Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-26
IPII PROTESTING
|, c,ppIIy still Opposes HAWAIIAN
! Annexation
40 DOES NOT WANT HAWAII
,,.,r.. to prol,cirn' Interests
lie If I' NJ. subj c'lH Those
Islands.

d vopr, July ge.--A speo'% Tno,
NV '., SVsn n,wa.nins'on s'y ,s. T Hs.
~ WIN .nusn.tion treaty is e o.nt'a u
tilan 'pn by the latest pio'es. ..
by 'noSa government, under dave a"'
J'ps ,n'a' which Il is now made pun
lci the n, .ssd in polite and dipplo-
Fhil' cou'a the protest is sun,
4; ' ,',s ~ tons toi'now tina, Japan
2niy u .,aue to wage diplomatic
s con possibly go further to proven,
' no Of the annexation a. %
5,c cy japan'' reply J"
ovsi ,o, or JArAN, wsshipgsOn .
.iGAIiSG ,m,--Replying to your nv, ,e
D. TO- -5 On 95th ull., in answer W
y Is" ., the 18th ult.' re-, ieB1 Hawsiian
.o ~ annexation OF the h'T haye
fIoiea, ~ o" The United States l n norn'
noe !" 10 inform you that l COM
honor 10 ~ substanos to Count
n,os's rom whom I am in -, Ie eOs sir %,
um instructions eSv n,ant
iispu'I n the imperial government
issllop ,,o 's nj what you say In re-
= ,ss representation l ha' sno
70 ', y, ~" make on behalf of my gov.
ol " With Nth relereGce to the nee 3,
u.num,irtalning tue status quG "
o. ~. mineral government mas
sa.i,stlot in admitting 'ge p,.
,ioant influence OF tue oni'eu
an The hawaiian is!ands'
" " on,niop. however, the very
hat sucb FREEDOM nance exls.eu
2,soc urodestioned might oa uigeu Ia ~
4, ..on against the disturbance OF .ne
f. s'O ma more especially as prac.
d IIy he whole population OF hs"sh
4 n:wledge the paramount import
s,softpe relations oil their country
m me United Siates, while u is
,rsrsloOo that only a small traction
4 49,, ,unber FAVOR annexation.
IN This 1t may DO reasonaDly 10
IA lhat the predominant AMI psrt-
{aat irfuence OF the Unlteu STATES,
f,"n AZ YOU remark "Oas been the
4, essential feature Of the statue quo
Iouch three.quarters OF a century IN
'Sle6 the constitution anu govern.
IN Of Hawaii and tue commerce OF
4 blands with the world nave uu'
Zane notable changes" furnishes
I'M ope hand the ablest guarantee
slbu snyUing inimicsl to either
4 United States or Hawaii, while on
q olber hand II uDviates the neces.
! Of change In existing conditions
{lch will iujuriously affect the in-
A.s OF other.
ihs absorption Of the United States
|tueh Oh important part OF the re-
Hlning unApprOpristed region as
aysii would doubtless be tine signal
I the removal OF dormant territorial
sbItion In the Pacific, anu the last
Dlige Of native autonomy would dis.
oelr. And it's not too much to
brehend that a partial Redistribution
4 colonial POSSESSIONS among the
Nous western powers might also
bow.
u can easily be seen how this
tpld affect the interests OF Japanese
ltjects, who are now engaging In
eisssing number In various under
tings and enterprises 10 the Pacific
d. profit to themselves and advan.
h to Japan.
was precisely on account OF the
@vslence OF tDis spirit OF colonial
Afpllln that one OF your honorable
Ruecessors was led TO declare to the
fmsn government that your gov
4uent attached great Importance to
~ maintenance OF the rights to
eh the Uulted States becomes IL
lev remaining regions now under
4eIendent ara autonomous native
gtlonentslu the Pacific oceau."
1he Justice Of that declaration can.
Dc Questioned anu the Imperial
'ttninsai,entertainIng aiInilar viows
pa hot behold with Indifference
fnges In the status OF those goverp-
pc inal ,would exIiuguish Japan
nghts.
II imperial government recognizes
well'tslaolished principle Of
inationsl law that the comp.etlon
anlexAlion woulJ render the
uss shd conventions at present ex.
" ueVween Japan and Hawaii
sole, either at the option OF Jalan
9'Oe unlled siales, but they cannot