The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-21
BRIToNS VERY BR0THERLY.
AUSTRALIANS READY TO JOIN THE
UNITED STATES ARMY.

p.esident Dole Confirms the state
,,eut That He Carried Back Bill
oruXyn Up in Washington Placing
,he hawaiian Islands Under am
american ProtectOrate in Case of
war-British' Cruiser to Take the
place of the Remington at Homo
lulu.
vancouver, B. c., May 2O.-Advices
,.rought up by the steamer Aorangi which
s,rived here yesterday from Sydney.
.t,ws that in both Australia and Hawaii
ir,snse feeling in favor of the United
safes as against Spain prevails.
Australias are very anxious to join the
1-rited States army. Col. Bell, the Amer
ian consul At Sydney, has received offers
from hundreds of men who want to go TO
,be. front. Two trained hospital nurses
also offered to go to the Philippines.
Australian merchants are debating the
question whether Australian trade with
the United States is likely to be seriously
irterfered with because of the outbreak Of
bostiuties between Spain and America.
When the Aorangi left Honolulu on May
II. the Hawaiian government had not re-
ceived any official information of the
declaration of war with Spain by the
American government.
President Dole has confirmed the state
rnent that he had carried back from
Washington a bill drawn up from Wash,
ington placing the Hawaiian Islands un
der the sovereignty of The United States
in the event of war. President Dole re-
fused to say whether the government
would take any action on the bill.
American Consul Haywood at Honolulu
had so many applications from Americans
desiring 70 offer their services 10 the Unit
ed States government that he decided %
open a book for enlistment purposes. The
list will be kept until the Washington au~
thorites can be heard from. There is a
movement among 100 Americans here To
go 10 San Francisco and there enlist as
a body
When the Aorangi left Honolulu the
United States warsbip Bennington was
preparing TO leave as soon as an expected
British warship arrived. The Bennington
will join the fleet on the coast She could
SAN on very short notice. The officers do
not know what the British vessel is COM
ing for, but the information of this pro
gramme came from Admiral Miller
commenting on the fact of the Bennine-
ton being relieved by a British warshfp
from Esquimault, the Honolulu Bulletin
says: Instead of the Hawaiian Islands
being annexed as a war measure the pros
poet is that that they will virtually he
abandoned by the United States until chs.
war IS over Il is understood from sew
eral sources on good authority that the
United states has already asked Great
Britain 10 dispatch cruiser to these isl
ands IN order that the United States YES
sells now stationed here might be permit
ted to return home and DO their share
IN protecting Pacific coast cities.
IL VIII be remembered that in the agree
ment between Great Britain, France and
the United States, one or another of the
powers has to maintain a naval force here
Tor JOINT protection of the citizens of the
three countries in case of revolutions Oh
ouleE troubles on shore. For some years
past by mutual consent of The three pow.
ers, the duty of caring for tbAt islands has
peen lett for the United States Now tina
the Iatter mas become involved in war will
SPAN II IS probably justified in askins
GREAT Britain to assume for the time be.
ing her share of the protection of Hawaii
ana there is no doubt that Great Britain
mas promptly acceded to the request. more
so as she appears particularly anxious L
OBTAIN the good viii of the United State.
at present.
In sight of these events, British cruis
e. may be looked for in the harbor in &
lew days, and on her arrival the Renning
Ton VIII lose no time in getting away"