Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-29
IN FAVOR OF UNION
Most Of tip Morgan Party Favor Ha-
/. 4aifaa Annexation.
INTERVIEWS aITEE IN HONOLULU
Representative Cannon is Supposed
to Have Changed His Views.
DECLINES ToTALK, HOWEVER

DECLINES TO,TALK, HOWEVER
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, September 70
| The steamship Australia arrived today
from Honolulu with the following Ha.
waiian advices:
=. HONOLULU. September %,
Via San Francisco. Cal, September ..
Representatives. g. Cannon of Illinois
H. c. Loudenslager of New Jersey, A. 8.
Berry of Kentucky and ]. A. Tawney OF
Minnesota and their families leave for San
Francisco today. after short stay in this
country. Senator Morgan will remain sew
eral weeks longer
| During their stay they nave been con-
Quoted to the different points Of interest
and have had everything pertaining to Ha-
wall explained to them. Many social func-
| tons have been given in their honor. On
'the evening of September 20 a public re-
ception was rendered Senator Morgan at
the United States legation, and was largely
attended.
Visited Pearl Harbor
Senator Morgan and the congressman WIS.,
tied Pearl Harbor yesterday. The latest
work already accomplished by the Ben
nington survey party, were laid before the
senator and his colleagues
1t has been claimed that Representative
Cannon Is opposed to annexation. In an
interview he said.
You can rest assured that I have not
committed myself against annexation. l
do not care what you hear to the contrary.
no man can say that 1 am pledged against
annexation of the islands to the United
Ste ties.
Il dislike going into particulars on this
question at this time. am here for pleas
ure. and to see and learn all 1 possibly
could during the period Of my short stay.
l can truthfully say that am greatly i'm
pressed with my trip to Hawaii
berry Fnvors Union.
Congressman Berry talks freely. He
says: IL was favorable to political union
before came here. and my visit has only
strengthened me in my position. I am con-
fident that annexation will come during
the next session Of Congress. The Ha-
waiian Islands will be annexed in some
manner
Congressman Loudenslager was nom
committal when interviewed. 1t is I'M
derstood that he favors annexation. He
said
mot being. or m American soil 1 would
prefer not to talk on the subject. I do not
think 1t would be right for me to do co.
You will hear very shortly how feel about
the matter, for IHintend to: ventilate my
Il can say that f'am favorably impressed
with the American colony in Hawaii They
are intelligent and law-abiding and are
worthy of their flag and country"
- French Cruiser Arrives,
The French cruiser Duguay Truin arrived
from Tahiti yesterday with Commodore
Fort. who has been in command of the
French navysin The Pacific for some years
She will remain hsFe about a week and will
then proceed TO San Francisco. ,tr o..
When the saHesil0ni of the annexation of
the Hawaiian Islands comes up! before the
United States Senate England wiz make q
protest, This protest. will not be, of, "a bell
ligerent nature, and is only the faRerunneI
Of scheme to, obtain, control ofisNeckar
Island for cable purposes. For some, time
past English war vessels have beenf seizing
islands In the Pacific, but have kept their
hands off Hawaiian territory. -. >.
In May, 1894. President Dole had reason
to believe that England had her eyes ON
Neckar Island He acted promptly. and
en-. May % a vessel was chartered and
sailed the same day for the island. Capt
Jas. A. King, the minister of the interior,
was in charge of the expedition. The
island was reached two days Later and
the following proclamation was read:
sl Claimed by Hawaii.
II, James A. King, minister of the in
terlor OF the provisional government of the
Hawaiian Islands, in pursuance of a COM
mission granted me by his eXcelency San
ford B. Dole, president of the provisional
government of the Hawaiian Islands, do
hereby, in the name of the provisional gov
eminent of the Hawaiian Islands, take pos
session of the island known as Neckar
Island as a part of Hawaiian territory.
ut lies in % degrees 30 minutes Nlatitude
and longitude 1854 degrees 30 minutes W.,
and having been claimed by the Hawaiian
government as Hawaiian territory since the
year 1S45, when an expedition under Capt.
Patty was sent to survey said island"
Both the United States and Hawaiian
governments knew positively that Eng
land does not object to annexation of the
islands. But she must have a cable land
Ing near Honolulu, and the landing must
be on British soil. Necker Island is prac-
ticaily worthless to Hawaii. and is be-
lieve1 that this government will readily
cede the barren rock to please England
Had 1t not been for the recent death of
British Commissioner Halves, England's
request for the island, 1t is believed, would
have been presented to this government.
AS the case now stands, nothing will be
done until new commissioner is ap-
pointed.
When Capt. King visited Neckar Island
it was found to be almost a heap Of vol
carlo rocks. nearly three hundred feee nigh.
with few patches of coarse grass on its