The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10
COALINC DEPOT
 AT HONOLULU Am erican Warships Will Be Supplied at the
 Islands.
The administration Is Now Eagerly Pressing the An
 nexation Proposition.
Hopes to Profit by the War Situation and Rush the Treaty Through
 Congress.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 9.-The Herald's s Washington correspondent telegraphs: Every ton of coal at the Hawaiian Islands suitable for steamer use has been bought for the navy of the Unit ed States. Orders have been issued from the Navy Department to dispatch at once colliers to Honolulu loaded with more coal, and that point is to be made the most important coaling station in the entire Pacific Ocean.
 It is foreseen by the administration that there will have to be constant passing back and forth between the Pacific Coast and Manila of naval vessels, transports and supply ships, and 1t Is absolutely necessary that these vessels should take on coal at Honolulu as few of them can steam the entire distance from San Fran cisco to Manila without recoaling en route.
 It is we'll understood by the admins tration that the Hawaiian Government will make no objection to the United States naval vessels and transports coaling at Honolulu, though it is real ized that by taking that course the Hawaiian Government takes all re- sponsibility of becoming an ally Of the United States in the war with spain It is realized that if Spain had suffi- cient force in the Pacific the Ha- waiian Islands would be attacked. It is further realized that, after having allowed the United States to use Homo lulu as a coaling station in the present war, if this Government should become involved in hostilitieS with any other power having naval forces in the Pa cific, that power would take possession TeIav de ct
 In view of these facts the adninis- tration is hopeful that the annexation of Hawaii to the United States will be accomplished without delay by ratifl- cation of the pending treaty by the Senate or by the passage of joint resolution.
 The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will tomorrow resume consid- eration of Newlands' resolution for the annexation of the islands, and there is little doubt that it will be favorably reported to the House, where 1t will re- ceive early consideration and probably be agreed to on Thursday. It is sug- gested that the House take no action in regard to annexation until after the Senate had exhausted all it's resources by voting on the annexation treaty. AS, however, there is no possibility of a two-thirds vote for the treaty being secured in the Senate, 1t Is not prob
 
 this account.
 Additional impetus may be given the movement for immediate annexation tomorrow by an official offer from Hawaii for a transfer of the islands to the United States for the purposes of the war with Spain. It was announced in press dispatch some days ago that President Dole had sent a communi- cation to this Government making such an offer MT. Hatch did not receive anything by telegraph from San Fran cisco relating to such an offer, but mail which arrived by the steamer which brought the press dispatch to San Francisco reached Washington to-day. AS the Minister was absent in New York, this mail will not be opened until his return tomorrow, when. if it con- tains an offer from President Dole to transfer the islands to the United States. it will be at once communicated to the State Department.
 The first use of Honolulu as a coaling and supply station will be made by the cruiser Charleston and the supply ships which she Is to convoy to Manila This expedition is to start from San Francisco next week and the admins tration will be glad to have the islands annexed before that expedition starts.