The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-22
FULL. TEXT HAWAIIAN TREATY
Compact Signed In Washington, by Which,
If Ratified, tho islands Become u
Pnrt OF tho Territory of ths
Unite, States.

Washington, Juno 17.-Tho fol
lowing is tho full tcxt Of tho Hawai-,
ian treaty sent to tho senate ycstor-
day:
Tho Cnitod States Of America and
tho Republic of Hawaii, in Wow of
tho natural dependence Of tho lIuwa-
iiun islands upon tho Unitod States,
of their geographical proximity there
to, of tho prcpondcraut share acquir.
cd by tho United States and it's citi
zcns in tho industries and tradc of
said islands, and of the expressed
doslrc Of the ovcrnmcnt of the Rc
public Of Hawaii that those islands
should be Incorporated into tho
United States rs an integral part
thereof, onH under its sovereignty,
have determined to accomplish by
treaty an object SO important to
their mutual and permanent welfare.
10 this ond tho contracting par
tics have conferred full powers and
authority upon thcir respectively ap-
pointed plcnipotontiarics, to-wit:
Tho president Of The United Stutes;
John Shcl man, secretary of state Of
tho United States; the president Of
the Republic of Hawaii; Francis
March Hatch, Lnrin a. Thurston and
William A. Kinney.
Article 1.-The Republic Of Hu.
wall hereby codes absolutely ana
without reserve to tho United States
of Amcrica all rights of sovereignty
OF whatsoever kind in and ovcr the
Hawaiian islands and their depcn
denotes; and it is agreed that ull ter
ritory of and appcrtainins TO the
Rcpublic of Hawaii is hereby an
ncXod to tho United States of Amer
lea nndcr tho name of the Territory
Of Hawaii
Article II. Tho Republic of lIu-
wuii also codes and hereby transfers
to tho United States tho absolute fec
and ownership of all public or crown
lands: buildings or cdiliccs, ports,
harbors, military equipments and all
other public property Of every kind
and description belonging to the
government of tho Hawaiian islands,
together with ovcry right and nppnr-
tcnanco th"rounto apportaininG.
The existing Jaws Of the United
States rolativc to public lands shall
not apply to such lands in the tia,
waiian islands; but the congress Of
the United States shall enact special
laws for their management and dis.
position, provided: THAT all revenue
from or proceeds Of tho same. except
as regards such part thereof rs may
be used or occupied for tho civil, mil
itary or naval purposes Of the United
States, or may be asst ioncl for the
uso Of the local government, shall be
used solely for tho benefit of tho i'll
habitants of tho Hawaiian islands
for educational and other public pur-
poses.
Article III. Until congress shall
provide for tho government Of such
islands, all the civil, judicial and
military powers exercised by the Of
licials of the existing government in
said islands shall be vested in such
person or persons, and shall be OK.
orciscd in such manner as the prcsi
dent Of the United Statcs shall die.
tate; and the president shall have
power to remove all said officers and
fill vacancies SO occasioncd.
The existing treaties Of the IIawu.
iian islands with the foreign nations
shall forthwith cease and determine
being replaced by such treaties as
may exist or aa may be hereafter
concluded between the United States