The age-herald., 1898-12-06

| est wish of this government to remove all sources of diseord and irritation in our re- lations with the neighboring dominion. {, Trade between the two countries is con- i. stantly increasing and it Is important to l both countries that all reasonable facilities <, should be granted for it's development The i government of Greece strongly urges the nervousness of the duty here imposed upon l the entrants of that country, amounting to one hundred per cent. or more of their net value. This fruit is stated to be ex- | ciusively a Greek product not coming in contact with any domestic product. The question of reciprocal commercial relations with Greece, including the restoring of cur rants to the free list is under considera- ton. The long standing claim of Bertrand Campbell for damages for injuries sustain ed from violent assault committed against him by military authorities In the island of Hayti has been settled by the agreement by that republic to pay him $10- 600 in American gold. Of this sum 5000 has already been paid. It is hoped that other pending claims of American citizens against that republic may be adjusted. Pending the consideration by the senate of the treaty signed June 16 1897 by the plenipotentiaries of the United States and of the republic of Hawii, providing for the annexation of the islands joint resolution to accomplish the same purpose by accept ing the offered cession and incorporating the ceded territory into the union was adopted by the congress and approved July 2, 1S9S I thereupon directed the United States steamer Philadelphia to convey Rear Admiral Miller to Honolulu and entrusted to his hands this important legislative act to be delivered to the president of the re- public of Hawaii. with whom the admiral and the United States minister were au- thorized to make appropriate arrangements for transferring the islands to the United States This was simply but impressively accomplished on the 18th of August by the delivery of certified copy of the resolution to President Dole, who thereupon yielded up to the representative of the government of the United States the sovereignty and the republic property of the Hawaiian is- lands.
 Government of Hawaii
 Pursuant to the requirements of the joint resolution and in exercise of the authority thereby conferred upon me, I directed that the civil, judicial and military powers thereof exercised by the officers of the gov ernment of Hawaii should be continued to be exercised by those officers until congress shall provide a government for the incor- porated territory subject to my power to remove such officers and to fill vacancies. The president, officers and troops Of the republic thereupon took the oath or allegi- ance to the United States, thus providing for the uninterrupted continuance of all the administrative and municipal functions of the annexed territory until congress shall otherwise exact Following the fur ther provision of the joint resolution, 1 appointed the Hons Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois. John T. Morgan of Alabama, Rob- ert R. Hit of Illinois, Sanford B. Dole of Hawaii and Walter F. Frear of Hawai- as commissioners to confer and recommend to congress such legislation concerning the Hawaiian islands as they would deem nec- essary or proper. The commissioners, hav- fulfi11ed tba mission p0Oflded to them, their work will be laid before you at an early day It is believed that their reeom- mendations will have the earnest consid- eration due to the magnitude of the re- sponsibility resting upon you to give such shape to the relationship of those mid Pacific islands to our home union as will benefit both in tho highest degree, realizing the aspirations of the community that has cast its lot with us and elected to share our political heritage while at the same time justifying the foresight of those who for three-quarters of century have looked to the assimilation of Hawaii as natural and inevitable consummation in harmony with our needs and in fulhllment of our cherished traditions.
 The questions heretofore pending between Hawaii and Japan, growing out of the al- legged mistrea tment of Japanese treaty im- migrants were, am pleased to say, ad- justed before the act of transfer by the payment of a reasonable indemnity to the government of Japan.
 Under the provisions of the joint resolu- tion, the existing customs relations of the Hawaiian islands with the United States and with other countries remain unchanged until legislation shall otherwise provide. The consuls of Hawaii here and in for eign countries, continue to fulfil their com mercial agencies with the United States consulate at Honolulu is maintained for all proper services pertaining to trade and rev. enue. It would be desirable that all for eign consuls in the Hawaiian islands should receive new exequaturs from this govern ment.
 Consuls Lose Their Jobs
 The attention of congress is called to the fact that our consular offices having ceased to exist in Hawaii and being about to cease in other countries coming under the sover- eighty of the United States the provisions for the relief and transportation of dest- tute seamen in these countries under our consular regulations will in consequence terminate. It is proper therefore that new legislation should be enacted upon this sub- ject in order to meet the changed condi- tions.
 The interpretation of certain provisions of the extradition convention of December Il, 1861, has been at various times the occa- sion of controversy with the government of Mexico An acute difference arose in the case of the Mexican demand for a delivery of Jesus Guerra, who having led maraud- ing expedition near the border with the pro- claimed purpose of initiating an insurrec- tion against President Diaz, escaped into Texas. Extradition was refused on the ground that the alleged offense was poiiti- cal in it's character and therefore came within the treaty proviso of non-surrender The Mexican contention was that the ex- ception only related to purely political of lenses. and that as Guerra's acts were mixed with the common crime of murder, arson, kidnapping and robbery, the option or non-delivery became void, a position which this government was unable to admit in view of the recognized international doc Urine and practice in the matter The Mex ican government in view of this gave mo- tice January 2, 1S9S of the termination of the convention, to take effect twelve months from that date, at the same time inviting the converting of a new conyen- ton, toward which negotiations are on foot. In this relation may refer to the neces- sity Of some amendment of our existing extradition status. It is a common stipu- lation of such treaties that neither party shall be bound to give up it's own citizens, with the added proviso in one of our treat ies, that with Japan, that it may surrender If 1t sees fit. It is held in this country by