The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-02-25

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states, but the liability Of the United States In
this regard shall in no case exceed $4,000.
30 long, however. IS the existing government
and the present commercial relations Of the
Hawaiian islands ara continued As herein pro-
vtded. said government shall ~coatinus TO pay
the interest on said debt.
THE PENSION FOR TaB QUEEN.
ART. q The government OF the United States
Agrees to pay to the late Queen Liliuokalanii
within one year from the date of tie exchange
OF the ratification Of this treaty, the sum Of
s0.OW, and ANNUALLY thereafter 4 like sum Of
No.WD during the term OF her natural lie,
provided she. in good faith. submits to III, al.
thority Of the government es-seeiPnited States
ana the local g.rernment fslandf And
the government OF the 6ditea States further
agrees 10 pay to the Princess Ksufiani, within
one year from tbs date OF the exchange OF the
ratification Of this treaty, the gross sum Of
sl5O, 200. providing she, in cool faith. submits
to the local government OF the islands
HOW TO BE RATIFIED.
ART. l. The present treaty shall be ratified
by the president of the United States. by and
with the advice and consent Of the
senate on tho one part, and by the
provisional government OF the Hawaiian
islands on the other. and the raiiications
thereof shall be exchanged at Honolulu as soon
as possible. Such exchang, shall be male on
the part Of the United States by the commits.
sioner hereinbefore provided for, and it shall
operate as a complete and nnal conveyance TO
the United States Of all the rights OF soy.
er tgnty and property herein cejed to them.
Within one month after such exchange OF rati:
fcation the provisional government shall fur.
nish suti commissioned with a fun and conf
plete schedule Of all thu public property herein
coded and transferred.
In witness whereo'. the respective p l,nipo-
tentiaries have signal the above article and
have hereunto aft 1ed their s,als.
Done in duplicate. at the city of Washington,
this fourteenth day Of February. 1879.
john W. FOSTER,
LoRIS NJ. THURsToy.
WILLIAM B. CASTLE,
WILLIAM C.. WILDER,
CHARLES L. CARTER,
JOSEPH MARsDEN.
SECRETARY FOSTERS LETTER
In n letter to the president laying the
treaty before him, Secretary of State
Foster recapitulates the history Of re-
cent events In the islands leading up
to the revolution; the establishment I Of
the provisional government; the APP
pcarance of the commissioners in Wash
ington; the negotiations that have
taken place, resulting in the prepara-
ton of the treaty, and the establish
ment of the p~rotectorate by Minister
Stevens.
In regard to the protectorate, Secre-
tary Foster says in his letter: IAN in
struction has been sent to the minister
commencing his action, in so far as it
lay within the purview of standing
instructions to the legation and to
the naval commanders of the
United States in Hawaiian waters and
tended to cooperate with the admins
tration of affairs by the provisional
government, but disavowing any steps
in excess of such instructions whereby
the authority and power of the United
States might appear to have been as
serted to the impairment of the indie
pendent sovereignty of the Hawaiian
government by tine assumption of 4
formal protcctorate."
Secretary Foster says that the pro-
visions of the treaty reserve to congress
the determination of ali questions af-
fecting the form of government of the
annexed territory, the citizenship and
elective franchise of its inhabitants,
and all questions relating to the eco
nonic and political status of the is
lands.
In conclusion, he says that, pending
the negotiations, he received assurances
from representatives of the leading
powers of the world in this city
and from our own ministers abroad
convincing him that the Incorporation
of the Hawaiian islands into the union
would be regarded by these powers
with satisfaction and ready acquies-
cence.