San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-16
THE ANNEXATION OF HAWAII
IS NOW A F0REGQNE
CONCLUSION.
Japan May Make a Bluff But Will
Not Be There at the Throw
down. leyelani'S Civil
Service Reform Rascal
ity Is UleaTthed.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Washington, May Ex-senator Frye
doesn't believe the abrogation of the
reciprocity treaty with Hawaii, which
the sugar trust is demanding through
its lobby, is possible. He said: THE
representatives OF the sugar trust are
now seeking the abrOgation of this
treaty with more than usual energy
and activity. They are deeply inter
ested in abrogation and l don't know
of any one else who is. In their efforts
to secure their own interests they are
misrepresenting the disadvantages to
the United States from this treaty
and concealing the advantages. The
advantages are manifold and the disad-
vantages small"
There are few people around Wash
ington who do not believe that the an
nexation of Hawaii is one of the GER
tainties of the near future. Whether
the recently reported attitude of ia
pan toward Hawaii will result in has
tening annexation is yet to be deter
mined. An official speaking of the
matter said: This government is not
alarmed nor annoyed by the reports
of Japanese restlessness and loud war
talk. That nation has not recovered
from its victory over China yet and it
feels as if 1t owns the world. A little
buster will do nothing more than blus-
ter. After the tariff bill has been dis
posed of the Senate may have an OPP
portunity to act upon treaty provid-
ing for the annexation of Hawaii.
Meanwhile you may be sure that the
United States navy will back Hawaii
in inforcing it's immigration laws
against the Japanese or any other ma
tionality."
If President Mckinley had never
until within the last ten days thought
of annulling some of the extensions of
the civil service rules made by Mr..
Cleveland, the facts brought out dur
ing that time would have started him
to thinking about it. Testimony taken
by the Senate committee that is inves-
tigating this subject has already made
it plain that the whole thing was man
ipulated to the advantage of Demo-
Gratis and the disadvantage of the Re-
publicans and entirely regardless of
the best interests of the public service.
At the last meeting of this committee
letters were read from Postmaster
General Gary and from Secretary Long
in favor of changing, and Public Prin-
ter Palmer fired this broadside: AS
applied to this office, public Printing
Office which is simply a great manu-
featuring plant, involving varied
branches of skilled labor of high grade
the civil service are, in my judgment,
an obstruction rather than an aid to
efficiency and economy. In my opinion
the civil service rules, as promulgated
for enforcement here, should be modi-
fed radically, suspended or repealed.
Hon. n. b. Scott, the West Virginia
member of the Republican National
committee, who has been rendered the
position Of commissioner of Internal
Revenue, says that he doesn't want
the place and will not take it unless
the extension of the civil service rules
to collectors and gaugers is rescinded.
Secretary Alger has abolished the spy
system of keeping the time of the stn-
ployes of the War department, which
was adopted under the Cleveland ad-
ministratiOn and which has been a
source of much irritation to the en-
ployees. General Alger takes the
ground that a man who cannot be
trusted to do his duty without being |
watched is unworthy of employment |
by the government, or by anybody |
else, and the War Department clerks |
will hereafter work on honor.