Griggs courier., 1897-10-01
TREATY RATIFIED.
Hawaiian Senate Favors Annexa-
ton to the United States.
Synopsis of the Message of President
Dole-Resolution of Ratincation
Unanin0usly Ad0pted-Ja.
pan Landing Troops.

the steamship City of Peking, which ar
rived Tuesday night from Honolulu,
brought the news that the annexation
treaty had been ratified by the Ha-
waiian senate on the sth inst, no details
were obtainable until Wednesday MORN
ing, the mails having been delayed in
quarantine for 12 hours. From advices
she brought under date of the 14th inst.
the following particulars are obtained:
The Hawaiian senate met in extra ses-
sion on the sth inst. When the senate
was called to order the presidents mes
sage urging the ratification 1T the
treaty was read, as was also protest
on behalf of the Hawaiians who opposed
the measure. Asynopsis Of the message
Of President Dole is as follows:
President Dole's Adessage.
The president in his message stated that
under the authority conferred upon him
by the constitution and with the approval
Of the cabinet. he had negotiated a treaty
American and the republic Of Hawaii.
which was signed by the plenipotentiaries
Of both governments In Washington, June
l6, 1887. He transmitted the same to the
tion thereof under its constitutionality. ana
called attention to certain significant
events which bore upon the matter. He
touched upon the adoption Of the policy Of
annexation by the provisional government
sons which then necessitated that policy
still existed and that subsequent events
had emphasized their Importance. In con-
clusion, he called particular attention to
the fact that the treaty contained an i'm
portant provision regarding the main
tenance Of the existing Hawaiian laws ana
customs not inconsistent with the treaty
under consideration, and the fact that de-
liberation was assured ~ to the ultimate
Hawaii and that the injury which inevita-
bly, follows sudden political changes was
precluded.
Both papers were referred with the
text Of the treaty to the foreign rela-
tions committee for consideration. On
the following day that committee re-
ported favorably, and on its recommen-
dation the senate adopted the following
resolution by unanimous vote:
The Revolution Of Ratification.
public Of Hawaii. That the senate hereby
ratihes and advises and consents to the
ratification by the president Of the treaty
between the republic Of Hawaii and the
United States Of America on the subject
Of annexation Of the Hawaiian islands to
the United States Of America, concluded
in Washington on June 1s. 1897"
The text Of the treaty is then given.
Protest Laid on the Table.
In answer to the Hawaiian protest
the committee said in part:
''The legislature Of the republic has at
it, last two sessions passed Joint resolutions
favoring anexation, and the annexation OF
the islands to the United States was one
Of the fundamental grounds for the es-
tablishment Of this government. We rec
ommend that the protest be laid upon
the table. and In doing 20 deem It our
duty to say that in our opinion the pro-
testants are protesting more on the grounds
Of sentiment than that they fully believe
annexation would not promote the best
and most lasting prosperity to these islands
and all classes OF people now residing
thereon"
This report was unanimously adopted
by the senate.
Troops from Japan.
San Francisco, Sept. 23.-Passengers
who arrived here yesterday on the
steamer City Of Pekin say that Japan
had landed over 1000 well-drilled sol.
diers on the Hawaiian islands, and
that more were coming. It was gem
e7ally believed that they were sent to
the islands for the purpose Of forcibly
resisting annexation If necessary.