The San Francisco call., 1898-05-18
Unanimous Endorsement by the Cabinet Will Not h.
 sure Its Passage.
Island Government Willing to Aid
 This Country Under Present Con- ditions During the War.
Special Correspondence of Tn. Call.


 in almost all their phases. The views of the President are those of a man sincerely anxious that his Government shall keep the truest and purest faith with the Government of the United States.
 While, until the arrival of the last steamer, he has not felt inclined to re- fer to the annexation bill sent some few weeks ago from Washington, except 1n the most secret councils of the Cabinet, he has within the last few days taken into his confidence legislators and other prominent citizens. He does not Ieel Justified in permitting the text Of the bill to be made public until the Cabinet has arrived at a decision upon It, Tor there is one important provision in IL (to which he will not specifically re1er) which does not meet with the present approval of the Government.
 Furthermore, while he does not say so in plain words, he feels very doutfui whether if the bill were placed before the Legislature with the unanimous ln- dorsement of the Cabinet (not yet ob- tained) 1t would stand any chance of passing.
 The President feels, to very force full degree, that Hawaii has done all in her power to foster the cause or an nexation, and that if Hawaii is needed by the United States, or is deemed an acceptable gift by her, Congress should consummate the bargain at once and not throw the onus of what may per chance some day be regarded by others as an irregular proceeding upon Ha- Waii Irregularities are often con- doned in time of war, and may be re- garded as one of those instances Tn which the change of conscience on the part of a few Senatorial votes in favor of annexation, on the grounds of pa- triotic requirements, might be forgiven even by their political opponents.
 The President has also practically de- cided that if we are not annexed, he will not issue a proclamation or neu- trality. He deems it absolutely un- necessary for us, and, furthermore, he is reading up the precedents, showing that in certain circumstances, analo- gous to the relations existing between Hawaii and the United States, one belligerent may be more favored by neutral than another. He is determ- ined to assist the United States as far as he possibly can without transgreSS- ing his constitutional limits. It IS principally because he believes the Washington bill to be ultra wires Of our constitution that he almost anticipates defeat for it when presented, probably on the 18th inst. The United States having a lease -cession of Pearl liar bor might, if the bar had been re- moved, use that harbor for her ships, but then she owns no land there. With an enemy's fleet somewhere around III our ocean, with an absolutely unpro- tected island territory-for the United States steamship Bennington IS held ready to slip her cables at moments nottce-and with the ingloriouS uncer- tainties of war staring him in the face and with strong conflicting personal and political influences confronting him, President Dole is compelled against his wishes to drift with "untried cir cumstance' and opportunism.
 The steamship Doric arrived last evening. but she learned news from us instead of bringing any. She did not forget, however, to bring us another horde of Asiatics.
 Yesterday afternoon the Cabinet re- ceived a number of the representatives of the planters in reference to prop osition to grant them further time in which to import their 10 per cent Of American or European in proportion to Asiatic labor This they are com pelled to do under a bond. The matter was taken under consideration, which practically means that the Government will consent to their, wishes on the grounds that, first, such class of la Dor cannot profitably be obtained; and second. in view of the possibility or an- nexation the matter should be left In allowance until our fate Is definitely known.
 The Government has introduced an- other amendment to the Chinese inn migration laws enabling 5000 to be 1m- ported, and providing for residence bonds for two years sojourn as well as the present six months residence
 hot he iY,- tention is to withdraw the tabu against the Chinese and to import number or Manchurians to aid in counter balanc- ing the Japanese 1aborerS. Your cor respondent is informed that when this intention becomes officially known It will meet with another protest from those interested in Japanese immigra- tion. It Is said that the Japanese Gov ernment will also hold that 1t will be in violation of the compact in reference to this class of immigration.
 The Government yesterday paid Charles Dunwell $3250, the amount of compensation demanded on his behalf by the British Government for his H. legal imprisonment during the trou- bles of 1895. There are other claims yet to be settled
 There was a very "hot time" or 1t In the House of Representatives this morning. and so bellicose became the members that Speaker Kauloukou ad- journed the session. The income tax bill was under discussion and the Min ister of Finance unintentionally famed the rising fire of discontent by remark ing that the opponents of the bill were those who never paid taxes if they could possibly avoid them. This was re- ceived with loud applause, but A. G. M. Robertson, the author of the meas ure, went the Minister ore better and plainly intimated that changes in opin- ion had been purchased by the wealthy corporations. Then ensued a farcical hubbub The Speakers authority was of no avail. An appeal was carried against him by to 6, and he then closed the session to allow the mem bers to digest their heated tempers with their lunch. Later the bill was passed to its third reading.