The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-17
THE Annexation OF HAWAII
A TREATY HAS BEEN PREPARED
AND WILL BE PRESENTED TO
THE SENATE SOON.
M'k|NLEY FAVORABLE 10 THE PLAN
Ii Has Been Fully Discussed by
President Mckinley and Secre-
tary Sherman-Its Rntifca-
ton Is Very Probable.

Washington, June IA treaty for thu
onnexation Of Hawaii IN tbe limited
States viii no sent ia tho scnote soon
after tho return of the president unless
present MANS are altered. The treaty
has been written and all its details were
fully entered unon before the president
and Secretary Sherman left for the south
There il no doubt of the presidents nc.
oliescence in the terms of the treaty
for the reason that he was fully aware
of them before he left.
The treaty is ON the general lines of
tho treaty negotiated during tbe admins.
tration Of President Harrison and with
drawn nv President Cleveland. If pro.
yides for annexation without the exnc-
tiou Of the conditions on the mart of Ua-
waiians AS to the form of government ia
he y1uchsafod TO Hawaii leaving that
uuestion to he entirely disposcd of by
the government of the United States.
The limited States viii agree. however,
TO assume the debt of the present Ha-
waiian government. but will come into
nossession of ali Inc Hawaiian crown
lands and other possessions.
Several senator's have received definite
information concerning the existence Of
n treaty and are well acquainted with
its terms. though they refuse to discuss
the matter. having received the informa-
ton in confidence. The knowledge of
the existence of the treaty has been
communicated to members of the COM
mittee on foreign relations and also to
members of the finance committee In
the republican caucuses the subject of the
treaty had been limited at. hut i'm rather
n vague manner. Senators asserted that
there were i'm progress negotiations look
inc 10 annexation. but they would not
aver they knew treaty had been
drawn. nor would they give any asslIr-
ances that il would soon be sent TO the
senate. In private conversation with
other senators. however. they gave infor-
nation that was definite enough to satisfy
those with whom they talked that the
treaty was not only to be sent in. but
that il was already drawn and only
awaited the signatures of the officers of
the governments to complete it. 1t is
known that the approval of the commit
tee on foreign relations is assured, as
eighteen members of the committee
have approved its terms. This will en-
able the committee to speedily report the
treaty to the senate, so that it may be
taken up Immediately after the tariff
bill IL disposed of. The senate has been
canyassed to a certain extent by sena-
tors faVOrlng annexation, ana WINE
there are some senators who are nom
committal, the supporters of the PROPOSE
ton say they believe that they can count J
upon the two-thrds vote necessary to in ,
SIRE ratification.
The friends of the president about the
senate say that the treaty has been
made in accordance with his views and
that il would have been sent in some
time ago but for his eXactions as to de- |
tails,
The present condition. in Hawaii. it is
said. has had much to do with the favor I,
able consideration of the treaty of an !
nexation. The present government of
Hawaii and the people who support it !
nre very much concerned about the Japa-
nese situation. Private information re-
ceiyed by Hawaiians in this city is to
The effect that the Japanese at any
time may take some action looking to
the acouisiton of the islands. The adj |
vices officially received are of much the
same tenor. The sentiment in the senate |
seems TO be that japan in no way should |
control the islands or get foothold !
there This argument has been used to |
preyent even notice of abrogaton of the |
present treaty in the tariff bill. 1t is |
said that such notice might be followed |
Inv Jononese OCCUPATION and the islands |
cou,d not be regained by the United States !
L., th;e oonnnction IL IL 1nnrupl that thp |