The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-01
THE Annexation TREATY
FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT
GIVEN.
Some Differences Between the Former
Treaty and the One Now Before the
Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 17-The fol-
lowing is the full text of the hawaiian
treaty sent to the Senate yesterday:
THE United States of America and
the Republic of hawaii, in view of the
natural dependence of the uawmlan
islands upon the United States, Of
their geographical proximity thereto,
of the preponderant share acquired by
the United States and its citizens in
the industries and trade of the ISL
ands and of the expressed desire Of
the Republic of Hawaii that those
islands should be incorporated into the
United States as an integral part
thereof, and under it's sovereignty,
have determined to accomplish by
treaty an object so important to their
mutual and permanent welfare. To
this end the high contracting parties
-have conferred full power and au
thority upon their respectively APP
pointed Plenipotentiaries, to with:
"The President of the United States;
John Sherman. Secretary of State of
the United States.
"The President of the Republic of
Hawaii; Francis March Hatch, Lorrin
A. Thurston, and William A. Kinney.
article 1.-The Republic of Ha-
wall hereby cedes absolutely and with
out reserve to the United States of
America all rights of sovereignty of
whatsoever kind in and over the Ha
waiian islands and their respective de-
| Tendencies; and it is agreed that all
the territory of and appertaining 10
the Republic of Hawaii is hereby an
mckee. to the United States of Amer
lea under the name of the Territory of
Hawai-.
article 1.-THE Republic of Hawaii
also cedes and hereby transfers to the
United States the absolute fee and
ownership of all public, Government
or Crown lands, public buildings or
edifices, ports, harbors, military equip
ments and all other public property
of every kind and description belong
ing to the Government of the Ha-
waiian islands, together with every
right and appurtenance thereunto APP
pertaining.
"The existing laws of the United
States relative to the public lands shall
not apply to such lands in the Ha-
waiian islands, but the Congress Of
the United States shall enact special
laws for their management and dis
position; provided, that all revenue
from or proceeds of the same, except
as regards such part thereof as may
be used or occupied for the civil, mill
tary or naval purposes of the United
States or may be assigned for the use
of the local Government, shall be used
solely for the benefit of the inhabitants
of the Hawaiian islands for educa-
tional and other purposes.
Article II.-Until Congress shall
provide for the government of such
islands all the civil, judicial and mill
tary powers exercised by the officers
of the existing Government in said
islands shall be vested in such person
or persons and shall be exercised in
such manner as the President of the
q President shall have power to remove
said officers and fill the vacancies SO
occasioned.
'The existing treaties of the Ha-
waiian islands with foreign nations
shall forthwith cease and determine
being replaced by such treaties as may
exist, or as may hereafter be conclud-
ed between the United States and such
foreign nations. The municipal lsgis-
! lation of the Hawaiian islands, not
enacted for the fulfillment of the
treaties so eXtinguished, and not in.
consistent with this treaty nor con.
trary to the Constitution of the Unit.
ed States, nrt GOA nyhmh Inn nm sch
ed States, nor to any existing treaty
of the United States, shall remain in
force until the Congress of the UnitcG
States shall otherwise determine. I'm
til legislation shall be enacted extend
ing the United States custom laws
; and regulations to the Hawaiian isl
ands, the existing customs relations
of the hawaiian islands with the Unit
ed States and other countries shall re
main unchanged.
= Article IV.-The public debt of tn
Republic of Hawaii lawfully existing
at the date of the ratification of thi
treaty, including the amounts due Il
. depositors in the Hawaiian Posta
: Savings Bank, is hereby assumed b,
the Government of the United States
but the liability of the United State
in this regard shall in no case excee,