Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-20
Mckinley. Hawaiian Message.

neSday on the anne XaloL OF Hawn To
the United Statse:
1 transmit herewith to the Senate.
i'll order that after due consideration
the constitutional function Of advice
and consent may he exercised by that
body. a treaty for the annexation Of
he Ret ublic Of Hawaii TO tho United
States. signed in this Capitol b. the
Ple9ipotentiaries of the parties on
The l6:h OfJune. For the better uu-
derstandtng OF the subject. trans
NIT. in addition. n report OF the Sec.
rotary Of State. briefly reviewing the
negotiation which have led to this i'm
poriant result.
The incorporation Of the Hawaiian
Islands into the body polite Of the
United States is necessary aud tit
ting sequel 10 the chain OF events
which from n very early peuod of our
history has controlled the intercourse
AMI prescribed the association Of the
United States and the Hawaiian
Islands. The predominance OF Amer
lean interests IL that neiGhboring ter
rltOry was first asserted in 1870 bv
sending 10 tie Islands Il representa-
tive agent of the United States. 1t
found further expression by the sig
nature Of a treaty OF friendship. COM
merce and na"iGaticn with the King
N lS6-;he first international COM
pact negotiated by Hawaii. 1t was
sisnally announced in lSi3, when the
intervention OF tie United States
caused the British Government to
diSavow the seizure OF the Sandwich
islands By d British naval command
er and to recognize them by treaty as
an independent State, renouncing for
ever any purpose Of anuexing the
Islands or eSertinga pro~tectorate over
them. In 1851 the ceSsion of the Ha-
waiian Kingdom TO the United States
was formally offered and although
not tten accepted. this Government
proclaimed its duty 10 preserve alike
tie honor and dignity OF the United
States and the safety OF the Govern
ment OF tue Hawaiian Islands. From
this time until the outbreak OF the
war in lsGl. the policy OF the United
States to Hawaii. and Hawaiian Sov
ereigns toward the United States was
exemplitied by continued negotiations
FOR annexation or for Il reserved COM
mercial union. The latter alternative
was at length accomplished by the
reciprocity treaty Of 1915, the provis-
ions Of which were renewed and ex.
panded by the convention Of 1881,
embracing the perpetual cession to
the United States Of the harbor OF
FcaTI rlver III the island OF Oahu. In |
1888 d proposal for the joint guaranty !
OF the neutrality Of the Hawaiian
Islands bythis Government. Germany
n England was declined Oh the an
nounced ground that the relation OF
the United States To- the islands was
insufficient Tor that end i'll view. In
bricf. from ls20 to 1893 the course OF
tie United States toward the Hawaii |
an Islands had consistently favored
their autonomous welfare with the
exc u-ion of all foreign influences
save our " to the extent OF uphold
ing eventual annexation us the neces-
sary outcome of that policy.
Not only is the union OF the Ua
waiIan territory to the United States
no new scheme, but il is the newt
able consequence OF the relation
sieadtastiy maintained with that
mid. Pacific domain for three quarters
of Il century. Its ACCOMPLISHMENT.
despite successive denials and post
ponement, has been merely a ques-
tlon Of time. While its failure in
1893 may not he IL cause of coppratu.
lation. 1t is certainly a proof OF the
dlslnterested citizens Of the United
States at The della! OF four years hav
ing abundantly sufliced to establish
the right and ability Of the Republic
of Hawaii to enter rs a SOVEREIGN
cOntractant upon a conventional ,n
ION with the United Statcs, thus
realizing a purpose held 10y the IIa-
waiian people and proclaimed by
successive Hawaiian Governments
through some seventy years OF their
virtual dependence upon the benev.
client protection OF the United States. |
Under such circumstances, anneya-
ton is not Il change, it is a consnm.
nation. Ths report Of the Secretary
Of State exhibits the character ami
course OF the recent negotiations
and features of the treaty itself. !
Tho organization and administra-
tive details Of incorporation are nee.
cssarily left to the wisdom Of the Con.
gress and cannot doubt. when tho
union OF the constitutional treaty
mnking power SHALL have been nc.
complished, the duty OF the National |
Legislature in the case will be pcr.
formed with the largest regard for
tho interest Of this rich ipsulur do. |
main and for the welfare OF the in.
habitants thereof.
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