The Portland daily press., 1897-11-29
IN hawaii.
The Dispute with the Yankees of the
Orient

Orient.
Honolulu, November 20.-Via San
Francisco, November 27.-Advices re-
ceived today from Japan state that no
progress has been made in the negotia-
tions about the emigrant affair, owing to
the fact that Hawaii sticks to the policy
of procrastination in the hope, it is
claimed, of transferring the responsibility
of paying the compensation to the United
States.
The relations of Japan with the United
States have become more friendly and
the latter is inclined to advise the Ha-
waiian government to pay the indemnity
at once, to Japan if it really desires
the annexation of Hawaii to the United
States. Before long, instructions will be
despatched to that effect to Minister
Sewan at this place. In fact the Hawaiian
government may be induced to accept the
proposal of the United States and pay the
damages, as heavy expense will be in
CURED in leaving the dispute to arbitra-
ton.
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota and
ex-senator Dubois Of Idaho will leave for
San Francisco today. Both men are prao-
tically against annexation. 1t is a change
of front on the part of Dubois.
In recent speech before meeting of
Hawaiians at Hilo, Mr.. Pettigrew said;
'We came to your island for the purpose
of asking what the people who live in
this country thought about the annexa-
ton of the island. | have failed to find
native Hawaiian who is not opposed to
annexation to the United States and in
favor of your own government. l shall
tell what L have seen and what I have
heard in the Senate when the question
comes up
Four native Hawaiians will leave for
Washington tonight to work against an
| nexation.
NOT CONFIRMED IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, November 27.-The offic-
ials here know nothing Of any intention
on the part of our government to advise
Hawaii to pay immediately to Japan,
without waiting an arbitration, the sum
of money claimed by Japan on account of
the turning back from Honolulu of Japa-
nese laborers last spring. The Depart
ment of State, it is said, has carefully
refrained from interfering by suggestion
or otherwise, between Japan and Hawaii
| in the settlement of the matter at
| issue.
| Touching the theory that the settle
ment of the claim is being purposely de-
| layed by Hawaii in order to throw it
upon the United States after annexation
shall have been accomplished, it is said
that nothing could be gained by such
course since the pending annexation
treaty provides that the United States
| shall not assume a liability exceeding
| four millions of dollars on account of an
nexation, and it is understood that there
are already outstanding obligations to
nearly that amount
| When shown the Honolulu despatch
concerning the progress of the negotia
lions between Hawaii and Japan, Minis
| ter Hatch of the former country tonight
said that he had no advices confirmatory
of any part Of it. He added that when he
l6IU hawaii very foC6lllly buS luulCdUlOilS
were favorable TO the settlement of the
dispute by arbitration and he continued:
Instead of Hawaii's seeking to post
pone the adjustment of the claim until
after the question of the annexation of
Hawaii to the United States is settled,
the opposite is true. Hawaii is anxious
to present clean slate to the United
| States, but she cannot allow her concern
in that direction to lure her into making
concessions regarding Japanese immigra.
ton in case the annexation treaty should
| fail
Mr.. Hatch added that he had no know
ledge of any purpose on the part of the
United States to interfere in the dispute
and he expressed the opinion that he
would be in possession of that information
if such course had been decided upon.
Until annexation is accepted he
said, "Hawaii must pursue her course as
san independent nation and 1t is not nos
sible that the United States would advise
the Hawaiian government to adopt q mol
icy looking to the surrender of her right
to regulate immigration, right which
the government Of this country is con
stantly exercising"