The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-24
"D0 YOU SEE THAT
Err. ERNEST WILLIAM BECKETT
TO QUERY IN TIE COMMONS.

Wanting to Know If the Government
Apprised of the Fact That Hawaii
About to be Annexed, and Does it Mea
to Allow 1t? - Senate Committe
Tackles Japan's Protest and Will Try t
Avoid .'Giving offense to Friendi
Power'-Extra Care in View of tn
.Japs' Bumptiousness.
London, Jure 23.-In the house Of com
mons tomorrow Ernest William Beckett
Conservative member for me Whitby di
vision Of the north riding of Yorkshire
VIII question the government as t.
whether the government is aware that
fQueen Liliouakalani mas been deposed
by small body Of Americans. who, with
out right or title, have assumed sover-
eighty over Hawaii. and now. to save
themselves from the resentment Of the
people, have requested the American
government TO annex Hawaii, and as to
whether Great Britain proposes 10 allow
this most important coaling station to
pass into the hands Of the United States
without protest
ANNEX ALTON IN COMMITTEE.
Washington, June 22.-The Hawaiian
annexation treaty formed the principal
topic Of consideration by the senate com
Bnittee on foreign relations at its brief
session today. The treaty and accom-
panying papers were read and referred
To a subcommittee composed Of Senator'S
Davis, Foraker ard Morgan, with in
stracJions 70 investigate the entire ques-
ton and report the bill to the fun com
nittee.
The papers read included the protest
made by Japan against the annexation.
The document did rot cal out much
comment but al that was said was Of a
character TO indicate that the members
OF the committee did not regard it as
likely u lead TO serious complications,
though requiring the most respectful
consideration. The subcommittee will
consider all the complications likely TO
grow out Of annexation, including those
referring to the trade relations of the
islands
The protest from Japan in connection
with the Hawaiian treaty, which was
received by the serate committee on for
eign affairs today, is considered in a
more serious light than was AZ first made
apparent, and the committee took excep-
n0n2l precautions 10 prevent the publ
cation of its proceedings. The protest
was accepted as almost an ultimatum OF
Japan's part TO the effect that the treaty
must not be perfected. !; is not pro
test against the form Of the document,
as has been supposed in some quarters,
but against the document itself, or rather
against the transaction, as being opposed
q Japan's interests. The specific reason /
alleged for the protest is that the con-
summation Of the agreement between .
Hawaii and the United STATES would dis
tur5 the existing trade relations in the /
north Pacific and nullify treaty rights.
The protest is in such definite terms .
ard is directed 80 squarely a the trans 4
action as 10 cause the committee 70 feel 1
that the entire matter should be handled /
with the utmost circumspection. as the /
or.y way by which complications of a .
serious nature can he avoided While F..
there is no disposition on the part of a
majority Of the committee 10 weaken in I
it support of the treaty. there * a gen
'ral feeling tiat the friendly relations
which have always existed between ia
par and the United States call for great
deiheration and especial care in pro
oeeding in the matter. Hence the ap-
p1intment Of the subcommittee n con-
slider al the details, the decision 20 keep
ia pf
the public and the probability that the
committee may rot he able to report
during the present session Of congress.
With reference II this latter point. il
may be stated as extremely probable that
the matter VIII be held in allowance by
the subcommittee until congress con-
Tenes IL regular session next December.
Tor the double purpose OF permitting the
committee 10 make its Investigation as
thorough as possible and to permit the
executive 10 exert its best efforts
the use Of diplomacy to convince
Japan Of the unwisd0m OF her course. II
Is understood in this correction that this
delay Is in accordance with the wishes OF
the administration, as minated 10 mem
bers of the senate.
The opinion was expressed II. the Son
ale that document Of the character Of
that filed by Japan would. If presented
by nation more nearly the equal Of he
United States, lead 10 very serious diff
culties but there is a general desire to
extend Unusual consideration toward the
Asiatic stale, not only because Of the
uniformly friendly relations existing be-