Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
HAWAII IN A FLUTTER.
Extra Session Predicted to Take
Care of the Question of An
neXatiOn.

San Francisco, Sept. 1.-The steamer
Australia, from Honolulu, arrived to-
day, with the following Hawaiian adj
vices:
Francis NJ. Hatch, minister to Wash
ington, arrived August 20 with import
ant information which will require the
attention of both the government and
senate, and secret notice has already
been issued to the members of the lat
ter body calling upon them to meet in
extra session September to consider
the question. Meanwhile Minister
Hatch is in almost constant consulta-
ton with President Dole and his cabi-
net. The lawmakers will be asked to
ratify the annexation treaty recently
signed in Washington, and as a major
ity of members favor annexation, the
matter will be rushed through. The
reason for the extra session of the sem
ate at this early date is a matter of
conjecture, and much curiosity is
evinced with regard to it.
A senator is authority for the state
ment that Minister Hatch brought word
to the effect that President Mckinley
had resolved to call congress together
two months earlier than usual for the
POl pOoC VI llSpOSlIlS VI Tie treaty Dc-
fore the regular session.
Another matter to be considered by
the Hawaiian senate is that of render
ing assistance to the executive in I'M
raVeling the Japanese muddle. There
are rumors of a split in the cabinet over
the question, and it is said the inter-
Vention of the senate is required to pre-
vent open rupture.
The Hawaiian Star created a sensa-
ton by the publication of a scheme,
alleged to have been backed by the
sugar trust, to block annexation. 1t is
said every Hawaiian in the group has
been called to appear in Honolulu Sep
TENDER IA to participate in a mammoth
demonstration against closer political
union with the United States. Senators
Morgan and Quay are expected to ar
rive from the United States on that
day. and the object of the anti-annexa
tionists is to impress them with the
feeling on the islands.
James B. Castle, who has held the
position of collector of customs since
the queen was deposed, has resigned on
account of i'll health.
Hawaiian Action Justified.
Washington, Sept. There is no
disposition among officials here to
question the correctness of the state
ment in the dispatches from Hawaii to
the effect that Minister Hatch hur-
ried to Honolulu with the special pur-
pose of securing annexation by the Ha-
Waiian government in advance of the
meeting of our congress. There is no
rule in diplomatic practice that would
forbid Hawaii first acting upon the
treaty, and the treaty itself does not
indicate which government is to take
the initiative in the execution Of the
policy of President Mckinley towards
Hawaii, as laid down in his message,
transmitting the treaty to congress
last June, that the document shall be
ready in all respects for the action of
the United States senate at it's next
session.
1t is not believed the president has
any intention of calling a special ses-
sion for the purpose of ratification. In
deed, considering the fact that if the
Hawaiian Legislature acts with the
greatest promptness upon the treaty it
can scarcely complete this action and
return the ratified document to Wash
ingtOn before October.