The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-14
TO URGE ANNEXATION
President Dole of Hawaii Will
Go to Washington.
WAS SENT BY THE COUNCIL
The Head of the Annexationists Will Use
His Influence With the Senators
He Is Particularly Well
Fitted for the Mission.

Honolulu, Jan. s, via San Francisco,
Jan. 1s-President Sanford B. Dole
| leaves for Washington by the steam
ship Peru on the sth inst. The chief
executive of this country goes to the
| capital of the United States for the
! purpose of consulting with the admin
| istration there on the subject of the
annexation of these islands to the
| greater republic. 1t is expected that
! Mr.. Dole will be back here by the mid
die of next month. He will be accom-
panied by his staff officer, Major Cur
| It's p. Iaukea, as secretary, and DR. +.
| r. Day as physician. During the pres
! idents absence Minister of Foreign At
| fairs Cooper will, besides his present
! duties. act as the chief executive. The
| departure of President Dole was unan-
| IAlouSiy decided upon yesterday al a
| special meeting of the council of state.
! After the meeting President Dole
said: 1T has been considered best that
] should SO to Washington and meet
the administration upon the matter of
the pending annexation negotiations. /
| do not expect to be gone six weeks.
Immediately upon arrival in Washing
ton | shall consult with the members
| of the Hawaiian legation"
This is the first visit of Mr.. Dole to
the United States since 1891, at the time
the late king was in San Francisco.
A member of the council of state
said: we decided by unanimous vote
that it was wise for Mr.. Dole to pro-
1 ceed to Washington at this time and
meet with President Mckinley and his
| immediate advisers, and perhaps with
some OF the United States senators and
| foremost American advocates of annex
alton. 1t is proper and dignified and
| patriotic that the head of the annex
ationists here and the head or the we'll
established and parent government in
| this country should appear at Wash
ington al time when the treaty is be-
fore congress, and when all the citi-
zens of the great republic are inter-
ested in the annexation question. We
| believe that this policy is correct, and
that the move will result in material
gain for our cause.
| Mr.. Dole is a man peculiarly fitted
for such a mission rs this We believe
that he will make a good impression
and that some of the senators. and per-
haps statesmen in more exalted posi-
tons will conclude. after meeting him
that some of the statements that have
been made to the detriment of Mr.
Dole and his associates are incorrect, tc
say the least"
j. .. Garter, a great friend of the ex-
queen, will leave to-day for Washing
ton to work against the annexation
treaty. The anti-anneXationists here
expect great zeal OF Af. carter. he
is man of good points and certain mag
netism that will attract and influence
He will undoubtedly be the worst ene-
my of the treaty sent from Hawaii
The council of state has pardoned
Clarence w Ashford. lawyer now
practicing in San Francisco, and will
allow him to return to this country
Ashford was mixed up in the 1895 rebel
lion and was arrested on charge oi
misprision of treason. He preferred Il
leave the country rather than stand
trial. to return only by leave of this
| government. petition was filed by
Ashford, asking that he be allowed Y
return 1t was decided upon fayorab3
and Ashford is expected within the
month.