The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
DOLE IS GREETED
OFFICIAL WELCOME EXTENDED
TO THE HAWAIIAN AT CHI
CAGO.
He TALKS OF HIS ISLAND.
NO FEAR THAT THE JAPANESE
WILL TRY TO SEIZE
1T.
says His Government Is Stable and
No Revolutions are Fear
ed.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-President and
Mrs. Sanford B. Dole, of Hawaii, ar
rived in Chicago at sos this morning.
Notwithstanding the heavy storm,
which delayed suburban trains in the
vicinity Of Chicago half an hour, the
first section of the Chicago & North
western train No. 2, known as the
Overland Limited from San Francisco,
pulled into the depot in Chicago with
in 20 minutes Of schedule time.
A distinguished party greeted the
president Of the little island republic
on his arrival. The federal govern
ment was represented by Judge Gross
cup, Gen. John c. Black, United States
district attorney; Thomas E. MacMil-
Ian, clerk of the United States district
court, and Hon. Thomas w. Cridier.
OF the state department at Washing
ton. Chicago was represented by May
or Harrison, and the army and navy by
Maj. Heistandt and Lieutenant Com
mander Phelps respectively, who were
respondent in full dress uniform and
several pounds of gold lace In addt-
ton to these gentlemen, the president
was welcomed by Gen. Brooke and
his staff, consisting of Capt. Richards
and Lieuts. Dean and McKenna; Hon.
F. M. Hatch, minister to the United
States from Hawaii; William Penn
Nixon, DR.. Henry Lyman and the
| Chicago consul, F. w. Job President
| Dole's party consisted of himself. Mrs
Dole, Secretary Iaukea, and DR.. Day.
his physician. The following ladies
were also present: Mesdames Gross
cup, Harrison and Brooke.
On arriving in Chicago the reception
committee entered President Dole's
private car and welcomed him to Chi
cago. The first to shake hands was
Judge Grosscup, who said:
President Dole: I am instructed by
the president of the United States to
! welcome you here. l 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 cordially responded to the greet
ing, and seemed greatly pleased at the
| hearty reception given to him. Mrs.
! Dole, who won the hearts of everyone
! present by her unaffected and pleasant
manner thanked the ladies of the
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! the day to welcome her, and seemed
to appreciate very highly the reception
! she received in Chicago.
The party at once proceeded in car
riages to the Auditorium Annex where
suite 1,102 had been reserved for the
! guests. Their rooms are situated at the
northeast corner of the hotel on the
parlor floor, and are the same apart
ments occupied by President McKin-
! ley two years ago, when he visited Chi
! cago to address, the Marquette club
| The suite, which was decorated with
La France roses and draped with a
! Hawaiian flag, consists of a drawing
room and three bed rooms.
| On arriving at the hotel Gen. Brooke
extended an invitation to President
/ and Mrs. Dole to visit Fort Sheridan
| on Monday morning, where a parade
! of the garrison will be given in their
honor. The invitation was accepted
and the party, will leave Chicago to-
/ morrow morning at 9 o'clock by a
! special train on the Chicago & North
/ western railway. returning to Chicago
/ at noon. This morning President and
Mrs. Dole will attend the Church of the
/ Messiah.
At 1 o'clock tomorrow a luncheon
will be rendered the distinguished
former residents of Hawaii and other
/ friends. DR.. Henry o. Lyman has
charge Of the affair, which promises to
be a very pleasant reunion Of old &C
quaintances. At 3 o'clock a formal re-
ception will be held at the Union
League club, to which invitations have
been forwarded to all the clubs in Chi
cago, and which will give President
Dole an opportunity of meeting a rep
resentative body Of Chicago citizens.
While the arrangements are not en-
tfrely completed. it is probable that
President Dole will leave Chicago at
1920 Tuesday morning for Wash
ington, by the Baltimore &, Ohio road.
This company has rendered him the use
Of the finest private car in it's service.
Minister Hatch, Secretary Cridler,
! Lieutenant Commander Phelps and
Maj Heistandt were entertained at dim
ner by Ferdinand W. Peck at the Au-
ditorium Annex palm garden last even
| ing.
In an interview with representative
Of the Associated Press today, Presi-
dent Dole discussed freely conditions in
the republic Of which he is the eXecu-
cutive head, but refused repeatedly to
talk of the Hawaiian annexation ques
ton now before congress.
IT cannot go into discussion of a
matter which is before congress now"
| he said cit would be- think, discour-
! teous. The newspaper men appreciate
my position, I think, in regard to it,
and have been very courteous. But
there is one thing I do wish to say" the
president continued land that is this:
| There is absolutely no foundation for
these stories of Hawaii being menaced
by Japan"
Mr. Dole discussed at length the so
cial and political features of the island
republic. talking interestingly of the
tariff Honolulu municipal improve
ments ard peculiarities and similar mat
! ters.
In answer to a question as to what
would become of the present govern
ment should the United States refuse to
annex the islands, the president said:
"Well, the republic is there. I do not
know that anything will happen except
that things will go on as usual. I do
not see any immediate danger from pos
session by any other country. We have
dispute with Japan in regard to immi-
grafton, and we cannot tell exactly how
it is going to come out"
Japan's claim that they have the right