Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-22
Hawaiian Senate Agrees to Annexa-
ton to United States.
BRIEF, HARMONIOUS SESSION
Anti-Annexationists Are Making an
Active Fight in Opposition.
SENATOR MORGAN ARRIVES

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, September r.
The steamer City OF Picking, which arrived
in port this morning and was at once
placed in quarantine, brought advices from
| the Hawaiian Islands up to and including
September IA.
The senate convened September 8, but
wing to the death of ex-senator g.
Rhodes, president of the legislature, ad-
journed until the following day. The ses-
sion of September 0 lasted less than two
hours, but in that time the annexation
treaty wss presented and ratified without
dissenting vote.
Portuguese Organs Comment.
Commenting upon the action of the upper
chamber the Iuso, the newspaper organ of
the Portuguese residents, in the issue Of
September 49, said: THE senate of the
republic of Hawaii has unanimously ratified
the convention which cedes Hawaii to the
United States, not only with all mercantile
property with doubtful title, but also tying
up privileges which about 5000 voters of
the Portuguese colony enjoy and have en-
joyed, and which can only be recovered
if the Congress of the United States. from
a sense of justice and equity. shall con-
cede to us the privilege to which We have q
right.
IF perchance the annexation should be
consummated, which We doubt, the Portu-
Suese colony as political factor ceases to
exist. because in the foreign press, both
here and in the United States, it has been
indicated with sufficient clearness that they
fear the influence of the Portuguese vote in
case this privilege should be conceded to
them.
Independence and good government
OF Hawaii means prosperity for the colony,
but annexation without the privilege which
We speak of means ruin
Inc session was closed on September 10.
to be convened again next March in regu-
lar session.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Active.
Despite the action of the senate. the OPP
ponerts of annexation are continuing their
fight, and the leaders of the movement ex-
press the utmost confidence in their ability
to defeat anne xation.
Before the Peking left call had been is
sued for an immense mass meeting to be
held September IS, and the indications were
that it would be one of the largest ever
held in the islands. Some of the annexa-
tionists hoped to be able to have Senator
Morgan address the meeting with the OBJ
1ect OF changing the sentiment of the ma
tives, but there was little likelihood of
their plan meeting with success.
Arrival Of Senator Morgan.
The steamship Australia having on board
United States Senator John T. Morgan of
Alabama, Representative A. S. Berry, j.
g. Cannon, H. c. Loudenslager and j. A.
Tawney, arrived in Honolulu September a.
They were accorded warm welcome Sen
ator Morgan stood the voyage exceedingly
well and was in excellent health The Ha-
Wallan star OF the following day published
this interview with him:
Il have nothing of a definite nature to
say 10 the newspapers now, as / must first
nave an opportunity to study the situation
from new point of view. You may say
n in, fo,-
tlon. l have been an annexationist practi-
cally fer thirty years. ever since the cues
ton has been agitated.'
The delegates who were chosen to the
American Union party convention have
completed their platform, which was to
De presented for adoption at the conven-
ton to be held on the evening of Septem-
Der Is.
The platform as arranged was short and
applied solely to island affairs. One of the
pianks pledged the party to annexation
first. last and all the time.
i. NJ b. Murray has called for meet
ing OF the American League September II.
1t was the purpose to reorganize the league
Mr. Murray had announced his determi-
nation to retire from the presidency
Distinguished Passengers Aboard,
Among the passengers who came on the
City of Picking was DIR. II. n Hoyt of
Sacramento, who has been supplying the
Central Union pulpit during Rev. d. r.
Birnie's abseEce IN Japan. Mrs. F. NJ
Hatch. wife of the Hawaiian minister at
Washington. returns to the United States
for the winter. She will visit her mother
In Oakland before proceeding to Wash
ington. DR.. Steven Brooks of the United
States marine hospital service is on his
way to Boston. having completed tour of
China and Japan, where he made a thor
ough investigation of the quarantine con-
ditions.