The record-union., 1897-06-15
1 Treaty Of Annexation, it is Said, Will
Soon be Sent to The Senate.
The President Acquiesces in the Terms
of Agreement.
The State Will Assume the Debt of
the Present Hawaiian Government,
But Will Come Into Possession or
All the Crown Lands and Other
Possessions.

WASHINGTON, June IA treaty
for the annexation Of Hawaii to the
United States will be sent to the SEN
ate soon after the return of the Presi-
dent, unless present plans are altered.
The treaty has been written and all its
details We're fully agreed upon before
the President and Secretary Sherman
left for the South. There is no doubt, it
is said, of the Presidents acquiescence
in the terms Of the treaty, for the rea-
son that he was made fully aware of
them before he left.
The treaty is on the general lines of
the treaty negotiated during the adj
ministration of President Harrison and
Withdrawn by President Cleveland. 1t
provides for annexation without the
exaction of conditions on the part of
the Hawaiians as to the form of gov
eminent to be vouchsafed to Hawaii,
leaving that question TO be entirely dis
posed of by the Government of the
United States.
The United States will agree to as
sumo the debt of the present Hawaiian
Government, but will come into pos
session of all the Hawaiian crown lands
and other properties of the island Gov
eminent
The proposed new treaty will not con-
tain any provision for a pension to the
late Queen or a gift of money to the
Princess, but it will probably be pro-
vided that the Princess shall receive a
pension out of the territorial revenues.
1t is interesting to know that the prop
osftion to pension ex-Queen Liliouka-
1ani did not come from the Hawaiian
Commissioners, but was suggested by
the then Secretary of State, Foster.
The same is true in regard to the gift
of money to Princess Kaiulani. A lead
ing member of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations said that two
plans are under consideration by the
administration One is to annex the
islands and admit them into the Union
as the Territory of Hawaii. The other
is to make them a county of California.
No decision has yet been reached.
The treaty was prepared by Judge
Day, Assistant Secretary of State, and
the Hawaiian Minister at Washington,
Mr.. Hatch.
Several Senators have received defin-
tie information concerning the exist
ence of the treaty and are we'll ac
quainted with its terms, though they
refuse to discuss the matter. The
knowledge of the existence of the
treaty has been communicated to the
members of the Foreign Relations and
to the Finance Committees. In the
Republican caucus the subject of the
treaty had been limited at, but in rather
a vague manner. Senators assert there
are in progress negotiations looking to-
ward annexation, but they would not
aver that a treaty had been drawn, nor
would they give assurance that it soon
would be sent to the Senate. In pri-
vate conversation with other Senators,
however. they gave information defin-
tie enough to satisfy those with whom
they talked that the treaty was not
only to be sent in, but that it was now
drawn and only awaited the signature
of the two Governments to complete it
1t is known that the approval of the
Committee on Foreign Relations is as
sured. as eight members of the COM
mittee have approved its terms. This
Will enable the committee to speedily
report the treaty to the Senate SO that
it may be taken up Immediately after
the tariff bill is disposed Of The SEN
ate has been canvassed to certain
extent by Senators favoring anneXa-
ton, and while there are some Sena-
tors who are non-committal the sup
porters of the proposition believe they
can count upon the two-third vote nee
essary to insure ratification.
The especial friends of the President
about the Senate say that the treaty
has been made in accordance with his
views and that it would have been sent
in some time ago but for his exactions
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