Evening journal., 1897-06-17
HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Signed by the Negotiators and
Sent to the Senate.
WILL BE A PART OF UNITED STATES.
The Presidents Message Accompanying
the Document-Provision Made For
Five Commissioners, Who Are to
Formulate Laws For the Island.

Washington June 17.-As foreshadow-
ed in these dispatches, the Hawaiian
treaty has been signed and sent to the
senate for its approval.
The senate at once went into execu-
tive session. and as soon as the doors
were closed the message Of President |
Mckinley accompanying the treaty and
the treaty itself were readeto the sem
ate. They were listened to attentively.
In one part of the chamber there was
a group of senators who will bitterly
oppose the ratification of the treaty
Among them were Senators Gray, !
Mills, Pasco, White, Caffery Petit
grew and McEnery. AS soon as the
reading of the documents was complet-
ed Senator Davis, chairman Of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, moved that
the message and treaty be made pub
lie. Senator Gray objected to a vote on
the notion and under the rules sim
gle objection carried the motion over.
Senator Davis gave notice that at the
next executive session he would press
the motion for publication, as all the
essential facts and an almost verbatim
copy Of the treaty had been published
In the press Of the country.
There was some discussion as 10 when
the treaty might be considered, and
Senator White asked II it was the in
tention to push II at this session, and
upon the yeply being made that it was
possible the California senator said:
'I desire to announce that am pre-
pared to stay here all summer to pre-
vent the ratification of the treaty,
which I consider very bad PROPOSE
ton"
"TIl join you" said Senator Petit
grew Of South Dakota.
The Presidents Message.
The message of the president was not
a very long document. 1t dealt with
historic facts concerning the islands
and showed that the United States and
Hawaii yearly grew more closely bound
to each other. This was not really an
nexation, he said, but a continuation
of existing relations with closer bonds
between the people closely related by
blood andlkindred ties
Since 1920, said the president, the pre-
dominance Of the United States had
been known. The sending Of the first
envoy there brought the islands in
closer relations with the United States.
and those relations had grown more
firm by succeeding events.
At the same time the tripartite agree
ment was made for the government Of
Samoa, he said, Great Britain and Ger
many wanted TO include Hawaii in the
group over which a. protectorate was
established, but the suggestion was re-
jected by the United States because
this government held that there al
ready existed relations between Ha-
wall and the United States which plac-
ed the islands under the especial care
of this country and that this govern
ment could not allow any other coun-
try to interfere in the affairs of Ha-
wall.
The annexation of the islands, said
the president, and making them a part
Of the United States was in accordance
with the established policy Of this coun-
try.
The president called attention to the
fact that a legitimate and existing gov
ernment OF Hawaii offered 10 annex the
islands to the United States in 1851, but
on account of what was deemed best
policy the annexation was not accepted
by this country. He stated that the
United States virtually exercised a pro.
tectorate over the islands since the frs
American mission and guaranteed the
autonomy OF the governments of ths
group. The islands had been largely
settled by our own people, and our peo.
pie were now interested in them. Amer
lean interests predominated. and we haC
grown to consider them under our pro
lection. The present treaty was in th'
light OF a consummation OF what haC
practically been in existence for years
Referring TO the treaty negotiated un
der the Harrison administration, Presi
dent Mckinley said that the failure t,
accept the proffer of annexation in 1893
while not subject of congratulation
was not wholly without its value. as /
had demonstrated the existing govern
ment could maintain itself. and NJ
question could be raised Of the authori
ty Of the present government 10 nego
tate the present treaty or OF its righ
to yield the sovereignty Of the islands.
The five commissioners provided 70
in the treaty are expected TO make rec
concentrations to congress as to ney
laws and also as regards the form o
government. The present form Of loca
government is to continue in the is
lands for the present. except that tn
president of the United States Is to hav
immediate veto power over the acts @
the Hawaiian legislative assembly.