The sun., 1897-06-19
THE ANNEXATION TREATY.
RATIFICATION MHK BE DELAYED
UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION.

Tho Hostile Attitude or Secretary Sherman ana
Sapan,s Protest Are the Oniy 1nnucncss
That Are working openly Anninst Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, June 1s-The belief that tho
Hawaiian annexation treaty will not be acted
upon at the present session OF Congress has
caused an abatement Of interest among the
friends OF tho treaty. but its opponents are moro
than ever active In searching for weapons with
which to oppose It. They will bo prepared In
December to mako determined fight, but the
sentiment in favor Of ratification is so over
whelming that annexation will certainly bo an
accomplished fact before tho adjournment of the
second session of the Fifty -Hfth Congress, which
will take place about yoar from this timo Tho
hos lie attitude Of Secretary Sherman and tho
protest OF Japan are tho only influences that
are at present working openly against the
treaty, but the handful OF Senators who for
various reasons are seeking to prevent any IA
vorablo action have their plans well laid for Sc
curing delay.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
will attempt to take up tho treaty for considera-
tion at It's regular weekly meeting next Wednes-
day, and 1t 10 earnestly hoped that they will DO
able to order a favorable report. Nearly all Of
the committee members, both Republicans and
Democrats. are warm advocates Of ratification.
but at this stage Of the session 1t 10 difficult to
obtain . working quorum that the result of
Wednesdays meeting is somewhat uncertain.
largo majority OF Senators on both sides OF
tho chamber are preparing to leave the city as
soon as the Tariff bill 10 disposed Of In the SEN
ate. which It 10 generally thought will be about
tho 1st Of July, and It has therefore been In
formally agreed that no serious effort will be
made to obtain action on the treaty in the Sem
ate until tho next session. which convenes In
December. II the friends Of the treaty would
remain in Washington and mako determined
stand they could effect ratification now.
Secretary Sherman has sent to tho Committee
on Foreign Relations notification Of the repre-
sentations made by China and Japan against
the ratification OF tho treaty. and they will be
duly considered. No official notice will be taken,
however, of tho letter Of protest filed at tho
State Department, yesterday by tho eccentric
Of the Hawaiian Islands. None OF Mr. Palmer
House House the State Department, and Congress
has been regarded as OF sufficient Importance
0% In SsSa ss her
fnd its way to the dusty hles to join lis numer.
GUS predecessors. Liliuokaiani was tho protSgt
has apparently not been adopted by Mckinley.
Secretary sherman still continues to deny for
S aE s Ts % hS
Portuguese Minister. in which he reppdiated
the annexation treaty and expressed the hope
and belief that 1t would fail Of ratification.
Privately, however. the Secretary continues to
rciterate his oft-stated opposition to the expan
sion of the United States territory. Taking his
cue from Mr.. Sherman, Minister Thyrso now
denies that the Secretary said to him what yes
terday no reported him as saying. but the willy
diplomat does not attempt TO conceal the fact
that his denial Is merely diplomatic rIse. made
| necessary to protect him from the charge OF hay
| ing made public the substance Of what should
| probably have been regarded a confidential
| conversation: discount Thyrso is not the only
| member OF the Diplomatic Corps, however. whc
has denied knowledge of Secretary sherman
| views on tho subject Of annexation treaties ir
general and the Hawaiian treaty in particular
| and the version given by all these diplomats il
| the samo.
Another protest" against the treaty hai
been filed. This timo the signer is Mr. JOSEPH
Heleuhe, native Secretary to her Majest,
| Queen Liiiuokalani." who protests in his owl
| right MS a representative OF the people OF Ha
| wall. His protest will be sent to limbo aloni
with that OF his royal sovereign.
Secretary Sherman laid before tho Cabinet to
! day the note OF former Queen Liliuokalani. pro
testing against annexation. No comment; a
| far as can be learned was made by the Presiden
/ or any of his official family.