People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-24
ANNEXATION.
Text Of the Annexation Treaty
With Hawaii.
Full Sovereignty Coded e. rhi, Country
The Ex-Quecn Literally rousloned-
Debt Of the Islands Assumed By
the United states
The IlaMhilAn rreatN.

ton treaty sent to the senate by the
president with a special message:
The United States OF America and the pro
visional government OF the Hawaiian Islands,
in view OF the natural dependence OF those
islands upon the United States, Of their geo
graphical proximity thereto Of the intimate
part taken by citizens Of the United States in
there implanting the seed OF Christian civilizl-
ton. Of the long continuance Of their exclusive
reciprocal commercial relations. whereby their
mutual interests have been developed, and OF
the preponderant and paramount share thus
acquired by the United States and the islands
in the productions, industries and trade OF the
islands, and especially in view Of the desire ex.
pressed by the said government Of the Hawaii.
an Islands that these islands shall be incOr.
porated into the United States as an integral
part thereof and under their sovereignty, in
order TO provide for and assure the security
and prosperity Of the said islands, the high con-
tracing parties have determined to accomplish
by treaty an object so important to their mu.
tual and permanent welfare
To this end the high contracting parties have
conferred full power and authority upon their
respectively appointed plenipotentiaries, to-
wit: The president of the United States Of
America, John W. Foster, secretary Of state Of
the United States, and the rest Of the executive
advisory councils Of the provisional govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands, LOrin Thurston
William r Castle William C. Wilder, Charles
r. Carter and Joseph Marsden
And the said plenipOtentaries after having
communicated to each other their respective
full powers found in good and due form, have
agreed upon and concluded the following
articles:
Article l. The government of the Hawaiian
Islands hereby cedes, from the date of the ex.
change Of the notifications Of this treaty, abso
lutely without reserve TO the United States
forever, all rights Of sovereignty OF whatsoever
kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands and their
dependencies, renouncing in favor Of the United
States every sovereign right Of which as an in
dependent nation it is now possessed, and
henceforth said Hawaiian Islands, and every
island and key thereunto appertaining, and
each and every portion thereof, shall become
and be an integral part of the territory of the
United States
Art . The government Of the Hawaiian
Islands also cedes and transfers to the United
States the absolute fee and ownership OF all
public, government or crown lanis, public
buildings and ediiices, ports, harbors, fortified.
tons, military or naval equipments, and all
other public property Of every kind and de.
scriptiOn belonging to the government of the
Hawaiian Islands, together with every right
and appurtenance thercuutO appertaining. The
existing laws OF the United States relative 10
public lands shall not apply to such lands
in the Hawaiian Islands but the congress Of
the United States shall enact such laws for
their management and disposition: providing
that all revenue from or proceeds Of the same,
except as regards such part thereof as may be
used Or occupied for the civil military or naval
purposes Of the United States, or may be as
signed to the use of the local government, shall
be held solely for the inhabitants of the Ha.
waiian Islands for educational and other public
purposes.
Art g. Until congress shall otherwise pro.
vide, the existing government and laws of the
Hawaiian Islands are hereby continued subject
to the paramount authority of the United
States The president by and with the advice
and consent Of the senate, shall appoint a com.
have the power to veto any act Of said govern.
ment and an act disapproved by him shall
thereupon be void and Of no effect unless ap
proved bv the president Congress shall, with.
in one year from the exchange Of the ratihca.
tons Of this treaty, enact the necessary legisla
TO extend to the Hawaiian Islands the laws of
the United States respecting the duties upon
imports, the internal revenue commerce and
navigation: but, until congress shall otherwise
provide, the existing commercial relations of
the Hawaiian Islands, both with the United
States and foreign countries, shall continue as
regards the commerce Of said islands with the
rest of the United States and with foreign
countries; but this shall not be construed as
giving to said Islands the power TO enter into
any new stipulation or agreement whatsoever
or TO have diplomatic intercourse with any for
eign government The consular representatives
Of foreign powers now resident in the Hawaiian
Islands shall be permitted to continue in the
exercise of their consular functions until they
can receive their eXequaturS from the govern.
ment Of the United States
Art 4 The further immigration OF Chinese
laborerS into the Hawaiian Islands is hereby
vide Furthermore, Chinese persons Of the
classes now or hereafter excluded by the law
from entering the United States will not be
permitted to come from the Hawaiian Islands
TO the other parts of the United States, and II
so coming shall +; subject TO the same penal
ties as If entering from foreign country
Art 8 The public debt OF the Hawaiian Isl.
ands, lawfully existing at the late Of the ex-
change Of the ratifca;i ions Of this treaty. in.
GLIDING the amounts due to the depositors in
the Hawaiian postal savings banks is hereby
assumed by the government of the United
States, but the liability Of the United States in
this regard shall in no case exceed $3.50 900
So long, however as the existing government
and the present commercial relations Of the
Hawaiian Islands are continued as herein pro
vided, said government shall continue 10 pay
the interest on said debt
Art 6 The government of the United States
agrees to pay TO the late Queen Liliuokalina,
within one year from the date OF the exchange
of the Publications Of this treaty the sum Of
S2O,C00 and annually thereafter like sum OF
800 during the term OF her natural life pro.
vided she in good faith submits TO the author.
ity of the government Of the United States and
the local government OF the islands. And the
government Of the United States further agrees
10 pay the Princess haiulani. within one year
from the date of the exchange OF the ratifica
tons Of this treaty, the gross sum of $3.50, 900
providing she in good faith submits TO the local
government of the islands.
Art :. The present treaty shall be ratified
by the president Of the United States, by and
with the advice and consent OF the senate or
the one part and by the provisional govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands on the other and
the notifications shall be exchanged al Homo.
lulu as soon as possible Such exchange shall
be made on the part of the United States By
the commission heretnbefore provided for. and
it shall operate as n complete and final coavey.
ance to the Uaited States Of al the rights Of
sovereignty and property herein ceded to them
Within one month after such exchange OF ratif
cation the provisional government shlll furnish
such commissioner with full ami complete
schedule OF all the public property herein cedet
and transferred
In witness whereof the respective plenipo
tentiaries have signed the above articles, an.
have hereunto affixed their seals
Done in duplicate at the city Of WashingtSl
this 18th day Of Februarg, 1893
JOHN w. FOSTER