The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-18
pREsIpE1rs nEssAag
IraaImittinE the Hawaiian Treaty 10 the
United statSs senate.

United Atntsa hamhtes
WASHINGTON. D. c. June iT.-The
saIl5Wtng Is the full text OF the message
seat 20 the senate yesterday, by Pres
tsat Mckinley to accompany the Ha-
siHan treaty:
70 The senate Of the United States.
transmit herewith to the senate. ia
order that. after due consideration, the
eaas:.luilonal function % adviee and
cIase1t may be exercised by that bodgy
. tsea:y fdr the annexation % the re-
plblle ~ Hawaii 20 The United States,
Erse! In this capital by the picHipotcn-
ulries Of the parties on the ig'h Of June
i1F.ant
Fo- the better understanding % the
satJ.c;. transmit. IN addition ~
Fdrt OF the secretary of stafe. brienF
reviewing the negotiation which mas leo
% tais important result The lncorp2r-
Gd1a OF the Hawaiian ISLANDS info the
body polite % the United STATES Is the
nsc7ssary and httinE sequ-! 20 the
chain Jf events. which from very
eafly period OF ouc history has eontroll-
a the intercourse aad prescribed the
ass,-I7tI5n of the United states and
tie Hawaiian Islands. The predomi-
Uiroe of American interests IN thar
n-l.hb5rlnE territory was first asserted
a. $50 by sending ~ the Islands rep
ftsestatlye agent Of the tpited Siates-
!; found firtheg expression bV the sig
ua,rre os a trratF OF friendship. com
msrs-. aud navigation with the King IN
igs-the hrst International compact ne
g5uated by Hawaii II was signally
announced In 1858. when the !nierEen-
tsa o. the Unlted states ehused the
R.f.ish EJye-nnIent % disavow the selI-
urs ut the Sandwich Islands by a Bfit-
hA naval commander, and 90 recoSnIlze.
them by treaty. as an independsnt
Fate. Tcnounclng forever nny purpose
% anncIing the Islands or eNeItlhb
grO;ec:0rate over them.
IN 1851 the cegsinn OF the Hawaiian
krGl0m 10 thr United States was for
uslly offered. and although not then
accepted. ih.s government proclaimed
81. duty 20 preserve nlike the honor ana
dignity og the United States and the
afety of the government OF tile hl-
UIiian Islands.
From ihls time until the outbreak %
tHa war IN 1861 the policy ot the Ihlted
states toward Hawaii and ~ the Ha-
uaIs1 sovereign toward the United
States was eGempllhed BY continued
HrE5ultions for annexation or foI !
reserved commercial union. The I2ttef
alternative was OF length accomg!sh-
- by the reciprocity treaty OK lhis' nc
pfpgHl0nz of which were reneWSa an. aIl'
orfarde4 hy the convention OF 1854. en-
trleiag tho perpetual cesHion 60 the
United states of the hdrbor OF Penrl
g.vsr M the ISLAND Uf oahu. IN lsSS
proposal for the joint guaranty o. tle
ar4fFaIlty OF the Hawaiian islahls pE
tta United States. Germany ana breAt
U-'iia. was declined on the announcer
ground that the relation OF tne uu'tel
srfr. 90 she Islands was sufficient IoF
Oh. a9l in vleu. In brief. from lt-l 10
I fhr rnurse ~ the United states To-
aagd tHr Hawaiian Islands has cor
sHntly favored their autonomous Wel-
'a'a with the exclusion OF al ioI lgn
l1Ggaarp save our own, 20 the extent ot
'5 ding eventual annexation aH INV
Er.galry outcome of that policy.
NH' only Is the union ~ the Hawaiian
UHIfgrv '1 ,ha tinted states no new
Hrfam7. but II IL tho inevitable conse-
gg4nrr ~ the relation HteadtasuY
maintained with that mil.Pncihc do
main Tor three-quarters or a century
ltg arnnfnpllshmcnt, despite successive
as1ais aui poUpJnements mas pe.n
merely a question Of time. Whle "
hIIu-A In 1888 may not be a chufc ioi
carrltulau0n. Il II certainly . pIooi
" dlrtintgrrEtndncsg of the United
s'sfas The delays of four years have
aHIaIsHIly suHrri TO estahilsa IN,
.EHi nd the ability uf the replpAc ut
H1HaI 60 enter. ~ n sovereign con-
Hl.uEi, uron cpnvenuonnl union
EI'H la T'ntal states thus realizing
n fHTne1 held bv the Hawaiian pe"nie
end proclaimed hy successive Ha"alhn
an..nmants through some seventy
F.tH 0f thoIr virtual dependence upon
'"e taaegulnnt protection N the unl-
States Under such cirruWFianer'.
annexation o. not a change; IL i5 a con-
mmg.'u1,
H.. report ~ the secretary ~ state
."HHr The character ana r1urH" ot
p. recent nsrUtl1tion and The features
". f#r treaty Itaols The organic and
".n.HITtrHuU0 details Df Incorporation
a.. necessarily irfi 20 the wisdom OF
'.TgraaH. and cannot DOUBT when
..' function Of the C1uFtitut.nn1I
E'E-mIki1z power shall have honn
naIIElsl the duty ~ the national
tFHIalHTs ia ~. rass vIIi ~ pssgaTn
'9 W..a The Aggsst regard Tor iAt ln-