The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-17
SIGNING OF THE TREATY.
Names of Three Hawaiians and Mr..
sherman Put on the Document.

SIGNING OF THE TREATY.
Names of Three Hawaiians and Mr..
Sherman Put on the Document.
WASHINGTON, June 16.--In the great
diplomatic room of the State Department,
where four years and four months ago, in
the closing hours of the Harrison admins
tration, the first Hawaiian annexation
treaty was signed only to be withdrawn
from the Senate and thrown into pigeon
hole, the representatives of the govern
ments Of the United States and Hawaii
gathered this morning and signed treaty
by the terms of which, if ratified, the little
island republic will become part of the ter
ritory of the United States. OF the per-
sons who stood in the room to-day three
were present when the original treaty was
signed, namely: Special Commissioners
Lorin Thurston and Assistant Secretaries
Adee and Cridler. The first named perhaps
took more sincere personal pleasure in
the ceremony of this morning than any of
the others, because of the stirring events
of the last four years in which he was so
directly concerned
1t is a very unusual thing for a treaty
of such Importance to be signed early in
the morning. but in this. case it was desired
in order that it might be submitted to the
Senate on the day of its signature. The
document itself had been prepared carefully
over night; in fact it was practically COM
pleted at the close of office hours yester-
day. but it necessary to make a close
comparison, and the President wished an
other opportunity to go over the docu-
ment, probably with a view to drawing up
d message with which 1t will be accom-
panied to the Senate. Therefore, before
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in the treaty were all at the State Depart
ment. For the United States there were
Secretary Sherman, Assistant Secretaries
Day, Adee and Cridler Private Secretary
Babcock and Assistant Private Secretary
Gaytree. On the Hawaiian side were Min
lister Hatch, L-orin A. Thurston and w. A.
Kinney, all for this particular occasion ac-
credited as special commissioners duly en-
powered to negotiate treaty of annexa-
ton.
After the formal greetings the creden-
tialS of the plenipotentiaries were scanned
and recorded. Secretary Sherman alone
represented the United States in the sig
nature of the convention and it was part of
the ceremony to record his authorization
by the President just as much as it was
! the credentials of. the Hawaiians from Pres
! ident Dole. Then came the reading and
comparison of the treaty. OF this there
were two drafts, one to be held by each,
later on to be exchanged in the usual form.
1t was 800 o'clock when it was ready for
| signatures. The Hawaiian representatives
had brought with them a gold pen in a
plain holder, and at their request, this was
used for all the signatures. Secretary
Sherman signed first the copy intended to
be held here, while Minister Hatch signed
| first the Hawaiian copy of the treaty, his
| felloW-commissiOners coming next in order
Mr. Thurston first followed by Mr.. Kin
ney. The treaties were sealed by Assistant
Secretary Cridler with the private seal car
ried on his watch chain, and copSeS We're
| handed to their respective custodians and
the treaty was made, as far as the executive
branch of the government could effect it.
| There was a general exchange of congratu-
latiOnS between the cGr6-
| mony, and, after photograph had been
taken of the commissioners, the ceremony
Before the final signing of the document
! the secretary of state was presented the
| through its legation here against the con-
summation of the agreement. The protest
| is understood to be based on apprehension
| that the special treaties now existing be-
| tween Japan and Hawaii, under which the
| Japanese enjoy advantages, will be affected
| injuriously by complete annexation Min
! lister Hoshi, of Japan, declined to be seen
! to-day about the protest and Secretary
! Mutza refused to discuss the matter in any
way, but it is learned that the japanese
! protest was made in person to the State
! Department yesterday afternoon by Min
| lister Hoshi The news of the protest was
| a great surprise to the Hawaiian legation
| and as soon as intelligence of it was OBJ
| tanned Minister Hatch started out to learn
| the particulars The essential point as to
| the protest, it is said at the Hawaiian le-
! CATION, is whether the protest is against
! the annexation of Hawaii or is merely a
! protest reSerV1ng to- Japan all ner rlShtS
under the existing treaty with Hawaii. II
| is believed that it is the latter The Jap
| anese treaty with Hawaii was made in 1911
| and provides that natives or citizens of one
| country shall have the uninterrupted right
| to enter into, reside and trade in the other
! country and also shall have all the rights
| and privileges enjoyed by the people OF
| any other country under treaty Stipulations
! with Japan. Japan, under the treaty, con-
| sequently has a perfect right to have he1
| Under international law. the annexation OF
Hawaii to the United States would abro-
! gate this treaty. Moreover, a new treaty
! between the United States and Japan. made
| some time ago, and to be made effective
| in 1S99 provides that the United States
| NAV exclude japanese. If Hawaii is an
nexed the effect would be to permit the
| United States to exclude the Japanese from
| Hawaii 1t is taken for granted therefore
! that the protest is one reserVing Japan
| At the Japanese legation the document
| filed by the japanese minister yesterday
| is not regarded as a protest against the
Hawaiian treaty, but is considered as re-
| quest for official information. There APP
| pears, however, to be no doubt that as soon
| as Japan is notified officially of the signing
| of the convention that the government OF
| the United States will be informed that
| japan expects and demands the recognition
| of all the rights and privileges which she
| now enjoys under the existing treaties with
| Hawaii While peaceful annexation of the
| Hawaiian Islands would abrOgate the exist
| ing treaties of that country with foreign
| powers Japan probably Will contend that
| the United States must assume and respect
| HaWaiis obligation TO foreign powers. 1t Is
| also a Japanese contention that under the
| new treaty to go into effect in 1899 specia
| legislation cannot be enacted to exclude
| their citizens as has been done to Chinese
| under the Chinese exclusion act.
!