The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-01
Encouraging TidilgS Brought By
the s. s. China.
IN LETTERS AND A TELEGRAM
Advices From Minister Hatch-Mr
Thurston-Consul Wilder-Joint
Resolution Will Pass-Mr. Reed.
From Wednegdayg Daily.l

lfIOU wednesday, , Ddlly.J
News on the question of annexation
that came TO the Government and private
parties by the mail yesterday was of thu
most encouraging nature. Even Minister
Hatch has grown a trife enthusiastic
over the outlook Mr.. Thurston speaks
with considerable confidence and Consul
General Wilder, from his vantage ground
at San Francisco, offers the assurance
that the matter will be settled to the
satisfaction of the Island people within
three weeks.
From Minister Hatch there was both a
letter and a telegram. The letter gave a
close detailed account of the situation and
made some suggestions in regard to local
affairs bearing directly on the treaty and
joint resolution. In the telegram sent to
San Francisco by Minister Hatch but a
few minutes before sailing of the China
ne says that he can add nothing to his let
ter under the head of action, but that
progress is being made, that the pros
poets are improving and that there is pre-
yailing much better feeling. By noting
that there had been no action after his
letter had been mailed, Minister Hatch
meant that no vote had been taken. There
is much transpiring in the way of action
that is important and effective. The
friends of annexation are working harder
than ever before and are getting the re-
ward of a full showing of ready and
most promising results. Those opposed
to the treaty and joint resolution seem to
have entirely exhausted their ammuni-
ton. The enemies of the union of the
Republic of Hawaii and the Great Re
public are said TO now rely wholly on
the possibility of consideration of the
Joint resolution by the House of Repre-
sentatives being postponed by parliament
tary maneuvering.
Mr.. Thurston gives a careful review of
the situation and pictures the future in
glowing terms. He believes that success
is now fairly in view.
From San Francisco, Consul-General
Wilder writes that it is now understood
to be the fact that Speaker Reed will
not carry his opposition to annexation to
the point of meeting administration dis
approval and that the treaty will pass
within three weeks.
There has been sent here the favorable
report of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee on the joint resolution. This
is the handiwork of Chairman Davis and
is a masterful document. 1t starts in with
a comparison of Hawaiian conditions and
the conditions that prevailed at the time
the Republic of Texas was taken into
the Union by joint resolution. Mr.. Davis
makes it clear that parallel is present
ed. Included in the report are extensive
extracts from the paper by Mr.. Thurston
meeting paragraph by paragraph the va
rious objections to the annexation of Ha-
wall. Mr.. Davis puts great stress upon
the commercial advantages which will
accrue to the United States by the alb
sorption of Hawaii. Figures are given
in detail. There is pointed mention of
the growth of American shipping that
will ensue under the Union. Mr.. Davis
shows how other countries have coveted
Hawaii. Captain Mahan, Admiral Walk
er, General Schofield and others are
quoted as showing the value of Hawaii
as an outpost in case of war with any
nation.
A member of the Government said to
a reporter for the Advertiser after the
Cabinet had read the dispatches received
by Minister Cooper: I'VE feel greatly
encouraged by the news that has been re-
ceived. It is the best we have had for
a long time. The report of the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate on the
Joint resolution will have its effect Mr.
Tawney's speech in the House entirely
offset the address against us made by
Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Tawney made votes for
the treaty. Besides all this, there is given
the assurance that Speaker Reed will not
stand in the way of consideration of the
joint resolution by the House. 1t is ex-
pected that the Senate will pass the reso-
luton in few days. Perhaps it has been
passed already. 1t it not likely that any
more long speeches would be made. On
the whole the annexationists should be
in high feather"