The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-17
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Provisions Of the Treaty as Trans
mitted to the Senate.
NO DOUBT OF ITS RATIFICATION.

Queen LiIiuokalini and Princess Kaiau-
1ani to be Handsomely Provided For.
Further Immigration of Chinese to be
Prohibited-No Bounty for Sugar.
WASHINGTON, Feb 17-The Hawaiian
treaty of annexation concluded between
Secretary of State Foster and the COM
missioners of the provisional government
OF Hawaii is made public. The message
OF the president states that it was deemed
more desirable to fully annex the islands
than to establish protectorate. The
president says the overthrow of the mon
archy was not in any way promoted by
this government; that the restoration of
Liliuokalani is undesirable, if not impos-
sble, and, unless actively supported by the
United States, would be accompanied by
serious disaster and the disorganization of
all business interests.
Provisions of tho Treaty.
The provisions Of the treaty reserve to
congress the determination of all ques
tions affecting the form of government of
the annexed territory, the citizenship and
elective franchise of the inhabitants, and
all questions relating to the economic and
political status of the islands.
The treaty itself provides for the cesson
of all rights of sovereignty over the
islands, all public buildings and property
to the United States, revenue from public
lands except such as are reserved for gov
erEment purposes, to be used solely for the
benefit OF the people of the islands. Until
congress provides otherwise, the existing
government and laws of the Hawaiian
islands are continued ject to the para
mount authority of the United States.
A resident commissioner is to be APP
pointed, who shall have power to veto any
act of said government. Until congress
enitcts the necessary legislation existing
commercial relations of the Hawaiian Isl
ands, both with the United States and
foreign gov ernments, shall continue.
Chinese Immigration Prohibited.
Further immigration of Chinese into the
islands is prohibited and Chinese now in
the islands shall not be permitted to come
into the present territory of the United
States. The public debt of the islands is
assumed by the United States to the extent
of 23,250,oo The United Stassa agrees to
pay Queen Lilioukalani $4,000 year dur
ing her life, and to Princess kaiaulani
Sl50,0O0.
Provision is made for the exchange of
ratifieations of the treaty at Honolulu as
soon as possible, on the part of the United
States, by the resident commissioner pro-
vided for in the treaty Under the pro-
visions Of the treaty the sugar producers
of Hawaii will not participate in the
bounty provided by the Mckinley law un-
less congress should extend it to the isl
ands.
Accompanying the message and the
treaty is the correspondence upon the sub
| ject between the two governments, tables
giving full details as 10 the area of the ter
ritory proposed to be annexed, the public
| debt the public lands, the annual allow
| ances to and revenue of the late royal
household, and statistics as to the popula-
| tion and revenues, commerce and other
economic matters relating TO the islands,
! altogether bulk of several hundred pages.
| No Doubt of Ratification.
There is practically no doubt felt by
| senators who are thoroughly informed On
the subject that the Hawaiian treaty of
| annexation will be promptly ratified by
| the senmte~. HglNa-tnas not seem to be any
reason to expect trouble about tht"atih-
cation by the provisional government o.
Hawaii, and annexation is regarded ~
good as accomplished. The acquisition o
the territory will be effected without re
ferring the matter to the house for action
pllshed by the ratification of the treaty BY
both governments will the matter come
before the house for legislation to sattl,
matters of detail as to government of th,
islands, etc.