Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-13
FOR WAIIAN ANNEXATION
The Senate of that Country Passes The
Treaty. Says Minister ThurstOn.
All that IL New REQUIRED 4. Favorable
Action by the United States
senate.

NEW York, Sept. ia special to
the Herala from Washington esyt:
The senate OF the national legislature
OF the republic OF Hawaii has by this
time ratified the treaty Tor tho annex
alton OF the Hawaiian Islsnds to the
United Statet. This assertion was
made to your Correspondent by Mi.
Lurln Nj. ThuretOD, charge d. affaires
10 the United States. Mr.. Thurston
said that the senate OF the Hawaiian
legislature haJ been cabeu to nsse mble
on September s. He hes no doubt that
1t hos ratified tne convention without
u dissenting voice. Both the senate
ana house OF representatives OF the
Hawriiap legislature are pieuged to
annexation, according to Mr.. Thurs.
ton. just before the ADJOURNMENT OF
the two houses last year a joint res0lu.
ton was adopted declaring II to be
the senRe OF the legislature thai the in
terests OF Hawaii demanded her an
nexation 10 the Un,ttd States.
This resolution adopted unanimously.
AS the complexion OF the Senate anu
House has not changed since the
adoption OF the resolution MIR. Thurs.
ton has no doubt that, go far as
Hawaii 10 conceT ned, ali steps possible
Rave been TAKEN to accomplish annex
a,ion. 1t 10 believed in uumib istration
circles thai the feet OF ratification oil
the treaty by the hawaiian eenate will
bs to In fiusncv some members OF the
United States Senate now in the
doubtful column TO vote for the con-
vention next session. All that Is now
necessary the approval OF that body,
and IL IL not believed tDat many MEM
hers will be willing to shoulder the
responsibility o. defeating annexation
and thus throw Hawaii into the hands
OF Japan. No official advioes have
been received cynceIning the reply OF
Minister Cooper to the note OF Mlnistsr
Shimu Mura oD behalf OF his govern.
meut he accepted the principle u arbi-
trallon in the matter OF immigration
controversy.
The press dispatches however indi.
cate that Mr.. Cooper desires informa.
ton upon the pc nts which the Japan.
csc government considers at Issue are
regarded as correct and the position
assumed by that official is approved In
official circles.
The authorities would naturally be
pleased to nave the controversy PEND
luB DatWebn hawaii anu JaDh u
settled, because suou settlement woul Id
tend to remove any objection which
mig hit be entertained by Senators TO
bringing into the Union q nation
which has diplomatic differences with
any country. IL is their opinion, how
ever, that the matter will not be adj
Indicated until alter annexation is
accomplished. Mr.. Thurston declined
to discuss Senator Bacon's statemen ts
in regard 10 the invitation extended 10
the Georgian to 20 to Hawaii and ex-
anime the country friends OF Hawaii
however, gay there was no improperly
In the exlenslcn OF the invitatIou. All
TINT was desired was to give Senator
Bacon an opportunity OF seeing tho
country and then he couid vote as his
judg ment dictated.
81 nave no doubt" said one OF these
gentlemen, "however, that had Ssna-
tor Bacon gone 10 Hawaii he would
have come back M anne xAtionist. d.
you know that every person who segs
loot 10 Honolulu and travels over the
ielando becomes imoued with a uesire
to do everything in his power to annex
the IN to tue u uiteu States?p