The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-13
ANNEXATION.
Uncle Sam Has an Increase In
His Family.
The President WIN Notify Congress
Through . Special Message.
Hawaii h Ours Queen I.iituokalaai and
the Royal FamilS val ~ ftosiaed
with f'sasion q oas.ooo
Year, vnlne 81 oar PosseslenE


OnrA The commissioners were told
Saturday that tho United States would
annex the Sandwich islands and that
the president would notify congress 70
that effect Ia special message Fur
Their the commissioners were shown the
articles Of annexation and were per
lectiy satisfied with them
The commissioners, accompanied BY
Dr. Mott Smith, arrived at the depart
mont about 10 o'clock and were met BY
Secretary John w. Foster and Secretary
Partridge, 81 the state department
Tho discussion was mere closing up
Of the case and a reading Of the an
nexation treaty or papers which the
president win send 70 congress with his
message.
The commissioners. on their first
meeting with tho secretary, gave him
their side OF the case la which they
asked complete annexation. a terrltor-
iai government and pension for the
queen and royal family. The latter
alone consists Of the Princess Kauai
Iani The exact amount asked for the
queen and princess Is $4,000 each per
\
United States annexes the island, this
pension would be small one for the
queen, because her present income j.
s40, 900 year besides the revenues from
tho crown lands which amount to about
$40, 900 per annun.
Nv annexation those crown lands be-.
come the property 81 the United states,
and the revenue from them viii be In
stantly increased. Al present the in-
come Is small owing 10 bad management,
and the commissioners stated that BY iu-
iucious leasing and working these lands
they could DO made to yield 100000 70
$4,000 yenr. Annexation, 81 course,
would materially augment this In
come. Thus II would be seen that the
pension Of so, 600 a year Of the queen
and princess would financially be
rood investment because the
crown lands would alone bring
them three times that amount The
United states presented IL case, and y
showed that the president and his cab
met were favorable To annexation. and
that the course would be message 70
congress outlining the legislation moo
essary, meanwhile leaving the proyis-
ionnI KoSbxnAlsnt non - er.ietepce ~
Hawaii hi possession until the exact
kind 81 government was decided upon
| by congress- Pending congressional
action the commissioners nrc 70 return
home. and to have these negotiations
ratified by the provisional government
and get the queens consent 70 the PEN
sion.
Meanwhile DR. Mott Smith viii re-
remain III this country TO carry on the
Hawaiian end Of tn legislation.
After tho negotiations at the state
| department. tho officials were escorted
Ito the white house w the secretary Of
state and presented 10 the president
| The meeting was informal, no set
speeches being made. The reason Of
| this informality was that diplomatic
custom provides that the president shall
not receive formally any diplomatic
representatives Of foreign nation
| lower than minister.
Al great deal has been said about the
delay in the reception 81 the Hawaiian
commissioners BY the president, but
this explains all. The commissioners
were nccreuiVcu W Stic pbAAN Wv k'tt v
ment and rs soon as they were received
| by the secretary Of stats they were rec.
ognized BY the United States govern.
| ment In diplomatic usage the president
only formally receives ENJOYS and min.
listers 81 foreign nations accredited tc
the president The commissioners how.
ever, also had credentials to the presi.
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
All they could expect until the negotia-
tions were finished The reception BY
the president Saturday WINS the signal
for final conclusion Of the negotiations.
| II took place in the private Office, and
the president chatted with the commis-
sioners for some time.