The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-17
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VIII Eight Wntihcnttoh.
Washington. June 16, The treaty pro |
yjding Tor the annexation ~ the Hawaiian |
islands reached tho senate chamber at . |
o'clock today. The senate at once went
into executive session and as soon as the |
doors were closed the message Of presl- |
don't Mckinley accompanying it and tho
treaty Itself were read 10 the senate They
were attentivcy listened 10
In one part of the chamber there was a
group Of senator's who viii bitterly oppose
the ratification OF the treaty. Among them
were Senators Gray, Mills. rasoo. White
Canery. Pcttigrow and McEncry. a" soon
as the reading Of the document was com
pleted senator Davis, chairman OF tine
committee on foreign relations. moved that
tho message and treaty be made public
| Senator Gray objo ted 10 "A vote ON the
motion and undcr the rules single OBJ
| lection carried the motion over until to-
morulw.
| Senator Davis gave notice that Mt the
next executive session he would press the
mniion for puhlicatirr, MS All The esSenua'
facts and almost verbatim COPY OF the
treaty had been published in the press OF
the country There WAS some discussion as
to when tho treaty will be considered ana
| Senator WINE ascked II II WAS the me"
ton Ia push It at this session ana upon
tho rnply being Iunde that II was possible
the Californian said
II desire 10 announce that am pre-
pared to stay here all summer to prevent
,ho ratification OF what consider very
bad proposition.
'Ill Join YOU" said Senator pettgrow o.
|
The mossarc OF the president was not
very long II dealt with historical iacls
concerning the island and showed tue
United states and Hawaii yearly grew more
closely bound to each other
This was not really annexation. he said,
but a continuance of exlsting relations with
closer bonds between people closely related
by blood and kindred ties, Since 1870, said
the president the predomlnance OF the
United States had been known, The send
ing of the first onyry there brought the
Islands In closer relations with the United
states. and those relations had grown more
| firm by succeeding events. AZ Tho time
the tri- partite agreement VAS made for the
government of Samoa, no said, Great BRITAIN
and Germany wanted to include Hawaii IN
tho group ~or which . protcctoraie was
established but the suggestion was rejected
by the United States because the govern
,ncnt held there alr~ady existed relations
between Hawaii and the Quilted states
which placed the lelands under the especial
} care Of this country, and this govcrnmcn,
could not allow any other country 10 inter-
fere in tho affairs Of Hawaii
The annexation Of the islands. said Tho
president. and making them part OF ile
United Statos vas in accordance with tho
established polivy Of this country.
| The president called attention to the fact
.. that a legitimate and existing government
J OF Hawaii offered To annex the Islands 10
f.f,f "a
J Of what was doomed the best policy the an
nexatIon was not accepted by thls country
, lilo stated that the United States virtually
exercised protcctorate over the islandt
, since the first American mission and guar
Z aniood the autonomy Of the government o.
= tho group. The islands had been largely
! settled by our own people and our people
t were now Interested In Thorn. American
intercsts prodpminatcd and we had growt
] 10 consider them under our own protection
G The present tren'y was In the Tight of
@ contamination Of what had practically beer
IN existence for years
@ Tho treaty proved 10 be simple docn
: ment OF six articles based In It's esseniia
: details upon the treaty negotiated by JOIN
b W. Foster during the administration o
t presiden, Harrison. The Islands re cede'
practically without conditions. leaving tn
:. United States to pursue Its own cours
. with reference.t 10 the management.
The first article reads: "The government
o OF the Hawaiian Islands hereby codes
from the date Of the exchange az ra,inca
. lions Of this treaty absolutely and withon
reserve. 10 the United States forever, al
;. rights Of sovereignty Of whatsoeyer kin
= over the Hawaiian islands and their Dc
u Tendencies. renouncing In favor OF IN
limited States every sovereign right o
Q which. MS an independent nation. II Is no'
= possessed. and henceforth said Hawaia
!, islands shall become and be an integra
u !, part OF the territory OF the United statei
= The Hawaiian government cedes TO tn
=, United states the absolute ownership TO a.
d the public lands, public buildings. ports
:, harbors. Notifications. military and nayh
. equipments and all other government
: property. II is specifically provided. how
il ever. that the existing land laws OF IN
: United States shall not apply 10 the Ian
e Of Hawaii, but special laws shall be mad
q from time TO time for their disposition. To
% proceeds from any sales OF these lands
y be applied to educational purposes In tn
y isianda,"
l. The Islands are for the present to conss'