The times., 1897-03-16

| The question OF anneXing the Hawaiian
| Islands by the United States, the ne.
| gotiatlons for which, as stated in the
| Morning Times OF yesterday, have al
/ ready begun, will be brought formally to
the attertion of Congress and the country
within the coming week, upon a plan
| that has the Endorsement of Secretary
| Sherman and the President.
1t is understood that Senators Thurston
and Chandler, whose advocacy of the
| project OF annexation has been most pro-
bounced, have become the vouchers for the
proposed methods, the details OF which
| have been laid before the President and
| the Secretary of State. 1t is TO be pre-
Sented through the Committee on Foreign
Relations in the form of a joint resolu-
ton, similar to that under which Texas
was acquired in 1876 1t will embody the
main provisions OF the treaty that was
formulated under the Harrison Aministra-
ton. When the matter was first sug-
geSted TO Mr.. Mckinley, he protested
against a rcintroducrion OF the treaty. He
is alleged 60 have said with some en-
phasis that he could not consent to such
move In the face OF the fact that a
two-thirJs ma 1Ority could not he obtained
FOR tue measure in the Senate.
Senators Thurston aud Chandler there
upon brought forward the other phase OF
the question. it was shown that ma
jority of two-thirds is not necessary for
carrying through joint resolution. A
INA jority vote VIII accomplish It. and this
the champions OF the measure, profess to
he able to guarantee MIR. Chandler is
alleged TO have said TO the President
that he had polled the Senate, and that
there is clear majority In favor OF
annexation. Upon having these facts laid
before him, IL is alleged. President Nc
Kinley consented to have it attempted, but
only upon the positive assurance that
there is no doubt OF the Joint resolution
receiving the requisite majority.
IL is understood that Messrs. Chandler
and Thurston have very carefully gone
over the ground They are sure of the
temper OF the senate as well IS the House.
and are said to know exactly how many
votes they will have to support them.
The entire matter had to be gone over
with Secretary Sherman He demurred
10 any agitation of the subject for pretty
much the same reasons as those advanced
by the President, but he also finally yield
ed, and gave his Endorsement to the prop.
ostion AS stated, the matter Will be
laid before the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations at an early day, and the under
standing is the joint resolution will be put
upon its passage almost Immediately there
AFTER unless there should be some un-
foreseen hitch in the preluninaries.
1t is part Of the current story that Mr.
Hatch the representative of the Hawaiian
government here, is cognizant of all that
is being done toward annexation, and
gives the Senators his cordial Co operation.
He is deeply interested in the ma tier, not
only personally, but in behalf of his home
government. 1t is believed by Mr. Hatch,
and has been represented to Mr. Mckinley.
that if the United States desires ever to
have possession of the islands it must be
accomplished early
The country is rapidly filling up with
Japanese and with people OF other nation.
alities, and it will he but a short time
until there will be a majority in favor
OF nneNation by some other government,
when il VIII be exceedingly difficult Co
hold the advantage which the United
States can exercise at present It is
also said that the present establishment
at Hawaii Will not be able TO maintain
n government much longer. 1t is rapidly
accommodating debt. IL the reports are
true, and its expenditures exceed its rev
enues.