Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-06-24
HAWAIIAN TREATY.
The Document for the Annexation
Of the Islands Signed.
THE PROVISIONS OF TIE TREATY.
Territory OF the United States
Further Immigration OF Chr
nese Prohibited.

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again formally asked to be annexed to
the United States and the fate of the
little republic now rests with the SEN
ate. The treaty outlining the annexa-
ton project was signed by Secretary
of State Sherman and Hawaiian rep
resentatives yesterday, and before sup
per tilne President Mckinley had trans
mitted the document with his message
to the senate The senate at once
went into 'xeeutive session, and as
soon as the doors were closed the mes
sage of President Mckinley accom-
panying the treaty and the treaty it.
self were read to the senate. They
were attentively listened to- As
soon as the reading of the documents
was completed Senator Davis, chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
lions, moved that the message and the
treaty be made public. Senator Gray
objected to a vote on the motion, and
under the rules a single objection car.
ried the motion over until to-day.
The message Of the president was
not very long document. 1t dealt
with historical facts concerning the
island and showed that the United
States and Hawaii yearly grow more
closely bound to each other This was
not really annexation, he said, but
continuance Of existing relations with
closer bonds between people closely re-
lated by blood and kindred ties.
Since 1890, said the president the pre-
dominance of the United States had
been known. The sending of the first
envoy there brought the island in closer
relation with the United States and
their relations had grown more firm
by succeeding events. At the time the
tri-partite agreement was made for the
government of Samoa, he said, Great
Britain and Germany wanted to in
clude Hawaii in the group, over which
a protectorate was established, but
the suggestion was rejected by the
United States because this government
held there already existed relations
between Hawaii and the United States
which placed the islands under the es-
pecial care of this country and this
government could not allow any other
country to interfere in the affairs of
Hawaii. The annexation of the is
lands said the president, and making
them part of the United States was
in accordance with the established pol
icy of this country.
The treaty proved to be simple
document of six articles based in its
essential details upon the treaty nego-
tiated by Hon. John Foster during the
administration of President Harrison.
The islands are coded practically with
out conditions, leaving the United
States to pursue its own course with
reference to their management. The
first article reads as follows:
The government of the Hawaiian islands
hereby cedes, from the date OF the exchange OF
the notifications of this treaty, absolute and
without reserve to the United States forever
all rights Of sovereignty Of whatsoever kind in
and over the Hawaiian islands and their de-
tendencies renouncng in favor of the United
States every sovereign right Of which, as an
independent nation, it is now possessed; and,
henceforth, said Hawaiian islands shall be-
come and be an integral part of the territory
Of the United States
The Hawaiian government cedes to
the United States the absolute owner
ship of all the public lands public
buildings, ports, harbors, fortifica-
tions, military and naval equipments
and all other government property.
1t is specifically provided, however,
that the existing land laws of the
United States shall not apply to the
public lands of Hawaii, but that spe-
cal laws shall be made from time to
time for their disposition, the proceeds
of any sales of these lands to be APP
piled to educational purposes ip the
islands.
The islands are for the present to
constitute territory of the United
States, their local laws remaining in
force until new ones are enacted. A
local Legislature is provided for, but
the veto power is vested entirely in the
president of the United States A com.
mission of five persons, consisting of
three Americans and two Hawaiians,
to be nominated by the president and
confirmed by the senate, is provided
for the purpose of formulating the
mode of government for the islands.
The five commissioners provided for in
the treaty are expected to make recon-
mendations to congress as to new laws,
and also as regards the form of govern
ment. The present form of local gov
eminent is to continue in the islands
for the present, except that the presi-
dent of the United States is to have
immediate veto power over the acts of
the Hawaiian legislative assembly.
The treaties of the United States
with other countries are substituted
for the treaties of Hawaii with the
same countries in the controlling in.
ternational relations of the islands.
Further immigration OF Chinese labor
ers to the islands is prohibited and
the laws restricting Chinese immigra-
ton to the United States are made to
apply to the prevention of Chinese re-
moving from Hawaii to this country.
This country agrees to assume the debt
of the island republic to the extent Of
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Correspondent ShrIver Cleared.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Judge Brad