The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-24


| navigation but until congress shall otherwise
provide tho existing commercial relations OF
| the Hawaiian islands, both with the th'eu
states aud foreign countries, shall continue rs
regards the commerce OF said Islands win the
| rest OF the United States ana with foreign
countries, but this shall not be construed as
giving to said islands the power to enter INTO
any now stipulation or agreement Whatsoever.
| or 70 have diplomatic Intercourse with any
| foreign government Tho consular repre-
sentatives OF foreign powers now resident IN
the Hawaiian islands. shall be permitted To
| continue In the exercise OF their consular func-
tons until they can receive their exec uaturs
from tho government OF the United Statos
CHINESE RRsTRIcrioSs.
Arr. l. The further immigration OF Chinese
laborers into the Hawaiian ISLANDS - hereby
| prohibited until congress shall otherwise pro-
| vide. Furthe rmore. Chinese persons OF the
| classes now or hereafter excluded by law from
| entering the Unitel States will not be- permit
ted 10 come from the Hawaiian islands to tho
| other parts Of the United States and II so com
| ing shall be subject to the Same penalties as IL
entering from a foreign country
UNCLE SAM ASSUMES THE DEBT.
ARr.5 Tho public debt OF ths Hawaiian is
lands lawfully existing at tbs date or the ex-
change OF the Publications OF this treaty, IN
cluding the amounts due 10 the depositors IN
the Hawaiian postal savings banks. Is hereby
assumed by tho government OF the thiteu
States. but the liability OF the United states IN
this regard shall in case excsea Sd,2pOo
So long however. as the existing governmsnt
and the present commercial relations OF the
Hawaiian islands ars continued as horein pro-
vided, said government shall continue to pay
the interest on said debt
THE PENSION ron THE QUEEN
Arr o The government OF the United States
agrees to pay to the late Queen Liliuokslani,
within one year from the date OF the exchange
OF the rat ficaton OF this treaty. the sum OF
saD. 600 and annually thereafter like sum OF
s2Om during the torn OF her natural Ne.
provided She in good faith. submits to the au-
thority OF the government OF the United States
and the local government OF the islands Ana
the govern ment OF the United States further
agrees 10 pay to the Princess Kauilani. within
one year from thu date OF the exchange OF ths
ratification OF this treaty. the gross sum OF
$3.50, COO providing she. in COOL faith. submits
to the local government OF the islands
now TO BE RATIFIED.
Arr. The present treaty shall be ratified
by the president Of the United States. by and
with the advice aud consent OF tins
: senate on the part. and by the
| provisional government OF tho Hawaiian
islands on the other. AID the raiiiicaton'
thereof shall he exchanged at Honolulu as soor
as possible. Such exchange shall be made OF
: the part Of the United States by the commits
sjoner hereinbefvre provided for. and II shall
operate as a complete and final conveyance L
the United States Of all the rights OF SOW
or ignty and property herein coded TO thein
: Within one month after such exchange OF rati
| ficaton the provisional government shall fur
nish such commissioner with full and com
plete schedule Of all the public property herei
r ceded aud transferred.
h Ia witness whereof, the respective plsnipo
v tentiaries have signed ths above articles an
Z have hcreunto affixed their seals.
, Done in duplicate. at the city OF Washington
: this fourteenth day OF February. 1893.
I JoHS W. FosrEn
= LoRiS NJ THuRsros.
WILLIAM Il. CASTLE,
II WILLIAM c. WILDER,
CHARLES L. CARTER,
JOSEPH MARsDEs.
y SECRETARY FOSTERS LETTER
J. In a letter to the president laying tn
IS treaty before him. Secretary OF Stat
! Foster rccaptulates the history OF r.
- cent events in the islands leading u
l. to the revolution; the establishment
. the provisional governments: the al
> pearance of the commissioners in Wasl
ington; the negotiations that hav
taken place, resulting in the prepari
ton Of the treaty. and the establish
ment Of the protectorate by Minist'
Stevens.
~ In regard to the protectorate, Seer
tary Foster says in his letter: IAN !
struction has been sent to the minist
l.. commenting his action. in so far as
Is lay within the purview OF standi'
90 instructions To the legation and
az the naval commanders OF I
"a. United states in Hawaiian waters a
i've tended to cooperate with the admin
cir tration of affairs by the provision
o. government, but disavowing any ste
al in excess Of such instructions where
the the authority and power OF the Unit
ire states might appear To have been
All serted 10 the impairment of the in
,ral pendent sovereignty of the Hawaii
in Government by the assumption of
and Formal protcctoratc'
On, Secretary Foster says that the p
nal visions of the treaty reserve to congr
the determination of all questions
ave fectiny the form OF government OF
n." annexed territory, the citizenship .
elective franchise Of its inhabitar
tate and all questions relating 70 the
sorry monte and political status OF the
! ~ lands.
rter In conclusion. he says that, pend
ten the negotiations he received assuran
escn from representatives OF the lead
y !" movers OF the world in this
and from our own ministers abr
convincing him that the incorpora'
allan OF the Hawaiian islands into the III
ex- would be regarded by these pow
',., with satisfaction and ready acqt
y OF ccncc.
N is
e in The Annexation Treaty safe With
reign senate.
,,tan WASHINGTON. Feb ia careful
3 an. vass OF the members of the senate
ereof pears to indicate that the Hawa
the treaty will be ratified with ses
votes more than the necessary
!. thirds to spare. 1t Is understood
n,ed members OF the foreign affairs com
Il all tee have sounded the temper OF the
'uhlc ate and found that this conclusic
inca without doubt The limit Of the q
de-. sition Is put at twenty votes
1 the other senator's. more sanpuine, be
right that those opposed To the treaty ca
mug. muster even that number.