The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-24
HAWAlIANS HIGHLY HONORED.
PRESIDENT DOLE AND HIS PARTY
WELCOMED TO CHICAGO.


Railway StatiOn-JudGe Grosscup
Welcomes Him ON Behalf of Pres
ident Mckinley and Presents the
Latter's Special Representative.
Mrs. Dole Wins the Heart of Every
One Present-PrOgramme for To-
day.
Chicago, Jan. 23.-President and Mrs
Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii arrived in Chi
cago this morning. A distinguished party
greeted the President of the little island
republic on his arrival. The federal gov
ernment was represented by Judge Gross
cup. Gen. John. C. Black United States dis
trict attorney; Thomas e. Mcmillan, clerk
of the United States District Court: and
Hon. I. w. Cridler of the state depart
ment at Washington. Chicago was rep
resented by Mayor Harrison and the
army and navy by Maj Heisland and
Lieutenant Commander Phelps, respec-
lively, who We're respondent in full dress
uniform. In addition to these gentlemen.
the President was welcomed by Gen
Brooke and his staff; Hon. f. NJ Hatch,
minister to the United States from Ha-
wall; Penn Nixon, DIR. II. o. Lyman and
the Chicago consul, f. w. Job.
President Doe's party consisted of him
self, Mrs. Dole, Secretary Laukea and DR..
Day, his physician. On arriving in Chi
cago, the reception committee entered
President Dole's private car and welcomed
him to. Chicago.
The first to shake hands with him was
nd
Dole, am instructed by the President Of
the United States to welcome you here. |
am pleased to introduce to you Secretary
Cridler, representing the President. and
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago"
After the exchange of courtesies and a
welcome to Chicago on behalf of the city,
by Mayor Harrison, President Dole cor
daily responded to the greeting.
Mrs Dole, who won the hearts of every
one present by her pleasant manner, thank
ed the ladies of the ommittee-Aiesdames
Grosscup, Harrison and Brooke-for com
ing out so early in the day to welcome
her, and seemed to appreciate very highly
the reception she received in Chicago
The party at once proceeded In carriages
TO the Auditorium Annex. Their rooms
there are the same apartments occupied by
president Mckinley two years ago, when
ne visited Chicago to address the Mar
quette Club
on arriving at the hotel Gen Brooke
extended an invitation TO President and
Mrs. Dole to visit Fort Sheridan to-mor-
row morning, where a parade of the gar
f1son VIII be given In their honor The
invitation was accepted and the party will
leave Chicago tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock, returning at noon.
This morning president and Mrs. Dole
attended the Church of the Messiah
AT / O'Clock tomorrow a luncheon will
be rendered the distinguished guests at
kingsley's by number of prominent cit
liens and friends of the Hawaiians.
Al o'clock an informal reception will
be held at the Union League Club. to
which invitations have been forwarded to
all the clubs in Chicago and will give
President Dole an opportunity TO meet a
representative body of Chicago's citizens
While the arrangements are not entirely
completed, II is believed President Dole
Will leave Chicgo Tuesday morning at 1O.90
O'Clock for Washington
One of the attentions most appreciated
by the visitors is the offer by Manager
stevenson, of the Long Distance Telephone
Company, of the free use of their wires
while in Chicago
In an interview with a representative Of
the Associated Press to-day. President
Dole discussed freely the conditions of
the republic of which he is the executive
head, but refused repeatedly to talk OF
the Hawaiian annexation question. now
before Congress.
II cannot go into discussion of a mat
ter which is before Congress now" he said.
ut would be, / think discourteous. The
newspaper men appreciate my position. |
think, in regard to it, and have been very
courteous
"But there is one thing 1 do wish to
say" the president continued, "and that
is this; there is absolutely no foundation
for the stories of Hawaii being menaced
by Japan. There is absolutely nothing in
it, We are not menaced by Japan. and
we did not have a cabinet meeting and
discuss a matter of the kind referred 10,
either before leaving or at any time end
there is no element i'm our relations with
Japan In the cause of my leaving
There is nothing in the relations Of our
country and Japan that hurried me to
America.
what Is the sentiment in Hawaii on
the annexation question:" President Dole
was asked.
"T really cannot answer the question
exactly. 1t is impossible to say how many
Hawaiians are In favor of 1t, and how
many are opposed to 1t, because no cne
knows The royelsts would tell you,
some Of them, that all Hawaiians are
| opposed to annexation, which Is not true
but how many are opposed to 1t and how
many are in favor of it is not known. The
Portuguese consul regards it as very good
for the prospects of the interests of The
| Portuguese in the islands. / think the
| Portuguese are generally In favor of It. l
| think the Germans are generally In fa-
| yor Of it, The Englishmen are divided,
| some of the strongest anti-annexationists
are English, and many of the English
favor it, The Americans, / think, are
| practically unit for 1t.
Mr. Dole discussed at length the social
| and political features Of the island repub-
lie. talking interestingly OF the tariff,
Honolulu's municipal Improvement and
| similar matters.
In answer to questions as to what would
| become Of the present government should
the United States refuse to annex the
| islands. President Dole said: "Well, the
| republic Is there l do not know that any
| thing will happen there, except that things
! will go on as usual. ] don't see any i'm
mediate danger from possession by any
| other country
ave have a dispute with Japan In re-
gard 10 immigration, and we cannot tell
| exactly how II Is going to come out. The
| Japanese claim that under an old treaty
| they have the right OF indiscrimnate i'm
| migration into our country, whether we
| like IL or not, and we have had to put
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