Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-24
A CORDIAL GREETING
Continued from First Page.


I have a cabinet meeting and discuss
matter of the kind referred to, elmer
| before leaving or at any Time anu
there is no element in our relations
/ with Japan in the cause OF my leaV-
! ing There is nothing in the relatlons
! between our country that hurried me
! to America.
| what is the sentiment in Hawaii on
| THE ANNEXATION QUESTION!
| President Dole was asked.
Il really cannot answer the ques-
ton exactly. 1t is impossible TO say
how many Hawaiians are in favor OF 1t,
and how many are opposed TO IL, pc
cause no one knows. The royallsts
would tell some Of them, that all
I Hawaiians are opposed to annexation,
which is not true. But how many are
opposed to it, ard how many are In
favor of it, nobody knows. The POr-
| tuguese consul regards it as very
good prospect for the interests OF the
Portuguese in the island. | think the
Portuguese are generally in favor OF 1T.
| think the Germans are generally in
! favor of it. The Engiisnmen are
! divided. some of the strongest annex
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English oppose it. The Americans, l
think, are practically a unit in favor
Of it."
Mr.. Dole discussed at length the
social and political feature Of the
island republic, talking interestingly
| Of the tariff, Honolulu's municipal inn
provements and similar matters. In
answer to a question as to what would
become Of the present government
| should the United States refuse to an
| mex the islands, the President said:
well, the republic is there. | don't
| know that anything will happen, ex-
| cept that things will go on as usual.
| don't see any immediate danger from
| possession by any other country. We
/ have
A DISPUTE WITH JAPAN
J in regard to immigration, and we can
/ not tell exactly how it is going TO
4 come OH The Japanese claim that
! under an old treaty they have the
right of indiscriminate immigration
\ into our country, whether we like it or
not and we have had to put stop to
it, and sent away sometimes over
\ thousand emigrants who had arrived;
would not allow them to land, and it
made some excitement in Japan There
has been lorA- diplomatic correspond
ence on the matter. They claimed
that we should recognize our liability
for damages for these men who were
sent back The matter of arbitration
has been considered and discussed in
regard to it, and the Japanese have
accepted it. It was a proposition or
ours The points for arbitration have
been settled. Of course, indiscrimlnate
I emigration from Japan would be
( very serious matter for the Hawaiian
islands.
Immigration from Japan
IS UNDER CONTROL
by the government. The planters who
wish laborers apply to the govern
ment from time to time, stating the
number they wish; the government
approves or disapproves. Ii they APP
prove Of the application then immigra-
| ton companies who are in the busi-
ness recruit these men. The Hative
population is insufficient to supply the
| demand for labor The mixed Hawa-
| iian population is increasing; the pure
| Hawaiian population is diminishing.
| This is because the mixed population
! has greater intelligence; greater thrift;
greater ability, more enterprise L
| think that it is principally. In the
| mixed Hawaiians the sexes are equal,
which is a good sign, and represent
| normal condition. In the pure ma
| tive population the males predominant
| considerably"
Returning to
| DISCUSSION OF THE JAPANESE,
4 President Dole characterized them as
law-abiding. bright and intelligent and
| said thew make useful men on the ISL
ands.
THE papers of this country about
! three or four months ago had reports
/ about Japanese entering the country
in the guise Of laborers who were IN
reality soldiers Those reports orig
mated here, | think. 1t is true that a
GOOD many Of the laborers have been
soldiers. Some of them have brought
their uniforms and medals. They have
not concealed them at all. 1t IS evil
IDENTIFY a coincident. These men want
ed to come as laborers. We cannot
find out anything different from that,
and no drill masters nor commissioned
officers are among them.
els it your opinion that in the event
| of the failure OF the Senate 70 ratlly
the annexation treaty, the government
of Hawaii will then take steps to stand
on it's own bottom, fortify it's harbors,
drill its people, etc, to prevent abb
sorption by any foreign power that
NAV swoop down." the President was
asked.
1--WE
ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH
to fight any of the great powers. But
all Of our constitution and our legisla-
ton for some time past, while 1t has
looked forward to annexation. mas
completely prepared the way for the
republic to continue Indefinitely. We
should not require any legislation for
the continuation Of the republic. IL
would simply be an adequate appro-
priation that we would have to take
up. l suppose I should not think OF
putting ourselves on footing to
withstand one Of the naval powers, be-
cause we could not do it.
"Suppose this treaty of annexation
fails. and one of them wants to
swoop down on Hawaii?'
"Well, we cannot help it. We are
not strong enough. 1t is our interest
IN the question of annexation, our
sense OF it's Importance to the Hawa-
i19n islands, that brings me here"
..Do you expect to be heard before
the Senate or the Senate committee
"No, do not"
atI,1-a Won any intfmatiOn now when