The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
So Hawaiian RepreSen-
tatives Renew Request
for Annexation.
Too Many Subjects of the
Mikado Landing for
Safety.
1t Is Said That Mckinley and Sher-
man Are in Favor of Annex
ing the Islands.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 16.-One
of the Hawaiians who is here urging an
nexation is representing to mem bers of
Congress and the State Department that
be is seriously alarmed over the prospect
that Japan may gain dom minion over the
islands unless this Government takes
speedy action. He complains that the
matter OF annexation languishes in the
Office of the Secretary of State 1t has also
been pigeonholed in the Office OF .the
President.
Some weeks ago came news that there
was an unusual influx of Japanese in to
Honolulu. AT the headquarters of the
ex-Queen here this was understood to
mean something more than the mere
hocking OF an unusual number of emil
grants to the island. 1t was colonization
for purpose. The movement of Japanese
to the island in large mum bers is, how
ever. not a thing OF the past few months.
The recent report made by the Depart
ment OF Foreign Affairs of the Dole Gov
ernment, of which Mr.. Sherman has
copy, shows that this colonization has
been going on for four years.
Recently, however. a whole boatioad OF
the Japanese of the more intelligent class
went over TO Honolulu, and this was the
circumstance which opened the eyes OF
this Government. Among the latest arri-
walls were many students from Japanese
colleges. These evidently did not 60
there for the purpose of trying the new
coffee boom or of working on the sugar
plantations.
Before this, however, the Japanese
movement had been noted by the repre-
sentatives of the Government who came
to this country. Among them were Cen
eral Hartwell, who wrote about the abdi-
cation which eX-QUeen Lilioukalani
signed and gave to Attorney General
Smith OF the Hawaiian republic. 1t was
undenied that the object of their visit was
to renew interest in the annexation
scheme, which was in fair way to ac-
plishment when MIR. Cleveland with
drew the treaty from. the Senate. The
Hawaiian representatives were informed
soon after the Inauguration of President
Mckinley that the annexation plans
would have to wait till .the tariff matter
was out of the way-that is to say, until it
was disposed of by the House.
Conferences which have evidently meant
nothing have been held between Secretary
Sherman and Mr.. Hatch and the Attor-
ney-General, although it was stated that
these conferences were merely informal.
They have been so informal that General
Hartwell, the chief legal adviser of the
Dole Government at its formation and
who WAS here on the annexation business,
has left the city and gone to Boston. 1t
was the intention of the Hawaiian repre-
sentatives to have the old treaty sent to
the Senate, or to ask for q comm ission, or
to have the question OF annexation, fail
Ing in both of the other two plans, opened
up in the House. All OF these plans, it
was stated tonight, have failed.
President Mckinley and Secretary Sher-
man both favor annexation, however. II
Mr.. Mckinley should send the old treaty
to the Senate and it should De disposed
of in short order, as is very likely,
considering the temper OF the Repub-
lican Senators on the question to say
| nothing of Democratic support. it would
have to go 10 the House and Mr.. Reed
would have to appoint committee to
| consider it. This, however, would run
counter to tie House programme which
Mr.. Reed is carrying out, not merely for
| himself, but for every interest expecting
| to be benefited by the new tariff bill,
Mr.. Reed and the House adjourn ments
have cut off the hope of the presentation
of the Hawaiian matter by any member
of the House, and so the Dole Government
stands. or Will stand as long as it can. If
| ii fails. as it's said it may, by reason of its
increasing public debt. nothing can pre-
vert first Japanese protectorate and then
Japanese occupation.
| if there was anything new in the situa-
| tion. He said that there was nothing at
all startling in the present condition of
affairs. He said that the going to Hawaii
of the Philadelphia was of no Importance,
OF of any other American ships. "Why
ships" he said, ''go there every day."