The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-17
THE ADMINISTRATIONS STRONGLY
FANORS THE SCHEME.
Spalding's Resolution Sanctioned by
President Mckinley Before Presen-
tation to the House.


sends the following:
The Administration is heartily in
sympathy with the scheme to annex
the Hawaiian islands. The movement
will be pushed with vigor as soon as
the tariff bill is out of the way. The
President will send a special message
to Congress on the subject, if neces-
sary, but it is believed when Congress
takes the matter up it will be speedilH
settled to the satisfaction of the an
neXationists without any special inter-
ference on the part of the Executive.
Minister Hatch and Attorney Cen
eral Smith, representing the Hawaiian
Government, have been actively at
work during the past thirty days cul-
tivating annexation sentiment. They
have held frequent conferences with
President Mckinley, Secretary Sher-
man, Speaker Reed and the members
of the Foreign Affairs Committees of
both houses of Congress. They urge
that annexation is necessary to save
the islands from Japanese domination.
The plan agreed upon for annexation
is similar to that followed in the case
of Texas. The independence of Texas,
like that of Hawaii, was secured main
ly through the assistance of citizens of
the United States. The movement for
the annexation of Texas first took def
mite shape in the Congress of the
United States. \ resolution providing
for annexation passed Congress in
1S45. The President of the Texas Re-
public Immediately called a convention
which accepted the resolutions and
adopted constitution which was sat
isfactory to the authorities in this
country and annexation followed.
The plan to be observed in regard to
Hawaii is embodied i'm resolution
which was presented in the House
March Goth by Spalding, of Michigan.
1t is an exact copy of the resolution
which was used in the Texas case. en-
cept that the word "Hawaii'' is insert
ed wherever the word Texas" oc-
Cured in the original resolution. The
first section of Spalding's resolution
provides that Congress consents that
the territory properly included within
and rightfully belonging to the Gov
ernment of Hawaii, and commonly
known as the Sandwich Islands. may
be erected into new State to be
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publican form of Government to he
adopted by the people of Hawaii by
deputies, in convention assembled,
with the consent of the existing Gov
ernment. in order that the same may,
be admitted as one of the States of this
! Union
1t is provided in the second section
! that the consent of Congress is given
upon the following conditions and
with the following guarantees, to-wit:
! First. said State to be formed subject
| to the adjustment by this Government
| of all questions of boundary or iuris-
diction that may arise with other Gov
ernments or former Governments of
| Hawaii; and the constitution thereof,
with the proper evidence of its adop-
| tion by the people of the Government
/ of Hawaii, shall be transmitted to the
/ President of the United States. to be
/ laid before Congress for its final action
on or before the LIST day of January,
/ 1898. Second. said State when admit
/ ted into the Union, after ceding to the
| United States all public editices and
all property and means pertaining to
the public defense belonging to the
Government of Hawaii, shall retain all
public funds, debts, taxes and dues of
every kind which may belong to or he
due and owing said Government, and
shall also retain all vacant and unap-
propriated lands lying within its lm-
it's"
Section provides: THAT if the
| President of the United States shall
deem it advisable, instead of proceed
ing to submit the foregoing resolution
to the Government of Hawaii as an
overture on the part of the United
States for admission, to negotiate with
that Government"
When the Spalding resolution was
introduced II attracted little attention.
but it has since developed that the res
olution had been submitted to and re-
ceived the sanction of the President
before it was offered, 1t is predicted
that the resolution will go through
both houses practically without OPP
position.
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