Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-24
TEXT OF SPECIAL NEg2Il
Annexation Of Hawaii
New Scheme.
PAST NEGOTIATIONS REvIrv,,
Over Seventy Years Since Fir., =,
Was Made-President McKin,.r =
views the Situation,

views the Situation.
The following is the text of tba
sage sent to the United States san'
by the president to accompanv :,
Hawaiian treaty:
II transmit hereby to the Sonata
order that after due consideration 4,
constitutional function of advice .,
consent may be exercised by that boi,
treaty for annexation of the repbs
of Hawaii to the United States. Sion,
by plenipotentiaries of the partie, !
June 16. For better understand,
of the subject transmit in additi,'
the report Of the secretary OF state ;. i
viewing negotiations which have h
to this important result
THE incorporation of the HawaiO
islands into body polticus is pec4.
sary and fitting sequel to the chain
events which from an early periold
our history has controlled the ipts
course and prescribed the associatm,
of the United States and the Hawaii,
islands. The predominance of Amer.
can interests in that neighboring tern.
tory was first asserted in 1920 by Send.
ing to the islands a Representative d
the United States. 1t found furtbs
expression by the signature of trestr
OF friendship, commerce and navigatiOa
with the king in 1926. 1t was signslr
annouced in 1S43, when the interep
tion of the United States caused The
British government to disavow the
seizure of the Sandwich islands by
British naval commander, and to recOg
nize them by treaty as an independent
state, renouncing forever any purpose
of annexing the islands or exertng
protectorate over them.
In 1851 the cession of the Hawaiian
kingdom to the United States was for.
Eally offered, and although not then
accepted, this government proclaimd
1t its duty to preserve alike the honor
and dignity of the United States and
safety of the government of the Ha.
waiian islands. From this time until
the outbreak Of the war of 1861 the
policy of the United States toward Ha,
waii and the Hawaiian sovereign
towards the United States was exem.
plltied by continued negotiations for
annexation or for reciprocal CONNER.
cial union. The latter alternative was
at length accomplished by the reciprOc.
ity treaty of 1876, the provisions Of
which were renewed by the convention
of 1884, embracing the perpetual cesson
to the United States of the harbOr Of
Pearl river.
I'm 1888 proposal for a joint guar
anty of the neutrality of the Hawaiian
islands by the United States, Germany
and Great Britain was declined on the
announced ground that the relation 0
the United States to the islands wa
sufficient for the end in view. In brief
from 1920 to 1896 the course Of tn
United States toward the islands ha
consistently favored their autonomOu
welfare with the exclusion of all for
eign influences save our own to the ex
tent of upholding eventual annexation
as necessary outcome of that policy
Not only is union of the Ha
waiian territory to the United State
no new scheme, but it is the inevit
able consequence of the relation stead
fastly maintained with that mid-Pacif
domain for three-quarters of a century
Its accomplishment has been merely
question of time. While its failure i
1898 may not be cause for congratull
ton, 1t is certainly a proof of the di
lnterestedness of the United States, tn
delay of four years having abundant
suificed to establish the right and abb
lty of the republic to enter as a sol
ereign government into a conventions
union with the United States, thu
realizing purpose held by the HI
wailan people and proclaimed by SUI
cesslve Hawaiian governments throug
some 10 years of their virtual depen
ence upon the benevolent protection
the United States.
/ The report of the secretary of sta
exhibits the character and course OF r.
cent negotiations and features OF Il
treaty ITSELF The organization ar
administrative details of incorporate
are necessarily left to the wisdom
congress, and cannot doubt that wht
the function of the constitutional trea
making power shall be performed wi
the largest regard for the interest
this rich domain and for the welfare
the inhabitants thereof.
"(Signed) WIN. M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington,
c., June l6."