The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
TO OFIGHT THE TREATY
MANY INTERESTS OPPOSED TO THE
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
Sugar Trust, Beet Growers, Cleveland
Democrats and Others Organizing
Against Ratification.
ACTION WILL BE DELAYED
SENATE MAY POSTPONE CONsIDERA-
TION TILL NEXT WINTER.
Gossip About Secretary Sherman's
Change of Front and Revival of
the Resignation Runner.
VEIL OF SECRECY REMOVED
AND THE TEXT OF THE TREATY
AND MESSAGE MADE PUBLIC.
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Secretary of States Review of the
Negotiations Leading to- the Sign
ing of the Document.
Gossip About Secretary Sherman's
Change of Front and Revival of
the Resignation Rumt Z.
VEIL OF SECRECY REMOVED
AND THE TEXT OF THE TREATY
AND MESSAGE MADE PUBLIC.
Secretary of States Review of the
Negotiations Leading to- the Sign
ing of the Document.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON June 1.-THE admins
tration has been astonished at the force
and scope of the opposition which has al
ready developed toward the Hawaiian an
nexation project. The enterprise does not
appear to have gone off with the. free swing
and unanimous appreciation from an en-
thusiastic populace that was expected.
Fierce objections from influential men have
been raised against the policy of colonial
tion and the anti-administraton party is
sounding notes of warning against what it
is pleased to call the new departure. The
mugwumps, the Cleveland Democrats, the
beat-growers, the Sugar Trust crowd, and
half dozen other interests are combining
a really formidable opposition to annexa-
tion. 1t is doubtful if this antagonism will
be strong enough to defeat the administra-
ton policy, but it will certainly be able to
postpone the consummation Of the deal un-
til next winter and maybe longer
Discussion of the treaty and the incidents
connected Herewith includes a revival of
the chatter about Secretary Sherman's
withdrawal from the Cabinet. This new
story is hinged upon the assumption that
the secretary's pride has been so humbled
tradiction to his settled theories about the
danger of territorial acquisition that he
will retire from the premiership in disgust.
Senator Sherman, during the latter days of
the Fifty-fourth Congress, when Cuba was
under discussion, took occasion TO reiterate
his previously expressed antagonism to fur
ther addition to our territory, stating that
in his opinion it would be the prudent and
fa
strictly to its own business and not attempt
to possess itself of outlying territory which
might involve US in serious and unnecessary
complications with other nations. This
statement was privately discussed great
deal in the Senate to-day but very few
of the secretary's old colleagues in that
body believe that he will withdraw from
the Cabinet They say that Mr. Sherman
all through his political career has reserved
unto himself the right to change his mind
or reverse his position to suit the exigencies
of any occasion which might arise, making
such changes desirable. Secretary Sher-
man has not as much pride in his consisten-
cy as some public men, and it does not
seem to embarrass him in the slightest to
make a shift To the talk that Secretary
Sherman will soon resign reply is made by
intended to retire for the reasons suggested
he would have done so yesterday and have
left the signing of the treaty to his sue
cessor.
The Senate in executive session this after
noon made public the treaty and accom-
panying papers. Senator Davis, chairman
of the committee on foreign relations, said
to-day that the committee would take up
the Hawaiian treaty at it's next regular
meeting, which will be held on Wednesday
of next week, but that no special meeting
would be held for that purpose. He said
the treaty would in any event be held in
committee a sufficient length of time to per-
NIT all sides to be heard, but the time
would be controlled somewhat by the indi-
cations as to whether the Senate would
consider the treaty at the present session.
On this latter point the senator declined
to advance an opinion.