The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-09

recently took the Washington
attorney, John W. Foster, to Ha-
waii, is now divulged. Mr.. Foster,
who represents various foreign gov.
ernments in legal way in Washing
ton, was called into his Cabinet by
President Harrison, as the successor
and during his brief tenancy Of that
Office endeavored to "rush" through
the Senate treaty for the annex.
alton of Hawaii. This was un-
doubtedly in accordance with the
scheme formulated by Blaine, who
sent his friends and townsman, John
l.. Stevens, to Honolulu to "work
up" the annexation project.
The Senate would not ratify with
out deliberation a treaty OF so much
i'm portauce, and as soon as Mr.
Cleveland became President he
withdrew the treaty. But the plan
has not been abandoned by those
who expect to make money out of
it, and Mr.. Foster is their consul and
representative, He has been to Ho-
nolulu, ostensibly for the purpose
Of securing from the Dole govern
ment concession for a cable from
Honolulu to Japan and Australia.
He reports on his return that he
found Dole q Co. undisposed to
grant any further concessions West
until the Congress of the United
States had decided what action it
would take with expect to the cable
from San Francisco to Honolulu.
If Congress votes subsidy for this
latter cable, then Hawaii will grant
The concession for an extension to
Asia aud Australia. If the United
States does not substitute the San
Francisco and Honolulu cable, the
Hawaiian government prefers to be
in position to entertain proposi-
tions from other governments which
desire to connect the islands with
Japan and the South
This furnishes the keynote of the
whole Hawaiian tune, as played for
Americans to listen to- Annex Ha-
wall at once or else somebody else
will gobble up the islands, is the
warming which the annexationists
have sounded, from the beginning
of their present agitation. Foster
says in an interview:
"The present Hawaiian administra-
ton is waiting for the inauguration
OF President Mckinley to make
another effort to have the islands
annexed. The constitution under
which the people OF the islands are
living at present has annexation as
one Of the main things to be striven
for. The islands were never in a
more prosperous condition than at
present They are prospecting in a
business way because the last sugar
crop was exceptionally good and
the administration OF President Dole
is excellent. 1t is recognized that
the ultimate fate OF the island, il
they are not annexed by the United
States, will be annexation by some
other OF the great powers, 1t will
be impossible for the islanders to
govern themselves successfully for
any great length of the time by
the reason OF the clash between the
different elements, republicans and
royalists, and natives and foreigners.
One thing is settled, and that is tho
Queen will never rule again or the
monarchy be restored So it remains
for the United States to act without
delay, or some other nation will
assume power in the Hawaiian
Islands"
The islands we're never so prosper
GUS as now but the present COVER
ment must he maintained by meaus
of annexation or else it will be over
thrown says Mr., Foster in effect,
Thus he frankly admits that the
present government is usurpation
and cannot command the support
necessary for its maintenance. The
annaxa tinnists do NOT seam To sac