The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-07-02
Revenues to Be Used
for Schools. s.s
Presentation of Treaty Accompan-
led By Message From Presi-
dent Mckinley.

| Following is the full text of the Annex
| alton Treaty sent to the Senate June 16:
| THE United States of America and the
| Republic of Hawaii, in view of the nat
| ural dependence of the Hawaiian Islands
| upon the United States, of their geo.
| graphical proximity thereto, of the pre-
pOnderant share acquired by the United
| States and it's citizens in the industries
| and trade of the Islands and of the ex-
pressed desire of the Republic of Hawaii
| that those Islands should be incorporated
| into the United States as an integral part
thereof, and under it's sovereignty have
determined to accomplish by treaty an
object so important to their mutual and
permanent welfare. To this end the high
contracting parties have conferred full
power and authority upon their respec-
lively appointed plenipotentiaries, to-wit:
The President of the United States, John
Sherman, Secretary of State of the Unit
ed States; the President of the Republic
of Hawaii, Francis March Hatch, Lorrin
A. Thurston and William A Kinney
Article 1.-The Republic of Hawaii
hereby cedes absolutely and without re-
serve to the United States of America all
rights of sovereignty of Whatsoever kind
in and over the Hawaiian Islands and
their dependencies. and it is agreed that
all the territory of and appeartaining to
the Republic of Hawaii is hereby an
neXed to the United States of America
under the name of the Territory of Ha-
waii.
Article II.-The Republic of Hawaii
also cedes and hereby transfers to the
United States the absolute fee and own
erShip Of all public, Government or crown
lands, public buildings or edifces, ports,
harbors, military equipments and all 9TH
er public property of every kind and de-
ScriptiOn belonging to the Government of
the Hawaiian Islands, together with eV-
cry right and appurtenace thereunto ap-
pertaining.
relative to public lands shall not apply to
such lands in the Hawaiian Islands, but
the Congress of the United States shall
enact special laws for their management
and disposition; provided, that all reve-
nue. from or proceeds of the same, except
as regards such part thereof as may be
or naval purposes Of the United Unit; states
or may be assigned for the use of the
for the benefit of the Inhabitants of the
Hawaiian Islands for educational and
other purposes.
vide for the government of such Islands
all the civil, judicial and military powers
exercised by the officers of the existing
in said Islands shall be vest
ed in such person or persons and shall be
vested in such person or persons and
shall be exercised in such manner as the |
President of the United States shall di-
rect, ana the President shall have power
cies so occaSioned. The existing treaties
of the Hawaiian Islands with foreign ma |
uOnS SnaII 1OrthW1th cease and deter |
mine, being replaced by such treaties as
may exist as may be hereafter con-
cluded between the United States. and |
such foreign nations. The municipal leg |
islation of the Hawaiian Islands, not en- |
acted for the fulfillment of the treaties |
so eXtinguiShed, and not inconsistent |
with this treaty nor contrary to the Con |
stitution of the United States nor to any |
existing treaty of the United States shall |
remain in force until the CONGRESS- of the |
United States shall otherwise determine |
Until legislation shall be enacted extend |
70 fae-S ,,eX1 To-, ID
to the Hawaiian Islands, the |
existing customs relations of the Hawai- |
ian Islands with the United States and |
other countries shall remain unchanged |
Article IT.-The public debt of the Re |
public of Hawaii, lawfully existing at |
the date OF the ratification of this treaty, |
including the amounts due to depositors |
in the Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank, is /
hereby assumed by the Government of |
the United States, but the liability of the |
United states in this regard shall in no |
case t6S 6eSceed S00o'o9S: So long however.
present commercial relations of the Ha-
waiian Islands are continued, as herein
continue to pay the interest on said debt. |
Article Where shall be no further
ian Islands, except upon such conditions
as are now or may hereafte be allowed |
by the laws of the United States, and no
contained, shall be allowed TO enter the
United States from the Hawaiian Islands
Article NI.-The President shall ap-
point five Commissioners. at least two
Of whom shall be residents of the Ha-
vaiian Islands, who shall as soon as rea-
sonabIy practicable, recommend to Con-
5ress such legislation concerning the
Territory of Hawaii as they shall deem |
necessary or proper
Article YIL-This treaty shall be rat
fled by the President of the United
States, by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate, on the one part, and
~ the President of the Republic of Ha-
vaii, with the consent and advice of the |
Senate. in accordance with the Constitu-
ion of the said Republic, on the other |
md the ratification hereof shall be ex-
hanged at Washington as soon as pos
'ible.
I'm witness whereof the resDectiye
'lenipOtentiaries have signed the above