The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-02

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II the first proposed Treaty Of
Annex ation was surprise to The
Government and the American peo-
pie, the one now reported ia a
greater one. Mr.. Stevens had pre-
pared the Department of State by
many dispatches, Chen public docu-
mentp), for the betrayal of friendly
power into the hands Of foreign
nation. But Hawaii is to-day far
less endangered than it was then.
Neither the President, nor his Cabi-
net, nor goodly proportion of the
Senate are personally in favor OF the
new move. The American people
are also more enlightened on the
character of the adventures aud
their fraudulent official standing
Why then this apparent change Of
policy
The PRONUNCIATION OF this treaty is
diplomatic, political party move
aud is further an announcement
that the United States means TO do
nothing whatever, not that something
tOiH he done. For confirmation Of
this statement, | refer you to the
tone of the remarks on the treaty
made by it's own friends, and the
cuttings enclosed from the news
papers favorable to annexation.
Cuba was giving the President
much anxiety; the Department Of
State was informed upon reliable
evidence that Japan would push her
claim for Hawaiian indemnity; the
Republican party had held three
caucuses Of senators without being
able to agree on the abrogation or
retention OF the Reciprocity Treaty;
he Hawaiian Sugar Trust and the
Ameri AN Sugar Trust were so at
odds over the Tariff bill that no re-
Cancellation seemed possible, and
thus the object Of the extra session
would be defeated, Such was the
situation.
Nov, for the purpose of giving
tranquility to all these opposing
elements, in order to indefinitely
pos poGe a settlement Of the Ha.
waiian question, the skeleton OF An.
nexation was taken out of its coffin
dressed mp as a scare-crow to
frighteu away he birds Of foreign
or domestic pIumsge which were
towering over the Capitol, very
much as you will see Chinaman
beating tin. can for the like pur
pose in the market gardens towards
Waikiki.
1t developed at once, however, a
tremendous opposition; not only
amongst its former opponents but
amongst the republicans, For a
single example, the two Californis
senators arc against it now, when
formerly that state was the best ally
of the insurgents. Gov, Perkins
said at once that it must not even
be considered until December. Sen
ators White said he would stay here
all through the hot summer in order
to defeat it. These are but instances
OF the opposition it has excited. The
result is that such papers as the
Star and the Sun, constant supper
ters Of the adventurous, acknowledge
that to press the treaty would bt
to lose their case. 1t is therefore
practically withdrawn, and at tn,
cabinet meeting yesterday, the mat
ter was scarcely mentioned
Her Majesty, on hearing that al
alleged treaty (ceding property
which they do not own and neve
can OWN had been prolTered b.
Messrs. Hatch, rhurston and Kinney
that it had been sent to the Senate
by the United States government
acted Immediately to preserve an,