The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-06-17
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
It Now Awaits the Action Of the
National Senate.
CHANCES FOR ITS RATIFICATION.

for the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands reached the senate chamber at
8 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 sem
ate. They were attentively listened to.
The treaty was signed at the state
department by Secretary Sherman for
the United States and Messrs Hatch,
Thurston and Kinney for Hawaii.
In one part of the chamber there was
q group of senator's who win 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 a vote on the motion, and
under the rules a single objection car
ried the motion over until today. Sen
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
lished in the press Of the country.
There was some discussion as to
when the treaty might be considered,
and Senator White asked if it was the
intention to push II at this session, and
upon the reply being made that it was
possible, the California senator said:
Il desire to announce that 1 am pre-
pared to stay here all summer to pre-
vent the ratification of the treaty,
which I consider a very bad PROPOSE
tion," 'I will join you" said Senator
Pettigrew, of South Dakota.
The message of the president was
not a very long document. It dealt with
historical facts concerning the islands
and showed that the United States and
Hawaii yearly grew more closely bound
to each other. This was not really an
nexation, he said, but a continuation
Of existing relations with closer bonds
between the people closely related by
blood and kindred Since 1920, said the
president, the predominance of the
United States had been known The
sending of the first envoy there brought
the islands in close relations with tn,
United States, and those relations haC
grown more firm by succeeding events
At the same time the tripartite agree
ment made for the government O
Samoa, he said, Great Britain and Ger
many wanted to include Hawaii in tn,
group over which a protectorate wa'
established, but the suggestion was re
jected by the United States because
this government held that there al
ready existed relations between Hawai-
and the United States which placed thI
islands under the especial care of thii
country, and that this country coulC
not allow any other country to inter
| fere in the affairs of Hawaii. The an
nexation of the islands, said the presi
! dent, and making them a part of th'
United States, was in accordance will
the established policy of this country.
| Referring to the treaty negotiated
under the Harrison administration
| President Mckinley said that the fail
ure to accept the proffer of annexation
in 1898, while not a subject of congratu
lation, was not wholly without III
value, as 1t had demonstrated that tn
existing government could maintain
itself, and no question could be ralseC
of the authority Of the present gov
ernment to negotiate the present treat!
or of it's right to yield the sovereignt!
of the islands.
Under the treaty as signed the isl
ands are for the present to constitute
a territory of the United States, thei
local laws remaining in force unit
new ones are enacted. A local legisla
ture is provided for but the veto powe
is vested entirely in the president o
the United States. A commission o
five persons, consisting of threee Amer
leans and two Hawaiians, to be nomi
mated by the president and confrme,
by the senate, is provided for the pur
pose Of formulating the mode of gov
ernment for the islands.
The treaties of the United State
with other countries are substitute,
for the treaties of Hawaii with tn
same countries in controlling the in
ternational relations of the islands
Further immigration of Chinese labor
ers to the islands is prohibited, and tn
laws restricting Chinese immigration
to the United States are made TO appl
to the prevention of Chinese removin
from Hawaii to this country. Thi
government agrees to assume the deb
of the island republic to the extent O
$4, 900, 600,
At the Japanese legation the docu
ment fled by the Japanese minister o
Tuesday is not regarded as a protes
against the Hawaiian treaty, but
considered as a request for official in
formation. There appears, however
to be no doubt that as soon as Japa
is notified officially of the signing {
the convention our government viii b
I -, n
mands recognition and all the right
and privileges which she now enjoy
under her existing treaties with He
wall While peaceful annexation {
the islands would abrogate the exis
ing treaties of that country with foi
elgn powers Japan probably will COZ
tend that the United States must as
sume ard respect Hawaii's obligation
to those powers.
1t is also a Japanese contention thi
under the new treaty, to go into effe,
in 1899, special legislation cannot be er
acted to exclude their citizens, as he
been done to Chinese under the Chine.
. exclusion act
Senator Davis, chairman of the ser
ate committee on foreign relations,
very ardent annexationist, and II
treaty in his hands win be pushed wit
Wgor While he viii not attempt
have It considered If It interferes wit
the tariff bill, which has the right
\ way over everything now he will hay
early action in committee, so that Il
treaty win be taken up whenever OF
portunity offers. While there is a vel
largs se,,yirNent In favor Vt ratihcatl'
il win re necessary to convince
n11rnh..r Of sanninrs whose NoLea 9