The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1897-06-18
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
The Treaty Taken to the White House for
Final Revision.

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WASHINGTON, June 15.-It was the
expectation that the Hawaiian anneXa-
ton treaty, this afternoon, would re-
ceive the formal signatures of the ne
gotiators, Secretary Sherman, for the
United States government, and either
Minister Hatch, or Mr.. Lorin Thurston,
as special commissioner for the Ha-
Waiian government. The documen tit
self had been prepared and everything
was in readiness, when it was taken
again to the White house for the pres
ident's final inspection and review. Sec
retary Sherman remained at the de
partment later than is his custom, in
uruef to receive the HaWailanS but
finally at o'clock the attempt to Sc
cure the Signature Of the treaty today,
was abandoned. This may prevent the
submission Of the treaty to the senate
tomorrow, as was the intention Of the
cabinet, but the delay in any case will
not be material.
at the cabinet meeting today, in the
course of discussion of the treaty, it
was decided that its pendency in the
senate would not necessarily cause any
considerable obstruction to the progress
of the tariff bill, and while there is
every disposition on the part of the
president to avoid any interference
with the rights Of the senate in the
matter, it can be stated that the treaty
will not 60 in with any idea that it is
now the wish Of the executive that it
should be acted on promptly.
While the treaty is in the senate,
either in the hands of the committee on
foreign relations or on the calendar
of executive business, it is the eXpecta-
ton that the peo ple Of the United
States will have an opportunity through
the press and other mediums to declare
their sentiments upon the matter and
if, as is expected, there is all over
whelming declaration for annexation,
it is believed that the senate will be
quick to respond to the demand. In
this case, the treaty, it is believed, can
be taken up and ratified in the course
of one or two executive sessions, while
The regular tariff debates are in pro-
gress daily.
The one point ofimportance in which
the treaty differs from the convention
negotiated by Secretary Foster, in
President lIarlison's administration, is
in the omission of any provision for eX
Queen Lliuokalani and the Princess
Kaiulafi. In the original treaty it was
provided that the government of the
United States should pay the ex-queen
the sum Of $40 600 cash and the same
amount Of money as pension each
year during the remainder of her nat
ural life provided she, in good faith
submitted to the government of the
United States and the local government
of the islands. The Princess Kaiulani,
being the next in the line of royal
blood, was to receive cash payment of
Sl5O000 but no pension, under a
similar proviso as in the case of the
eX-queen.
1t is understood that ally objection
that might have been expected to the
annexation of the islands, based on
the large proportion OF coolies in the
population, has been forestalled by an
article, not only prohibiting the further
immigration Of snch laborers to the
Hawaiian islands, but also prohibiting
the coming Of any of the Chinese from
the islands to other parts # the United
States.