The San Francisco call., 1898-02-04
LAPS TO BE
 GIVEN THE
 FRANCHISE The Cost of Hawaii to the United States. Take In a Region Domin- @*ated by Brown Men From Asia. And. Make Voters of Many = @Mongolians Now in This # Country. CALIFORNIA IS MENACED. CiviIizationin Danger, and the Whites on the Pacific Coast Are
 Threatened.
And: Make Voters of Many .Mongolians Now in This :: Country.
CALIFORNIA IS MENACED
Civilization in Danger, and the Whites on the Pacific Coast Are
 Threatened.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Call Off1ce, R1ggS HOUSE,
 Washington, Feb 8.
 Japan has been removed as an ele- ment in the opposition to the consu1n- nation of the annexation of the Ha- waiian Islands by the United States
 This result has been attained by the conclusion of an agreement between this Government and that of Japan, as represented by Minister Toru Hoshl, which, by practically settling the status of the Japanese in Hawaii, removes the only substantial difference that has ex- isted between the two Governments.
 The Japanese Government, for it's part. announced some time ago that it no longer cared to interpose any ob- lection to the annexation of Hawaii. based on principle. Since that time the correspondence between MT. Hoshi and the State Department has been directed to a satisfactory settlement of the status of the resident Japanese in Ha- waii, and this last point has now been adjusted, so far as the executive branch of the Government Is capable of acting independently. the agreement being reduced to the shape of a written memorandum
 This document which has not been generally taken into account in the consideration of means for adjusting the questions that have arisen over the status of Japanese in Hawaii, goes into effect in July next year, and among other things 1t confers upon Japanese within the territory of the United States all of the rights accorded to the citizens Of the most favored nation, which, of course, carries with it rights of naturalization and the exercise of the rights of franchise. Presuming that annexation Is effected the Japan csc in Hawaii will, in 1899, have the same rights as those in the present remains to be fixed Is the status of the Japanese during the time that must eIapse between the ratification of the annexation treaty and the beginning of the operations of the Japanese treaty of 1899. Inasmuch as the pending an- nexation treaty provides for the ap- pOintment of a commission to visit the islands and prepare such legislation as may be necessary to consummate the amalgamation of the territories, this last question can easily be adjusted along with other details in the bill to be reported to Congress.
 There will be no vote on the Ha- waiian treaty in the Senate for at least fortnight, and it may be post poned for a month. The friends of the treaty to-day claim exactly the two thirds necessary for ratification, but they are not so sure of these votes that they dare risk roll call. Just as soon as they see the ratification ma jority clinched a vote will be taken, and not before.
 If the success of the treaty is not assured a joint resolution will be sub stituted.@ Friends of the treaty have been annoyed. by the course of Senators Chandler and Wolcott, who have been advocates of annexation, but who now seek to delay and embarrass it. Both these Senators; since the vote on the Teller resolution, have declared their intention of postponing. consideration. and yesterday in executive session they joined with Senator Thurston in his attempt to sidetrack the treaty. It is surmisedf that their purpose is to worry the administration as lesson to President Mckinley for his attitude in regard to the Teller resolution.
 Senator Chandler is as much inter ested in Cuba a6in Hawaii, and he may insist that before going further in the direction of Hawaiian annexa- tion the Senate be assured that the President will intervene in Cuba on behalf of the. insurgents.
 So far as the ratification of the treaty is concerned the hope of the Committee on Foreign Relations rests in Senator : German. The Maryland Senator is doing all he can to advance Hawaiian annexation. He has shown more genuine interest in this subject than any other that has come before Congress this session. If a joint reso- lution be resorted to the only question would be as to whether it could reach a vote in the, House. majority in the Senate is assured, and there is also a favorable majority in the House, but Speaker Reed is not friendly to the scheme and 1t has been doubted whether he would stand in it's way. Chairman Dingley thinks that in this case the Speaker will do noth- ing to prevent the majority in the House and he looks for favorable Senatof White said to-day, after introducing his resolution for non in Hawaiian affairs by other: powers, that he would call the resolution up tomorrow and ask the Senate to pass 1t without debate. He added that 1t was his opinion that our intentions:to defend the independence of the islands has been made suf- fciently clear in the past. but that 1t would do no harm to reaff1rm the doc Urine by. Congressional declaration at the present time. -