The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-25

tion belonging TO the government OF the
Hawaiian Islands, together with every right
ana npurienance thereunto appertaining.
The existing laws OF the United states
relative 10 public lands shall not ap'
ply to such lands in the Hawaiian islands, but
the congress of the United States shall enact
special laws for their management and disposi-
ton provided, that all revenue from or pro-
cceds 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 assigned to the use of the
local government, shall be used solely for the
benefit OF the inhabitants OF the Hawaiian
islands for cducationnl and other public pur-
poses
Article 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
mont and an act disapproved by him shall
thereupon be void and of no effect unless APP
proved by the president
Congress shall, within one year from the ex-
change Of The ratification of this treaty, enact
the necessary legislation to extend TO the Ha-
waian islands the laws OF the United States
respecting the duty 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 for
cign countries, shall continue rs re-
CARDS 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 or agreement whatsoever,
or to have diplomatic intercourse with any for
cign government The consular representatives
of foreign powers now resident in tho Hawaiian
islands shall be permitted to continue in the ex-
ercses of their consular functions until they
can receive their eXequators from Ihc govern
ment of the United States
Article !. 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 law from
entering the United States will not be per-
mitted to come from the Hawaiian Islands to
other parts Of the United States and if so
coming shall be subject to the same penalties as
If entering from foreign country.
Article 8. The public debt of the Hawaiian
Islands lawfully existing at the date of the eX-
change of the ratihcations of this treaty, in
cluding the amounts due to the depositors in
the Hawaiian Postal Savings banks is hereby
assumed by the government Of the United
States; but the liability Of the United States
in this regard shall in no case exceed GS 100000
So long, however as the existing government
and the present commercial relations of the
Hawaiian Islands are continued, as hereinbe-
fore provided said government shall continue TO
pay the interest on said debt
Article g. The government of the United
States agrees to pay TO Liluokalani, the late
queen, within one year from the date of the
exchange of the ratihcatons of this treaty,
the sum of 32)O9J and annually thereafter
like sum of s2O,COO during the term OF her natur-
al life, provided she in good faith submits to
the authority of the government of the
United States and the local government OF the
islands.
The United States government further agrees
to pay to the Princess Kaiuani within one year
from the date of the exchange of the ratifca-
tions of this treaty the gross sum of S150,000,
providing she in good faith submits to the au-
thority of the government Of the United States
and the local government of the islands.
Article T. The present treaty shall be rati-
fed by the president of the United States by
and with the advice and consent of the senate
on one part and by the provisional government
of the Hawaiian islands on the other, and the
ratfcatious thereof shall be exchanged at Hon
olulu as soon as possible. Such exchange shall
be made on the part Of the United States by the
commissioner hereinbefore provided for, and it
shall operate as complete and final
conveyance to the United States of all
the rights of sovereignty and property
herein ceded to them Within one month after
such exchange of ratiGcations the provisional
government shall furnish said commissioner
with full and complete schedule of all the
public property herein ceded and transferred.
In witness whereof the respective plcnipoten.
tiaries have signed the above articles and have
hercunto affixed their seals
Done in duplicate at the city of Washington,
this l4th day of February, 1898
JOHN W. FOSTER, LoRIN A. THURsToN,
WM Il. CASTLE, WIN. C. WILDER,
CHAs. L. CARTER, JOSEPH MARsDEN.