The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-04-01
DOLE TREATY ABANDONED.


The Committee on Foreign
Relations to-day agreed to recon-
mend that the Hawaiian Island be
annexed by legislation in open
session and also agreed upon joint
resolution for the accomplishment
of this purpose, which Senator
Davis was authorized to report to
the Senate.
The following is the text OF the
joint resolutions:
Section l. The Government OF the
Republ of Hawaii, have in due
form signiied it's consent in the
manner provided by it's constitution
to cede absolutely and without
reserve to the United States OF
America all rights of sovereignty
OF whatsoever kind in the Hawaiian
Islands and their dependencies, and
to cede to the United States the
absolute free ownership of all public
or crown lands, public buildings or
edifces, forts, harbors, military
equipments, all other public pro-
perty of whatever kind or descrip-
ton belonging to the Government
OF the Hawaiian Islands, together
with every right and appurtenance
thereunto appertaining, therefore
be it.
Resolved, That said cession is
accepted, ratified and confirmed
and that the said Hawaiian Islands
and their dependencies be and they
are hereby annexed as part Of the
territory of the United States, and
are subject to the sovereign
dominion thereof and that all and
singular, the property and rights
hereinbefore mentioned are vested
in the United States of America.
Williams (D.) of Mississippi, in
speech of forty minutes, replied to
the speech made by Mr., Tawney
yesterday in favor of Hawaiian an
nexation. Williams is a member of
the Foreign Affairs Committee,
and his remarks received close
attention. He directed his attack
particularly against the contention
Of Mr.. Tawney that the traditional
policy of this Government was not
opposed to annexation. He thought
there was no occasion for war, even
il it were true that if we should not
take the islands some other country
would. The idea OF the foreign
ownership of a group of islands 1000
miles from our shores had no terrors
for him. He said the Hawaiian
Islands were now in the control of
a "carpst bag oligarchy." The States
Of the South had undergone bitter
experience with carpet bag govern
ment and did not desire to indorse
it anywhere.
The Hawaiian Islands would be a
menace instead of a safeguard to the
United States, He asked his friends
who recently played in the interna-
tional chess match against the
British Parliamentary team what
they would think OF accepting a
pawn in the middle Of the board
from their adversaries on condition
that they should defend it through
out the game. Great Britain had
givena pawn for peace in the shape
of Canada. Why should we weaken
our already strong positions This
country already had u race prob
lem. To take the Hawaiian Islands
would be to annex another race prob
lem and pay 100000 for the
privilege of doing it,. In its remot Q
effects Williams said he regarded
the correct settlement of this
question as more Important than all
the others before the American
people. The currency, the coinage
question, the tariff question, all
important questions in themselves,
if settled wrongly could be recon
sidered and settled right. But the
mistaken step of Hawaiian an
nexation, once taken, could nevel
he retraced