The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-07

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national government may have conclud-
ed without the participation of the
Cuban government.
Before introducing or voting upon a
bill the Cuban government or the
chambers will lay the project before
the central government and hear it's
opinion thereon, all the correspondence
In such regard being made public. Fin
ally, all conflicts of jurisdiction arising
between the different municipal, provin-
cial and insular assemblies, or between
the latter and the insular executive
may not be referrable to the central
government for decision shall be sub
| mitted to the courts.
Here again the message speaks of the
good intentions of the Sagasta govern
ment, and after stating that not sim
| gle American citizen is now confined in
Cuban jails continues:
| Sure of the right, keeping free from
all offense ourselves, actuated only by
upright and patriotic considerations,
moved neither by passion nor selfish
ness, the government will continue it's
Watchful care over the rights and prop
erty of American citizens and will abate
none of its efforts to bring about by
peaceful agencies a peace which shall
be honorable and enduring 1t if shall
hereafter appear to be a duty imposed
by our obligations to ourselves, to civ
ilization and humanity to intervene
with force, it shall be without fault on
our part and only because the necessity
for such action will be so clear as to
the civilized world
| Hawaii.
BY a special message dated the 10th
day of June last | laid before the SEN
ate treaty signed that day by the
plenipotentiaries of the United States
and the republic of Hawaii giving for
it's purpose the incorporation of the Ha-
waiian Islands as an integral part of
the United States and under it's sover-
eighty The senate having removed the
injunction of secrecy, although the
treaty is still pending before that body,
the subject may be properly referred to
in this message because the necessary
action of the congress is required to de-
-
the eventual union should the fact OF
lieve it should be.
While consistently disavowing from a
very early period any aggressive policy
of absorption in regard to the Hawaiian
group, a long series of declarations
through three-quarters of a century has
proclaimed the vital interests of the
United States in the Independence, life
of the islands and their intimate COM
mercial dependence upon this country.
At the same time it has been repeatedly
asserted that in no event could the en-
tity of Hawaiian statehood cease by the
passage of the islands under the doml-
nation or influence of another power
than the United States.
Under these circumstances the logic
of events required Hawaii to enter into
a treaty with the United States.
If the treaty is confirmed, as every
consideration of dignity and honor re-
quires. the wisdom of congress will see
to it that, avoiding abrupt assimilation
of elements perhaps hardly yet htted tc
spare in the highest of the franchises
of citizenship, and having due regard
to the geographical conditions, the most
Just provisions for self-rule in loca
matters, with the largest political lib
critics as an integral part of our nation
will be accorded to the Hawaiians. Nc
less is due people which, after nearly
five years of demonstrated capacity te
fulfill the obligations of self-govern1ne
statehood, come of their free Will tt
merge their destinies in our body poll
tic.
The questions which have arisen be.
tween Japan and Hawaii by reason OF
the treatment of Japanese laborers eAl
igrating to the islands under the Ha
waiian-Japanese convention of 1888 are
in a satisfactory stage of settlement by
negotiation. This government has no
been invited to mediate, and, on the
other hand, has sought no intervention
lin that matter further than to evinct
it's kindliest disposition toward such {
speedy and direct adjustment by tn
two sovereign states in interest as shall
comport with equity and honor. 1t il
gratifying to learn that the apprehen
sions at first displayed on the part o
, Japan lest the cessation of Hawaii
, national life through annexation nigh
impair privileges to which Japan hon
orably laid claim, have given place t.
confidence in the uprightness of thi
government and in the sincerity of it
purpose to deal with all possible ulteri
or questions in the broadcast spirit o
friendliness.
= Nicaragua Canal.
A subject of large Importance to gu
Iao,,~+,,r ipp sinor annrpcia tipn
the part of the people is the completion
of the great highway. of trade between
the Atlantic and Pacific known as tn
Nicaragua canal. It's utility and valu
! to American commerce is UNIVERSAL,
: admitted. The commission appointe,
under date of July "a last ito continu
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