The times., 1898-05-06
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION
Effort Is Being Exerted to Have
the Treaty Ratified.
NAVAL BASE In THE PACIFIC
Members of the Foreign Relations
Committee Confer With the Presi-
he Brought to Bear en- Opponents
of the Resolution.

The Administration is making supreme
effort to secure the ratification in the
Senate of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty.
If this cannot be accomplished then the
resolution is to be considered The reso-
luton offered in the House yesterday by
Mr.. Newlands was considered this morn
ing and there is no doubt but that a IA
vorable report will be ordered
If 1t Is found essential to change the
reading of the resolution so as to make
1t war measure this will be done
Renewed interest is manifested in the
Senate. Chairman Davis and several
members of the committee were a the
White House this morning and had a
conference with the President. Demo-
cratic senator's who are known to be OPP
posed TO annexation will be sent for and
every possible pressure will be brought
to bear upon them to permit the treaty
or the resolution to go through At the
conference at the White House this
morning the President submitted the
proposition of President Dole and pointed
out that 1t was absolutely essential that
there be no neutrality on the uart of Ha-
waii.
AS a matter of fact, however. by her
offer of coal and the other necessaries OF
war, Hawaii has abandoned a neutral
attitude. and declared to the world that
she is our ally. 1t becomes the duty of
America under such conditions to pro-
teCt and defend il. just as if il was our
own territory. The President has urged
the military Importance of the islands To
this country to members with whom he
has talked. and has shown that the pres
ent war with Spain has illustrated the
absolute necessity of base of action in
the middle of the Pacific.
The President contends that in taking
possession of Hawaii we are only taking
care of the future. for it is not impossi-
bic that wars may again come. and un-
der conditions not so favorable as those
that now obtain.
The members of the committee are qui-
city but energeticauy at work. and they
predict that within the next fory-eight
hours there will be important develop
ments in the Hawaiian question
The House Committe on Foreign At
fairs held a special meeting today to
consider the joint resolution relating TO
Hawaii introduced by Mr.. Newlands of
Nevada. That joint resolution provides
for the annexation of Hawaii with all
rights of sovereignty and the transfer
of public property. 1t assumes the pub
lie debt to be not over S4.00o.0o0 and pro-
vides that there shall be no more Chinese
immigration.
This special meeting was called by
Chairman Hit. who sent the clerk
around to summon the members.
1t is said that Mr.. Hitt was prompted
to call it by the Administration and that
the Newlands resolution was inspired
from the White House.
Mr.. Champ Clark of Missouri was the
only member who emphaucaIIy opposed
the proposed annexation. The other De-
mocrats did not promise 10 support it
but they talked in a favorable vein that
greatly encouraged the friends of an
nexatiOn. The committee adjourned un-
til next Tuesday without reaching a posi-
tive conclusion.