The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-18
ANNEXATION.
The President viii Notify Congress
Through Special Message.
Hnwaii is ours-Queen Liiluokalani and
tho Royal Family viii he Provided
With Pension of $4,000
Year-Value of Our Possessions.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-IIawaii is
ours. The commissioners were told
Saturday that the United States would
timex the Sandwich islands and that
the president would notify congress to
hat effect in special message. Fur
ther the commissioners were shown the
articles of annexation and were per-
fectly satisfied with them.
The commissioners, accompanied by
DIR. Mott Smith, arrived at the depart
ment about 10 o'clock and were met by
Secretary John w. Foster and Secretary
Partridge, of the state department
The discussion was mere closing up
of the case and reading of the an
neXation treaty or papers which the
president will send to congress with his
message.
The commissioners, on their first
meeting with the secretary, gave him
their side of the case in which they
asked complete annexation, n territor-
ial government and a pension for the
queen and royal family. The latter
alone consists of the Princess Kauai
lani. The exact amount asked for the
queen and princess is s25, 900 each per
annum. The figures show that if the
United States anneXes the island, this
pension would be small one for the
queen, because her present income is
$4,000 year besides the revenues from
the crown lands which amount to about
$40, 900 per annum.
BY annexation these crown lands be-
come the property or the United states,
and the revenue from them will be in
stantly increased. At present the in
come is small owing to bad management,
and the commissioners stated that by ju-
jucious leasing and working these lands
they could be made to yield 100000 TO
$3.50, 900 year. Annexation, of course,
would materially augment this in
come. Thus it would be seen that the
pension of $50, 900 year of the queen
and princess would financially be
good investment because the
crown lands would alone bring
them three times that amount The
United States presented its case, and it
showed that the president and his can-
met were favorable to annexation, and
that the course would be message to
congress outlining the legislation nee
essary, meanwhile leaving the provis-
ional government now in existence in
Hawaii in possession until the exact
kind of government was decided upon
by congress. Pending congressional
action the commissioners are to return
home, and to have these negotiations
ratified by the provisional government
and get the queens consent to the pen
sion.
Meanwhile DR.. Mott Smith will re-
remain in this country to carry on the
Hawaiian end of the legislation.
After the negotiations at the state
department the officials We're escorted
to the white house by the secretary of
state and presented to the president.
The meeting was informal, no set
speeches being made. The reason of
this informally was that diplomatic
custom provides that the president shall
not receive formally any diplomatic
representatives of a foreign nation
lower than minister.
A great deal has been said about the
delay in the reception of the Hawaiian
commissioners by the president, but
this explains all. The commissioners
We're accredited to the state depart.
ment and as soon as they were received
by the secretary of state they were rec.
ognized by the United States govern
ment In diplomatic usage the president
1nly formally receives ENJOYS and min
listers of foreign nations accredited to
the president. The commissioners, how
avar o1co had crad tio1S to tho ,,raSi.
dent, but on their arrival here they
We're informed of the diplomatic Gus
tom and therefore recognized that their
reception by the state department was
III they could expect until the negotia-
tions were finished. The reception by
the president Saturday was the signal
for final conclusion of the negotiations.
1t took place in the private Office, and
the president chatted with the commits
Oners for some time