Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-23
THE TREATY.


is the full text of the Hawaiian annexa-
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 civiliza-
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 il view of the desire
pressed by the said government of the Hawaii
Islands that these islands shall be incor-
porated into tho United States 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 accom- Dlish
ey 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 pienipotentiaries. 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 plenipotentiaries. after having
communicated 10 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 wha tSOever
kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands and their
dependencies. renOuncing IN favor of the United
States every sovereign right Of which an in
dependent nation ii Is now possessed, and
hencefOrth said Hawaiian Islands, ana 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 crown lands, public
buildings and edihces, ports, harbors, fortifica-
lions, 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 thereunto appertaining- The
existing laws of the United States relative TO
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 regards such part thereof may be
used or occupied for the civil, military or naval
purposes OF the United States, or may be as
signed to the of the local government, shall
be held solely for the Inhabitants OF the Ha-
waiian Islands for educational and other public
purposes
Art 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
missioner to reside in said islands, who shall
have the power to veto any act of said govern
ment and an act disapproved by him shall
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proved by the president Congress shall with
in one year from the exchange of the ratifca-
tons of this treaty, enact the necessary legisia-
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 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
nent of the United States
Art L The further immigration of Chinese
laborers into the Hawaiian Islands is hereby
prohibited until congress shall otherwise pro-
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 IL
so coming shall be subject the same penal
ties as If entering from foreign country
Art 5. The public debt of the Hawaiian Isl
ands, lawfully existing at the ate of the ex-
change of the ratifications of this treaty, in
Guiding the amounts due TO the dspositors in
the Hawaiian postal savings banks, is hereby
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States, but the liability of the United States in
this regard shall in exceed So 80. COG
So long, however, as the existing government
and the present commercial relations OF the
Hawaiian Islands continued herein pro-
vided, said government shall continue pay
the interest on said debt
Art g The government of the United States
agrees to pay 10 the late Queen IiliuOkalina,
within one year from the date of the exchange
of the notifications Of this treaty, the sum OF
$4,000 and annually thereafter like sum Of
$3.50 o during the term of her natural life, pro-
vided she in good faith submits 10 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
| TO pay the Princess Kaiulani, within one year
from the date OF the exchange of the ratifica-
tons of this treaty, the gross sum of $4,000.
providing she in good faith submits TO the local
/ government of the islands
| Art :. The present treaty shall be ratified
i by the president of the United States. by and
with the advice and consent OF the senate
| the one part, and by the provisional govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands on the other and
| the Publications shall be exchanged Homo
! lulu possible Such exchange shall
| be made the part Of the United States by
! the commission hereinbefore provided for. and
| ii shall operate as complete and final convey
| ance TO the United States of all the rights of
! sovereignty and property herein ceded TO them
Within one month after such exchange of atifi-
cation the provisional government shall furnish
| such commissioner with full and complete
| schedule of all the public property herein ceded
! and transferred
| In witness whereof the respective plenipo-
tentiaries have signed the above articles, and
| have hereunto affixed their seals
l. Done in duplicate at the city of Washington
this 18th day of February, 1898
| JOHN w FOSTER
| LoRRIS NJ THURsToS.
| WILLIAM B. CASTLE
| WILLIAM c WILDER,
| CHARLES l. CARTER,
/ JOSEPH MARsDEN
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