The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-08

ing man personally, appears to be very
much in earnest in the performance OF
the duties of his Office, is frank and
pleasant and a settled and firm advo-
cate of the policy of having Hawaii
became part of the domain of the
United States. President Mckinley
will do all in his power to bring about
annexation. The Maine disaster has
absorbed Congress to the exclusion Of
all other business.
Friends of the treaty are exerting
themselves to secure its ratification
and in the words of President Dole are
confident but not certain" 1t is real
| lied that there is the most extreme
difficulty in securing of two-thirds vote
for any measure of such importance as
the treaty Any debatable question of
much less moment would meet the
same obstacle. A joint resolution of
annexation, requiring but a majority
vote, would pass in the Senate readily
and it is the general belief that it
would also be adopted by the House,
though not without vigorous fight on
the part of opponents of resource and
ability.
President Dole feels most highly gra-
titled over the reception extended to
him everywhere in his representative
capacity and the attention shown him
as an official and personally. From
the fact that the people showed such
genuine interest in his mission and
himself, from the fact that public men
gave so much time and newspapers so
much space to the visitor and mis- pur-
pose and from the fact that business
men were keenly alive to the issue and
its weight, Mr.. Dole is convinced that
Annexation is policy that is popular
in the United States. At every point
where there was an opportunity, Mr..
Dole was urged to make an address and
upon every occasion that could be taken
advantage of, business men rallied to
show their endorsement of the policy
Of the administration in the Hawaiian
matter Senators and members of the
House of Representatives called upon
Mr.. Dole at Washington and made the
closest inquiry as to several features
OF the Government and public course
They wished to know very often about
immigration and the conditions of the
natives. Mr.. Dole is happy to say that
he was not asked any embarrassing
questions-any questions that were
purely political. He gave the fullest
reply to all inquiry concerning the es-
tablishment of the Provisional Govern
ment and the erection of the Republic.
1t has been related in the dispatches
p
elaborate military and other demon
STATIONS in his honor and preferred to
journey from Washington to the Paci-
fic Coast as an ordinary traveller rather
than as the guest of the Government
and with escort. 1t is clear that the
President acted over in the States lust
as he does at home.
One of the pleasures of the trim to
Mr.. Dole was sleigh riding and a visit
to Niagara Falls. He was on British
territory while absent, spending a
short time in Canada. The change of
weather was abrupt, but there were no
bad effects and the President looks
better than for some time. Mrs. Dole
enjoyed the trip very much, though at
times was not little fatigued by the
extertion incident to the numerous so
cial functions at Washington and else
where.
The wife of the President is not a
good sailor and was slightly indisposed
at her home yesterday. A number of
ladies had called and the flowers sent
by friends filed many vases and adorn-
ed many tables and chairs in the large
parlor of the Executive mansion. Mrs
Dole was in the States a year ago and
had the pleasure Of renewing MANY |
acquaintance. The President had not
been away from the Islands before in
seven years and had not been east of
the Rocky Mountains for eight years,
He is entirely satisfied with the re- |
suits of his trip in every way. He has !
met the friends of the treaty and some /
of the men who are against it. Mr..
Dole does not speak of any especial |
adverse influence but mentions with |
out reserve the eastern element that
does not believe in territorial acouisi-
ton. The Cabinet members and tbe
public men here who urged that the
trip he made are pleased with the re
port that Mr.. Dole has so far made.