Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-18
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receiving no consideration whatever
Tor the estates, their title to which
has always been undisputed, a1d
Nhich is legally in my name at this
date.
'Therefore L, Lillioukalani, of Ha-
Waii, do hereby call upon the presi-
dent of that nation, to whom 1 alone
Welded my property and authority, to
withdraw said treaty (cedng the said
islands) from further consideration. 1
ask the honorable senate, of the
United States, to decline to ratify the
said treaty, and implore the people
of this great and good nation, from
whom my ancestors learned the Chris
tian religion, to sustain. their repre-
sentatives in such acts of Justice and
eQnality, as may be in accord with
the principles Of their fathers, and TO
the Almighty Ruler Of the Universe,
10 Him, who judges righteously, l
commit my cause"
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The following is the text of the
message sent to the senate by the
president to accompany the Hawailn
treaty:
81 transmit hereby to the sentae,
In order that after due consideration
the constitutional function of advice
and consent may be exercised by that
body, "a treaty for annexation of the
Republic of Hawaii to the United
States, signed by plenlpotentiaries Of
the parties on June 10th. For bet
Ter understanding of the subject L
transmit in addition to report Of the
secretary of state, reviewing negotia-
lions which have led to this import
ant result.
"The Incorporation, of the Hawai-
Ian islands into "a body politics is a
Necessary aud fitting sequel to the
chain of events which from an early
period OF our history has controlled
the intercourse and prescribed the as
sociations of the United States and
the Hawaiian islands. The predOm-
nance of American interests in that
neighboring territory was first as
serted in 1920 by sending to the islands
a representative of the United States.
It found further expression by the
Signature OF a treaty of friendship,
commerce and navigation with the
king in 1926. 1t was signally an
nounced in 1843, when the interven-
tion of the United States caused the
British government to disayow the
Seizure of the Sandwich islands by Il
British naval commander, and to rec
ognize them by treaty as an independ-
ent state, renouncing forever any pur'
pose of anuexing the islands or exert
ing protectorate over them.
SIN 1851 the cession of the Ha-
waiian kingdom to the United States
was formally offered, and although
not then accepted, this government
proclaimed it its duty to preserve
alike the honor and dignity of the
United States and safety of the gov
ernment of the Hawaiian island.
From this time until the outbreak of
the war of 1861 the policy OF the
United Safes towards Hawaii and
the Hawaiian sovereign towards the
United States was exemplitied by
Continued negotiations for annexation
or for reciprocity treaty of 1915,
the provisions of which we're renewed
by the convention of 1884, embracing
the perpetual cession to the United
States of the barber of Pearl river.
SIN 1888 proposal for a Joint guar
anty OF the neutrality Of the Hawaiian
Islands by the United states, Germany
and Great Britain, was declined on
the announced ground that the rela-
tion of the United States to the is
lands was sufficient for the end in
view. In brief, from 1920 TO 1896 the
eourse of the United States toward
the islands has consistently favored
their autonomous welfare, with the
exclusion of all foreign influences, save
bur Own, to the extent OF upholding
eventual annexation as a necessary