The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-03-04
HE is CONFIDENT OF HAWAITS
FUTURE.
Executive Believes that the People are
for Annexation-Inpr of Mr.
McKinley-His Reception.

The President and Mrs. Dole came
on the Mariposa today They were ia
tigued with the journey, owing to the
rough passage down, but otherwise
were well and happy.
When the ocean liner passed the flag
ship Baltimore and the gunboat Ben
ington, salute of twenty-one guns
was fired. Hardly had the sounds of
the naval batteries died away when
the shore guns opened the salute.
The Executive and his wife were
met at the wharf by the Cabinet Min
listers and a circle of friends. After
the hand shaking, they entered the
State carriage and drove Immediately
to the residence of Col. w. f. Allen.
EARLY AT HIS OFFICE.
The President was at his Office at
10 o'clock and very few moments Ia
ter assumed the duties of his office.
His time and attention during the re-
mainder of the morning was taken up
| in Executive Council.
The President was accessible to the
press during the noon hour. He spoke
very frankly on matters pertaining to
his mission to Washington. "Yes.
shall be very glad indeed to tell the
people anything / may know relative
to annexation" said the President.
TALKS ABOUT ANNEXATION.
The disaster of the Maine in tire
Cuban waters was absorbing the At
| tention of the statesmen in Washing
ton previous to my departure for Ha-
waii. When that has quieted lovn ]
| believe Hawaiian annexation VIII
|
Congress.
"When | was in Washington | met
many friends of Hawaii They feel
| confident that annexation will come.
While there was a doubt whether the
treaty would secure the required six
! ty votes in the Senate, still It was tie
consensus of opinion that a joint res
oution would carry in both houses.
place much reliance in what was told
me by the Senators and Congre ssrnen
who are fighting for Hawai-, for
know them to be working faithfully
and earnestly.
SPEAKER REEDS POSITION.
"What is Speaker Reeds Gttitude? ?
When | was in the American capital
| learned that he has always opposed
annexation although he has made no
open demonstration against the ,rca-
ty.
| "My impression of President Nc
Kinley? Well, | will reply thac il IS
extremely favorable. I found ,ii.1 to
be an unassuming, frank and sterling
man. He seems to have his heart and
soul in the annexation treaty.
THE PEOPLE WE'RE KIND.
II would like to say" interposed the
President, that our reception was eX.
tremely cordial and hospitable. All
along the way to and from Washing.
ton, throngs of people came to see me
We shook hands and conversed and in
many instances | was obliged to speak
briefly from the ear platform. 1t was
from these people that l gathered the
impression that Uncle Sans adoption
of Hawaii was the popular sentiment
throughout the land.
THE BUSINESS MEN.
'Then again public receptions were
rendered me in Chicago, Buffalo, Los
Angeles. San Francisco, Riverside anc
other cities. Business men laid aside
their work in the busiest hours of tn,
day and came to see me. To me this wa.
very significant that they were very
deeply interested in the project of an
neXation.
THEY ARE OPPOSED.
81 also learned that in New England
and in New York there exists an oppo
stion to annexation based almost sole
ly on national grounds. The contention
of this influence is that to take the Is
lands would be departing from an ole
custom and would require an increase
in the navy and necessitate a vigor
Gus foreign policy"
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