The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-24
The TREATY.
Full Text of the Annexation Treaty VITA
HawaiI-CompIeto Sovereignty Coded.

president with Il 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 ami trade of the
islands and especially in view OF the desire ex-
pressed by the said government OF the Hawaii
an Islands that these islands shall be incor-
porated into the United States as an 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 70 accomplish
by 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 pienipOtentiartes 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 plenpoteatiaries. after having
communicated to each other their respective
full powers, found in good and due form. have
agreed upon and concluded the following
articles:
Article The government OF the Hawaiian
Islands hereby cedes, from the date Of the ex-
change Of the Publications Of this treaty, absO-
lutely. without reserve, to the United States
forever all rights Of sovereignty OF whatsoever
kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands and their
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States every sovereign right Of which rs an i'm
dependent nation it is now possessed, and
henceforth said Hawaiian Islands, and every
island and key thereuntO appertaiuing, 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 20 the United
States the absolute fee and ownership OF all
public, government or crown laniS. public
buildings and edifces, ports, harbOrs, fOrtitlca-
lions, military or naval equipments, anu all
other public property OF every kind and de-
scription belonging TO the governments OF tho
Hawaiian Islands, together with every right
and appurtenance thereuntO appertaining. Tho
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 oil revenue from or proceeds OF the same,
except as regards such part thereof as may be
used or occupied for the civil, military or naval
purposes of the United States, or may be as.
signed to the use OF the local government, shall
be held solely for the inhabitants Of the Ha-
wsiian Islands for educational and other public
purposes
Art 8 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 q 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
| thereupon be void and Of no effect unless ap-
| proved by the president Congress shall, with
| in one year from the exchange OF the rStihcar
tons of this treaty enact the necessary legisla.
| 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 OK
| 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 cons trued as
| giving to said islands the power to enter into
| any new stipulation or 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
| ment of the United States.
| Art The further immigration OF Chinese
| laborers into the Hawaiian Islands is hereby
| prohibited until congress shall otherwise pro-
| vide Furthermore, Chinese persons Of tho
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 TO the same penal
| ties IS II 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 notifications of this treaty, in
| GLIDING the amounts due TO the depositors in
| the Hawaiian postal savings banks, Is hereby
| assumed by the government OF the United
States, bat the liability OF the United States in
| this regard shall in no case exceed $3.50, 900.
| So long, however, as the existing governments
| and the present commercial relations OF tho
| Hawaiian Islands are continued as herein pro-
| vided, said government shall continue 10 pay
the interest on said debt
Art The government OF the United States
| agrees to pay to the late Queen Liliuokalina,
| within one year from the date of the exchange
of the Publications Of this treaty, the sum OF
$4,000, and annually thereafter like sum or
800 during the term Of her natural life, pro-
yided she in good faith submits to the author
! 1tY OF the government Lne ulLeU states anu
the local government OF the islands And tho
government Of the United States further agrees
TO pay the Princess Kaiulani, within one year
from the date OF the exchange OF the r2tihca-
lions Of this treaty. the gross sum OF Sl5O,OJO,
providing she in good faith submits to the local
government OF the islands.
Art :. The present treaty shall he ratified
by the presidens Of tho United States, by and
with the advice and consent OF the senate on
the one part, and by the provisional govern
| ment Of the Hawaiian Islands on the other. and
the ratifcations shall be exchanged at Homo
lulu as soon as possible Such exchange shall
be made on the part Of the United States by
the commission hereiHbefore provided for, and
IT shall operate as a complete and final convey
| ance TO the United States Of all the rights or
/ sovereignty and property herein eeded 10 them
Within one month after such exchange Ofratih-
! cation the provisional government shall furnish
such commissioner with full and complete
schedule Of all the public property herein coded
I and transferred
In witness whereof the respective pienipo-
tentia-ies have signed the above articles, and
have hereunto affixed their seals
Done in duplicate 90 the city OF Washington
this l4th day O: Februar', 1893
JOHN W. FOSTER
LORRIS NJ THURsTON.
WILLIAM B CASTLE,
WILLIAM c. WILDER,
CHARLES l. CARTER,
JOSEPH MARsDEN
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