Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-23
T1E TREATY
For thr Annes alton of Hawaii Reaches
tn >"nste-r The Message of Presitsn
Nc iAtns~y Accompanied the Document.

Day and Cridler Assem- oled in confer
ence in the diplomatic room OF the
state department AZ o'clock Tuesday
morning and began a careful compari-
son of the text OF the Hawaiian treaty.
The Hawaiian annexation treaty was
signed at 800 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing a. the state department. by Secre-
tary sherman for the United states,
and Messrs Hatch. Thurston and Kin
ney for Hawaii
ne document viii be submitted 10
the senate "Wednesday.
The treaty provides that the govern
meut OF the Hawaiian Islands cede TO
the United States absolutely and for
ever all rights OF sovereignty in and
over the Hawaiian islands and its de-
peudencies, and that these islands
shall become part OF the territory OF
tine United States The government OF
Hawaii also cedes TO the United States
all public lands public buildings and
public property of every description.
Congress shall enact special laws
10 govern the disposition OF the
lands IN the Hawaiian islands All
revenue from these lands shall be used
solely Tor the benefit of the inhabit-
ants OF the Hawaiian islands for edu-
The Hawaiian islands shall oe admit
ted into tie union as territory OF the
United States. local laws 10 be passed
by local legislature, but subject to
the approval OF the pres ideut. Until
congress shall apply the laws Of the
United States TO the islands the pres.
ent laws of Hawaii are to govern the
islands.
he present treaties and laws gov
cruing Hawai's commercial relations
with foreign nations shall remain in
force until congress shall take action.
Further immigration OF Chinese labor.
ers is prohibited pending congressional
action, and the entry of Chinese from
Hawaii into the United States is like
wise prohibited. The United States
assumes the public debt OF Hawaii but
with stipulation that this lia-
bility shall not exceed -. 600.
OO). The treaty before IL becomes
effective shall be ratified by the prop
er authorities of the United States
and OF Hawaii No mention is made OF
any gratuIty TO LlliuolaIani or kaiau-
LAM
Tho Japanese government has fled
protest against the Hawaiian treaty
on the ground thatit promises to lead
TO breach of treaty stipulations De-
tween Japan and Hawaii.
WAsHNGToN. June l7.-Assistant
Secretary PrUden arrived a the capi-
tol $3.50 p. N. with the Hawaiian an
ueNation treaty, but after consulting
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% eIoch wednesday. Inc senate at
once went INTO executive session and
Is soon as inc doors we're closed, the
message OF PRESIDENT Mckinney, ac-
companying the treaty, ana the treaty
I'sr14 were reno 20 the senate. They
were d''tHHHS'F listened 10 In one
part o. 'he c"aihp Der lnere was "a group
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ooJtctel TO vote ON the motion and
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r'e" '"e HoIi"h over untl thursday.
senator DAVIS gave notIce that az the
next executive session he would press
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