Show BEHIND CLOSED 0 DOORS I 1 hawaiian treaty to come up in executive session REASONS FOR THIS COURSE japans Ta paus attitude toward tow ard annexation A given as the cause foreign solutions committee think some delicato delicate diplomatic questions questin Qu estic as win will come up hence the secrecy friends of 0 the treaty claim to have 54 ot of the 60 votes necessary Kec Necess essary axy to ratify it already fleda pledged ed washington dec II 11 the friends of 0 t the he hawaiian annexation treaty have definitely deti if tely decided to consider von sider the question in executive sets session sion of the senate in order to it do 0 this be leoet axy for them to take up the annexation annex atlon treaty rather than a joint resolution re 2501 ILLIOn pro providing iding for annexation A few ot of those who he support hawaii in this matter were at first drat inclined to believe be leve that un I 1 fl R it became evident that the two thirdy necessary to secure e the rutiller tio alon 71 ot of the hie treaty was assured from the be ginning it would be a waste 0 of time to take the matter up at all I 1 upon the b basis a q Is of 0 the treaty bill they appear to have lave changed their minds and to be at least disposed to defer to the he t opinions of 0 the majority who oppose this course it la Is now stated on behalf of 0 the onn ann that to abandon the treaty at the present time would create tile the impre nalon that they had surrendered III tho fight debt entirely they think that the consideration or of the question will nerve erve to bind those who profess to be in favor of annexation and hold at 01 least a majority of the senate tor for a resolution it if it should she u id become necessary to resort to measure rn ALL re talo there re Is also another reabon for de aaring the consideration of the treaty behind closed bosc d doors which actuates actual the commute on foreign relations lons this la Is the I 1 tact fact that jar japans ans attitude toward annexation t ion Is ouch nuch as to involve some delicate quat questions ions which t the he members ot of this committee coin m attee think it not adl ad isable sable to act before etile the public in the way that they mag I 1 be attired if th the matter should be taken up for debate in the open senate the staunchest friends of annexation admit that tha t it would be well nigh impossible t to se bacun um the two thirds vote necessary t to 0 ratify the treaty but they contend that they will come very near n ar reaching the necessary necos sary number of the sixty a otes tes necessary they claim to ito haie i e fifty four pledged and th e it Is pos ablo that thoy amigh t secure two or three more votes t their plan honc ho ever ver contemplates a full debate or of the question on oil the treaty in executive fre silon and abid a subsequent transfer 1 of the matter it if necessary on a resolution similar to that by which texas aas as annexed and the pressing of this re to a speedy vote the resolution will require only a majority jar ty ot of votes hut but to he effective it III r will X tw tie necessary nw essary that it shall also pass the house where delay Is feared |