The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-07-18
IMPORTANT IF TRUE.
A San Francisco Story About a New
Hawaiian Treaty.

"a elehll ldAANl1NO oNOly ABOUT a N b
Hawaiian Treaty.
The Examiner has printed the fol-
lowing, which it claims to have received
from satisfactory source:
For some time the Hawaiian Presl-
dent has been engaged in preparing q
new treaty of annexation for submission
to President Cleveland and Congress.
This treaty is known to have been com
pleted and approved by the Cabinet,
and probably came up on the Prking.
"Whlle the text OF the treaty is un
known to anybody but the Provisional
President and his Ministers, it is said
on the best OF authority that it differs
from the treaty first submitted to Con
gress mainly in the disposition of the
labor question and in the matter of
finances. In the first, President Doe
takes the position held by ex- Secretary
OF State Foster that special legislation
respecting immigration, or in fact any
class legislation, can be enacted for or
by any State, Territory or District Of
the United States, and under this pro-
vision Mr. Dole has probably embodied
a clause to the effect that all Chinese
laborers now in the Islands shall be
prohibited from entering any other
portion of the United States: that all
labor contracts now existing shall re-
main in force until the expiration Of the
time for which they were entered into :;
and that no new contracts shall be
entered into; that all Chinese laburers
now on the Islands shall be allowed to
register under the Geary law, and shall
be allowed the privilege of permanently
remaining on the Islands if they 50
desire. With these concessions granted
President Dole believes the labor
question will right itself
"As for the financial part of the
treaty, that is more complicated, and 1t
is not known just what is propose d. 1t
is believed, however, that the United
States Government is asked to issue
Treasury notes in sufficient quantity TO
pay off the Hawaiian Indebtedness and
to meet the expenses of the proposed
Territorial Government. These Treas
ury notes are to be made full legal
tender for all debts in all parts Of the
United States.
Another feature of the treaty is be
lleved to be the disposition Of the
crown lands, which are worth nearly
$1,000, 900. These lands, it is thought,
under the terms of the treaty, are to b.
disposed of under such conditions as
Congress may see fit to impose, the
proceeds to become a special reserve
fund Of the United States Treasury, to
De applied against the currency issue.
statehood is not asked for, but the
Territorial Legislature shall be allowed
to enact such necessary laws for self
government as shall not conf CT witt
the laws or Constitution of the United
States and subject to approval by Con
gresS.
In view Of the preparation of the
new treaty and the fact that ii will be
submitted to the Washington Govern
nent in so short a time, it is very
doubtful if any instructions of special
importance have gone on to Thurston,
the new Hawaiian Minister. That in
structlons OF some sort arrived by Sun
days steamer there is no doubt, but it
Is believed Thurston is directed to
urge that no action be taken on Biount's
report, If 1t has already been forward
ed, until the new treaty has been con.
sldered."