San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-13
OUR HAWAII.
The Hawaiian Legislature
Acts Promptly.
THE LEGISLATURE ON THE IS
LANDS PASSES THE ANNEX
ALTON RATIFICATION,
Uncle Sau Has Only To Follow Suit,
All Returned Americans From
Honolulu Favor Annexa-
ton Bacon Would
If He Went.

New YORK, Sept. ia special TO
the Herald from Washington, says:
The Senate of the national legisla-
ture of the republic of Hawaii has by
this time ratified the treaty annexing
the Hawaiian islands to the United
States.
This assertion was made to your
correspondent by Mr.. Lorin NJ. Thurs
ton, charge d'affaires of Hawaii to the
United States. Mr.. ThurstOn said that
the Senate of the Hawaiian legisla
ture had been called to assemble on
September 8, and as that body is unan-
im0us for annexation he has no doubt
that it has ratified the convention
without dissenting voice.
The Senate and House of Represen-
tatives are pledged to annexation ac-
cording to Mr.. Thurston. Just before
the adjourning of the two houses last
year a joint resolution was adopted
declaring it to be the sense of the
Legislature that the interests of Ha-
wall demand her annexation to the
United States. This resolution was
adopted unanimously. As the COM
pleXion of the Senate and House has
not changed since the adoption of the
ItSOlutlOu MI. lnuISlOh has uO uOuDt
that, so far as Hawaii is concerned,
all the steps possible have been taken
to accomplish annexation.
lit is believed in administration cir
cles that the effect of the ratification
of the treaty by the Hawaiian Senate
will be to influence some of the men,
bers of the United States Senate now
in the doubtful column to vote for the
convention next session.
All that is now necessary is the APP
prevail of that body, and it is not be-
lieved that many members will be
willing to shoulder the responsibility
of defeating annexation and thus
throw Hawaii into the hands of ia
pan.
No official advices have been receiv-
ed here concerning the reply of Minis
ter Cooper to the note of Minister Shl-
mumura, in which on behalf of his
government, he accepted the principle
of arbitration in the matter of the
immigration controversy. The press
dispatches, however, indicating that
Mr.. Cooper desires information upon
the points which the japanese govern
ment considers at issue, are regarded
as correct and the position assumed
by the official is approved in official
circles. The authorities would natur-
ally be pleased to have the controver-
sy pending between Hawaii and ia
pan settled, because such settlement
would tend to remove any objection
which might be entertained by sena-
tors to bringing into the Union a ma
ton which has diplomatic differences
with another country. 1t is their opin-
ion, however, that the matter will not
be adjudicated until after annexation
is accomplished.
Mr.. Thurston declined to discuss
Senator Bacon's statements in regard
to the invitation extended to the Geor-
gian to go to Hawaii apd examine the
country. Friends of Hawaii, howey-
er, say there was no importantly in
the extension of the invitation. All
country. Friends of Hawaii, howev-
that was desired was to give Senator
Bacon an opportunity of seeing the
country and then he could vote as his
judgment dictated.
Il have no doubt" said one of the
gentlemen, "however, that had Sena-
tor Bacon gone to Hawaii he would
have come back an anneXationist. Do
you know that every person who sets
foot in Honolulu and travels in the is
lands leaves them imbued with de-
sire to do everything in his power to
annex them to the United States"