The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
SIGNED.
Hawaiian
ton Treaty.
The Convention Completed
at Washington.
Secretary Sherman Acted for
the United States.
MeSsrs. Hatch, ThurstOn and Kinney
for Island Republic.
MeSSrS. Hatch, ThurStOn and Kinney
for Island Republic.
Signatures Were Affixed With n Gold
Pen Brought From Hawaii.

Washington. Juno l6 The annexation
treaty provides that the government Of
the Hawaiian Islands cedes to the United
States absolutely and forever all rights
of sovereignty in and over tho Hawaiian
Islands, and that these islands shall be-
come an integral part of the territory of
the United States. The government of
Hawaii also cedes to the United States all
public lands. public buildings and public
property OF every description. Congress
shall enact special laws TO govern the dis
position of the lands In tho 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, subject TO the approval of
the president Until Congress shall ap-
ply the laws of tho United States TO the
islands the present laws of Hawaii are to
govern.
The present treaties and laws governing
Hawaii's commercial relations with for
eign nations are TO remain In force until
Congress shall take action. Further i'm
migration of Chinese laborers is prohib-
tied, pending Congressional action and
the entry OF Chinese from Hawaii into
tho United States likewise is prohibited.
The United States assumes the public
debt of Hawaii but with stipulation
that these liabilities shall not exceed
"a, 000 600. The treaty before it becomes
effective shall be ratified by the proper
authorities Of the United states and of
Hawaii. No mention is made of any
gratuity to Lilioukalani.
The Treaty Signed.
In the great diplomatic room of the state
department., where four years and four
months ago, in the closing hours of the
Harrison administration the first
Hawaiian annexation treaty was signed
only TO be withdrawn from the Senate and
thrown into pigeon hole, the representa-
tives 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
territory Jf the United States. OF the
persons who stood in the room today three
were present when the original treaty was
signed, namely, Special Commissioners
Lorin Thurston and Assistant Secretary
Adee and Cridler The first named per-
haps took moro sincere personal pleasure
in the ceremony of this morning than
any of tho Others because of the stirring
events of the last four years in which he
was so directly concerned. 1t is u very
unusual thing for a treaty OF such impor.
tance TO be signed early i'm the morning,
but in this case it was desired that the
convention be made ready early in order
that IL might Ice submitted to the Senate
on the day of its signature.
The Two Countries Represented.
Before o'clock tho persons who were
concerned i'm the preparation of tho treaty
were all OF the state department. For the
United States there were Secretary Sner-
man, Assistant Secretaries Ray, Adee
and Cridler, Private Secretary Babcock
ana Assistant Priayte Secretary Gaytree.
On tho Hawaiian side were Minister
Hatch. Lorin Thurston and w. "A. Kinney,
all for this particular occasion as special
commissioners empowered to negotiate
treaty OF annexation.
After the formal greetings. the creden-
tials Of the Observation-Disclosures were scanned
and recorded. Secretary Sherman alone
represented the United States in the sig
nature OF tho convention, and 10 was part
OF the ceremony 90 record his authoriZa-
ton by the president just as much as it
was the credentials OF the Hawaiians from
President Dole Then came the reading
and comparison of the treaty. OF this
there were two drafts, one To be held by
onch later on to bo exchanged in the
usual FORM Altogether it was twenty
minutes after nine O'Clock when all was
ready for the signatures.
The Hawaiian representatives asked
that gold pen brought by them from
Hawaii bo used in signing the treaty,
which WAS done
There was "a general exchange Of con-
gratulations. after photograph had been
taken OF the commissioners and the cere-
mony was ended.