The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-06-26
Sent to the Senate,
THERE is OBJECTION.

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once went into executive session, and,
message of President Mckinley, ac.
companying the treaty, and the treaty
itself, were read to the senate. They
were attentively listened to. In one
part of the chamber there was group
Of senators who will bitterly oppose
the ratification of the treaty. Among
them We're Senators Gray, Mills, Pasco,
White, Caffery, Pettigrew and Nc
Enerny.
AS soon as the reading of the docu-
ments was completed, Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations, moved that the message and
the treaty be made public.
Senator Gray objected to Il vote on
the motion, and under the rules a
single objection carried the motion
over until to-day.
Senator Davis gave due notice that
at the next executive session he would
press the motion for publication, as
the essential facts and almost YER
oatim copy of the treaty had been pub
iished in the press of She country.
There was some discussion as to when
the treaty might be considered, and
Senator White asked if it was the in
tentiOn to push it at this session, and
upon the reply be;dg made that it was
posi- ble, the California senator said:
Il desire to announce that | am pre-
pared to stay here all summer to pre-
vent the ratification, which l consider
very bad proposition"
III join you," said Senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The message of the president was
not a very long document. 1t dealt
island, and showed that the United
States and Hawaii yearly grow more
closely bound to each other. This was
not really annexation, he said but q
continuation of existing relations with
closer bonds between people closely
related by blood and kindred ties,
Since 1920, said the president, the pre-
klominence of the United States had
been known. The sending of the first
envoy there brought the islands in
closer relations with the United States,
and those relations had grown more
firm by succeeding events. AT the
time the tripartite agreement was
made for the government of Samoa, he
said Great Britain and Germany wanted
to include Hawaii in the treaty under
which a protectorate was established,
but the suggestion was rejected by the
United States, because this government
held, there already existed relations
between Hawaii and the United States
which placed the islands under the
especial care of this country, and this
government could not allow any other
country to interfere in the affairs OF
Hawaii.
''The annexation of the islands,
said the president, land making them
a part of the United States, was in &C.
cordance with the established polio.
of this country"
THE TREATY.
The treaty proved to be a simple
document of six articles based in its
essential details upon the treaty nego-
tiated by Hon. John W. Foster during
the administration of President Har
rison. The islands are ceded practi-
cally without conditions, leaving the
United States to pursue its own course
with reference to their management.
The first article reads as follows:
The government of the Hawaiian islands
hereby cedeS, from the date OF the exchange OF
the ratihcltions of this treaty, absolutely and
without reserve, to the United States forever
all rights of sovereignty OF whatsoever kind in
and over the Hawaiian islands and Their de-
pendencies, renouncing in favor Of the United
States every sovereign right of which as an in.
dependent nation it is now possessed. And
henceforth said Hawaiian islands shall become
and be an integral part of the territory of the
United States.
The Hawaiian government cedes tc
the United States the absolute owner
ship of all public lands, public build.
ings, ports, harbors, Notifications,
military and naval equipments and all
other government property. 1t is
specifically provided. however, that
the existing land laws of the United
States shall not apply to the public
lands of Hawaii, but that special laws
shall be made from time to time for
their disposition, the proceeds of any
sales of these lands to be applied to
educational purposes in the islands.
The islands are for the present tc
constitute - territory of the United
States, their local laws remaining in
force until new ones are enacted. A
local legislature is provided for, but the
veto power is vested entirely in the
president of the United States. A
commission OF five persons, consisting
of three Americans and two Hawaiians,
to be nominated by the president and
confirmed by the senate. is provided for
the purpose of formulating the mode
of government for the islands.
The treaties q: the United States
with other countries are substituted
for the treaties of Hawaii, with the
same case in the controlling interna-
tional relations of the islands. Fur
ther immigration CT Chinese laborers
to the islands is prohibit =, and the
laws restricting Chinese Immigration
to the United colt are to be made u
apple to the prevention of Chinese rt.
moving frcEi Hawaii to this country.
This country IA Frccs - a5,ans 10
debt of the :,tani .cp lS:ic t1 ti!s,
ten If 81. uQC, 2co.