The record-union., 1898-05-05
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
President DoIe's Offer to Transfer
Them to the United States.

/ HONOLULU, April 81 (via San Fran
C..-oo May 4).-Presdent Dole has sent
? .ong communication to President Nc
! hinley offering to transfer the Ha
lwaiian Islands to the United States for
/ the purpose of it's war preparations,
| and to furnish the American ships Of
| war in Pacific waters with large guam
Titles of coal, supplies and ammunition.
| This action was taken by the Execu-
| tive just after a secret conference OF
| the Hawaiian Cabinet, called to dis
cuss the position to be assumed by the
Government toward the two belliger-
entS.
The news of the declaration of war
by the United States against Spain was
received here to-day by the Mariposa,
which arrived from the Australian
colonies with advices from the United
States to the 10th instant.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Senator
Frye speaking of the report from
Honolulu, said he had hoped the Presi-
dent would accept the offer by Presi-
dent Dole
Members of the Committee on Foreign
Relations generally interpret the report
from Honolulu regarding President
Dole's tender to the United States to
indicate Willingness to form an alliance
with this country for the war with
Spain. They say that for the Hawaiian
Islands to have held aloof and insisted
upon remaining neutral would have
been equivalent to refusing coal or
granting any courtesies to the United
States during the war and that the
action now taken will put the islands
in the way of doing this country any
favor possible.
RESOLUTION TO ANNEX HAWAII.
WASHINGTON. May 4 Representa-
tive Newlands of Nevada has introduced
a joint resolution for the annexation of
Hawaii. 1t provides for the confirma-
ton of the cession by the Hawaiian re-
public of all rights of sovereignty over
the islands, their dependencies, and of
cession and transfer to the United
States of all public property and of its
rights and appurtenances, assuming
the Hawaiian public debt to not exceed
$4,0O0,000; prohibits further immigra-
ton of Chinese, and appoints five Com
missioners, at least two Of whom shall
be residents of Hawaii, to recommend
necessary legislation.
The resolution declares the islands and
their dependencies hereby annexed as
part of the territory of the United
States and subject to the sovereign do
minion thereof
Special laws are to be enacted by
Congress for the enactment and disposi-
ton of public lands, and all revenues or
proceeds therefrom except lands used or
occupied for civil, military or naval pur-
poses of the United States or local gov
ernment use, are to be used solely for
the benefit of Hawaiian inhabitants for
educational or other purposes. Pending
Congressional provision for Government
of the islands, present Government Off
Gers of Hawaii are to continue under the
direction of the President of the United
States subject to removal by him.
Existing Hawai-. an treaties with other
countries are to expire Immediately,
being replaced by those between the
United States and foreign nations. Mu-
nicipal legislation of the islands unless
enacted for the. fuldilment Of the treat
les extinguished or contrary to our Con-
stitution. remain in force until other
| wise determined.
Pend ng legislation extending our Gus
tom laws, the existing customs relations
of the islands remain unchanged.
The assum0tion of public debt law
fully existing at the date of the change
of the passage of the resolution includes
amounts due to deoositors in the Ha-
waiian Postal Savings Bank, the Ha-
waiian Government. however continu-
ing to pay the interest on the debt while
the existing Government and its COM