The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-17
THE HAW Allan TREATY.
It Now Awaits the Action Of the
National Senate.
CHANCES FOR ITS RATIFICATION.
The Hawaiian Government Agrees to
Absolute to Submission to Washington,
the President Having Veto Power
Over Acts of the Local Legislature.

The Hawaiian Government Agrees to
Absolute Submission to Washington
the President Having Veto Power
Over Acts of the Local Legislature.
Washington, June 1.-THE treaty
for the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands REACHED the senate chamber at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
senate at once went into executive ses-
sion, and as soon as the doors were
closed the message of President Nc
kinley accompanying the treaty and
the treaty itself were read to the SEN
Hte. They were attentively listened to-.
The treaty was signed at the state
department by Secretary Sherman for
The United States, and Messrs. Hatch,
Fhurston and Kinney for Hawaii.
In one part of the chamber there was
p group of senators who will bitterly
oppose the ratification of the treaty.
Among them were Senators Gray,
Mills, Pasco. White, Caffery, Pettigrew
and McEnery.
As soon as the reading of the docu-
ments was completed, Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, moved that the message and
treaty be made public. Senator Gray
objected to vote on the notion and
under the rules single objection car
ried the motion over until today. Sem
ator Davis gave notice that at the
next executive session he would press
the motion for publication, as all the
essential facts and an almost verba-
tim copy of the treaty had been pub
m hl Of ha rtrU
There was some discussion as to
when the treaty might be considered.
and Senator White asked If 1t was the
Intention to push 1t at this session, and
hpon the reply being made that 1t was
possible. the California senator said:
II desire to announce that 1 am pre-
pared to stay here all summer to pre-
vent the ratification of the treaty,
which l consider a very bad PROPOSE
Zion" 81 will join you" said Senator
Pettigrew, Of South Dakota.
The message of the president was
not a very long document. 1t dealt with
historical facts concerning the islands,
end showed that the United States and
Hawaii yearly grew more closely bound
10 each other. This was not really an
hexation, he said, but a continuation
" existing relations with closer bonds
between the people closely related by
blood and kindred. Since 1920 said the
president, the predominance of tho
United States had been known. The
bending Of the first envoy there brought
the islands in close relations with the
Omitted States, and those relations had
grown more firm by succeeding events.
II ha trtn ut to
)nent made for the government OF
Bamoa he said, Great Britain and Ger
many wanted to include Hawaii in the
group over which protectorate was
Established, but the suggestion was re-
bected by the United States because
this government held that there al
ready existed relations between Hawaii
tnd the United States which placed the
Islands under the especial care of this
eouptry, and that this country could
DOT allow any other country to inter-
Scre In the affairs of Hawaii. The an
s-sexation Of the islands, said the presi-
tent, and making them a part of the
Omitted States, was in accordance with
lhe established policy Of this country.
Referring to the treaty negotiated
ender the Harrison administration,
President Mckinley said that the fail
q AEe to accept the proffer of annexation
tn 1893. while not subject of congratu-
lation, was not wholly without its
falue, as 1t had demonstrated that the
1xisting government could maintain
hself, and no question could be raised
Df the authority of the present gov
Srnment to negotiate the present treaty
NJ Df n Weld
bf the islands.
Under the treaty as signed, the ISL
ands are for the present to constitute
, territory of the United States, their
local laws remaining in force unit!
new ones are enacted. A local legisla-
lure Is provided for, but the veto power
Us vested entirely in the president of
Che United States. A commission of
five persons, consisting of threee Amer
icans and two Hawaiians to be nomi-
mated by the president and confirmed
by the senate. is provided for the pur-
pose of formulating the mode of gov
ernment for the islands.
The treaties of the United States
with other countries are substituted
for the treaties of Hawaii with the
same countries in controlling the in
ternational relations of the islands.
Further immigration of Chinese labor
ers to the islands is prohibited, and the
laws restricting Chinese immigration
to the United States are made to apply
TO the prevention of Chinese removing
from Hawaii to this country This
government agrees to assume the debt
of the island republic to the extent of
s4.00O,COO.
At the Japanese legation the docu-
ment filed by the japanese minister on
Tuesday is not regarded as a protest
against the Hawaiian treaty, but Is
considered as a request for official In
formation. There appears, however,
to be no doubt that as soon as Japan
is notified officially of the signing Of
The convention our government Will be
informed that Japan expects and de-
mands recognition and all the rights
and privileges which she now enjoys
under her existing treaties with Ha-
wall. While peaceful annexation of
the islands would abrogate the exist
tng treaties Of that country with for
eign powers, Japan probably will con-
tend that the United States must as
sumo and respect Hawaii's obligations
10 those powers.
1t is also Japanese contention that
under the new treaty. to go into effect
In 1899, special legislation cannot be en-
acted to exclude their citizens, as has
been done to Chinese under the Chinese
exclusion act
Senator Davis, chairman Of the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations. ia
q very ardent annexationst, and the
treaty in his hands will be pushed with
vigor. While he will not attempt to
have 1t considered II 1t interferes with
the tariff bill, which has the right of |
way over everything now, he will have
early action in committee, so that the
treaty will be taken up whenever op-
portunity offers. While there Is q very |