The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-30
Now on Calendar for Act.
ion at Any Time.
Japan Said to be Willing to Sub
NIT immigration Difficulty
to Arbitration.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Relations
has taken the second step looking to
the annexation of Hawaii to the Unit
ed States by an agreement to report a
resolution favOring the adoption of the
treaty, as sent from the White House
without amendment.
OF the II members of the committee
seven were present at the meeting this
morning. These were Messrs Davis,
Cullom, Foraker, Clark, Morgan, Tur-
pie and Daniel, and of these all but
Messrs. Turpie and Daniel cast their
votes for the resolution of ratification.
Senator Frye's vote was also cast, in
that interest by Senator Davis, Mr..
Frye having left instructions to this
effect
Senators Daniel and Turpie did not
take positive stand in opposition to
the treaty, but both expressed the
opinion that it was not expedient nor
consistent with the vast Importance of
the subject that the treaty should be
pressed to immediate consideration
and that if the Senate was not to take
the subject up at the present session.
the better course would be to leave it
in committee until the Senate should
be prepared to proceed with it's con-
SideratiOn.
Senator Turpie expressed himself as
inclined to favor the treaty, but said
that he thought that it should be
Id II l. L II L
amendments on the suggestion that
the majority would consider it prefer
able to have the amendments offered
in the Senate. There was a general
understanding that the committee
could make no effort to secure the con-
sideration of the treaty during the
present session, but events may Oc-
cur at any moment, it is felt at both
the Capitol and the White House,
which will make it necessary to take
up the treaty at any moment. 1t is in
order that this Government may not
be caught mapping that Senator Davis
urged action at this time on the treaty.
The whole secret of the expedition
of the annexation treaty lies in the
fact that American public sentiment
has grown impatient because of the
by Japan in a matter with
WQ1cn IQdL nation mas no cOnC0Tu. Nd
val officers generally believe that, if
necessary, the United States should
teach Japan a lesson, but, like the Sec
retary of State, they do not anticipate
that the Toxic Government would
care to go to war with the United
States, at least for the present.
The Bennington, now on the Cali
fornia coast, is being fitted out to take
the place of the cruiser Marion at Ho-
nolulu. The Marion was ordered home
some time ago, but an accident to her
machinery delayed her for several
months, and the order has now been
repeated.
1t is said that Admiral Beardslee has
not been sent any orders recently.
When he went out to Honolulu some
months ago he was charged to main
tain the statu quo there, having in
mind the fact that the President in
tended at his convenience to submit
an annexation treaty to the Senate.
That was before there was any idea
that Japan would lodge a protest
against the treaty, and though the Ad
miral's orders hold good at this time,
the explanation, it is believed, will
divest the fact of any hostile meaning
toward Japan.