The San Francisco call., 1897-10-07
WILL THE COOLIES COME FROM HAWAII?

evening contemporary for whose character and
II opinions the highest respect, antagonzes with
ardor our that annexation Hawaii will bring
the United States the $4,000 coolies now domicied there
under treaties Hawaii and China aud Japan Our
contemporary
treaty between the Hawaiian
the nited States treaty
residing Hawaii shall not emgate from the islands the United
accomplished japanese
presence
territory aborer will be
country, justify
deportaion; stipulation
Hawaiian territory will be annexed to the United States declares that
the Asistcs
States but they shall with
United States they China and
quotes the effect Federal
laws shall be supreme Of
these qGotations waved in triumph and
summoned plead the charge insncery.
We will demonstrate that contemporary is per-
ignorance
legal public
tional law.
The treaty 1--WE quote official copy) pro-
ILL., The existing the Hawaiian
Islands with foreign nations shall forthwith
mine, being replaced by such treaties may may
concluded between the United States
eign nations"
ARTICLE There shall be no further i'm migration of Chi
into the Hawaiian Islands upon conditions
now, may hereafter be- allowed by the
United States Chinese of anything
taned shall be allowed the
Hawaiian Islands,"
TIE treaty, therefore, precisely opposite
temporary's statement of it, 1t says terms Chinese
derive right treaty
United prohibits entry places
them on the status If they in China In article
III expressly substitutes the of United
with China for the Hawaiian treaties with that nation This
substitutes installs and puts full
Hawaii atty with China, 1894 which by its
terms is 10 continue until the 1904 This povde
hereby agreed Chinese
residing United protection
by
United of
the
United obligation
all It's power to secure protection the persons and property of all
Chinese subjects I'm the United States
The treaty provides Chinese having families
credits property amounting $1,000
tory return within one year.
The reader will observe that this treaty by the
express of the treaty extended Hawaii
1.-The favored nation" all that under it
the Chinese of Hawaii enjoy right privilege
by the Chinese of California 1t for this
need to derive right of transit from
territory another domicie from the
annexation treaty.
sovereignty the United States is extended
Hawaii, the law goes with it. and
carries the Hawaiian cooe the rights upon
subjects the favored nations excepting
OF naturalization.
Only contemporary was pointing with
alarm the food of Chinese the United States
under this 1894 coming cannot
be prevented If it knew what talked about will
that the treaty forbids Chinese to
Hawaii eat under sach conditions may hereafter
be GHowed By the laus Of the United States.
Therefore the treaty of 1884, being contends the
law of the land its extension Hawaii
opening Chinese immigration may allowed by it
and the laws OF the United States and
Gently insisted that this opening is wide open.
The foregoing analysis of the treaty our
authority for affirming that annexation Hawaii
freedom of the United coolies domicled
there and II there be flaw in reasoning will glad to
have it pointed
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