The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-07-02
ARBITRATION NENT.

Van and tins country are cutting
both WAYS While il Il generally
suppoSed-whether adviseily OF
not. We cannot Say-IhaJ the I'M
migration business has played 3
parr in huErying along the annex
arien treaty. II seems reasonably
clear thar japanese claims upon
Hawaii may cause more Or less
DELAY in the progress Of the
treaty.. Tie information i such
that We cannot believe the public
remarks q Count okuma regard
fnc the attitude q the United
States were made without due
consideration q the correspond
enr that has passed between the
JapaneSe and American Govern
menCs
In view q the friendly rela-
lions between the United States
and Japan II seems hardly prob
able that the United States viii
give no weight To the japanese
request that annexation b de
layed until The present Difficult
ties are settled II il were not
for the present complications va
are ncI inclined 10 believe Japan
would enter the protest. since
with other nations il has recog-
niEed the practical American
suzerainiJy over Hawaii and the
manifest outcome Of such s
policy.
We appreciate the difficulty OF
predicting -he future policy OF
either the United States or japan.
being removed from the uelegra-
phic cenrerS and thus unable TO
watch the developments DAY by
day. al the same time We believe
the duty Of the hour i TO settle
the Japanese affair. II Is very
easy 70 Say The matter should be
settled and another matter 70
settle IL Today w czn - no
signs Of Yielding on The part Of
either u the contestants After
several weeks devoted 10 diplo-
matte correspondence We md
both Hawaii and japan assert
ing We ara right aaa Ne can
not sscr1ce national dignity and
honor-We Viii not give in The
question az stake : complex and
with the different opinions given
By diplomatic lawyers The public
l. very much al sea on the legal
merits q Tie problem But leav-
ing the popular views aside. when
Two nations cannot agree TWO
avenues q settlement ara always
open-war or arbitration. Ha-
val cannot goUo var and neither
japan O the United States desire
10 sci mixed up IN warlike pro
oeadings The only satisfactory
avenue leading 70 prompt settle
menI i 70 submit the issues 81
stake 70 The decision Of diSinJer-
esJed EarueS-Jo arbitration Al
ready The japanese papers have
suggested The probability OF such
measures being taken We here
can appreciate that q settlement
out o. court Is next 70 impossible
and II order 10 continue mJerna-
uonzl friendship The board Of In
81 appeal must Be called upon. The
Government Of Hawaii and the
japanese representatives are
honest II their desire 10 reach
an zmiczble understanding.
They have found out that there
Is no disposition 70 give and
take Common sense. diploma
nc COURTESY and International
friendship ali point 10 the inter
national Law court with the IN
derSIanding that the con1ending
parties viii abide By the decision.
II Hawaii Suggests arbitration.
lis honesty Of purpose would Be
clearly and absolutely demon
suz1ed and We cannot believe
that japan would soorn The mod
en- emblem q peace on earth and
international friendship Whe1h.
e the United States vii stand
behind Hawaii to Strengthen The
backbone Of It's contention NAV