The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-27

States for the cash? How much reve-
nue. could the United States get from
the Hawaiian Islands? UTE.
The foregoing letter of inquiry has
been received. The answers required
will be found in the message of Presi-
dent Harrison to the Senate on the
18th of January, 1893, in relation to the
proposed treaty of annexation and
7, in the treaty itself The President
stated that there were only two courses
open; zone the establishment of pro-
tectorate by the United States, and the
other the annexation full and COM
plete." The latter course he thought
would be the only one that would
adequately secure the interests of the
United States.
The following condensation of the
provisions of the treaty will no doubt
furnish satisfactory information to our
correspondent. with the exception of
his two last inquiries:
In article one the government of Ha-
wall cedes, from the date Of exchange
and notifications to the United States,
absolutely all rights of sovereignty of
whatsoever kind in and over the Ha-
waiian islands and their dependencies,
such islands henceforth to be an in
tegral part of the territory of the Unit
ed States.
In the second article the Hawaiian
government is also to transfer to the
United States absolute fee and owner
ship of all public, government or crown
lands, public buildings, port harbors,
Qualifications, military or naval equip
ments and all public property of every
description. The existing laws of the
United States relative to public lands
shall not apply to such lands of the
Hawaiian islands, but Congress shall
enact special laws for their manage
ment and disposition; provided. that all
revenue from the same, except such
part as may be used or occupied for
civil, military or naval purposes of the
United States. or may be assigned to
the use of the local government to be
used solely for the benefit of the Ha-
waiian Islands for educational and
other public purpose
Article three specifies that until
Congress shall otherwise provide, the
eNsting government and Hawaiian
laws are continued, subject to the par
amount authority of the United States.
The President shall appoint a com
missioner to reside in the islands, who
shall have power to veto any act of
said government, and such act shall
be void unless approved by the Presi-
dent. Congress shall, within one year
from the ratification of the treaty, en-
act necessary legislation to extend to
the Hawaiian Islands the laws of the
United States respecting the duty upon
imports, internal revenue, commerce
and navigation, but until Congress shall
otherwise provide, the existing COM
mercial relations of the Hawaiian Is
lands both with the United States and
foreign countries shall continue. AS re-
CARDS commerce with the rest of the
United States and foreign countries
this is not to be construed as giving
the islands power to enter into any
new stipulation, or agreement, or have
diplomatic intercourse with any foreign
government The consular representa-
tives will be permitted to continue in
the exercise of their functions until
they receive executives from the gov
eminent of the United States.
Article four prohibits further immi-
grafton of Chinese laborers into the Ha-
waiian Islands, until Congress shall
otherwise provide. Furthermore, Chi
nese persons of the classes now or
hereafter excluded by law from enter
ing the United States will not be per-
mitted to come from the Hawaiian
Islands to any other part of the United
States.
In article five the United States as
sumes the existing public debt of the
Hawaiian Islands, with a proviso that
the liability shall in no case exceed
SO, $50, 600
Article six agrees to pay to the late
Queen Liliuokalani an annual pension
of $4,000 during life, and to Princess
Kaiulani the lump sum of $4,000, pro-
vided they in good faith submit to the
authority of the United States govern
ment and the local government of the
islands. The remainder of the treaty
deals with the details of ratification.
etc"
Whether there has been any con-
spiracy between the parties named by
ute" we are not able to decide, but
do not think there is any tangible evil
dence to that effect. The conspiracy
appears to have been between other
parties. To his last query we can only
reply "Give it up" The cost of the
annexation can be figured up, the
amount to be returned by revenue to
this country it would be impossible to
compute. Not on account of it's mag
nitude but because of its uncertain
quantity, when that derived from the
public lands was to be used for the
benefit of the islands.
AS the annexation project is not
likely to be revived in sufficient force