The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-16
A TO TAKE HAWAII.
THE CABINET APPROVES THBRoUGH
DEALT OF THE TREATY.

The Doie Government 20 Remain in rower
Until = Territorial Government Can ne
Pcrfected-No Ponsion FOR Mrs. Doninis-
Action in the Near Future Expected.
w~AsHINaToN, June l5.-Tho Hawaiian an
nexation treaty will be sent to the Senate within
n very short time. At to-day's meeting of the
Cabinet the treaty was discussed at some length
at tho suggestion Of tho President, who was
anxious to get a full and FREQ expression of
views from the Cabinet officers before giving his
ANAL approval OF tho rough draft prepared by
Assistant Secretary Day and the Hawaiian An
pcxation Commissioners.
Amajority of the Cabinet favored the treaty
a. drawn, and tho official copy will be prepared
at once. A Republican Senator Is authority for
the statement that tho treaty will be submitted
to the Senate tomorrow, but inquiry at official
sources showed that It had not been signed.
Several Senators have boon taken into the conf
dence OF the President in regard to the treaty
and the plan Of action TO be pursued In the Sem
ate has boon partly arranged. The treaty will
be referred to tho Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and will not DO taken up by the Senate
until the Tariff bill Is out Of the way in that
body.
The exception made by tho President to his
policy to allow Congress unrestricted considera-
ton Of tho tariff by keeping back other great
public questions requiring an executive initia-
tive, has been brought about by the divergence
Of opinion among the Republicans on the Ha-
waiian reciprocity treaty. With Hawaii an
nexcd the reciprocity treaty would BIO void, and
tho knowledge Of this would indicate a clear
line Of action for the Republicans to pursue in
the present tariff legislation.
It IL said that the attitude OF Japan toward
Hawaii in tho trouble caused by the refusal of
the Hawaiian Government to allow Japanese
immigrants to be landed in the republic has not
been the main reason for expedition in the an
nexation matter. Tho treaty as agreed to by tho
representatives OF the United States and Ha-
wall provides for tho annexation Of the islands
as q Territory of the United States. The Dole
Government is to continue in force until Terri
torihl government can be perfected. No pro-
vision has been made for granting a ~gratuity or
o regular pension to Liliuokalani or Princess
Kaiulani, both OF whom were literally provided
for by tho treaty Of annexation negotiated
under the Harrison Administration
The little Hawaiian Court-Linuokalani. Secre-
taries Palmer and Heleluhe and Liliuokalani's
maid-are still at the Cairo Flats. seemingly
undisturbcd by the reports that the President is
about to send in a treaty annexing their country
to the United States. Iiliuokalani came to
Washington four months ago to thwart
annexation, and she is resting serene in tho
belief that her mission has been successful.
When she first came to Washington. there was
considerable doubt expressed here about her pur-
pose. She held drawing rooms In her apartments
at the Shoreham until she moved to the Cairo.
and when she was comfortably settled there
the drawing rooms were resumed. She has met q
majority of the members of both Houses. Repre-
sentatives and senators have called on her, and
she has invariably returned the calls. Her
friends in both Houses-and she is said to have
a number of them-have been of great assistance
to her in introducing, influential people. To q
few intimate friends she impaired the secret of
her mission to Washington.
discovered that Secretary then Senator) Sher-
man was unfavorable to Hawaiian annexation.
She had that he was TO be appoint
ed Secretary OF State, and a confidential mes
sage was sent 10 sound Mr.. Sherman on the
Hawaiian question. When she ascertained
suits. For several weeks things ran along
smoothly and little WINS said about Hawai-
came to the front, Liliuokalani, with character
istie foresight dy 4. set to work Spa r to md ont ont. The
would have little influence. with the President,
t!onists BY having the treaty killed in the Upper
II have seen considerable twaddle printed
Palmer, LiliuoEalani's ris6t.hand man. Who
night, about the Presidents policy toward
Hawaii. I've seen it stated that a treaty Of an
licve a word of it. l don't believe President
. Mckinley wants Hawaii annexed to the United
States. l don't believe the american people
United States Senate would ratify such a treaty
II it were sent in.
Il read a very ridiculous thing in the press to.
day to the effect that the annexation treaty-as.
Stunning that 1t will be sent in-will be ratified
right off. For the life OF me l cannot conceive Of
of annexation do not hope for action by the Sen
ate until next December, and for the press 10
tax about immediate ratihcation-weil, all i
can say is that 1t is Observation-Disclosures l say,
SIR"