
determination of the great European
powers to divide China among themselves
it can be stated upon the highest official
authority that China has not asked the U.
s. to become such; and it can be further
utterly useless, as President Mckinley
has knitting to attend to much nearer
home than China that furnishes him all
the trouble he cares to undergo.
Close friends of the president say that
while he does not endorse all of the tinan-
eial recommendations of Secretary Gage,
he will stand by him regardless of the
consequences should the silver republi-
cans attempt to make fight upon Secre-
tary Gage in the senate. On the other
hand, friends of the silver republican
senators say that they stood by their
party In the last election virtually in de-
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majority Of their constituents, to whom
they stated that the president was good
earnest friend of bimetallism and that the
declaFation in favor of international bime-
tallism in. the republican platform was
meant to be carried out, and that in the
face those statements for them to re-
main sffgat awhile Secretary Gage contin-
ually talks the gold standard and the gold
standard alone, will be equivalent to com
hitting political suicide and that self
preservation wfll force them to protest.
So the matter stands at present. The more
conservative men in the party are trying
to prevent anything like break between
the administration and the silver republi-
cans, and the chances favor their success.
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