The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-28
CshIs and Annexation as Topics
in an Interview.
GH. A. S. HARTWFLL HOME
Ger. sc-yrnser's Statement Linz
Soon In Washing ton-Senator
Hozr-LeadinE Americans.

or rEr hours after he had landed from
tae s. 5 Ci-y Of Peking on Christmas
Dar. he was interviewed by a repre-
sentative 0f this paper Gen. Hartwell
fz huns from the United States and
mas been In Washington and New
YORK 10 vary the usual program Of
sle pe-iod in cases OF This sort, the first
question was concerning cable instead
cf Cd re annexation In New York,
Gene-zl Hartweu met General Scrym-
sa-- uf the Pacific Gable Company. This
Is the corporation in which ]. Pier
pa=i Morgan Is interested with other
weu known cspitalistic colleagues. On
the subject General Scrymser said that
1her expected 10 have a line in opera
ion between the California coast and
the HaEaiian Islands with a year or
1S months. This is 10 be one branch
or section of a new system or arrange
meuE The analgamation or finished
new 71ure or routes Of communication
VIII include Communication with jap
ar and China. with New Zealand and
Australia. with the Islands of the
Sou-h Pacific and with Vladivostock
and tire Siberian telegraph lines. For
himse.f- General HartEell did not have
much To say upon this subject, merely
seating what had been told to him in
Nr# Furs Ir is well known that the
l5uolulu man Is Gl rapport with all
= -
half suspected that he could speak by
1he card in the premises If he choose.
The tact -Aat he has been in New York
talking cable is significant in c0nnec-
-inl with his associations in this field
cf enterprise. and taken with recent
mail advices Indicating that day of
cable activity i1 the Pacific is close at
hand
In Washington, General Harrwell had
Tho pleasure 0r a chat with Speaker
Reed hut did NOT talk Hawaii or Ha-
Eziian Affairs 10 the master Of the
Efnuse- This was merely a friendly
meeunE at watch the visitor from
EzHai stated in the beginning that he
Ezs NOT Oh hand to talk annexation.
The TWO gentlemen had met many
1Emes before General Hartwell likely
Eelt that lf the Speaker desired infor-
nation Oh Hawaii ID would be solicited.
Speaker Reed is keenly alive to the
weiEht uf the pending issue in the
United States and to the import Of the
stupaldrus questions which Congress
Is beng called upon to handle
General Ha-rwell sent his card 10
Senator Hear in the rooms of the
1utiz5arr Committee near the Senate
chamber in The Capital Building. A
a-nm1t reply inviting an immediate
cau WAS The result Senator Hoar had
evidently been locking for just a man
aE had sent the card. General Hart
E-el WAS uuiatly but almost literally
uut upon the witness stand and kept
the7e for b ElI three-quarters Of an
hour The General did not say so in
these words. but II was clear from his
remarks Oh the interview that he was
asked about as many questions during
ms visit TO the committee room as he
himself cares to put in a court room
during the same length Of time. The
inquiries were close and searching, and
naturally were OF such a nature as a
man OF tho ability and position Of Sen
zt1r H0ar would lodge. He wanted to
know ali about the natives and about
the various reform movements and
leading incidents that had finally
reached q climax in the establishment
1f the Republic. Senator Hoar's
father. bv The way. was an extreme
lhuli-i0nist and was very prominent
I'm that political wing in its very earli-
est DAYS. During this portion Of the
examination trelatfng to the native OF
nunlrchial G0vermenD and at its end
Senator Hlar endorsed the course OF
Hhnac who had established the new or.
der. The senator was most particular
nnd careful and thorough when speck.
ing light concerning the actual military
OF strategic value Of the Islands a.
portion OF the United States. Genera
ERrsweu Is satisfied for himself thai
Senator Hear S paying most attention
To the value az the Islands as an Am,
erican outpost. The veteran Republic
can Is weighing and considering thi!
feature with the greatest care. /
might almost be said that mis- ultimat'
determination as TO his attitude toward
the whole question hinges on his in
res-ira-i0n along the line Of the mill
rzrr worth OF the Islands.
General AiEer. Secretary of War
Mr. Long. Secretary of the Navy ant
Mr. Roosevelt. his assistant, as vel
as General Miles. commander of th'
A--v OF the United States. were al
very pleasant to General Hartwell ant
an earnestly concerned as to the futur
of the Islands All Of these gentle
men. who certainly form a group o
Representative Americans are arden
zunerari0nists. Mr.. Fairbanks, the ney
Senator from Indiana. is said TO be al
znnexationsst OF the pronounced typ
and MS colieage. Mr. Turpie, may b
friendly to the treaty.
That ii had been decided 70 hav
first or initial consideration of tn
rraarv Id executive session Of the Sen
are Is regarded by General Hartwel
as sn opening victory for the annexa
rlan forces. for the reason that thi
wzs their program suggested and ad
vorased hy them against opposition
There j. very wide and very genera
interest in The subject Of annexation