The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-04-20

the Hawaiian Islands. The movement
will be pushed with vigor as soon as
| the tariff bill is out of the way. The
President will send special message
to Congress on the subject, if neces-
sary, but it is believed when Congress
takes the matter up it will be speedily
settled to the satisfaction of the an
nexationists without any special inter
ference on the part of the Executive.
Minister Hatch and Attorney Gen
eral Smith, representing the Hawaiian
Government. have been actively at
work during the past 80 days cultivat
ing annexation sentiment They have
held frequent conferences with Presi-
dent Mckinley, Secretary Sherman,
Speaker Reed and the members of the
Foreign Affairs Committees of both
houses of Congress. They urge that
annexation is necessary TO save the
Islands from japanese domination.
The plan agreed upon for annexation
is similar to that followed in the case
of Texas The independence of Texas,
like that of Hawaii was secured main
ly through the assistance of citizens of
the United States The movement for
the annexation of Texas first took def
mite shape in the Congress of the Unit
ed States. A resolution providing for
annexation passed Congress in 1S45.
The President of the Texas Republic
Immediately called convention which
accepted the resolutions and adopted
a constitution which was satisfactory
TO the authorities in this country and
followed
The plan to be observed in regard ts
Hawaii is embodied in a resolution
which was presented in the House
1t is an exact COPY of the resolution
which was used in the Texas case, eX
cept that the word Hawaii is insert
ed wherever the word Texas occur
red in the original resolution. The first
section of Spalding's resolution pro-
vides that Congress consents that the
territory properly included within and
belonging to the Government
of Hawaii and commonly known as the
Sandwich Islands may be erected into
a new State to be called the State of |
with republican form of Gov
to be adopted by the people |
Of Hawaii by deputies, in convention |
assembled, with the consent of the eX- |
isting Government, in order that the !
same may be admitted as one of the |
States of this Union"
1t is provided in the second section
hat the consent of Congress is given
lpon the following conditions and with |
he following guarantees, to wit: First, |
said State to be formed subject to the
adjustment by this Government of all |
questions of boundary or jurisdiction
hat may arise with other Governments |
lr former Governments of Hawaii; and |
he constitution thereof, with the prop |
ar evidence of its adoption by the peo- |
pie of the Government of Hawaii, shall |
be transmitted TO the President of the |
United States, to be laid before Con-
gress for its final action on or before |
the 1st day of January, 1898. Second, |
said State when admitted into the I'm
ion, after ceding to the United States
all public edifices and all property and
means pertaining to the public defense
belonging to the Government of Ha-
waii, shall retain all public funds,
debts. taxes and dues of every kind
which may belong to or be due and
owing said Government, and shall also
retain all vacant and unappropriated
lands lying within its limits
Section provides: THAT if the
President of the United States shall
deem it advisable, instead of proceed |
ing to submit the foregoing resolution |
to the Government of Hawaii as an
overture on the part of the United |
States for admission, to negotiate with |
that Government"
When the Spalding resolution was |
introduced it attracted little attention, |
but it has since developed that the res
olution had been submitted to and re-
ceived the sanction of the President |
before it was offered. II is predicted |
that the resolution will go through |
both houses practically without oppo
5ition.