The Penn's Grove record., 1897-06-18
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The Annexation Convention Sent to
the Senate.
JAPAN HAS ENTERED A PROTEST.

The PIe~nipotentiaries Sign the Document
in the Diplomatic Room Of the State
Observation-Disclosures to the Sem
ate with IA Message From President
Mckinley-The Proposed Conditions.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Especially. President
Mckinley sent to the Senate the draft OF q
new treaty for the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands by the United States, signed
at the State Department Wednesday morn
ing, together with n message giving e his
torical review Of the relations between the
Stands and tho United States, and urging
the ratification of the treaty. Immediately
after its delivery by Private Secretary Pru.
cen, the Senate. on motion Of Senator Dav-
is, Chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, went into executive session and the
message and treaty were read.
The treaty was signed by the plenipoten-
tiaries OF the United States n Hawaii,
appointed by their respective Governments
for that purpose, In the diplomatic room
of the State Department ut $50 O'Clock
o. m. There was no one present save the
high contracting parties, the Assistant Sec
r%etaries, and the representatives Of the
press. The treaty was signed In duplicate
by Secretary sherman for the United States,
and Minister Francis NJ. Hatch and Special
Commissioners Lorin NJ. Thurston and H.
W.. Kenny for Hawaii. anew gold pen was
used. After the signatures had been at
tached aud hearty congratulations ex-
changed, a photographer perpetuated the
scene by the aid of the camera.
Before the final signature of the docu-
ment the Secretary of State was presented
with a formal protest by the Japanese Gov
ernment, through its legation here, against
the consummation of the agreement.
The treaty provides that the Government
OF the Hawaiian Islands cedes to the United
States absolutely and forever all rights OF
sovereignty in and over the Hawaiian ISL
and and its dependencies and that these
Islands shall become an integral part of the
territory of the United States. The Gov
eminent OF Hawaii also cedes to the United
States all public lands, public buildings and
public property of every description.
Congress shall enact special avs to gov
ern the disposition of the lands in the
Hawaiian Islands. All revenue from these
lands shall be used solely for the benefit OF
the inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands for
educational and other public purposes.
The Hawaiian Islands shall be admitted
into the Union as a Territory OF the United
States, local laws to be passed by a local
Legislature, but subject to the approval OF
the President.
Until Congress shall applythe laws of the
United States to the islands, the present
laws Of Hawaii are to govern the islands.
The present treaties and laws governing
Hawaii's commercial relations with foreign
nations shall remain in force until Congress
shall take action. Further immigration of
Chinese laborers is prohibited pending Con-
gressional action, and the entry of Chinese
from Hawaii into the United States like
wise Is prohibited. r.
The United States assumes the public
debt OF Hawaii. but with n stipulation that
this liability shall not exceed 81 900, 900.
The treaty before it becomes effective hall
be ratified by the proper authorities of the
United States and Hawaii.
No mention Is made of any g%ratuity to
Liliuokalani or KaiuIani.
The news of the protest of Japan was q
great surprise to the Hawaiian Legation.
h essential point as TO the protest, 1t Is
said at the Hawaiian Legation, is whether
the protest is against the annexation OF
Hawaii or is merely a protest reserying to
Japan all her rights under the existing
treaty with Hawaii. 1t is believed that it is
the latter. This treaty, made In 1871, pro-
yides that natives or citizens of one coun-
try shall have the uninterrupted right to
enter into, reside and trade in the other
country. Under international law the m
nexation OF Hawaii to the United States
would abrogate this treaty Moreover, q
new treaty between the United States and
Japan, made some time ago, to become eff
fective in 1899, provides that the United
States may exclude Japanese. If Hawaii is
annexed, the effect would be to permit the
United States to exclude the japanese from
Hawaii.