The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-17
TREATY SENT IN
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Japan expects and demands the recog-
milton of all the rights and privileges
which she now enjoys under the eX-
listing treaties with Hawaii.
While peaceful annexation of the
Hawaiian islands would abrogate the
existing treaties of that country with
foreign powers, Japan probably will
contend that the United States must
assume and respect Hawaii's obliga-
tons to foreign powers. 1t is also a
Japanese contention that under the
new treaty to go into effect in 1899,
special legislation cannot be enacted
to exclude their citizens as has been
done to Chinese under the Chinse eX-
cluSiOn act
Already in the senate the forces on
the two sides Of the question are pre-
pairing for the contest over ratification,
which, it is we'll understood will be
stubbOrnly waged from the beginning
The friends Of the treaty now say that
there will be a decided effort to secure
ratification during the present session
Of the senate, and some Of them go
so far as to say that it Will not even
wait upon the tariff bill, but that rati-
ficatiCn will be urged. instead of action
upon the existing recip1 oc:ty treaty.
Senator Kyle, who is one OF the most
jealous of the senatorial advocates of
annexation, said today that canvass
of the senate indicated that there were
fifty-fiVe votes certain for anneXa-
ton. The constitution requires two
thirds vote for the ratification of trea-
ties, making sixty necessary to ratify.
Senator Kyle says there are fully a
dozen senators who are doubtful from
whom to draw the five votes neIes-
sary to insure confirmation. In their
calculations, the friends of the treaty
count un0n the solid support OF the
Republican senators on account of the
fact that it will be an administration
measure. They also expect to have
all the POpulists and are hopeful of
having all the silver Republicans ex-
cept PettigreW. They also count upon
fair sprinklirg of Democrats, but
they expect to meet their principal Op-
position in the Democratic party in the
senate.
There~will be an effort to secure the
prompt report of the treaty from the
committee on foreign relations. to
which it will be referred. There ap-
pears no doubt that a large majority
of the committee will be found favor
able to the agreement. OF the eleven
members Of the committee, eight, viz. ::
Messrs. Davis, Frye, Cullom, Lodge,
Clark, Foraker, Morgan and Turpe,
are said to be committed to the treaty 5
support both in committee and in the
himself today as determined to oppose
the ratification of the treaty. and eX-
pressed doubt as to serious effort be-
ing made to secure ratification at the
present session.
Senator Davis. chairman of the sem
ate committee on foreign relations, is
a very ardent anneXat oniSt, ard the
treaty in his hands will be pushed with
vigOT. While he will not attempt to
have it considered if it interferes with
the tariff bill, which has the right
of way over everything now, he will
have early action in committee, so that
the treaty VIII be taken UP whenever
opportunity offers.
Senator Perkins, of California, al
+ though a Republican, announces that
he will oppose the consideration of the
treaty at the present session. He says
eral Importance for hasty disposal. the
evidence of hostility to immediate con-
Sideration is becoming quite apparent
from several directions. The protest
of Japan against the treaty of anneXa-
ton was discussed among senators to-
day, and the impression was that the
result would be to make votes for the
treaty and make it's ratification posi-
BILE at this session of congress. Some
senators who talk favorably of annex
alton say that they would prefer to
defer action until next December,
when more tine could be given to the
consideration of the treaty, and the
senate be better informed as to the best
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