St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-27
CEDES TO UNCLE SAM.
HAWAIIAN POLITICIANS DRAW UP A
NEW TREATY.
ALL RIGHTS AND PROPERTY

Are Coded to the United States,
With Full Power to Control
Everything Pertaining to the
Group of Islands-WmI Uncle
Sam Accept?
HONOLULU, July 19.-Via San Fran
cisco. July 26.-Today it was learned
positively that the provisional govern
ment's policy and position regarding
future treaty relations with the United
States are, and will continue to be, in
brief. as follows:
The new treaty drawn, which was a
document governing objections which
arose i'll the United States during the
visit 5f the Hawaiian commissioners to
Washington, will not be forwarded.
The treaty matter has been fully dis
cussed in special sessions of the couD-
ellis lately, and the draft of new treaty
has within few days been returned
from the committee, which has been in
dorSed by the government and councils
unofficially. The document contains
five articles, which are briefly as fol-
lows:
Article l cedes from the date of the
exchange of notifications of the treaty,
without reserve, all rights of SOW
ereignty in and over the Hawaiian
islands and dependencies to the United
States, to become an integral part
thereof.
Article cedeS and transfers the alb
solute fee of all government and crown
lands, public buildings, ports, harbors
and all other public property.
Article provides that the existing
government of the Hawaiian islands
and the laws relating to it's internal
policy are to be continued for five years,
to be executed and carried out under
the direction of United States COM
missioner, appointed by the president
and senate, said commissioner to reside
III The Hawaiian islands, with power to
veto within ten days any act passed by
the local government, which shall there
upon become void unless afterWard APP
proved by the president of the United
States.
Article prohibits the immigration of
Chinese laborers into the Hawaiian ISL
ands until such time as congress shall
provide further legislation; it also pro-
hl0lts Chinese laborerS now here from
entering the United States. Otherwise
immigration and labor laws are to re-
main as they are. where they do not
come into conflict with the constitution
of the United States or such future
laws as congress may provide.
Article provides that the public debt
shall be assumed by the United States,
but the Hawaiian government shall
continue to pay the interest thereon,
CONGRESS IN nrnVIdE tho futnrA
OF the islands.
The government has decided to in
clude the substance of this new treaty
draft i'll the instructions to Commits
SIOner Alexander and Minister Thurs
ton, who Will bring the matter before
the United States government in the
form of suggestions, IN case President
Cleveland decided to finally withdraw
the Harrison treaty of annexation and
determine to submit therefor new
treaty. or some modification OF the old.
Prof. w. ID. Alexander will carry these
instructions with him to Washington on
the 25Uh or 9th inst. Claus SpreckelS
leaves by the steamer today. The royal
lists are to make some sort of dem
Onstration- with cane preSenta-
ton, juSG before the steamer
leaves. There was another rumor
started last night of another royalist
uprising to take place at o'clock this
morning, but the report, like So many
others, proved unfoundeG. Troops were
ready for the threatened coup III etat,
which, 1t was said, was to be feint to
start rumor abroad that a restoration
would soon follow Claus Spreckels' de-
parture. The libel case of Claus Spreck-
els against Editor Smith. of the Star,
which was to have come up this morn
ing for trial i'll the district court, has
been remanded until tomorrow. 1t was
refused hearing i'll the upper court until
tried below