The herald., 1897-11-28

DOLE DELAYS 4
4
Hawaii Will Not Settle
With Japan
ARBITRATION IS EXPENSIVE
AND IT MAY, BE CHEAPER TO
: SETTLE UP
ARBITRATION IS EXPENSIVE
Annexation May Shift the Burden Of
Payment to the United States.
't'r Pettigrew's Conversion
Associated Press Special Wire.

HONOLULU, Nov. 20, via San Fran
2, cisco. Nov. 27.--Advices received today
from Japan state that no progress has
emigrant affair. owing to the fact that
Hawaii sticks invariably to the policy
Of procrastinntlon In the hope, 1t is
claimed. of transferring the RESPONSE
bility of paying the compensation to the
a United States by the effecting of the
proposed annexation. At this juncture
another difficulty has sprung up. A
certain emigration company in Honolulu
has unlawfully appropriated the deposit
money Of the emigrants and Minister
Shimamura attempted to bring the mat
ter before a tribunal. The company,
great astonished at the attitude of the
Minister, threatened to disclose all the
weak points of Japan in the negotiations
at issue should the Minister insist upon
carrying out his plan to the bitter end.
Under these circumstances the new
trouble Is at present in state of sus-
pense. While matters stand in this way
the United States have become more
friendly and the latter is inclined to ad-
wise the Hawaiian government to pay
the indemnity at once to Japan If 1t
really desires the annexation of Hawaii
to the United States. Before long, in
structlons will be dispatched to that
effect to Minister Sewall 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 incurred in leav-
ing the dispute to arbitration. Should
this turn out to be a fact, the Hawaiian
affair will be settled earlier than eX
pected.
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota
and ex-senator Dubois of Idaho will
leave for San Francisco today. Both
men are practically against annexation
It Is q change of front on the part of
Dubois. When he was member of the
Senate, l.. A. Thurston, who was then
the Hawaiian Minister at Washington,
remarked and repeated frequently that
Senator Dubois was one of the most en-
thusiastic supporters of the annexation
proposal.
In a recent speech before a meeting Of
Hawailans at Hilo, Hawaii, Pettigrew
said: 1--WE came to your island for the
purpose of ascertaining what the peo-
pie who live in this country thought
about the question of the annexation Of
the islands. and also to see what we
could learn about the desirabiity of an
nexing these islands, if we found the
people wanted them annexed, on the
part of the United States. have tried
to talk with everyone who would talk
with us on both sides of the question and
ascertain the views of the people.
Much Misrepresentation has been
made in the United States\ with regard
to how the native Hawaifans looked
upon this question. I had supposed
that many Of your people were in favor
of annexation, because it has been so
represented, but have talked to many
and l have failed to find native Ha
waiian who Is not opposed to annexation
to the United States and in favor of your
own government.
II shall tell what have seen and what
have heard in the Senate when the
question comes up. I should do that
even if were opposed to what you want
done but am not opposed to it,"
Four native Hawaiians will leave for
Washington tonight to work against
annexation. Robert Wilcox, who was
to be one of the party, has decided not
to go. He now considers the trip a
waste of time and has so declared him
self.
OFFICIAL IDEAS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. = The off,
cials here know nothing of any intention
on the part of our government to advise
Hawaii to pay Immediately to Japan,
without waiting on arbitration, the sum
OF money claimed by Japan on account
of the turning back from Honolulu of
Japanese laborers last spring.
On the contrary, the department of
state. it is safd, has carefully refrained
from interfering, by suggestion or other
wise, between Japan and Hawaii in the
settlement Of the matter at issue and
there Is no, reason now to expect
change of course.
1t is not understood here that the NAM
Ing by Japan of the sum Of $4,000 as the
claimed indemnity binds Hawaii to pay
that much. 1t is merely a maximum
limitation which the rules of arbitration
require to be placed on claim wherever
possible Touching the theory that the
settlement of claims is being purposely
delayed by Hawaii in order to throw
them upon the United States after an
nexation shall have become an accom-
plished fact, 1t Is said that nothing could
be gained by such a course, since the
pending annexation treaty provides in
terms that the United States shall not
assume liability of exceeding 81 ,000, 900
on account of annexation, and it is un-
derstood that there are already out
standing obligations to nearly that
amount.
I-ANNEXATIONISTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.-A COM
mittee has arrived here from Honolulu
on the way to Washington to plead with
the United States government against
the annexation of Hawaii. The commit
tee consists of two full-blooded Ha-
waiians and two half Hawaiians.
The leader of the delegation Is James
X. Kaulia, the president of the Ha-
waiian Patriotic league. There are be-
sides. David Kalau Kalani, the leader
OF the Second Hawaiian society, which,
differs only in its opinions in local mat
ters from the Patriotic league: William
Auld, who is the possessor Of consider
able property on the island Of Oahu, and