The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-18
FULL TEXT OF THE TREATY
For the Annexation of Hawaii, Sent to thu
senate Thursday.

FULL TEXT OF THE TREATY
For the Annexation of Hawaii, Sent to the
Senate Thursday.
Washington, June 17.-Tne following
Is the full text of the Hawaiian treaty
cent to the senate yesterday:
''The United States of America and
the Republic of Hawaii, in view of the
natural dependence of the Hawaiian Is
lands upon the United States, Of their
geographical proximity thereto, Of the
preponderant share acquired by the
United States and its citizens in the in
dustr es and trade OF said islands and
OF the expressed desire of the govern
ment OF the republic Of Hawaii that
those islands should be incorporated in
10 the United States as an integral part
thereof and under its sovereignty, have
determined to accomplish by treaty an
object SO important TO their mutual and
permanent welfare. To this end the
high contracting parties have conferred
full power and authority upon their re-
spectiveiy appointed plenipotentiaries,
10 wit:
':The president Of the United States:
John Sherman, secretary of state, the
United States.
The president Of the republic Of
Hawaii; Francis March Hatch, Lorrin
A. Thurston and William A Kinney.
Article 1. The republic of Hawaii
hereby cedes absolutely and without re-
serve to the United States of America
all rights Of sovereignty Of whatsoever
kind in and over the Hawaiian Islands
and their dependencies; and il is agreed
that all the territory OF and appertain-
ing TO the republic of Hawaii is hereby
annexed to the United States of Amer
ica under the name Of the territory of
Hawaii.
Article .. The republic of Hawaii
also cedes and hereby transfers TO the
United States the absolute fee and
ownership of all public, government or
crown lands, public buildings or edifices,
ports or harbors, military equipments
and all other public property of every
kind and description belonging 10 the
government Of the Hawaiian Islands,
together with every right and appurten-
ance thereunto appertaining.
THE existing laws of the United States
relative to public lands shall not apply
to such lands in the Hawaiian Islands;
but the congress OF the United States
snail enac. special laws for their man
agement and disposition. Provided:
That all revenue from or proceeds of
the same, except as regards such part
thereof as may be used or occupied for
the civil military or naval purposes Of
the United States or may be assigned
for the use OF the local government,
shall be used solely for the benefit of
the inhabitants OF the Hawaiian Islands
for educational and other public pur-
poses.
Article 3. Until congress shall pro-
vide for the government of such islands,
ali the civil. judicial and military pow
ers exercised by the officers of the eX-
listing government in said islands shall
be vested in such person or persons and
shall be exercised in such manner as
the PRESIDENT OF the United States shall
direct; and the president shall have pow
er to remove said officers and fill the
vacancies SO occasioned. The existing
treaties of the Hawaiian Islands with
foreign nations shall forthwith cease
and determine. being replaced by such
treaties as may exist, or as may be
hereafter concluded, between the Unit
ed States and such foreign nations The
municipal legislation Of the Hawaiian
Islands, not enacted for the f1llfillment
of the treaties so eXtinguished and not
Inconsistent with this treaty nor con- !
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States. nor 20 any existing treaty of the /
United SIaes, shall remain in force un- /
I'll the congress OF the United States /.
shall otherwise determine. Until leCls- /
lation shall be enacted extending the
United States customs laws and reg1i-
'ations 10 the Hawaiian Islands. the
existing customs relations of the Hs-
waiian Islands with the United States /
and other countries shall remain un- /
Article 4.-The public debt Of the re- /
pubic Of Hawaii, lawfully existing al
RE ca;e of the exchange Of the ratifica-
ton o. this treaty. including the amoun; |
due - depcsitoTs in the Hawaiian Pos |
tal Savings bank, is hereby assumed by
the government of the United States;
but the liability of the United States in
this regard shall in no case exceed S4-
,0e, ,o09. So long. however. as the exist
ns government and the present CONNER
,Iai relations OF :he Hawaiian Islands /
lre continued. as hereinbsfore provided.
said government shall continue 10 pay
the interest on said debt.
Article 5.-There shall be noturther
% Chinese into the Hawaii
an Islands except upon such conditions
as sre noN or may hereafter be allowed /
by the Laws OF the United States and no l
Chinese by reason OF anything herein 1
contained shall be allowed % enter the 1
Uni,ed States from the Hawaiian Is /
lands.
'Ardcle s.-The president shall ap-
poin, FIVE commissioners, al least two /
o. whom snail be residents OF the Ha-
waiian Islands. who shall, as soon as 1
practicable. recommend 70
congress such legislation concerning The |,
territory OF Hawaii as they shall deem
necessary or proper.
Article 7.-Tais treaty shall be ratI- 1
fed by the president OF the United /
States. by and with the advise and con-
sens OF the senate. on the one part: ana /
by the presiden; Of TIE republic Of Ha-
Haii by and with the advice and con