The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-17

shall apply the laws OF the United
States to the Islands
The present laws of Hawaii are to
govern the Islands, the present treaty
and laws governing Hawaii's CONNER
ciai relations with foreign nations shall
remain in force until Congress shall
take action.
Further immigration of Chinese la
borers is prohibited pending Congress
ional action. The entry of Chinese
from Hawaii into the United States
| likewise is prohibited. The United
states assumes the public debt of Ha-
wall, but with a stipulation that this
liability shall not exceed 81 100000
The treaty before it becomes effective
snail be ratified by the proper author
tiles OF the United States and Hawaii
No mention is made of any gratuity
TO Liluokalani or Kaiulani The Jap
anese Government has filed a protest
against the Hawaiian treaty, on the
ground that it promises to lead to a
breach of the treaty stipulations be-
tween Japan and Hawaii.
Minister Hoshi of Japan, declined to
be seen to-day about Japan's protest,
and Secretary Matsu refuses to discuss
the matter in any way, but it is learned
that the Japanese protest was made in
person to the State Department yes
terday afternoon by Minister 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 point as to
&c
Legation, is whether the protest is
against the annexation of Hawaii or is
simply protest reserving TO japan
All her rights under the existing treaty
with Hawaii. 1t is believed to be the
| latter
The japanese treaty with Hawaii was
mace IN 1Sil, and provides that ma
yves or citizens of one country shall
| nave the uninterrupted right to enter
INTO, reside and trade in other coun-
| tries and shall also have the rights and
privileges enjoyed by the people Of any
other country under treaty stipulations
with Japan.
Japan under this treaty consequently
has perfect right to have her immi-
grants enter the Hawaiian Islands. I'm
Ger the international law, the annexa-
ton of Hawaii to the United States
would abrogate this treaty.
Moreover, new treaty between the
| United States and Japan, sometime
ago, and effective in 1899. provides that
the United States may exclude Japan-
csc. If Hawaii is annexed, the effect
would go to permit the United States
to exclude the japanese from Hawaii
1t is taken for granted that the nro-
test, therefore, is one reserving Japan's
rights treaty of 1871 with Hawaii
AT the Japanese Legation the docu-
ment filed by the japanese Minister
yesterday is not regarded as a protest
against the Hawaiian treaty but is
considered as a request for official in
formation. There appears. however
10 be no doubt that as soon as Janan
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 recog-
milton OF the rights and privileges
winch she now enjoys under the ex-
| listing treaties with Hawaii.
While peaceful annexation of the Ha
Wallan Islands would abrogate the ex-
lst1ng treaties Of that country with for
e1sn Powers, Japan probably will con-
tend that the United States must as
sumo and respect Hawaii's obligations
to foreign Powers. Also, a Japanese con-
tentlon that under the new treaty. to
go into effect in 1899, special legislation
cannot be enacted to exclude their citi-
zens, as has been done to Chinese I'M
der the Chinese Exclusion Act.
THE TREATY REACHES THE SEN
ATE.
WASHINGTON, Juue 16.-The treaty
for the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands reached the Senate Chamber
at . O'Clock to-day. The Senate at
once went into executive session. and
as soon as the doors were closed the
message Of President Mckinley accom-
panying the treaty and the treaty itself
We're read to the Senate. They were
attentively listened to. In one part
Of the chamber there was a group
of Senators who bitterly opposed the
ratification of the treaty Among them
We're Senators Gray, Mills, Pascoe,
White, Caffery, Pettigrew and Mem
cry.
As soon as thereadng the documents
was completed, Davis, Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, moved
| bAidI tHS message anu the treaty be
made public. Gray objected to a vote
on the motion, and under the rules a
! single objection carried the motion over
until tomorrow. Davis gave notice
that at the next executive session he
would press the motion for publication
of all the essential facts, as almost a
verbatim copy Of the treaty had been
published in the press of the country
There was some discussion as to when
| the treaty might be considered, and
| White asked if il was the intention
| to push it at this session, and upon
the reply being made that it was posi-
Bile, the California Senator said: Il de-
/ sire to announce that I am prepared
to stay here all summer to prevent the
ratification, which I consider a very
bad proposition
TN join you," said Pettigrew of
South Dakota
The message of the President was
| not very long document. 1t dealt
with historical facts concerning the
| islands, and showed that the United
States and Hawaii yearly grow more
closely bound to each other This
was not really annexation, he said,
but a continuation of existing relations.
with closer bonds between people close
ly related by blood and kindred ties
Since 1920" says the President, 1.-The
predominance of the United States has
been known. The sending of the first
envoy there brought the islands in