Warren sheaf., 1897-06-24
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months ago, ia the closing hours of the
u Harrison St admins ion, the first Ha-
I, Waiian y annexation; treaty was signed,
only to be with drawn from the sem
sateSan thrown into . pigeon hole, the
representa- tiYes Sott TIE goxernllu ents of
the United States. ana a wsli thereds
ednesday mo I'M and igned & q.
treaty BY the terms Of Nhich if ratified,
the little island republic will become
g part of the territory of the United
States. s5 s
For the United States there were Sec
retary& Sherman, Assistant Secretaries
Day, Adee and Cridler, Private Seccre-
5tary Babcock and Assistant Private
Secretary Gaytree. On the ! Hawaiian!
side were Minister Hatch, Lorr1'iin A.
SIhurston and w. a. Kinney, all for this
particular occasion accredited as spe-
$cial commissioners duly empowered to
negotiate 3 treaty Of annexation
Protest from Japan.
Ss Before the final signature Of the docu-
ment the secretary Of state was present.
ed a formal protest by the japanese
zgove ernment, through its legation here,
against the consumma tion Of the agree
ment. The protest is understood to be
based on apprehe hensions that the special
treaties now existing between Japan
and Hawaii, under which the japanese
enjoy advantages, will be affected in
juriously by complete annexation.
:sSi5SSs Treaty aIs4ac hes the senate.
The treaty for the anne xation Of the
SHawaiian islands reached the senate
chamber at five o'clock Wednesday.
4 The senate at once went into executive
session, and as soon as the doors were
closed the message of Presid lent Me-
$Kinley, accompanying the treaty and
the treaty itself were read to the sem sen
ate. # ss5 d. Hf sts,
3sss Synopsis. Of the Message.
#5s The message of the sidents was not
q very long document. I. 1t dealt with his
tofical facts concerning t he islands and
showed that the United States and Hawaii
yearly grow more closely bound to each
other. This was not really annexat ton, he
said, but q continuation OF existing lrela-
Stions with closer bonds between people
closely related by blood and kindred tiest
Since 1820, said the spresid dent, the pre-
domfnance Sof the United States had been
there brought the islands In closer rela-
5tionss with the United States. and these re-
Slations had grown more Arm by succeed
Ing events. the time the u d tri -partite
agreement was made for the government
of Samoa, he said Great Brttai Ger
many wanted to include Hawaii In the
group over which protectorate was ses-
tablished /. but the suggestion was rejected
by the United States because this govern
Sment held there already existed relations
between Hawaii and the United States
which placed the islands under the special
care Of this country, and this government
could not allow any other country to inter-
sfere Inst the affairs Of Hawaii The annexa-
tion Of the Islands said the president, and
making them g part Sof the United States
was In accordance with be esta ablished
Tpolicysof this country.
q The presiden called attention to the fact
that Ultimate and ia existingsgovernment
OF Hawaii offered to annex the ISLANDS to
the United States in 1851, but on account
fofs Whist was deemed Hbestp policy the anne -
He stated that the teds States Virtually
exercised a .prote ectprat over the Islands
since the first Am erica n mission and guar
Hanteed the autonomy OF the governments
OF the group. The sisl ands had been largely
settled by our own people and our people
we're now & irIteres !, d in them American
I interests predamfnated andfwe had grown
ITO consider them unde our own protec-
ation. The present treaty9was in the light
I Of q contamination Of what had practical
ssly been ii existence Tor years. E b sas 8-.
3 Referring to the treaty negotiated under
the, Harrison adminfstra ion. President
mckinley said that Il the failure to accept
Sthe proffer of anpex ion In 1893 while not
Fa subject Of congratnla tion was not wholly
without It's value. as It had demonstrated
that the existing agovernmentSc could main
tain its0f,$and no question could be raised
Sof the shorty OF the present govern
sS1nents to negotiate the present treaty or
of It's right to yield the 4 eighty of the
Islands.
I'royisions of the 'Treaty S.
The treaty provides that the government
.of the Hawaiian islands cede to the
Limited States absolutely and forever al!
fights OF ssovereign gnty IN and over the Ha-
Swaiian islands and It's dependenc and
that these islands shall become an Integral
part the terri tory ofl the United States.
The government Of 6 Hawaii also cedes
to. the JnitedS Stat tes ~ blic lands. pub
sfc buildings and public property or every
sdescrip ptiousS Cons TSsss sshSll enact special